Thread: Really enjoyed "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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Old 06-10-2015, 02:01 AM   #127
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Once again Randall Munroe has done an excellent job in distilling things down:
[URL="http://xkcd.com/1536/"] - [IMAGE VIOLATES GUIDELINES FOR SIZE - MODERATOR]
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I have never seen a work of fiction so perfectly capture the out-of-nowhere shock of discovering that you've just bricked something important because you didn't pay enough attention to a loose wire.


See also Up Goer Five, http://xkcd.com/1133/, and soon his new book Thing Explainer
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