Corrected entry: When Indy opens a shotgun shell to extract its shot, these pellets are then magnetically attracted to the case which contains material from the 1947 Roswell UFO incident. Although it was correctly pointed out that the shell's hull was made of paper with a felt wad, until the 1980s, the pellets were formed from lead and thus would not be influenced by magnetism. Due to lead's toxicity, the shot types that are mandated for waterfowl hunting include steel, bismuth, and several combinations of tungsten, iron, nickel, tin, etc. Another issue with that scene is: how did the pliers produce such a precise cut around the hull? The implement itself wasn't a "multitool" with a knife blade incorporated into the handle. All he had to do was squeeze the crimped end of the shell a couple of times to open it.
Phixius
Correction: That shotgun shell had buckshot it in it which would be steel and therefore magnetic. The bigger issue is that he tore off the primer end, which realistically can only be torn off with pliers, and the only thing that should have spilled out would be gunpowder. If he wanted to get the buckshot pellets out he would have torn open the crimped "business end" of the shell. As depicted in this film, that shell would not have functioned as its components were in the shell in reverse.
Corrected entry: Professor Ox is talking Mayan in the temple in Peru. In the Peruvian jungle, they speak Aymara. Mayan was spoken in Mexico, Guatemala and all Mayan countries. Also, the stone temple shown in the Amazon was made by Mayans in such countries, not like the ones made by Incas in Peru.
Correction: He is speaking to an inter-dimensional being, not a Peruvian. The aliens traveled all over the world, as noted by their collection of artifacts. The alien language appears to be the source from which the Mayan language evolved. And since the temple was built as per the instructions of the aliens, it isn't a mistake to find a temple that doesn't look like the others in the area. It seems the Mayan architecture as well was heavily influenced by their visit from the aliens.
Corrected entry: In the opening sequence, it's laughably unlikely that a few border guards are the only resistance that Spalko's troops would encounter when intruding such a highly sensitive military facility.
Corrected entry: At the beginning of the movie, Indy is pulled out of a trunk. On a top down shot, we see his hat resting at an arm's length from his body (he's flat on his face). in the next shot, upon getting up, he has to walk 3 steps to reach it.
Corrected entry: When they sail down the river (in northwest Brazil) and fall down the third waterfall, it's footage from the Iguazu waterfalls, which is located on the border of Brazil and Argentina. That part of the waterfall is called the Devil's Throat, which, as I see it, is impossible to survive. But, it's Indy.
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Correction: ALL metals react to magnetism, if the field is strong enough. The skull is sentient. It can control the degree to which specific metals react to it, as has been noted many times in the corrections.
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