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In Martian, why did the hab explode? [duplicate]
In The Martian, why did the hab explode, the night when Mark's crops died?
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How can Watney get so much hydrogen in the air?
This does not make sense to me.
Mark Watney needs water. He uses an iridium dish to decompose hydrazine into a gaseous mix of hydrogen and nitrogen (2:1 ratio) that he feeds into a hand made oven. ...
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How powerful can a Mars Dust Storm be? [closed]
In the movie, The Martian (as shown by the trailer), a Martian Dust storm wreaks havoc on the site, throwing a satellite dish at Mark Watney. It is similar in the book, where the strong wind nearly ...
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