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The Martian

Picking Nits

The Martian The Rewatchables

Toxic Martian soil, impossible storm force, Watney’s weight loss, the hard-to-follow gravity-assist plan, and surprisingly effective tarp/duct tape were questioned.

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  • Later findings that Martian soil is toxic undermine the potato premise.
  • Andy Weir acknowledged that Mars’s thin atmosphere makes the opening storm physically impossible.
  • A body double supplied Watney’s extreme emaciation.
  • The gravity-assist plan remained hard to follow and seemed oddly undiscovered by everyone else.
  • Tarp and duct tape seemed implausibly sufficient for Mars and space.