• HowMany@lemmy.ml
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    And because of “The Martian”, people think going to and living on Mars would be a snap.

    We can’t even rescue people from orbit.

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      1 month ago

      I read the book, it’s hardly a snap. The guy drinks his own piss and eats potatoes fertilized by his own shit for like two years.

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        It’s FICTION. Not real. Never happened. All events portrayed in this movie aren’t real.

        It is good fiction - possibly the best sci-fi movie to come along in a while, but nevertheless it’s still fiction.

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          No shit? Do you think I thought it was a documentary?

          I read interviews with the author where he goes into detail on his research to make the main character’s survival plausible, and it’s fascinating stuff.

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        That would potentially poison him. Human, dog, cat, and generally any carnivore/ omnivore shit is considered “hot,” and must be treated before use as manure.