...and people fly through plate glass windows when shot by guns, and explosion sounds fly at the speed of light. and sound travels in space, and gas tanks explode... movies mix reality and fiction to tell a story, and to entertain, entertainment overrides reality, how cool of a story would it be if he had to walk 2 minutes to check the other display. that would make a lame movie. just like not hearing the phaser blasts in space.
you're grasping here Will.
I would highly recommend reading this book:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...sbn=158816635X
its well thought out and fact checked. I'll even let you borrow copy if you want.