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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Cinema Discusso > The Martian - "My asshole is doing as much to keep me alive as my brain"
 
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Waverider
Oct 26, 2001

Senor Tron posted:

Yeah, I can understand them changing the habs structure, it would have taken a bit of time to explain the idea of him dismantling the hab and cutting parts out of it. I still would have expected to see some random crap enhancing it though like a wall made of storage boxes filled with dirt or something similar.
the internal pressure of the hab is so great compared to the Martian atmosphere that there is no way it would flap in the wind as shown in the movie. It would be solid and straining against his duct tape and plastic sheeting. Although the universe as depicted in the book has unrealistic Martian winds.
He has to trust the strength of the hab canvas and seal strips. Putting potentially sharp rocks or boxes to keep holding pressure would eventually wear holes in the hab canvas due to small vibrations and flexing.

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