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June 17, 2004

Kubrick Meets Escher

In space, no one can hear you defy the laws of physics

Another 2001 conundrum -- It's one of the most impressive shots from a movie that's loaded with impressive shots: the Pan Am space hostess walks up a circular walkway until we see her upside down and she delivers meals to the craft's cockpit. While 2001 has been rightfully lauded for its scientific accuracy and plausibility, Agostino Ambrosio has explicated from the evidence offered from the film how the physical geography of the Aries 1-B spacecraft is completely illogical, and how it more resembles an Escher illustration than a scientifically sound ship.

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