This is a mistake-the travelers wouldn't have survived because the forces of acceleration and impact would have crushed them. According to the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, the science of science fiction is much more accurate today than it was in the past. Think of the key scientific concepts of a science fiction movie you have seen and try to describe the process the writer may have gone through in order to weave them into a believable story. Write them on the board so everyone can see them. You may want to use these in the following activity.
Activity Think of three works of science fiction.
They can be movies, books, or episodes of a TV program. Determine if the examples are actual or erroneous. If they are erroneous, explain how or why they are incorrect. Record your ideas in the following charts, and share your findings with a classmate. Journal Write about a scientific fact, principle, or theory that you have never seen represented in science fiction, but that you think would be a good basis for a science fiction story.