Corrected entry: In the scene where Brendan Fraser drops a light stick and times its fall he states he is using g = 32 ft/s^2 and the time of fall is just under three seconds. This gives a fall distance of 144 feet, but Brendan states that the distance is 200 feet. Even if he chose to round off by a large factor, it should be rounded down, not up.
Jeremy Wood
1st Nov 2008
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Correction: I think Hannah knew Trevor rounded up the number because, after cutting down Trevor's rope and falling to the ground, he asked Hannah if she knew what she did as Trevor was almost near the ground.
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Correction: When determining how much rope is needed to descend it is better to round up and not down. Better to have too much rope than not enough. If he would have said 100 feet, they would have had to drop the remaining amount and risk breaking a leg. Not a character mistake.