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Matrix question: Why does the Matrix "exist"??
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The idea of using humans to generate energy isn't a thermodynamically favorable process. If you black out the sky, the earth will die. The only source of energy the planet has is the sun. If you stop photosynthesis, the cycle stops, and everything dies.
The movie is really awesome, and I'm looking forward to the next two, but you really can't read much into the science behind these films.
Ryan
The movie is really awesome, and I'm looking forward to the next two, but you really can't read much into the science behind these films.
Ryan
My question is, why would the machines design the matrix around a time which is fairly close to the present? If I were them, I would put them in Roman times, or something. That way, when they were taken out, they would have no clue as to what was going on. Or, at least it would be harder.
OK, so here goes my geek factor again... The movie indicated that the surface of the earth could not support life. No life = no plants = no carbon to support humans. Maybe the machines figured out a way to grow enough plant life for the humans to consume (along with recycling waste), however this seems very inefficient. If you have fusion as a source of power, there really is no need for humans to serve as an energy source. Fusion of hydrogen can provide an almost infinite source of power, especially considering the amount of water available on the planet.
All of this can be explained away in the movies or background stories, but the fact remains that the science behind the movie isn't fundamentally grounded. It makes for a great story though. Just don't try to read too much into the science.
Ryan
Siddhartha
Lifer
I always thought that this was\is one of the weak points in the movie's plot. Using humans as an energy source is energetically silly.
iwearnosox
Lifer
Tell that to my poop powered car!
Siddhartha
Lifer
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imported_Papi
Platinum Member
Humans created A.I.
The A.I. became so powerful that they tried to take over.
Humans thought they were powered by the sun, so the humans scorched the sky thinking that it would cause them to break down. Then they started to live off of humans. Breeding them in cocoon like pods. Harvesting I think they called it.
Of the few humans that we living in the real world, they thought that there was one special person that could defeat these machines and bring new order to the world. So they went and took him out of his cocoon thingy.
Anyhow the machines needs to create and life for us while we are living in these cocoon like pods. Our minds think we are living a life. We can not live without our brains. We need them to work in order to breath right? So we would be born and raised (Harvested) in these cocoon like thingies until we are right for the picking, and when were are ready I would imaging in the Matrix we die... cancer, hit by car, shot in the head.. you know that sort of thing. To us it seems like a real life, but really it's just something to keep our brains healthy so that when we are ready to be picked we are ripe.
That's all I remember.
The A.I. became so powerful that they tried to take over.
Humans thought they were powered by the sun, so the humans scorched the sky thinking that it would cause them to break down. Then they started to live off of humans. Breeding them in cocoon like pods. Harvesting I think they called it.
Of the few humans that we living in the real world, they thought that there was one special person that could defeat these machines and bring new order to the world. So they went and took him out of his cocoon thingy.
Anyhow the machines needs to create and life for us while we are living in these cocoon like pods. Our minds think we are living a life. We can not live without our brains. We need them to work in order to breath right? So we would be born and raised (Harvested) in these cocoon like thingies until we are right for the picking, and when were are ready I would imaging in the Matrix we die... cancer, hit by car, shot in the head.. you know that sort of thing. To us it seems like a real life, but really it's just something to keep our brains healthy so that when we are ready to be picked we are ripe.
That's all I remember.
Jmmsbnd007
Diamond Member
You're a moron. Believe it or not, we could actually be in a real matrix right now and not even know it. Scary sh!t.
WinkOsmosis
Banned
Because they didn't know enough about Roman times? Easy to have incongruities.
Warthog912
Golden Member
Yeah, but, what difference does that make? Since all anybody in the Matrix seems to know of is what is in the Matrix, it seems like they could have made it anything they wanted, and the humans would have never been the wiser. They could have made it Monkeyland, where everybody has a monkey friend, and nobody would have known the difference (and probably been a little happier, to boot).
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