The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

[james_davis_nicoll]

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

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[(Anonymous)]

I don't remember whether I read the book or saw the movie first, but I do remember enjoying them both, a rarity. (Though this was teenage-me in days before internet, when reading material that could absorb my attention completely was enough to forgive a lot.) I do remember one plot hole that bugged me enough at the time that I still remember it:

Vs gur onol'f oybbq cU jnf noabezny sebz pelvat, jul qvqa'g gur zvpebor xvyy gurz nf fbba nf vg jrag onpx gb abezny?

Riderius

[james_davis_nicoll]

“V zrna,” Unyy fnvq, “gung fbbare be yngre, gung xvq unq gb fgbc pelvat. Vg pbhyqa’g pel sberire. Fbbare be yngre, vg jbhyq fgbc, naq vgf npvq-onfr onynapr jbhyq erghea gb abezny. Gura vg jbhyq or ihyarenoyr gb Naqebzrqn.”

“Gehr.”

“Ohg vg qvqa’g qvr.”

“Creuncf fbzr encvq sbez bs vzzhavgl.”

“Ab. Vzcbffvoyr. Gurer ner bayl gjb rkcynangvbaf. Jura gur puvyq fgbccrq pelvat, rvgure gur betnavfz jnf ab ybatre gurer-unq orra oybja njnl, pyrnerq sebz gur nve-be ryfr gur betnavfz-“

“Punatrq,” Fgbar fnvq. “Zhgngrq.”

“Lrf. Zhgngrq gb n abavasrpgvbhf sbez."

[(Anonymous)]

Ah, thank you. Timing seems a bit iffy, but realistic modeling of spread was not a strong point of the story.

Riderius