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* Justified in ''[[The Matrix]]'', where learning to pilot/drive any vehicle is simply a matter of having the relevant knowledge [[Instant Expert|uploaded into your brain.]] |
* Justified in ''[[The Matrix]]'', where learning to pilot/drive any vehicle is simply a matter of having the relevant knowledge [[Instant Expert|uploaded into your brain.]] |
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* In ''[[Independence Day]]'', a fighter pilot is able to fly an alien spacecraft with a relative minimum of fumbling: |
* In ''[[Independence Day]]'', a fighter pilot is able to fly an alien spacecraft with a relative minimum of fumbling: |
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{{quote|'''Captain Steven Hiller:''' [[Had the Silly Thing In Reverse|(after backing the craft into a wall)]] All right, let's try that again... |
{{quote|'''Captain Steven Hiller:''' [[Had the Silly Thing In Reverse|(after backing the craft into a wall)]] All right, let's try that again... |
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'''David:''' [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Yes yes yes. Yes, without the "oops". (points forward)]]''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|That]]''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|way.]] }} |
'''David:''' [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Yes yes yes. Yes, without the "oops". (points forward)]]''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|That]]''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|way.]] }} |
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** Of course, the director's cut explicitly shows Steven learning to fly the craft, or at least sitting at its controls, long before he makes the offer to fly it; his confusion with the controls therefore stems more from [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!|not being used to them]] than outright ignorance. It's still a dangerous proposition, but not nearly as foolhardy as it comes off in the theatrical cut. |
** Of course, the director's cut explicitly shows Steven learning to fly the craft, or at least sitting at its controls, long before he makes the offer to fly it; his confusion with the controls therefore stems more from [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!|not being used to them]] than outright ignorance. It's still a dangerous proposition, but not nearly as foolhardy as it comes off in the theatrical cut. |
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