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Author Topic: mistake in base jumping scene  (Read 3524 times)
sarahm89
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« on: January 11, 2008, 02:50:14 AM »
I really enjoyed the books, but I notice one error. I am from West Virginia (in the US). During the base jumping scene, the book mentions the New River Gorge Bridge. Once a year, it is closed and people are allowed to parachute from it. The book says the bridge is in Virginia, but it is actually in the neighboring state of West Virginia (an easy mistake to make--it was part of Virginia until the 1800s).
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« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2008, 11:19:08 AM »
Wasn't this comment made already a couple of years back?
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« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2008, 03:14:34 AM »
Yes, it was mentioned several times last year and the year before.

You see, in Europe, most people don't even know there is a difference between West Virginia and Virginia, so the editor either changed to to Virginia, thinking that there wasn't a difference, or AH wrote it that way and the editor didn't catch it because they didn't know there was a difference or they didn't know where it was.
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« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2008, 03:17:27 AM »
its a tiny mistake at least not a big one like nameing the whole state wrong like saying the brige is in californa
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« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2008, 11:12:58 PM »
OK i guess! IDK
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« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2008, 06:36:40 PM »
Huh? you kinda befuddeld me, but I understand a little bit of what you meant.
But really, he doesnt make a difference about where he is, because it's still awesome.
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« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2010, 06:46:25 PM »
in the final action scene in scorpia, Alex is on the hot air balloon platform up in the air trying to save the children in London or where ever (its been a while since i last read scorpia) but anyway do you think that someone could really fly in a balloon like that and land in a grassy area...... seriously what are the odds?
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« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2010, 10:04:46 PM »
Quote from: scorpiaborn14 on August 20, 2010, 06:46:25 PM
in the final action scene in scorpia, Alex is on the hot air balloon platform up in the air trying to save the children in London or where ever (its been a while since i last read scorpia) but anyway do you think that someone could really fly in a balloon like that and land in a grassy area...... seriously what are the odds?

I know what you mean...... I thought the same, but its Alex rider, Anything can happen  wink
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« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2010, 03:32:17 AM »
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I know what you mean...... I thought the same, but its Alex rider, Anything can happen  
I would have to agree with twister I think that because it is Alex Rider he can accomplish just about anything
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