09-11-2009, 12:17 AM
<!--quoteo(post=62605:date=Sep 10 2009, 10:43 PM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Sep 10 2009, 10:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Saw it, and I liked it quite a bit. I have spoilery questions though.
-The fuel had a side effect which altered DNA?
-That was a bug, and not a feature?
-Why did the aliens have to work on the fuel in secret? If the humans goal was to get rid of them, wouldn't we have been more than happy to get them the fuel so they could leave?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
-I'm guessing that it wasn't simply fuel, but some sort of biological/chemical multi-purpose substance that contained alien DNA. This would be consistent with how the rest of the alien technology (mainly weaponry) had a biological aspect to it.
-Possibly, but I hadn't thought of that angle.
-The prawns didn't want to share any of their technological secrets, and I would guess that Multinational would try to steal this fuel formula to cash in if the prawns didn't work on it in secret. If you think about it, Multinational would lose out on a ton of business (providing security, replicating their technology) if the prawns went back home, and I think the aliens understood this.
-The fuel had a side effect which altered DNA?
-That was a bug, and not a feature?
-Why did the aliens have to work on the fuel in secret? If the humans goal was to get rid of them, wouldn't we have been more than happy to get them the fuel so they could leave?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
-I'm guessing that it wasn't simply fuel, but some sort of biological/chemical multi-purpose substance that contained alien DNA. This would be consistent with how the rest of the alien technology (mainly weaponry) had a biological aspect to it.
-Possibly, but I hadn't thought of that angle.
-The prawns didn't want to share any of their technological secrets, and I would guess that Multinational would try to steal this fuel formula to cash in if the prawns didn't work on it in secret. If you think about it, Multinational would lose out on a ton of business (providing security, replicating their technology) if the prawns went back home, and I think the aliens understood this.