Talk:1536: The Martian - Revision history

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185.238.231.37 at 07:49, 12 April 2026

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Will X at 02:57, 5 February 2016

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Kynde at 19:53, 10 October 2015

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Despairbear at 01:56, 5 August 2015

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Ralfoide at 16:32, 14 June 2015

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173.245.53.151: Duct tape is not the only thing you should bring to space!

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Duct tape is not the only thing you should bring to space!

Tspilk at 15:28, 12 June 2015

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Tspilk at 15:28, 12 June 2015

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Tspilk at 15:27, 12 June 2015

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−	My son went to see Project: Hail Mary and had never seen The Martian, and I feel they are both good on their own merits, but there is so much left out of PHM (the movie) that the book spends chapters explaining, that it felt a bit light. I explained to him about The Martian film and the fact the latter half of the book was him making Morse Code images in the rocks due to the bricked Pathfinder, and that it would have made for a horribly-slow movie experience.	+	My son went to see Project: Hail Mary and had never seen The Martian, and I feel they are both good on their own merits, but there is so much left out of PHM (the movie) that the book spends chapters explaining, that it felt a bit light. I explained to him about The Martian film and the fact the latter half of the book was him making Morse Code images in the rocks due to the bricked Pathfinder, and that it would have made for a horribly-slow movie experience. {{unsigned ip\|185.238.231.37\|07:49, 12 April 2026}}

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	I was on the phone with my mother the other day, and mentioned this strip to her. She said that scene was her favorite scene out of every movie she's ever seen.		I was on the phone with my mother the other day, and mentioned this strip to her. She said that scene was her favorite scene out of every movie she's ever seen.
	[[User:Will X\|Will X]] ([[User talk:Will X\|talk]]) 02:57, 5 February 2016 (UTC)		[[User:Will X\|Will X]] ([[User talk:Will X\|talk]]) 02:57, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
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		+	My son went to see Project: Hail Mary and had never seen The Martian, and I feel they are both good on their own merits, but there is so much left out of PHM (the movie) that the book spends chapters explaining, that it felt a bit light. I explained to him about The Martian film and the fact the latter half of the book was him making Morse Code images in the rocks due to the bricked Pathfinder, and that it would have made for a horribly-slow movie experience.

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	Just saw the movie, and it is really great. Now I think I have to put the book on my x-mas wish list ;-) --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 19:53, 10 October 2015 (UTC)		Just saw the movie, and it is really great. Now I think I have to put the book on my x-mas wish list ;-) --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 19:53, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
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		+	I was on the phone with my mother the other day, and mentioned this strip to her. She said that scene was her favorite scene out of every movie she's ever seen.
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	:::There is an improvement over duct tape, it's gaffer tape. Always carry them both and engage in a lengthy technical discussion when people assume they are the same thing. [[User:Ralfoide\|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide\|talk]]) 16:32, 14 June 2015 (UTC)		:::There is an improvement over duct tape, it's gaffer tape. Always carry them both and engage in a lengthy technical discussion when people assume they are the same thing. [[User:Ralfoide\|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide\|talk]]) 16:32, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
	:::It's funny that duct tape has so many uses that it's surprising when someone actually uses it to repair a duct. [[User:Despairbear\|Despairbear]] ([[User talk:Despairbear\|talk]]) 01:56, 5 August 2015 (UTC)		:::It's funny that duct tape has so many uses that it's surprising when someone actually uses it to repair a duct. [[User:Despairbear\|Despairbear]] ([[User talk:Despairbear\|talk]]) 01:56, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
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		+	Just saw the movie, and it is really great. Now I think I have to put the book on my x-mas wish list ;-) --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 19:53, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

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	::I just finished reading the book. Watney raves about duct tape after talking about how NASA can spend money improving everything except duct tape. He manages to fix air leaks and stuff with it. [[User:tspilk\|tspilk]] ([[User talk:tspilk\|talk]]) 15:06, 12 June 2015 (UTC)		::I just finished reading the book. Watney raves about duct tape after talking about how NASA can spend money improving everything except duct tape. He manages to fix air leaks and stuff with it. [[User:tspilk\|tspilk]] ([[User talk:tspilk\|talk]]) 15:06, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
	:::There is an improvement over duct tape, it's gaffer tape. Always carry them both and engage in a lengthy technical discussion when people assume they are the same thing. [[User:Ralfoide\|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide\|talk]]) 16:32, 14 June 2015 (UTC)		:::There is an improvement over duct tape, it's gaffer tape. Always carry them both and engage in a lengthy technical discussion when people assume they are the same thing. [[User:Ralfoide\|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide\|talk]]) 16:32, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
		+	:::It's funny that duct tape has so many uses that it's surprising when someone actually uses it to repair a duct. [[User:Despairbear\|Despairbear]] ([[User talk:Despairbear\|talk]]) 01:56, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

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	::I just finished reading the book. Watney raves about duct tape after talking about how NASA can spend money improving everything except duct tape. He manages to fix air leaks and stuff with it. [[User:tspilk\|tspilk]] ([[User talk:tspilk\|talk]]) 15:06, 12 June 2015 (UTC)		::I just finished reading the book. Watney raves about duct tape after talking about how NASA can spend money improving everything except duct tape. He manages to fix air leaks and stuff with it. [[User:tspilk\|tspilk]] ([[User talk:tspilk\|talk]]) 15:06, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
		+	:::There is an improvement over duct tape, it's gaffer tape. Always carry them both and engage in a lengthy technical discussion when people assume they are the same thing. [[User:Ralfoide\|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide\|talk]]) 16:32, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

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 : That seems entirely logical. I would think that duct tape is something any space journey should include. -Pennpenn [[Special:Contributions/162.158.2.221|162.158.2.221]] 04:37, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
 ::Also the cover torn off the flight manual. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.155|108.162.238.155]] 13:29, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
 ::I just finished reading the book. Watney raves about duct tape after talking about how NASA can spend money improving everything except duct tape. He manages to fix air leaks and stuff with it. [[User:tspilk|tspilk]] ([[User talk:tspilk|talk]]) 15:06, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

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	: That seems entirely logical. I would think that duct tape is something any space journey should include. -Pennpenn [[Special:Contributions/162.158.2.221\|162.158.2.221]] 04:37, 12 June 2015 (UTC)		: That seems entirely logical. I would think that duct tape is something any space journey should include. -Pennpenn [[Special:Contributions/162.158.2.221\|162.158.2.221]] 04:37, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
	::Also the cover torn off the flight manual. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.155\|108.162.238.155]] 13:29, 12 June 2015 (UTC)		::Also the cover torn off the flight manual. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.155\|108.162.238.155]] 13:29, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
		+	: I just finished reading the book. Watney raves about duct tape after talking about how NASA can spend money improving everything except duct tape. He manages to fix air leaks and stuff with it. [[User:tspilk\|tspilk]] ([[User talk:tspilk\|talk]]) 15:06, 12 June 2015 (UTC)