Things I've learned from CSI

[KBeee]

1. There are only 50 Fat People in America.

They are so rare, that they hold conventions each year in Las Vegas so's not to feel so isolated

2. 2 clicks with a mouse can enhance a jpeg so much that the watch reflected in a mirror can show what the time is.

3. B&W CCTV (at night) pictures can be easily enhanced to show the relection from a persons cornea to give a picture of the true criminal

4. MP3 players + headphones can shatter bullet-proof glass if they play "a freely downloaded program"

5. The only people that don't wear gloves are criminals.

6. Partial fingerprints are as good as complete ones. Either way, only 1 suspect is thrown up.

7. Evidence is never contaminated even if you sit there shedding hair and skin all over it cos it don't look kewl to wear isolation garments.

8. Americans only wear 1 pair of shoes ever. 2 weeks later you can find the murderer by asking him to give a shoeprint.

9. You see better in the dark.

10. (a) If you defend your Rights, you're guilty.
(b) "Lawyering Up" means you're guilty
(c) Not giving in to Police questioning means you're guilty
(d) If you're rich you're probably guilty, though it'll be of a different crime

11. There is never any extraneous evidence. If you find a 30 year old 2 inch nail 5 miles from the scene of the crime, it'll be connected

[Moby-Dick]

I banned CSI in my household after they showed an IP address with a first octet of something like 435.

[Tarffie]

9. You see better in the dark.

You see better in the light when you've got your torch.

[KBeee]

No, even the offices and labs are dark.
But when you have to put 50 highly trained people onto the death of a hobo in the backstreets of the Strip to work 24/7 I guess you have to save money somewhere.

[Howard]

I banned CSI in my household after they showed an IP address with a first octet of something like 435.

The film 'The Net' is the first offender of doing that

[pr0p4g4nd4]

I especially hate point number 2. I find things like that quite demeaning to people who work in forensics, making it look like child's play.

I also hate it when you see 'hacking' in films. It appears that by running one application you can dump the NSA's database in 5 seconds, without leaving a single trace!

[Steve]

I also hate it when you see 'hacking' in films. It appears that by running one application you can dump the NSA's database in 5 seconds, without leaving a single trace!

I^H^H You can, if you know how

[jackvdbuk]

still... CSI vegas rules... very good drama and ok, its a bit off the reality but looks cool and fun to watch
also the storylines are really really thought out, i mean there just quality


specially when my colelction of boxsets has +1

[HoldenBurn1000]

I especially hate point number 2. I find things like that quite demeaning to people who work in forensics, making it look like child's play.

I also hate it when you see 'hacking' in films. It appears that by running one application you can dump the NSA's database in 5 seconds, without leaving a single trace!

You can also take down entire networks by typing "Upload Virus"

[Steve]

You can also take down entire networks by typing "Upload Virus"

What if "upload" is a script you wrote and "virus" is an argument that... well... you know the rest.

[Dorza]

You can also take down entire networks by typing "Upload Virus"

Or even disable alien motherships and then blow them up with a nuke.....Independence Day

Number 2 is a classic, its seen on so many tv programs and films.

I don't specifically watch CSI, but if someone else in the house has it on, I will sit and watch it, its pretty good entertainment wise but its so, so wrong. I usually hate any programs like The bill, Casualty, E.R. and Holbycity. They just make a mockery of people in those professions in the real world imo. I have a mate who used to watch The Bill but once he joined the specials, he couldn't watch it any more, it made him sick, lol.

[MadduckUK]

and yet the important stuff is left out. IF YOU WANT TO GET AWAY WITH A CRIME, LEAVE OTHER PEOPLES PUBIC HAIR AT THE SCENE. HOW YOU COME ACROSS THIS IS TOTALLY UP TO YOU


on a slightly similar note, did anyone else hear the ad/comp to get a bit part in spooks?

[alsenior]

im watching it now on living tv

[TheAnimus]

I banned CSI in my household after they showed an IP address with a first octet of something like 435.

When you where told the internet stops at the byte boundry, they where just lying too you. Theres like a whole bit out there you don't know about.

[Moby-Dick]

When you where told the internet stops at the byte boundry, they where just lying too you. Theres like a whole bit out there you don't know about.

bytes ? modern codswallop

didn't even have binary in my day...it was just 0's !

[HoldenBurn1000]

What if "upload" is a script you wrote and "virus" is an argument that... well... you know the rest.