Call of Duty/Fridge

Fridge Brilliance

 * A lot of people dont seem to actually realise this and have simply waved it off as merely an inconvenience, but in Modern Warfare 2, the Thermal Sights dont work on snowy maps. - killjoy131
 * The thing is, thermal sights should work really well on snowy maps. The view through them should be almost completely dark (cold doesn't show on thermal sights) with people, hot weapons, fires, etc. showing brightly in contrast.
 * A thermal scope works by detecting the infrared radiation, which is felt as heat, then visually representing the source of the IR radiation, snow is white, therefore, reflects pretty much everything on the electromagnetic spectrum including infrared, although this is probably just the result of it being lazily made.
 * Also in Modern Warfare 2, on the level "Second Sun" there is no enemy intelligence to gather. This is because the EMP that went off would have destroyed any computers.-TGBA
 * Black Ops is filled with this. When you escape from Vorkuta in the second level, you use a Model 1887 shotgun on a motorcycle. At first, this can be seen as an homage to MW 2's overpowered weapon, a fun action scene, and a Shout Out to Terminator, but then a few realizations are made: it would be impossible to fire the weapon in such a way, it only holds two bullets and that it is highly unlikely to find that gun in a Russian prison. However, the Olympia is gun that you would find being used by Russians (as it is Russian made, unlike the 1887), and it only holds two bullets at a time. Even on the second level  -ssguy
 * To continue this the twist of was hinted at much earlier. When meeting the Defector in Hue City, you meet Reznov   Sorry about the big spoiler, but there was a lot to write, and it was all relevant and just absolutely genius. -ssguy
 * Of course, this is all muddied up since there is a secret code in the game which states  -ssguy