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mvccd1000

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7. The early Reacher books were bad about things like that.
Tue Dec 27, 2011, 03:58 AM
Dec 2011

For example, I'm about Reacher's size. They often mentioned him jumping into a Humvee, or sliding across the back seat; not at ALL possible. It's more of a contortion act for someone that size to get in, and there is no "sliding across the back seat," as the transmission tunnel comes up to elbow height. (Humvee's don't spin the tires on acceleration very well, either.)

I had to cut him some slack, though, as he's a British author writing American adventure stories, and doing a heck of a job at it, in my opinion. I do remember those facts grinding a bit as I read, though.

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