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* When discussing the Rich Purnell Maneuver, Lewis says the crew are "talking mutiny, and that's not a word I throw around lightly." Yet it's pointed out, especially in "The Earthling," that what the ''Hermes'' crew did was barratry, not mutiny. Mutiny is the ship's crew defying the commanding officers; barratry is a ship's officers defying the ship's owners. This could be chalked up to Andy Weir not knowing the proper terms, but could also be Lewis deliberately using the inexact but commonly-known term, instead of the fully correct term that only she (and possibly Martinez) would have even heard of.
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* Imagine you're Watney's parents. First you get news that your son died on Mars just before Thanksgiving, you probably have to attend a very public memorial service, and then go through a likely miserable holiday with the rest of your surviving family. Then three months later the director of NASA arrives early one morning to let you know your son was ''still alive'' but trapped on Mars with little hope of rescue. Then you have to go through a ''year and a half'' of watching NASA desperately throw together rescue plan after rescue plan, launch a resupply probe that fails to reach orbit, launch a ''second'' probe with the help of the Chinese, and then after Mark is rescued by ''Hermes'' you have to wait over six months for him to finally come home, returning after nearly three years away. AdultFear barely covers it.
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* Imagine you're Watney's parents. First you get news that your son died on Mars just before Thanksgiving, you probably have to attend a very public memorial service, and then go through a likely miserable holiday with the rest of your surviving family. Then three months later the director of NASA arrives early one morning to let you know your son was ''still alive'' but trapped on Mars with little hope of rescue. Then you have to go through a ''year and a half'' of watching NASA desperately throw together rescue plan after rescue plan, launch a resupply probe that fails to reach orbit, launch a ''second'' probe with the help of the Chinese, and then after Mark is rescued by ''Hermes'' you have to wait over six months for him to finally come home, returning after nearly three years away. AdultFear barely covers it.\n
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As the edit says, it's barratry, not piracy. Remember to Repair Dont Respond, so if the original entry isn't valid, just remove it.
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* When Ares III gets the chance to turn around to get Watney, Beck is one of the first to jump at the opportunity. Seems odd, especially given that Martinez and Lewis were the ones who had the closest onscreen friendships with Mark. Until you remember that when the Ares was lifting off, Beck was the one urging Lewis to leave. He probably feels guilty for that and eager to atone for the mistake.
** Beck is also the flight surgeon on this mission, and leaving Watney behind when he was still alive and injured was an unwilling violation of his medical oath. ''First, do no harm...''
*** There's evidence to support this theory in the movie tie-in official Ares III Mission Guide. The entry on Beck begins ''“Dr. Chris Beck, flight surgeon for Ares III, graduated cum laude from the Yale School of Medicine. He was also a recipient of the Norma Bailey Berniker Prize, awarded to graduating students that best exemplify the disciplines and precepts of the Hippocratic Oath.”''
* Watney jokes about being the first SpacePirate when he sets out to reach the Ares IV MAV, but Lewis and the entire ''Hermes'' crew actually ''are'' committing an act of piracy, in that they are diverting the ship from its authorized course without explicit permission. Lewis even discusses the consequences of committing mutiny with the crew.
** Although, strictly speaking, what they are doing isn't Mutiny, the crew rebelling against the Captain, but rather Barratry, misconduct by the officers or masters of a ship leading to the damage of the ship or its cargo, and often includes the crew acting in violation of the ship owner's best interests.
** Beck is also the flight surgeon on this mission, and leaving Watney behind when he was still alive and injured was an unwilling violation of his medical oath. ''First, do no harm...''
*** There's evidence to support this theory in the movie tie-in official Ares III Mission Guide. The entry on Beck begins ''“Dr. Chris Beck, flight surgeon for Ares III, graduated cum laude from the Yale School of Medicine. He was also a recipient of the Norma Bailey Berniker Prize, awarded to graduating students that best exemplify the disciplines and precepts of the Hippocratic Oath.”''
* Watney jokes about being the first SpacePirate when he sets out to reach the Ares IV MAV, but Lewis and the entire ''Hermes'' crew actually ''are'' committing an act of piracy, in that they are diverting the ship from its authorized course without explicit permission. Lewis even discusses the consequences of committing mutiny with the crew.
** Although, strictly speaking, what they are doing isn't Mutiny, the crew rebelling against the Captain, but rather Barratry, misconduct by the officers or masters of a ship leading to the damage of the ship or its cargo, and often includes the crew acting in violation of the ship owner's best interests.
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* When Ares III gets the chance to turn around to get Watney, Beck is one of the first to jump at the opportunity. Seems odd, especially given that Martinez and Lewis were the ones who had the closest onscreen friendships with Mark. Until you remember that However, when the Ares was lifting off, Beck was the one urging Lewis to leave. He probably feels guilty for that and eager to atone for the mistake.
** Beck is alsoAs the flight surgeon on surgeon, this mission, and leaving Watney behind when he was still alive and injured was an unwilling violation of would grate with his medical oath. ''First, do Hippocratic Oath to "do no harm...''
*** There's evidence to support this theory inharm." In the movie tie-in official Ares III Mission Guide. The entry on Beck begins ''“Dr. Chris Beck, flight surgeon for Ares III, graduated cum laude from the Yale School of Medicine. He was also a recipient of the Norma Bailey Berniker Prize, awarded to graduating students that best exemplify the disciplines and precepts of the Hippocratic Oath.”''
* Watney jokes about being the first SpacePirate when he sets out to reach the Ares IV MAV, but Lewis and the entire ''Hermes'' crew actually ''are'' committing an act of piracy, in that they are diverting the ship from its authorized course without explicit permission. Lewis even discusses the consequences of committing mutiny with the crew.
** Although, strictly speaking, what they are doing isn't Mutiny, the crew rebelling against the Captain, but rather Barratry, misconduct by the officers or masters of a ship leading to the damage of the ship or its cargo, and often includes the crew acting in violation of the ship owner's best interests.”''
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*** There's evidence to support this theory in
* Watney jokes about being the first SpacePirate when he sets out to reach the Ares IV MAV, but Lewis and the entire ''Hermes'' crew actually ''are'' committing an act of piracy, in that they are diverting the ship from its authorized course without explicit permission. Lewis even discusses the consequences of committing mutiny with the crew.
** Although, strictly speaking, what they are doing isn't Mutiny, the crew rebelling against the Captain, but rather Barratry, misconduct by the officers or masters of a ship leading to the damage of the ship or its cargo, and often includes the crew acting in violation of the ship owner's best interests.
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* Watney neglecting to cut his hair or shave his beard until reaching the MAV is him actually roleplaying as a SpacePirate out of boredom, as there is no reason an electric razor shouldn't still work for him (even if his wore out, he's got at least three other razors--Beck, Martinez, and Vogel--to work with).
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If this is a reference, it's more a matter of Genius Bonus. Also remember no spoiler tags in Fridge.
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* In a sillier example than most others here, Watney's first picture [[spoiler: after contacting Earth]] is him holding a sign saying "Ayyy". While that's obviously a reference about Fonzie from Series/HappyDays, on the internet there was also a [[MemeticMutation popular picture]] about [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ayy-lmao an extraterrestrial saying "Ayy lmao"]].
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* In the book, Watney has a habit of first using the official NASA term for stuff and then an actual layman's term. While that adds a level of hilarity from a Doylist perspective, from a Watsonist perspective it also makes sense, as he does not know who'll read his logs and he has to include the exact NASA terms (which are invented by engineers to be as clear as can be; engineers hate ambiguity) so NASA can recreate what he did (and perhaps what went wrong) whereas he'll use the "pedestrian" terms in case his log is found by someone who isn't NASA or long after the official NASA terms are known and used.
