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Stupid plot hole (kitty litter)

posted 8 years ago by citizenofdis
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Kitty litter is not radioactive.
http://www.snopes.com/critters/gnus/litter.asp
There was a case of used kitty litter being radioactive, but that was due to the kitty in question receiving a radioactive dose from the vet. The litter itself was not radioactive.

Kitty litter can be used to soak up nuclear waste (just don't get the organic kind):
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/05/23/315279895/organic-kitty-litter-chief-suspect-in-nuclear-waste-accident
But again, this does not mean the litter itself is radioactive.

Another issue, although that isn't a plot hole because it can be explained by character ignorance, is that a Geiger counter cannot confirm the presence of uranium ore. Many things can cause elevated background radiation. For example, the radioactivity in the used kitty litter in the above story was due to I-131, a very different element.

[–] TheHandThatBleeds 8 years ago

It's a TV show.

That rug really tied the room together.

[–] citizenofdis 8 years ago

So? We are not supposed to note and point out stupid plot holes and lazy writing just because it's a TV show?

[–] ThrowingChicken 8 years ago

That's not a plot hole, it's just a factual mistake.

[–] tommygilbreath-95925 8 years ago

Thank you for this!

The constant misuse and overuse of both 'plot hole' and 'jump the shark' on IMDB has gotten out of control lately.

People on here should have to take a basic test before they can post.

[–] citizenofdis 8 years ago

It is a plot hole because without it the plot would not work.

[–] tommygilbreath-95925 8 years ago

That's not what a plot hole is.

There's this awesome website where you can fact-check things like this before you post. Can't remember what it's called but I think it rhymes with "oogle." Just sayin'.

[–] barkbarkwoof 8 years ago

Bump

[–] ThrowingChicken 8 years ago

It would only be a plot hole if somewhere in the story they find out that kitty litter isn't radioactive. In whatever reality Sneak Pete takes place in, kitty litter is radioactive, so this does not cause a hole in the plot. It is, however, a factual mistake, like the myth that we only use 10% of our brains, or that detainees have the right to make a single phone call, or that you have to keep the bad guy on the phone long enough for a trace to go through when in reality they are instant, or that DNA can be preserved in amber for 65 million years; these things are not true, but they are myths that drive plots.

[–] ndotdiggity-750-821255 8 years ago

Well *beep* me, this show is awful to me now. I'm going to Men In Black flashy thing myself to forget I ever watched it! Seriously, how did it feel to research kitty litter?

[–] citizenofdis 8 years ago

How does it feel to be an idiot?

[–] tommygilbreath-95925 8 years ago

^Like This^

[–] homer34 8 years ago

https://www.cns-snc.ca/media/uploads/teachers/norm.pdf

Kitty litter would cause an uptick on a Geiger counter.