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Wait, I saw this movie called "Gravity" where the heroine used a fire extinguisher to propel herself through space and went all over the place. It was easy. May
by jbuzbee 12y ago
Wait, I saw this movie called "Gravity" where the heroine used a fire extinguisher to propel herself through space and went all over the place. It was easy. Maybe the ISS folks should try that to get the the satellites! ;-)
- CamperBob2 12y agoThis thread is exactly why I called BS early and often on Gravity, despite being downvoted in numerous places for doing so and being told "It's just a movie, lighten up." A movie that leaves everyone who sees it a little bit dumber. Yes, it was "just a movie," but you know what? Reality is pretty goddamned interesting, too. Hollywood should try it sometime.
- seanflyon 12y agoI have yet to meet someone who was left dumber by seeing Gravity.
- CamperBob2 12y agoRead the comment I replied to. I'm pretty sure s/he was being sarcastic, but I'm also pretty sure a lot of kids now think of a fire extinguisher as a useful tool for navigation in gravity wells.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoSure, but the thing is, Gravity was like five orders of magnitude less dumb than anything else about space. Despite all my undying love to that show, you'll not get any smarter if you watch Star Trek instead. Gravity is probably the closest Hollywood ever got to the real deal.
- CamperBob2 12y agoStar Trek didn't pretend to be a realistic portrayal of current technology.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoStill, we should learn to appreciate a thing that's better than everything even if it's still bad, instead of dismissing as not perfect. Incremental improvements, things like that...