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[Unobtanium](http://james-camerons-avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Unobtanium) is a mineral in the James Cameron movie _Avatar_.

[Red matter](http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Red_matter) is a substance used to make black holes in the 2009 _Star Trek_ reboot.

The [Motaba virus](http://fictiondisease.wikia.com/wiki/Motaba) is a haemorraghic disease from the pandemic-disaster film _Outbreak_.

Arsole may sound funny but it's an organic compound containing four carbon atoms, five hydrogen atoms and an arsenic atom.

There are [six types of quark](http://www.particleadventure.org/quarknaming.html): Up, down, top, bottom, charm, and strange.

[Sonic hedgehog](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3126020/) is a protein which is found in humans and other mammals that's involved in the growth of organs.

[Fucitol](https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/L-Fucitol) is an organic compound, a kind of alcohol, also known by its snappier title "(2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol".

[Majorana fermions](http://science.sciencemag.org/content/336/6084/1003) are a type of subatomic particle.

[Chernobly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxn437hvYRM) is an energy drink in the comedy _Hot Tub Time Machine_.

"Buckyballs" is the informal name for the organic chemical [buckminsterfullerene](http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/buckyball/c60a.htm).

[Adamantium](http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Adamantium) is a fictional metal in the Marvel universe, and is the material injected into Wolverine’s skeleton.

[Cobalt thorium G](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSlf2vB80lo) is the element used in the Doomsday weapon in _Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb_.

[Draculin](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9795244) is the anticoagulant in vampire bats' saliva, which prevents their prey's blood from clotting as they drink.

[Angelic acid](https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Angelic_acid) is an organic acid found in certain plants.

Hey, we can't all spend our days watching Star Trek movies.

Pretty good! Or better than just guessing, anyway.

Impressive. You know your science fiction from your science fact.

Amazing! Full marks. Your film science and real science knowledge is second to none.

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How Well Can You Tell Fake Movie Science From The Real Thing?

Movies are full of sciencey-sounding language. But can you tell the real thing from the Hollywood mockup? Which of these are real scientific concepts, and which are from films?

How Well Can You Tell Fake Movie Science From The Real Thing?

Movies are full of sciencey-sounding language. But can you tell the real thing from the Hollywood mockup? Which of these are real scientific concepts, and which are from films?

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