:39:02
will force the core back
into its normal flow.
:39:04
What's a "tiny nudge"
in planetary terms?
:39:06
A thousand megatons,
give or take?
:39:07
Tops. Because any more than that
:39:09
would create
a core instability.
:39:11
We made a few monster warheads
in the 200-megaton range.
:39:14
Braz, do you think the ship
can handle five of these babies?
:39:18
Yeah. I can enlarge
the ejection pod...
:39:21
Forgive me,
:39:22
but, you know, I know
I'm not the expert here,
:39:24
but what if the core
is thicker or thinner?
:39:26
I mean, what if it's not
what you think it is?
:39:28
Isn't that going to affect
the way the explosions are...?
:39:30
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
:39:32
And what if the core
is made of cheese?
:39:35
This is all best
guess, Commander.
:39:37
That's all science is,
is best guess.
:39:40
So my best guess is
you don't know.
:39:42
With luck, irony will break
for the good guys for once,
:39:45
and the world's biggest weapons
of mass destruction
:39:46
will help save the world.
:39:49
The ship will be powered
:39:50
by a small experimental
nuclear reactor.
:39:53
It will be divided
into six compartments
:39:55
like cars on a train:
:39:56
The locomotive unit,
navigation compartment,
:39:59
living quarters, engineering,
bomb compartment
:40:02
and finally
the weapons-control module.
:40:04
Up to a 45 degree angle, every
compartment will be held level
:40:08
by these gyro control gimbals.
:40:10
But if we do breach a section,
:40:12
bulkhead doors engage
automatically,
:40:15
seal off the section in red,
and eject.
:40:18
Is ejection really
the best option?
:40:21
Only option.
:40:22
Each damaged compartment
degrades the entire hull.
:40:25
The objective is simple.
:40:27
The obstacles are gigantic.
:40:29
We're going to need
all the help in the world,
:40:31
but if we are to avoid
panic and chaos,
:40:33
the world at large can never
know what's happening here.
:40:37
Which is where our friend
Mr. Rat comes in.
:40:39
It's called Virus-bot.
:40:40
It's a computer virus
that will seek out files
:40:42
anywhere on the Web that contain
keywords that we designate
:40:45
and wipes them out.
:40:46
This is my Kung-Fu,
and it is strong.
:40:50
Meanwhile, there are
a million puzzles ahead of us,
:40:54
and we have three months
to solve them.
:40:55
We have a committed
and ingenious team.
:40:57
We have every resource available
to us,
:40:59
and we have the best