MovieChat Forums > The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) Discussion > getting a suntan?

getting a suntan?

posted 16 years ago by mcrawford-4
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would he really be able to sit out in the sun like that? I would think sweating would be a no-no. and you sure would sweat, sitting incased in plastic in the sun.

also- he had a 'germ free mouse'? if mice could be made germ free, why couldn't a person be sanitized enough for a visit?

[–] dude63636363 16 years ago

Please, let's not pick this film's inaccuracies apart. The filmmakers did their best, but it's impossible to be perfect in this type of situation.

[–] torpedoboy4 15 years ago

Can you get germs or become sick from sweating?

[–] SataiDelen 11 years ago

Germs I don't know about, but yes, you can get sick from sweating. It's not really the sweating itself that you get sick from, but not cooling off properly afterward. I don't know all that is involved in what does what, but yes, you can.

[–] zcelloplayer 10 years ago

I'm no expert, but I would assume that you could sanitize a person for a visit, but it would take so long it wouldn't be worth it.

Plus, the mouse might not have actually been germ free; remember it was in that tube the whole time.