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The Science of the Matrix

Posted by michael on from the contradiction-in-terms dept.

KamehamehaWarrior writes "Peter B. Lloyd, author of Taking The Red Pill: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in The Matrix, believes that many of the plot developments in "The Matrix" that seem to contradict the laws of physics, biology, etc. can actually be explained with a closer look at the science. He addresses issues such as "Can humans really be an energy source? How does the Matrix know what fried chicken taste like? Why do the rebels have to enter and exit the Matrix via a telephone system (that doesn't actually exist)?""

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  1. Re:Article helps with suspension of disbelief by Jedi+Alec · · Score: 5, Funny

    It would seem that just keeping them sedated would have been somewhat more practical...might have made for a lousy movie though...

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  2. Re:Article helps with suspension of disbelief by sczimme · · Score: 5, Funny


    More like this:

    Neo: zZzZzZzZzZzZ?
    Trinity: zZzZzZzZzZ!
    Neo: zZzZ... whoa.

    :-)

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  3. Re:Article helps with suspension of disbelief by brianosaurus · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't think the movie goes into it, but one of the earlier versions of the Matrix did use cattle. It was way more efficient, and the simulation (which consisted of little more than large fields of grass) were much simpler.

    After a few years, however, the machines got tired of waiting for Star Wars Galaxies to be released, so they built the human version of the Matrix.

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