I am talking about gadgets we see in science fiction movies that obey the laws of physics of our universe and could theoretically be constructed, barring the limitations of materials, energy and time faced by our civilization at the moment.
I am talking about gadgets we see in science fiction movies that obey the laws of physics of our universe and could theoretically be constructed, barring the limitations of materials, energy and time faced by our civilization at the moment.
The ship from 2001 A Space Odyssey is feasible. Barring the psychotic AI… for now.
Kubrick actually hired two people from NASA to consult on its design.
Yeah nah, the psychotic AI part sounds the most realistic.
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May not be far off.
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In the original story, NASA finds a glowing diamond-like structure on the Moon. For various reasons, Kubrick decided to go with something else. They edited the storyboards and put a black rectangle over the diamond. The rectangle was a symbolic TBA. One day they were looking at the boards and realized that the monolith would actually look very cool.
Years later, after thousands of speculations, a fan approaches Arthur C. Clarke and tells Clarke he’s unravelled the mystery. The ratio of the rectangle is 1 : 4 : 9; those are the squares of the first three numbers. Clarke liked it so much he used it himself.
That’s a really interesting piece of trivia. I didn’t know that. Thanks for sharing.
If you’re a film buff, the book ‘The Making of 2001’ is a great read.
Have fun
I’ll check it out, thanks.