Andy Weir's spreadsheets for Project Hail Mary maths #shorts
Apr 28, 2026•Channel
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Published1 month ago
Duration1:33
Video IDdj7eCOGoJ-8
Languageen-GB
CategoryScience & Technology
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Video TypeRegular Video
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For Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir kept incredibly detailed spreadsheets to keep track of all of the maths for the spaceship, astrophage and Rocky's biology! We nerded out together about them.
My full video breaking down the science of Project Hail Mary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYHCTEnYOr4
#projecthailmary #astrophage #science
Video filmed on a Sony ⍺7 IV
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