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Halk:
I absolutely agree:
There are so many times that some cool tech/mech is explained, and then it is suddenly a Eierlegende Wollmilchsau capable of anything, or vice versa.
The most rankling example in any book--though it happens far too often in film--is the notion of body armour.
Like in Starship Trooper (by Verhoeven); a big deal is made that a cadet was allowed to remove his helmet, leading to his death. About 1/2 hour later, the teacher-turned-Gunny uses a sniper rifle to throw a slug into another soldier's chest, sparing him the agony of being eaten alive. If your fancy armour cannot stop a rifle round, why bother with it?!
Of course, if a write makes the science a bit too hard, then it can become as boring as an article in Popular Mechanics.
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