The existence of Breaking Bad proves that television is as much an art form now as it was in the days of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and M*A*S*H. Vince Gilligan's landmark series won universal acclaim and dozens of awards for its highly detailed exploration of the human ego and its impact on love, friendship, and family.

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The science and politics of the meth empire built by Walter White are only guiding lights in Breaking Bad—the real story is considerably more expansive and emotionally moving than its synopsis. However, for all its narrative tightness, Breaking Bad isn't as consistent or as thoroughly researched as it could have been. The mistakes are all small enough to be negligible, though.

9 Walter's Vomit Vanishes Without A Trace

Breaking Bad - Walter with Krazy-8

The great thing about the pilot episode is that it simultaneously manages to inaugurate the narrative without sacrificing a fraction of the hot-blooded action that Breaking Bad is known for. When Krazy-8 and Emilio threaten Walter into teaching them his meth-making process, he attempts to escape by conjuring up some toxic gas and filling the RV with it, leaving the two men to asphyxiate to death.

Audiences can hear Walter vomit due to the effects of the phosphine, but there is no actual puke that emerges from his mouth. On the contrary, the ground in front of the RV's door reveals no physical evidence that any regurgitation took place.

8 Hydrofluoric Acid Can't Dissolve Ceramic And Wood So Easily

Breaking Bad — Acid cleanup

Walter emphasizes the necessity of using a plastic tub to dissolve Emilio's corpse in hydrofluoric acid, but Jesse disregards the instructions and decides to perform the disintegration process in his upstairs bathtub.

The acid apparently eats through the body, along with the tub and floor beneath it, creating a nasty mess for Walt and Jesse to clean up. However, hydrofluoric acid has been proven incapable of digesting a human body with the level of efficiency depicted in the show and is certainly not going to dissolve ceramic and wood.

7 The Pool Of Victor's Blood Flows Backwards

Breaking Bad — Victor's death

Victor gleefully "proves" that Walter's expertise is no longer required because anyone who can follow a recipe will be able to manufacture meth for Gus. His boss doesn't see it that way, eventually killing him right in front of Walt and Jesse, in part as a warning but mostly because Victor foolishly allowed himself to be seen by witnesses.

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After Victor's throat is slit and he falls to the floor, the blood pools out of his neck and inches in Jesse's direction. In a later scene, this blood remains around the dead body, contradicting what was shown earlier.

6 Walter's Briefs Can Neither Hold Nor Carry A Gun

Breaking Bad — Walt's Whities

When their first attempt at meth production goes horribly wrong, Walter decides to take matters into his own hands and commits his first murder in the story. While extremely distraught, his presence of mind ensures that he transports the RV to a safer location (along with the unconscious Jesse).

Before doing so, however, Walter slides Krazy-8's handgun into the back of his briefs, where it seemingly stays for the next several dramatic minutes. Underwear is logistically incapable of managing this feat.

5 The Water-Methylamine Switcheroo Doesn't Hold Up

Breaking Bad — Jesse and Methylamine

The density of Walt's precious methylamine is around 700 kg/m³, significantly less than water, which is always around 1000 kg/m³. Walter even explains this difference during the show at some point.

As part of the detailed plan for the train robbery, methylamine is siphoned out from below the tank while an equivalent volume of water is added from the top in order to maintain the overall weight of the carriage. This means that the denser water would instantly sink to the bottom, consequently returning to the methylamine tank hidden in the desert floor.

4 Walter's Eyeglasses Are Somehow Returned To His Face

Breaking Bad — Walter's Glasses

Hank, Gomez, and Jesse work together and successfully trick Walter into giving up the secret location of his $80 million stashes, but they are interrupted by the arrival of Jack Welker's gang. A shoot-out naturally commences between the criminals and the DEA agents, during which Walter (handcuffed inside Hank's SUV) is caught in the crossfire.

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The show clearly shows Walt's eyeglasses falling off his face in his bid to avoid the hail of bullets in the episode's climax. By the succeeding episode, Walter is seen wearing his glasses once again, something that shouldn't have been possible given the nature of his restraints.

3 Walter Seemingly Skips Core Chemistry Concepts In Class

Breaking Bad — Walt's classroom

Walter starts teaching his class the basics of chemistry on their first day back after summer vacation, posing the ambiguous question, "What is chemistry?" This implies that his students are unaware of how the subject works because none of them are able to answer him clearly (at least by his standards).

As such, it makes no sense that Walter states "Alright, ionic bonds. Chapter six," skipping chapters one through five for a class that is clearly new to the subject.

2 Character Ages Don't Match The Timeline

Breaking Bad — Walt's Birthday

Walter is born on September 7, 1958, which fits perfectly with his 50th birthday celebration in September 2008. He turns 51 in the middle of Season 5, suggesting that a year has passed since the pilot episode. After his role as the meth kingpin is revealed, Walter vanishes to New Hampshire for a year, returning to Albuquerque to celebrate his 52nd birthday at a nondescript diner.

This timeline is at fault for two reasons—Flynn's sixteenth birthday takes place at the conclusion of Season 4, but he is nearing 18 around the series finale, and New Hampshire is covered in snow when Walt comes back home, meaning that he makes his trip in winter, not September.

1 Chemical Elements In The Opening Credits Are Slightly Off

Breaking Bad — Elements

Breaking Bad takes its chemical symbology seriously, as every name in the opening credits is highlighted with a specific chemical element symbol—AnNa Gunn is Sodium, AAron Paul is Argon, RJ MitTe is Terbium, and so on. This also applies to members of the crew and production teams.

However, the Director of Photography is depicted as MiChael Slovis in earlier episodes, but Ch doesn't refer to any known element. This error is amended in later episodes, though.

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