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Decompression isn't as deadly as generally believed - I think event horizon has a pretty realistic take on it. What you certainly won't do is decompress explosively - that only occurs when the pressure change is much bigger, say about 8 atm.
usernamesareannoying wrote:event horizon was great.
i dont quite understand how folks can say the end didnt quite make sense.
the captains greatest fear/regret was letting a previous crew member burn based ona decision he made and the ship knew that and was playing off of that guilt to an extreme level.
on a side note...
can you really survive space decompression like that?
Psh, of course you can, you saw it in a movie right?
The Dreadnote wrote:Decompression isn't as deadly as generally believed - I think event horizon has a pretty realistic take on it. What you certainly won't do is decompress explosively - that only occurs when the pressure change is much bigger, say about 8 atm.
Maybe. The bigger problem is that you'd freeze to death within seconds.
usernamesareannoying wrote:event horizon was great.
i dont quite understand how folks can say the end didnt quite make sense.
the captains greatest fear/regret was letting a previous crew member burn based ona decision he made and the ship knew that and was playing off of that guilt to an extreme level.
Lemme spell it out for you.
Spoiler:
So throughout the movie, the ship is like your traditional haunted house, right? There's spooky noises, weird malfunctions and accidents, apparitions of dead people, visions of things, etc. all with a strong sense of dread. Manifestations seem to be mostly visible but not physical (apparitions) or physical but not visible (pounding on the door).
Then a character who went crazy and died suddenly shows up not as an black-eyed apparition but in physical form with flame powers, explaining that the ship "brought him back." The main character and the human torch then engage in fistcuffs. Isn't that a little bit of a jarring change from the mood and logic of the movie to that point?
Setting the apparent arrival of a Fantastic Four character aside, it makes sense from a plot standpoint if it's his ex-crewman, right? Character sees dead person from past to whom they're emotionally tied, then character follows dead person only to fall prey to a horrible accident. That's the formula they've established for how the ships gets people.
But it turns out not to be his ex-crewman but the dead guy, again apparently in physical form, out not to mind-feth Fishburne into some terrible accident, but beat him up with his fists.
Thereby moving toward your typical Hollywood formula ending and throwing all the internal logic out the airlock like Baby Bear.
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The 'entity' was getting bored...was this the same movie with the nail gun? Or is my brain that fried with cross wires?
This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.
Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
It's been awhile since I've seen the film. I liked it, but not enough to...watch it again. I thought the ending was a little off too. iirc, I thought the bad guy made mention of needing a crew for the ship. But, then he starts whacking off characters left and right. Which, doesn't make sense if you need a crew to pilot your ship into the warp/void/fold/hell. I mean, a dead crew isn't real effective, is it?
Good concept, very gothic like 40k too.
In the dark future, there are skulls for everyone. But only the bad guys get spikes. And rivets for all, apparently welding was lost in the Dark Age of Technology. -from C.Borer
dietrich wrote:Which, doesn't make sense if you need a crew to pilot your ship into t eh wrap
fixed.
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sebster wrote:
IG_urban wrote:I'll agree, Norman is kind of bland, and Harry was a bit one sided. Beth's character in the book is great....then Sharon Stone came and Sharon Stone'd it.
Yeah, that sounds like a pretty reasonable summary. Hmm, a Dakka side point ending in general agreement. How odd.
Oh, and Moon was a good sci-fi movie.
I can be reasonable. I'm not Shuma or Fate...
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The Dreadnote wrote:Decompression isn't as deadly as generally believed - I think event horizon has a pretty realistic take on it. What you certainly won't do is decompress explosively - that only occurs when the pressure change is much bigger, say about 8 atm.
A shuttle dead cosmonauts would disagree with you. The nitrogen in your blood converts to a gas nearly instantly your blood literally boils
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MagickalMemories wrote:How about making another fist?
One can be, "Da Fist uv Mork" and the second can be, "Da Uvver Fist uv Mork."
Make a third, and it can be, "Da Uvver Uvver Fist uv Mork"
Eric
i havn't got to see event horizon, but the sphere, sooo awesome, its like 10,000 leagues under the sea mixed in with [insert generic horror film here]
Grey Templar wrote:
The real reason Obi-wan said there was a "disturbance in the force" was that was the very moment Shas'o vera was born. it was so awsome and terrible it could be felt through time and across the dimensions.
"Millions of voices cried out in Terror, and were suddenly silenced"
The Dreadnote wrote:Decompression isn't as deadly as generally believed - I think event horizon has a pretty realistic take on it. What you certainly won't do is decompress explosively - that only occurs when the pressure change is much bigger, say about 8 atm.
A shuttle dead cosmonauts would disagree with you. The nitrogen in your blood converts to a gas nearly instantly your blood literally boils
No, that's not true at all. In 1966 a Houston technician was exposed to vaccuum, he fell unconscious after around 15 seconds, and when pressure was restored after around 30 seconds he recovered and suffered no lasting injury. Blood won't boil as pressure is maintained by your beating heart. It is likely to boil after asphyxiation has caused death and your heart has stopped beating, but well, by then asphyxiation has caused death and the boiling blood seems a bit late.
A vaccuum is not lethal like you claim above. From what I've read Event Horizon was pretty accurate on the effects of exposure to a vaccuum, more accurate than any other film I can think of.
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Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
