Factual error: In the scene with the "lunar roll" (where both shuttles Freedom and Independence are being sling-shot around the moon), they are said to be experiencing "9 and a half G's for 11 minutes". But during this time, the crew members are screaming at the top of their lungs at each other. Under that much pressure it would be nearly impossible to breathe, let alone scream. Even if they're wearing G-suits, with the helmets off, they would be directly exposed to the pressure. (01:18:50)
Armageddon (1998)
1 commented-on entry since 4 Mar '23, 00:36
Directed by: Michael Bay
Starring: Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Peter Stormare, Michael Clarke Duncan, William Fichtner
Factual error: During the scene where it shows people all over the world, just before the shuttles take off, it is daylight everywhere. It would actually be dark or near dark in parts of the world.
General Kimsey: We spend $250 billion a year on defence, and here we are! The fate of the planet is in the hands of a bunch of ret*rds I wouldn't trust with a potato gun!
Trivia: Armageddon was released on Liv Tyler's (Grace Stamper) 21st birthday.
Question: Would someone please explain why they need a huge Gatling gun on the asteroid? Are they scared of aliens or what?
Answer: If you look at the deleted scenes on the special edition DVD, you will see a deleted scene in which A.J. asks what they needed a gun for, and Max explains that it's for debris elimination, in order to take out small rocks in the way.
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Suggested correction: Common misconception on the effects of high G on the body. The reason why we see pilots in videos struggling to breath is not the high G, but the breathing technique they use to fight off the blood pressure drop and avoid G-loc. High G only effects are pulling the face down, making the head extremely heavy, and eventually loss of consciousness (G-loc). Also, any mention of pressure is irrelevant, as acceleration (high G) and pressure are two completely unrelated topics.
It sounds like you're saying without proper breathing techniques, they would have experienced "G-loc." So if the crew is talking/yelling and not properly breathing, they should have experienced "G-loc." And I don't know who taught you math and science, but Pressure = Force/Area. And Force = Mass x Acceleration. So pressure is 100% related to acceleration and G's.
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