The Martian movie made me feel intellectually inferior

[Kaleva]

There is no way I could hold my own against any of the characters in that movie.

[onehandle]

1. They were trained in engineering, various high sciences, and advanced survival.

You and me, not so much.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Speak for yourself...

oh wait, you're right. Carry on.

[Kaleva]

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]

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]

5. Yup. It's what saved Apollo 13 too n/t

[kairos12]

6. Science is not currently approved by many members of society.

[Kaleva]

7. Those men would have died had they had to depend on people like me.

[Orrex]

8. Ray Walston is still the only Martian worth watching.

[gmoney]

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]

10. I was a patient at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital when that song dominated the airwaves.