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<blockquote data-quote="Ahnehnois" data-source="post: 6197653" data-attributes="member: 17106"><p>No. He had momentum, but when he got caught in the lines, one of two things could happen. Either the line would break immediately, or his momentum would be stopped. There was no force that would cause him to keep pulling on the line once his momentum was stopped (which it was, he basically was not moving). As my reference above explains, the way this scene played out made sense from an Earth dweller's perspective, but is not accurate physics for the environment they were in.</p><p></p><p>True, but that's mitigated to some extent by the other people that died, and by the fact that it's possible. It's clear that these people survived extreme odds, but that's why we're watching the movie in the first place.</p><p></p><p>It's also convenient that the people who died were nobodies while the two that survived were Big Hollywood Stars, though this is also mitigated by the fact that astronauts really are the cream of the crop, and they are likely to be exceptionally attractive and charismatic people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ahnehnois, post: 6197653, member: 17106"] No. He had momentum, but when he got caught in the lines, one of two things could happen. Either the line would break immediately, or his momentum would be stopped. There was no force that would cause him to keep pulling on the line once his momentum was stopped (which it was, he basically was not moving). As my reference above explains, the way this scene played out made sense from an Earth dweller's perspective, but is not accurate physics for the environment they were in. True, but that's mitigated to some extent by the other people that died, and by the fact that it's possible. It's clear that these people survived extreme odds, but that's why we're watching the movie in the first place. It's also convenient that the people who died were nobodies while the two that survived were Big Hollywood Stars, though this is also mitigated by the fact that astronauts really are the cream of the crop, and they are likely to be exceptionally attractive and charismatic people. [/QUOTE]
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