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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe Martian movie made me feel intellectually inferior
There is no way I could hold my own against any of the characters in that movie.
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The Martian movie made me feel intellectually inferior (Original Post)
Kaleva
May 2016
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They were trained in engineering, various high sciences, and advanced survival.
onehandle
May 2016
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. They were trained in engineering, various high sciences, and advanced survival.
You and me, not so much.
Wounded Bear
(60,095 posts)2. Speak for yourself...
oh wait, you're right. Carry on.
Kaleva
(37,669 posts)3. But one still needs a high basic intelligence in order to handle such training
You could put me through the same training and I'd still end up being the guy cleaning the restrooms.
mainer
(12,132 posts)4. "Making do with what you have" is a skill in itself.
It's something NASA really looks for in its flight crews -- the ability to improvise under pressure.
Like you, I would've just rolled over and died.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,591 posts)5. Yup. It's what saved Apollo 13 too n/t
kairos12
(13,160 posts)6. Science is not currently approved by many members of society.
Kaleva
(37,669 posts)7. Those men would have died had they had to depend on people like me.
Orrex
(63,759 posts)8. Ray Walston is still the only Martian worth watching.
gmoney
(11,559 posts)9. Favorite moment...
When the music started playing over the closing credits... and I mean that in a good way. Remember what the song was?
Perfection.
Kaleva
(37,669 posts)10. I was a patient at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital when that song dominated the airwaves.