I'm probably missing some important bit of physics here but...

[silverthorne]

In Pulse, the 'monsters' can be blocked from a room by covering all the cracks and entry points with red duct tape. There's some half-assed explanation that it's because red 'blocks part of the spectrum they need in order to transfer'.

Also, the monsters 'get' you by touching and/or getting right up in your face and essentially sucking your soul out.

So, here's my question.

Why wouldn't wrapping yourself in red duct tape and/or getting into red clothing and/or painting your skin work? More mobile, more practical, and it'll get you into the damned computer room long enough to deliver the virus that will shut down the system and at least keep them from traveling via all the computer stuff they're using as entry points.

And if you get jumped? Close your eyes, cover your ears, mouth and nose until you can run from them (because apparently if you keep your wits well enough to run the process doesn't complete and you can escape).

So...yeah. Um. What did I miss? Because this seems to be a really easy obstacle to overcome.

Comments

[chiss.livejournal.com]

I suppose the "cracks" in your eyelids/nostrils/mucous membranes that aren't covered by clothing or paint still suffice for the spirits to get through? But that doesn't make sense, because most of the body's mucous membranes ARE red, at least on Caucasians...

Let's not get into the relational physics theories of the thing, lol. WHAT ABOUT IF A PERSON IS COLOR BLIND, WILL WRAPPING THEMSELVES IN NORMAL DUCT TAPE WORK?

[chiss.livejournal.com]

Also lmfao that's exactly how you can tell this movie was written by a man.

"ONLY RED TAPE BLOCKS THE SPIRITS"
"Well that's more of a cardinal red. Will blood red work? What about burgundy? I mean, it's still technically red, just with some purple mixed in..."

PINK TAPE? It's red but with some white in there, technically there's still enough red light bouncing off of it!

lololol this movie was stupid but the guy was hot so idk.

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the guy was cute. :)

But yes, a bit of a plothole Or else the writer was too damned lazy to make it clear how exactly red worked. I like my fuzzy science, but when it's mold-like fuzzy, I start to complain.

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

The red supposedly blocks the monsters, not the victims.

Well, see, what I'm thinking is that you would still have to cover eyes, nose, mouth, ect. with something else red when attacked. like your already covered hands, which can seal up okay if you don't flinch in the wrong ways. Of course, you'd still have to figure out how to get out of there before you lost all your lung oxygen, but personally, I think that would be a LOT more frightening than just watching the typical 'deer in the headlights, oh no I've been hit!' thing, you know?

[showyourguns.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, that movie was so BAD. I wanted that time and money back. A lot. ;__;