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From: okie@ihuxi.UUCP (B.K. Cobb)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: All That 2010
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Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 09:38:56 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 17 09:38:56 1984
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Hey, *think* a little, folks!  The pencil trick was done on
the bridge of the Leonov, *not* on the Discovery.  The bridge
is in the zero-gee section of the ship (I hope you noticed
the rotating part of the Leonov?  Good...that's where the
medical bay, the wardroom, etc. were located.  The bridge
and the pod bay were in the non-rotating areas).  As to how
people can walk around in zero-gee, remember that they did it
in 2001 (the pod bay, the accessways, etc.) -- and if you looked
a bit closer, you'd notice that everyone on the Leonov wore what
looked like strap-on booties over their shoes, probably used
to provide attraction to the deck plates in the zero-gee areas.
*Sheesh!*

It's not that I *loved* 2010 (I also felt it lacked in plot
and characterization) -- but I'm so tired of people attacking
the continuity without paying attention.

(I'm normally not this antagonistic, really.  Blame it on my
sinuses...)

B.K.Cobb
ihnp4!ihuxi!okie

"My God, it's full of critics!"