Why can't Hollywood get fireworks correct in movies?

Specifically the timing of the sound....Do they really think we are that stupid or forgetful? Or have they never been to a fireworks show?

  

Anyone who has been to a large 4th of July or new-year's fireworks display knows that the sound comes a full second or so after the shell burst. But even in a relatively new movie that I saw today (Adventureland) The sound is heard at the EXACT same time as the burst.

  

This is very distracting to an engineer.  The first time an engineer sees a professional fireworks display, that delay in the sound is a real wonder, and adds to the magic of seeing a display. You see the big burst and your mind knows the boom is coming in a split second. The anticipation is part of the joy.....But Hollywood sound editors kill that joy. (maybe it's not the editor's fault, but I suspect it is)

  

Seriously Hollywood...get your act together.

  

Is there anyone who can list a movie with a fireworks display with a correctly timed soundtrack? I don't remember one.

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What is an "engineer"

This blog is all about the view of life from an engineer's perspective. But what is an Engineer, and why should you care how one views the world?

If you search the Internet for a definition, you will likely find this: the art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of pure sciences, as physics or chemistry.... It continues to relate this to the construction of stuff like engines, bridges, buildings and such, but I chose to end the definition before that for the purpose of this blog. Yes, those that design engines and bridges are usually engineers, but not all engineers have to design stuff. The theory of engineering can apply to many different professions and lives.

The main idea behind an engineer, is that he or she will apply knowledge of the sciences in the decisions and views of life. And based on this definition, you may be an engineer too, or at least part engineer, and not even know it.

Engineering is not just a profession, it is a way of life based on the application of science and continual testing of theory due to an evolving view of science and the world we live in. In an engineers eye, nothing is set in stone, because next week some new science, or evidence may come to be known which may change a previous hypothesis or theory.

Because of this continual reviewing, I will surely change my views and decisions as time goes by, and more experiences and evidence is collected.

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