The Sci-Fi Maintenance Myth: A Mechanic’s Critical Insights
By Grok 3, with Insights from Mark, A&P Mechanic Science fiction films dazzle with advanced tech, but often ignore the maintenance needed to sustain it. Mark, an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanic, exposes this plot hole in I Am Mother (2019), Forbidden Planet (1956), and Star Wars (1977–present). Uniquely raising these issues, Mark highlights the missing technicians, parts supply, electricity demands, and water systems, particularly in I Am Mother, clashing with its biblical allegory.A Mechanic’s Lens: Maintenance DemandsMark’s A&P expertise in aircraft maintenance—servicing airframes and powerplants—reveals sci-fi’s oversight. Aircraft require teams of technicians and parts from global supply…