White Hole - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: When Kryten & Lister are talking to the toaster at the start of the episode, Lister's locks disappear then reappear over his right shoulder. (00:01:55)
Continuity mistake: When Ace Rimmer is talking to the Cat as a priest, the Cat has the pipe in his mouth in one shot, then he is holding it in front of him in the next. (00:03:45)
Continuity mistake: During the battle, the Dalai Lama can be seen running through the field after he is killed. (00:23:05)
White Hole - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: When Holly is talking to the toaster and they say about currenty bread, the toaster's handle is half way down. In the next shot it is at the top. (00:08:00)
Visible crew/equipment: When Rimmer is speaking to Lister about how Ace Rimmer got all the breaks in his life, a boom mic can be seen in the top left of the screen. (00:24:15)
Continuity mistake: When the wax droids charge at the start of the battle, Santa, Marilyn Monroe and Pope Gregory charge forward, but in the next shot, Marilyn Monroe is running on her own. (00:22:35)
Revealing mistake: With the Matter Paddle, Kryten transports into the sleeping quarters, and then transports onto the bunk. When Kryten transports onto the bunk, the Cat's position on his chair visibly alters on screen, showing where the scene was edited to make Kryten appear as if he transporting. (00:03:15)
Revealing mistake: When Kryten transports the Matter Paddle back to Red Dwarf, the position of Kryten's hand visibly alters on screen, revealing where the scene was edited to make the paddle appear as if it had transported. (00:06:30)
Continuity mistake: When Camille asks Kryten if they could make it, Kryten puts his glass down on the table. In the next shot, it is suddenly back in his hand, being put back down again. (00:22:35)
Continuity mistake: Lister enters with a tray with some food on to give to Kryten. The position of the tray changes position between shots. (00:10:10)
Revealing mistake: When it is revealed that the DNA modifier has made Lister smaller, Rimmer, Cat and Kryten all have shadows cast on the floor, but Lister does not. (00:25:25)
Visible crew/equipment: When Lister puts his mutton vindaloo on the DNA modifier, the pole used to make the vindaloo float can be seen when the beam is cast on the dish. (00:22:55)
Continuity mistake: When Lister has been made smaller, one shot shows him holding the bazooka, but the next shot shows him with his hand lowered. (00:25:30)
Continuity mistake: When Lister sarcastically thanks the Cat for visiting him, Lister looks forwards, but in the next shot is looking at the Cat. (00:03:35)
Answer: The cello is a large four-stringed instrument, which, when it is played, stands vertically on the floor between the player's legs (assuming they are seated). If it is to grow as large as the other instuments mentioned will, it would require a rather unseemly lack of femininity to be able to encompass it with the legs.
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