If Mark Watney was a bit concerned about sharing his rover with an RTG...

[Foxster]

...imagine how poor Doodfrey feels...

Doodfrey survived his journey OK though (apart from his pee glowing now)...

Edited October 7, 2015 by Foxster

[zarakon]

Spoiler alert!

[klesh]

Who is Mark Watney?

[Foxster]

Spoiler alert!

Whoops. Yes. Better amend that.

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Who is Mark Watney?

The main character in the book (and now movie) "The Martian".

[Findthepin1]

Who is Mark Watney?

...

o.o

[The Optimist]

They were green already, it doesn't make much of a difference

[problemecium]

No, see, Kerbals turn a peachy tan color when they're exposed to radiation ;P

[Alastronaut]

Both Mark and Doodfrey probably should be more concerned with cosmic radiation, though perhaps now that Doodfrey has become one with the RTG he doesn't need to worry about that either and should focus on becoming the hulk

[The Optimist]

I imagine that Doodfrey is more concerned with the long piece of metal sticking through his helmet than anything else at the moment .

[StevenRS11]

As far as I can tell, Kerbal's aren't made of regular matter- obviously the pauli exclusion principle doesn't apply to them. It may apply somewhat to their spacesuits though, which seem only loosely coupled with whatever quantum state the Kerbal actually resides in.

In fact, I think evidence supports the theory that kerbals are capable of partially phasing out of reality at will. A kerbal can choose to walk on top of his spacecraft, but if he wants to get in that chair buried inside struts and whatever else, nothing seems to get in his way. If sufficiently agitated though impact, they also seem to temporarily loose cohesion, so maybe it takes a conscious effort of will on the part of the kerbal to remain solid. More severe impacts tend to totally disperse the kerbal with only transient remains- oddly similar to how high energy particle collisions work.

Kerbals also seem to possess the ability to teleport over short distances, which further supports the theory that they are somewhat wavelike, and are really only describable in terms of probabilities.

Edited October 9, 2015 by StevenRS11

[Whirligig Girl]

Please make the title less spoilery.

[Jett_Quasar]

That looks like the most uncomfortable seat ever!

JR

[GMM_113]

I'm not sure I'd want to drive around with a box of radiation in my backseat, but then again, I'm not Mark Watnet, badS botanist and space pirate.

[magnemoe]

That looks like the most uncomfortable seat ever!

JR

Yes, I would rather put the RTG at the bottom and put the engine on it.

[RocketPilot573]

His expression in the first pic is spot on.

[CalculusWarrior]

I can just imagine how the conversation at the KSC went...

"But won't I be cold, sitting on top of that mini-rocket in space?"

"You see that RTG over there? Just shove it up your ***!"