Not a very satisfying answer for a scientist to hear, I suspect. But I'm not a scientist by trade, yet I tend to gravitate towards some scientific discussions from time-to-time.
I was reminded of this scene while I read the Belbruno book I mentioned recently. It seems that I took a rather lackadaisical approach to reading the book the last time, and this go-round isn't much better. If I read it 10 times, I might get it. Even then, it is dumbed down for the layman.
In essence, Belbruno says his ideas utilize the Chaos Theory.
How reassuring. Hopefully, we won't be overrun by dinosaurs.
P.S. I am not dismissing the book as bull-caca. Some of it is just plain old horse sense. Fer instance, if you go too fast, you have to slow down. Put on the brakes or you'll miss your exit. His ideas have found their way on to missions, he says. He could be exaggerating his influence or he could be a genius. Hard for a layman to tell.
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