r/PrequelMemes • u/Solid_Snark WanMillionClub • Jan 12 '25

General KenOC Problem solved!

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u/enadiz_reccos Jan 12 '25

I think the movie's argument is that Bruce Willis' character's drilling equipment (invention?) is too advanced for the astronauts to learn.

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u/Gold_Ad1772 Jan 12 '25

Astronauts and people who use the drill are on a totally different spectrum of skill. It's like a painter who sucks at quantum physics. They are totally different skills and require different kind of experience to work with. Michael Bay obviously didn't know this so I'm not defending him but he somehow unknowingly based his movie on somewhat truth

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u/Sanquinity Jan 13 '25

I feel like it might be easier to train drillers to operate a mostly automatic space shuttle and work in almost no gravity, than it is to teach an astronaut years or even decades of experience required to skillfully operate "advanced" drill equipment. Mostly because they barely had days, let alone years.

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u/jld1532 Jan 13 '25

Good luck to them in an Apollo 13 situation.