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Why movie heroes never seem to lose their hearing

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Protagonists casually stroll away from massive concussive blasts without even a slight wince of discomfort. In any logical realm, they would be stumbling around dizzy and screaming about severe tinnitus. Instead, they coolly deliver a whispered one-liner over the roaring flames perfectly intact.

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