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Crossing the desert in the day time.
posted by MongoLloydSTAFFMOD on December 10, 2018 at 11:50 PM
I am astounded that 3 astronauts would attempt crossing a desert during the day time. I know it was necessary for the film but it's just beyond dumb.
Waiting for nightfall to make that journey offers SO many advantages:
Cooler air, which would would negate sweating, sun exposure, and would offer a higher relative air density so - more oxygen.
Stay in the plane, use the radio to call for help.
Easier to signal aircraft at night if radio out of range or non-functional.
The helicopters would not be combing the desert at night.
Reply by northcoast
on December 11, 2018 at 3:31 AM
Invidia--
I'm guessing you haven't seen the movie (full disclosure: I actually haven't seen the very beginning of the movie, but I did see the film from the desert sequence onward, many years ago). What MongoLloyd is referring to is this:
SPOILERS!!!
The three astronauts are not actually on Mars; they are participating in a hoax to make it appear the U.S. has sent a ship to Mars. Anyway, while on Earth, the astronauts' plane (not a spaceship) crashes in the desert on Earth; they then try to cross that desert during the daytime. Although a night here on Earth in the desert would certainly be cold, it of course would not reach the fatal chill of a Martian night.
Reply by shallowhal
on December 11, 2018 at 1:36 PM
BSG is too dark for me.