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The science here is that if I cut a hole in the Hab, the air won't stay inside anymore. The idea here is that there is absolutely no way to predict what will happen next. There are so many possibilities for what could happen, but only one reality. The only thing you can be sure of is that there will be something next.
As humans, we like to see patterns, but often those patterns are no more than coincidences. That’s what makes life interesting and fun. There are always surprises waiting around the corner, things that we can’t predict or control.
Source: The Martian
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