Corrected entry: Even though many buildings and even the American flag freeze completely solid in some scenes, this fails to happen to any of the main characters, despite the fact that some sleep outside in tents during a snowstorm without a jacket or hat.
shortdanzr
1st Dec 2005
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Correction: During the big freeze, the main characters in the library kept the fire going and huddled in the general area of the fire to stay warm. Jack and Jason slept inside the Wendy's with the tent set up and the fires burning on the grill. It was only in the eye of the storm that they froze completely solid.
4th Jan 2005
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Corrected entry: The bottom few floors of the buildings are flooded. Then it freezes. But ice takes up more space than water. So the buildings would have been raised substantially. This would have made the buildings fall over when the ice melted, yet they don't.
Correction: Ice does take up more space. However, unless it is in an enclosed space, the buildings would be fine because it had plenty of room to expand up and out (and throughout the building). And the ice never melted (at least not in the movie). The end of the movie showed everything covered in ice and snow.
Correction: Well, A) the people are moving with jackets and gear to keep warm. B) Things freeze when the super-cooled air comes down and the main characters were inside then.
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