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The floating floor at the skeleton piano


When Andie starts missing notes and the floor starts collapsing around them, she's down to only one mistake left before they all fall into some sort of abyss. What was keeping that section of the floor upright? It's not attached to anything, and if it were, it would have fallen as well. Always wondered that, even as a kid.

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Its a plot hole

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No. It’s a really deep hole.

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I have no idea but it’s entertainment so just accept it lol.

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I didn't think that it was an abyss, just a deep hole. They don't show what is underneath, so it's very possible that the bone organ was held up by stone pedestal. I honestly never thought that it was floating until you mentioned it.

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It wasn't floating.

It was attached to the wall behind the organ itself.

Presumably, a final mistake would drop the organ into the abyss, leaving nothing to stand on (though there was apparently a ledge around the whole room that the Fratellis used).

Also, you can see what's underneath in some shots; it's a deep pit lit by blue fog with stalagmites sticking up all over.

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I had the same thought on the 2nd challenge that indiana goes through in "The Last Crusade". How does stepping on the right letters keep him up but only the wrong letters crumble with a giant abyss below?

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The power of God

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It's a cartoonish fantasy-action movie for kids, not a documentary about structural engineering.

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There had to be one. Congrats that it’s you…..

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Is it possible you didnt analyse the construction of the pirate organ disappearing floor trap sufficiently and each section of the floor was indeed independently attached to the organ in case of this exact situation?

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