Is the physics in Angels & Demons completely off the mark?

[phyzmatix]

It is the eternal suffering of we the literary geeks to see that common people prefer common literature! ;-p

HAHAHA! That's brilliant!

My apologies to Mr. Pratchett!
I am only about halfway through the discworld series. Which is your favourite?
So far my favourite has been Small Gods and Good Omens, of course, is my favourite collaborative effort.

All of the ones that have Sam Vimes in them! I love his cliche'd "super-sergeant" image.

 

[George Jones]

My cat is adept at reading in low light. It's a talent I value highly while I'm driving. ;)

It seems that you have a resourceful, talking cat; must be a descendant of Puss from Puss in Boots.

 

[GeorginaS]

It seems that you have a resourceful, talking cat; must be a descendant of Puss from Puss in Boots.

She's a marvel. And she isn't a fan of Dan Brown's either.

 

[binzing]

Well Dave, if you disliked the book, try the movie, there's much less about the physics (faulty or not) and, best of all, no digital countdown.

 

[GeorginaS]

Well Dave, if you disliked the book, try the movie, there's much less about the physics (faulty or not) and, best of all, no digital countdown.

Assuming that Dave is really, really determined to like it one way or the other?

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

I thought I might like the Da Vinci Code movie but couldn't even finish watching it.

 

[binzing]

Assuming that Dave is really, really determined to like it one way or the other?

I enjoyed both, but hey, that's just me. If I wanted to read about physics, or religion, I'd grab a physics book, or Bible (insert Quran, Torah, ancient Mayan codices, lol)

 

[DaveC426913]

Assuming that Dave is really, really determined to like it one way or the other?

I expect a lot more from a book, but I can see it being an enjoyable action romp. Well, except for the stupid timer device. That'll just tick me off.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Well, except for the stupid timer device. That'll just tick me off.

 

[fuzzyfelt]

tdVC

Nice use of upper and lower case! :)

 

[Nick89]

I enjoyed the book even though the physics behind it is a bit silly.

The countdown on the canister however is the worst bit of the book in my opinion. It makes no sense to have a battery that dies in exactly 24 hours. How easy would it have been to have had the bad guy put the canister in a device that emits a magnetic field in exactly 24 hours, disrupting the magnetic bottle and thus causing the same explosion?

In the movie, it's even worse. There is no countdown on the timer (only a few bars showing how much battery life left), but they still somehow know exactly when the canister is going to explode... What??

But let's not get started on the movie, it is so much worse... They leave out half the plot!

Spoiler

In the book, the camerlengo (bad guy) is the bad guy because he found out he is the Pope's son (of course, being a Pope he should not have been able to get a son). He murdered the pope for that and had the anti-matter canister stolen... In the movie, there is no mention of this. The camerlengo has NO motive at all to do what he did, and that is not even explained...

 

[binzing]

I enjoyed the book even though the physics behind it is a bit silly.

The countdown on the canister however is the worst bit of the book in my opinion. It makes no sense to have a battery that dies in exactly 24 hours. How easy would it have been to have had the bad guy put the canister in a device that emits a magnetic field in exactly 24 hours, disrupting the magnetic bottle and thus causing the same explosion?

In the movie, it's even worse. There is no countdown on the timer (only a few bars showing how much battery life left), but they still somehow know exactly when the canister is going to explode... What??

But let's not get started on the movie, it is so much worse... They leave out half the plot!

Spoiler

In the book, the camerlengo (bad guy) is the bad guy because he found out he is the Pope's son (of course, being a Pope he should not have been able to get a son). He murdered the pope for that and had the anti-matter canister stolen... In the movie, there is no mention of this. The camerlengo has NO motive at all to do what he did, and that is not even explained...

Spoiler

Actually, in the movie, the camerlengo is in it to become the Pope, so they changed and shortened it to fit in a movie.