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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Huw" data-source="post: 3802295" data-attributes="member: 33093">Surely that should be a kiloJones? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> I've been working on the "Gibson", the unit of theatrical anachronism. One Gibson is quite potent - the average anachronism level spread over any four Mel Gibson "historicals". Here are some examples:1 milliGibson: well-researched historical drama.10 milliGibsons: lightweight historical adventure. Clothing, accents and attitudes might be slightly off (e.g. a typical western).100 milliGibsons: blatant anachronisms appear, such as out-of-place technology and characters, but events and historical characters are more or less accurate (e.g. a typical Robin Hood film).1 Gibson: major historical characters are changed, as are entire cultures. You are not sure what century the film is set in (e.g. 300, as well as a typical Mel Gibson film).10 Gibsons: Tenuous grasp on real history. Major historical events are changed. You are not sure what millenium it is set in (e.g. Gladiator, a typical Sinbad film).100 Gibsons: History is seen as just another source of ideas. Might as well be set in a parallel universe (e.g. Scorpion King).</blockquote>