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Unrecognized Sacrifice and Its Consequences
Beck
You know what makes me really, really angry? Bob, Serge, Braz, Zimsky. No one's every going to know what they did or why they died.
Josh
Unless, it all got out somehow.
Beck
That's unthinkable.
Josh
Yeah.
[they smile at each other]
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The Only Way Out Is In
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The only way out... is in.
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Challenges of Deploying Bombs in Extreme Conditions
Beck
Hey guys, we're closing in on the inner core.
Josh
The nukes are ready. The timers are on.
Beck
Great. Let's start dropping them.
Zimsky
No. The bombs are not built for these pressures. That's why they were in that pod. If you send them out now, out of that casing, they'll be crushed instantly.
Beck
And I assume we have a plan D.
Josh
Plan D is Virgil's compartiments. We put a nuke in each section of Virgil and then eject the individual sections. They should stay intact long enough for the nuke to go off.
[Braz sighs]
Josh
What?
Braz
The Virgil is not designed to eject undamaged compartments. Okay, these are the ejection mechanisms holding each compartment in place. They're all connected by one master hydraulic gear, kind of like keys on a keyring. What we have to do, we have to unlock the piston. That will release the compartments so the bombs can be jettisoned.
[shows them an animation]
Zimsky
Where's the master gear?
Braz
In the crawl space we used to get out earlier.
Zimsky
Well, what the hell is it doing there?
[frustrated]
Braz
Look, I had this ship built in three damn months; I didn't think I'd deliberately be sabotaging her, I'm sorry!
Josh
So one of us has to go in there.
Braz
Correct.
Beck
Into the crawl space, that has core fluid at over 9000 degrees?
Braz
Yes.
Josh
Can you flush it with liquid nitrogen?
Braz
We don't have enough of it at this point.
Zimsky
9,000 degrees. And our suits are built to withstand...?
Braz
Half that, probably.
Zimsky
Right, half that.
Josh
So what you're saying is, whoever goes into that crawl space, is not coming back.
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Funding and Timeframe for Ship Operations
Serge Leveque
Excuse me Dr. Brazzelton, when do you think the ship will be operational?
Dr. Ed Braz Brazzelton
When I get my fabrication methods perfected, twelve... ten years. Ten years.
General Thomas Percell
What would it take to get it done in three months?
Dr. Ed Braz Brazzelton
$50 billion, I...
[laughing]
General Thomas Percell
Will you take a cheque?
[deadpan]
Dr. Josh Keyes
You should use a credit card. You get miles.
General Thomas Percell
Hmm.
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Earth's Survival in a Year at Stake
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In a year, everyone on Earth is dead.
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Embracing Uncertainty in Communication
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Say it with me: "I don't know.
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Earth Faces an Imminent Deadline
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Earth has a deadline
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Expert Opinions on Geological Uncertainty
Col. Robert Iverson
People. Doctors Zimsky and Keyes? You guys are our resident geophysicists, so what do you make of this?
Dr. Conrad Zimsky
The mantle is a chemical hodgepodge of, a, variety of elements...
Dr. Ed Braz Brazzelton
Say it with me: "I don't know.
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Leadership Requires Accountability and Tough Decisions
Col. Robert Iverson
Being a leader isn't about ability. It's about responsibility.
Maj. Rebecca Childs
Got it, sir.
Col. Robert Iverson
No you don't, Beck. I mean, you're not just responsible for the good ones. You've got to be responsible for the bad ones. You've got to be ready to make the shitty call.
Maj. Rebecca Childs
What makes you think I'm not?
Col. Robert Iverson
Because you're so damn good. You haven't hit anything you couldn't beat. I mean, hell, you were the one who figured out how to save the space shuttle. You made me, you made the rest of NASA just look like an ass. It's just you're used to winning... and you're not really a leader until you've lost.
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The Irony of M.A.D. in Crisis
Zimsky
M.A.D. Mutually Assured Destruction. A perfect acronym if ever there was one.
Josh
Beautiful.
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