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Calcs in films: The Amazing Spider-Man
Message #1 Posted by BruceH on 8 July 2012, 6:56 p.m.

Has a scene in which Peter Parker finds an old briefcase belonging to his long-vanished father. Before discovering the hidden secret formula, Peter lays out the contents on the floor of his room, prominently displaying a purple & teal HP48GX.

Inexplicably, the writers passed on the opportunity to have Peter discover the formula stored in the calculator itself. ;-)

      
Re: Calcs in films: The Amazing Spider-Man
Message #2 Posted by Tim Wessman on 8 July 2012, 7:14 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by BruceH

Being writers, they probably couldn't figure out how to turn it on...

:-D

TW

            
Re: Calcs in films: The Amazing Spider-Man
Message #3 Posted by Eddie W. Shore on 8 July 2012, 8:40 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Tim Wessman

It may be assumed that Spiderman knows RPN.

                  
Re: Calcs in films: The Amazing Spider-Man
Message #4 Posted by Dave Shaffer (Arizona) on 8 July 2012, 10:23 p.m.,
in response to message #3 by Eddie W. Shore

But not RPL ??

            
Touchè!
Message #5 Posted by Luiz C. Vieira (Brazil) on 8 July 2012, 9:01 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Tim Wessman

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Re: Calcs in films: The Amazing Spider-Man
Message #6 Posted by Luiz C. Vieira (Brazil) on 8 July 2012, 8:59 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by BruceH

That would lead TI guys not to watch it... 8^) (kidding, guys, kidding... I use TI's as well... just kidding...)

Edited: 8 July 2012, 9:00 p.m.

      
Re: Calcs in films: The Amazing Spider-Man
Message #7 Posted by Matt Agajanian on 8 July 2012, 10:24 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by BruceH

HEY! Why didn't they call us during the sneak preview, pre-release screening? If the studio did that, we would've spotted the continuity goof and the scene could've been re-shot and then the released film would be TECHNICALLY accurate.

That's what happened at the screening for 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.' After the test screening, fans were so upset that Spock dies in the end that the entire last segments had to be re-scripted and re-shot with the revisions where Spock's tube is shot onto Genesis. And thus, 'Star Trek III' was born.

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