My guess is that the cable holding the counterweight would break long before that
Universal Truths
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That film look irredeemably stupid.
There's probably a reason for that.
I mean, I'm all for being a bit relaxed about the laws of physics in a film if it stopping you making the film you want. But this one just looks stupid. I mean, really, REALLY, stupid.
DuckThor Evil
Legend
Looked like a Romeo & Juliet with opposite worlds instead of opposite families.
Yeah, I think that's probably pretty close.
We haven't had a good religious spat in this thread recently... I'm gonna pull an _xxx_ and just leave this here without comment:
Well, I think the underlying premise is pretty cool. Could lead to some fun things in the hands of a competent storyteller.There's probably a reason for that.
I mean, I'm all for being a bit relaxed about the laws of physics in a film if it stopping you making the film you want. But this one just looks stupid. I mean, really, REALLY, stupid.
But:
a) They really think that both groups would reliably call the other the same name? To each, the other group would be, "above."
b) They're actually expected to not ever talk to one another, but they have a fucking office building that connects the two worlds? And they work just a few feet from each others' heads? Come on!
UniversalTruth
Veteran
Just curious to know...
Why did they need 180 sols in order to "achieve" this?
Preparatory Drill Test Performed on Mars
PASADENA, Calif. - The drill on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used both percussion and rotation to bore about 0.8 inch (2 centimeters) into a rock on Mars and generate cuttings for evaluation in advance of the rover's first sample-collection drilling.
After an activity called the "mini drill test" by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera recorded this close-up view of the results during the 180th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's work on Mars (Feb. 6, 2013). Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
2 cm is a stunning depth. lol
Why did they need 180 sols in order to "achieve" this?
Preparatory Drill Test Performed on Mars
PASADENA, Calif. - The drill on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used both percussion and rotation to bore about 0.8 inch (2 centimeters) into a rock on Mars and generate cuttings for evaluation in advance of the rover's first sample-collection drilling.
After an activity called the "mini drill test" by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera recorded this close-up view of the results during the 180th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's work on Mars (Feb. 6, 2013). Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
2 cm is a stunning depth. lol
They didnt, they recorded it on the 180th day of the year, could of taken 2 minutes
Another thing, when they go to the other world they are still affected by the gravity of their own world. Bit like me going to australia and falling upwards
UniversalTruth
Veteran
Hehe, my point is why 180 sols had passed prior to this "achievement"?
Well, what do you think? I'm sure you must have a pet theory of your own...
Maybe NASA needed to establish ties with the local tribe of martians living there, before starting to drill into their rocks? Of course, that doesn't explain why the rover lasered some rocks months ago now, but I'm sure we can find an explanation sufficiently convoluted and paranoid to justify this percieved overly-long delay all the same.
Maybe NASA needed to establish ties with the local tribe of martians living there, before starting to drill into their rocks? Of course, that doesn't explain why the rover lasered some rocks months ago now, but I'm sure we can find an explanation sufficiently convoluted and paranoid to justify this percieved overly-long delay all the same.
Wait, seriously? I did not catch that in the trailer...holy crap that's terrible.
Just read the synopsis on Wikipedia, and actually I'm not so offended any more by the notion of gravity that only works on matter from one world.
But reading the synopsis didn't make me think the film was any better: apparently the main character goes to Up (a name which I still have severe problems with) by packing his pockets with matter from Up. That's not a crazy idea: what's crazy is that in order to do this, he'd have to pack his pockets with enough matter to make up more than his own mass. I don't see any reasonable way for him to inconspicuously carry over 200 lbs worth of matter in his pockets.
Also, the fact that the matter burns after a while is a little bit strange...considering the two worlds clearly exchange air.
