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  1. RicP

    Speculation on 'Contact' - Design Impact of Chair

    quote: Irrelevant, since the magnetic force acting on the low mass needle is obviously well over 100 newtons. It would definitely move. Move? or Smash into the wall? Because the fact that the compass is moving is NOT under discussion here, anyone watching the film can plainly see that the...
  2. RicP

    Speculation on 'Contact' - Design Impact of Chair

    James, I always thought it was because of the tremendous magnetic field created by the machine. Remember when the battleship actually lurched towards the machine because of the intense magnetic pull? I assumed that the chair, not supposed to be there, was pulled into the wall of the transport...
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