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Scientists Question Comet Mining Plan, Explained：pull it off

Orlean's team pitches mining the comet for rare minerals instead of destroying it, and the scientists in the room don't buy it. "This is a nine-kilometer-wide planet-killer we're talking about, not roaming charges," one says. The pitch wraps doomsday in Nobel names and billion-dollar promises, and the only check—"is this nanotech work peer-reviewed?"—comes back a flat "Nope."

あらすじ

At a White House-style presentation, officials unveil a new plan: instead of blowing up the comet, they will mine it for rare minerals worth a hundred forty trillion dollars. A scientist questions why the original mission was aborted, another calls the asteroid a planet-killer, and when someone asks whether the nanotech is peer-reviewed, the answer is simply "Nope."

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pull it offmake sense ofpeer-reviewedyour mouth to God's ear

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このシーンの表現

pull it off

manage to do it

A speaker recalls an awkward meeting and admits the person actually got away with it.

She pulled off the whole presentation without any notes.

このシーンの他の表現

  • make sense of

    understand

  • peer-reviewed

    checked by experts

  • your mouth to God's ear

    let it come true

  • turn around

    reverse something

  • breathtaking accuracy

    astonishingly precise

このシーンのメモ一覧

48 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

表現 · B2critical to something

essential to

Critical to technology.
表現 · B2mine something for something

extract minerals from

If we're to proceed-- I'm sorry. Is that why you aborted this entire mission, is because you're trying to mine the comet for rare minerals?
文法 · C1Is that why you aborted this entire mission, is because

cleft question: The cleft frames the reason as the point being challenged.

If we're to proceed-- I'm sorry. Is that why you aborted this entire mission, is because you're trying to mine the comet for rare minerals?
表現 · B2hold questions until ...

save questions for later

I think we should hold all questions until the end of the presentation,
スラング · B2Buck-forty

one hundred forty — Very casual slang for a number; friends only.

Buck-forty trilli.
発音gonna die

Gonna drops the d and slides straight into die.

What do these trillions of dollars even matter if we're all gonna die-- [woman]
スラング · A2gonna die

going to die — Spoken form; write going to instead.

What do these trillions of dollars even matter if we're all gonna die-- [woman]
表現 · B1be about to do something

be just going to

I was about to ask the same question, Janie.
発音about to

About to often weakens to about-a with the t nearly gone.

I was about to ask the same question, Janie.
表現 · C1with all due respect

no offense intended

All due respect, Madam President…
表現 · B2make sense of something

understand

The speaker says they have gone over it repeatedly and still cannot understand it.

and I still can't make sense of it.
発音make sense

Link make and sense so the two run together.

and I still can't make sense of it.
表現 · B2charge someone for something

make someone pay for

Why would he charge us for free snacks?
表現 · B2break eye contact

look away

Didn't break eye contact and didn't even say "excuse me."
表現 · B2pull something off

manage to do it

And the thing is, he actually pulled it off. [chuckles]
表現 · B2roaming charges

mobile roaming fees

This is a nine-kilometer-wide planet-killer we're talking about, not roaming charges.
文法 · B2that they turned this mission around too

noun clause: The that-clause spells out what he was upset about.

Look, I… I was confused and outraged that they turned this mission around too,
表現 · C1cutting-edge technology

most advanced tech

I mean, this is next-generation cutting-edge technology.
表現 · B2award-winning / prize-winning X

having won a major prize

and scan it with nanotechnology developed by Nobel Prize-winning scientist, Dr. Gary Talcamont.
表現 · C1with breathtaking accuracy

astonishingly precise

Dr. Inez describes splitting the comet with astonishing precision.

We've been developing phase-fission reactions in the CERN particle accelerator that can splinter the comet into smaller pieces with breathtaking accuracy.
表現 · B2a relic of the past

something outdated

all these multitudes of problems are just gonna become relics of the past
スラング · A2Nope

nope, no — Casual no; too offhand for formal settings.

Nope.
表現 · B1the human race

humankind

Interplanetary, interstellar, intergalactic existence for the human race.

「Scientists Question Comet Mining Plan」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene stages the film's central con: a genuine emergency repackaged as an investment opportunity. The comet that should terrify everyone becomes a resource to be strip-mined, and the pitch is dressed in Nobel Prizes and "next-generation cutting-edge technology." The moment that cuts through it is procedural, not emotional: "And is this nanotech work peer-reviewed?" — followed by "Nope." Nothing here has been checked, yet the plan is already sold as the doorway to a golden age. The officials talk about poverty and injustice being solved, while the scientists are told to hold their questions until the end. The satire is that the biggest decision in human history is being made on vibes, branding, and profit, with verification treated as an annoying detail.

Theme

CorruptionA world-ending threat is redirected into a mining deal, with profit and branding replacing any real verification.
SatireThe decision to mine a planet-killer is sold with Nobel names and a golden age, dodging every real check.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Peer review is the question they cannot answer.
  • A catastrophe is dressed up as a golden age.
  • One plain question exposes the whole pitch.
  • Grand promises replace any real evidence.

発音のポイント

  • gonna die — Gonna drops the d and slides straight into die.
  • about to — About to often weakens to about-a with the t nearly gone.
  • make sense — Link make and sense so the two run together.
If we're to proceed-- I'm sorry. Is that why you aborted this entire mission, is because you're trying to mine the comet for rare minerals?

A scientist cuts through the presentation to ask whether the real reason the mission changed was money, not safety.

This is a nine-kilometer-wide planet-killer we're talking about, not roaming charges.

The objection is about scale: this is an extinction-level threat, and comparing it to a phone bill shows how absurdly it is being treated.

And is this nanotech work peer-reviewed?

The key question: has any of this technology actually been verified by other experts, or is it just a pitch?

and humanity is gonna stride through the Pillars of Boaz and Jachin naked into the the glory of a golden age…

A grand utopian claim that mining the comet will usher humanity into an age of glory and abundance.

and I still can't make sense of it.

Someone admits they still cannot understand or accept the decision, even after thinking it over again and again.

このシーンについての質問

Why is everyone angry about the mission change?

The comet was supposed to be destroyed to save Earth, but now it will be mined for rare minerals, so the scientists feel the goal has shifted from survival to profit.

Is mining the comet actually a good idea?

The scene suggests no: the technology has not been peer-reviewed, and the plan is being sold with prizes, branding, and promises rather than verified data.

What does "peer-reviewed" tell us in this scene?

It is the standard check that research has been vetted by other experts, and the fact that the answer is "Nope" shows the whole plan rests on unverified claims.

Why do the scientists keep interrupting the presentation?

They see an extinction-level threat being turned into a business pitch, so they ask blunt questions like whether the mission was aborted just to mine minerals.

Does the plan work in the end?

The film shows the mining mission failing catastrophically, which fits the warning here that an unverified plan built on optimism and profit cannot be trusted.

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