14 Things That Happen In Movies That Are Scientifically Improbable

"Quick, blast that asteroid out of the way.""But, sir, then we will just have lots of slightly smaller asteroids coming at us, it would be easier to go around…""Who is sat in the Captain’s chair, lieutenant?""You, sir.""Then blow up the asteroid, there's a good chap."

The common sci-fi sight of a nimble spacecraft dodging its way through a densely packed asteroid belt is a result of filmmaker's failure to grasp the idea that space is pretty big (plus, it looks whizzy we guess). The average distance between asteroids is about 600,000 miles so, in the unlikely event that you come across one on your space adventures, you'll have plenty of time to dodge.

Notable Offenders: Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate SG-1 ... look, just anything set in space