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A black cylinder that screws to the end of any gun, from pistol to massive rifle, and reduces the bang to a soft "fwip" that nobody will hear. This sound is an example of The Coconut Effect. Roger Ebert likened it to a cat sneezing. It's the Rule of Cool: the smooth assassin can make his hit, then melt into the night with nary a sound. The idea of the Hollywood Silencer is so prevalent that real silencers are referred to as "suppressors" to emphasize they do not make weapons completely silent and to distance them from the trope. Examples of Hollywood Silencer include:

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  • A black cylinder that screws to the end of any gun, from pistol to massive rifle, and reduces the bang to a soft "fwip" that nobody will hear. This sound is an example of The Coconut Effect. Roger Ebert likened it to a cat sneezing. It's the Rule of Cool: the smooth assassin can make his hit, then melt into the night with nary a sound. The idea of the Hollywood Silencer is so prevalent that real silencers are referred to as "suppressors" to emphasize they do not make weapons completely silent and to distance them from the trope. Examples of Hollywood Silencer include:
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  • A black cylinder that screws to the end of any gun, from pistol to massive rifle, and reduces the bang to a soft "fwip" that nobody will hear. This sound is an example of The Coconut Effect. Roger Ebert likened it to a cat sneezing. It's the Rule of Cool: the smooth assassin can make his hit, then melt into the night with nary a sound. The idea of the Hollywood Silencer is so prevalent that real silencers are referred to as "suppressors" to emphasize they do not make weapons completely silent and to distance them from the trope. One common variant is for a character to squeeze a pillow between the gun and the victim to muffle the sound of the gunshot. Silenced revolvers are a sign that the work is not gunning for realism. Please see Useful Notes On Silencers for more on how they actually do work. Examples of Hollywood Silencer include:
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