True Movie Myths That We All Fell For

Tracing a Phone Call Takes Time

Action movies love to use this technique because it builds a tension-fueled scene. The good guys hold the bad guy on the phone for a couple minutes so they have time to trace the call before he hangs up. In reality, police know where you are as soon as the call starts. That holds true for cellphones and landlines.

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