Thursday, September 22, 2011

Odd Man Hypothesis




http://www.cswap.com/1971/The_Andromeda_Strain/cap/en/25fps/a/00_40

The Andromeda Strain


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Look, I'm the new boy here. Why me?

:40:40
Because you're single.

:40:42
You should have done
your homework, sport.

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Page 255, Robbie's Odd Man Hypothesis.

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"Results of testing confirm

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the Robertson Odd Man Hypothesis:

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That an unmarried male should
carry out command decisions

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involving thermonuclear
destruct contexts. "

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Let me take a look at that.

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It's of vital importance

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that you always know where you are

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in relation to the nearest substation.

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To do that, you have to be familiar

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with the entire facility.

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It can be studied on
this electronic diagram

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which rotates to afford an overall view,

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or can be stopped at any section.

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Detailed plans of the
various levels and labs

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are also stored in the system.

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We're on level 1 of a five-story

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cylindrical underground structure

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surrounded by solid rock.

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Each level has three substations,

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indicated by the yellow lights.

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In the event the nuclear
device is triggered,

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you can still cancel self-destruct

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by inserting your red
key in a substation.