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Joke About Unrealistic Racing Trope In Movies

This is a screenshot of a social media post from X (formerly Twitter) user @KylePlantEmoji. The post makes a sarcastic joke about a common, unrealistic writing trope found in racing movie sequences: when a racer who is falling behind in a competition simply chooses to drive faster to catch up, ignoring real-world limitations of vehicle performance and racing physics, a trope famously used in the racing film Days of Thunder referenced in the original post title.
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My favorite part of racing sequences in movies is when someone notices they're behind, so they just decide to be faster

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This is a screenshot of a social media post from X (formerly Twitter) user @KylePlantEmoji. The post makes a sarcastic joke about a common, unrealistic writing trope found in racing movie sequences: when a racer who is falling behind in a competition simply chooses to drive faster to catch up, ignoring real-world limitations of vehicle performance and racing physics, a trope famously used in the racing film Days of Thunder referenced in the original post title.

Origin notes

The content originates as an original tweet posted by X user @KylePlantEmoji, then was reposted to 9Gag as part of their RSS feed content under the title 'Days of Thunder' referencing the iconic racing film that frequently uses the trope the tweet jokes about.

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