An Astrophysicist reacts to THE EXPANSE

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  @TimisDaniel · 5 years ago

  I'm no scientist, but as an engineer I can confirm that "kicking it" could be a valid method to repair certain broken equipment.

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  @danh8804 · 5 years ago

  I love how her expectations are so low for sci-fi that it didn't even occur to her at first that their gravity was generated by thrust.  Like, when you aren't even mentally prepared to give the show that much credit.

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  @inthewastes · 5 years ago (edited)

  &quot;You can&apos;t just kick it!!&quot;<br>A mechanical engineer: it&apos;s called &quot;percussive maintenance&quot; actually. Basically hit it with a hammer to bounce a component back into place.

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  @Carpenter-Science · 3 years ago

  As a physics major, this show and few others feel heavy, &nbsp;in the sense that there is actual effort behind it, &nbsp;actual human effort and time spent behind the details. &nbsp;It&apos;s much more like a work of art to be appreciated time and again than most shows in the genre.

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  @michaelcampbell6820 · 5 years ago

  You really have to watch 4 or 5 episodes before it really gets going. Then you wind up binge watching all 5 seasons

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  @WaystedMined · 5 years ago (edited)

  Yes, FINALLY!<br><br>Edit: Fun additional fact, The Expanse scripts are color coded based on the scene&apos;s gravity.

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  @WasabiSniffer · 5 years ago (edited)

  It’s hilarious how many engineers are in here advocating kicking as a valid method of troubleshoot

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  @pseudo.Random-KF · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O25-_eEdxaw&amp;t=195">3:15</a> All of the ships in the Expanse, bar literally one, are built vertically to take advantage of thrust gravity. No thrust means no gravity. The only ship that doesn&apos;t do this is the generation ship which uses spin gravity since it is much more efficient, albeit more mechanically complex.

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  @chernobyl68 · 4 years ago

  I worked in the propulsion plant of the USS Nimitz.<br>I can report that external mechanical agitation (usually with a large wrench) is an entirely acceptable method of troubleshooting.

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  @ryanmcewen415 · 5 years ago (edited)

  &quot;You can&apos;t just kick it!&quot;<br>Spoken like a physicist.<br>No mechanic, engineer or trades person ever born has an issue with this.<br>Shows the difference in experiences

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  @macmuchmore1 · 5 years ago

  Thrust gravity - the ships that don’t spin have gravity under thrust as the ships floors are perpendicular to the direction of thrust. When the engines stop, the “gravity” stops.

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  @sszy59 · 2 years ago

  My favorite “unnecessary” little detail that they got right is that in Season 2 (I think) there’s a scene with someone who is badly injured in 0g and they start crying, and the show spent the special effects money to show how all the tears just pool around their eyes. You have to look closely to see it; but the attention to detail is up to that level.

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