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This story clearly attempts to fall into the category of hard science fiction, but a few scientific inaccuracies make it a bit flawed, even for the fifties.I like the overall idea -- the Big Jerk event during which the Earth was ejected from its system by an extinguished nomad star or maybe a black hole, so the temperatures dropped to the point where the planets atmosphere freezes. Some details are pretty elaborate -- long-distance radio communications are rendered impossible since the ionosphere no longer exists, the stars in the sky do not twinkle, the Nests residents suffer hallucinations caused by inhaling toxic fumes from the coal, etc. Thats pretty cool.But...I expected the Nest to be some sort of airtight room with air-locking systems that would prevent any air leakage from the room. But no, its insulated only by blankets, and it even has a chimney. Im not a physicist, but Im pretty sure the air in such room would be sucked out into the outside vacuum in no time without proper air locks.They bring in frozen air in buckets by simply scooping it from the ground. Actually, its pure oxygen, since oxygen has the lowest freezing point of all air components, so it apparently froze and snowed last. Once they are inside the room, they allow it to melt and boil, thus providing the necessary breathable gas. But how do they regulate air pressure in such conditions? Besides, one does not simply put a bucketful of frozen oxygen into a room with normal temperature; liquid oxygens expansion ratio is 1:860, so even as small a quantity as a single pail of it would rapidly increase air pressure in the room once it started boiling, possibly killing all its dwellers. Not to mention its combustibility, and theres a fireplace in the room.Just after the black hole arrived to the Solar system, people reported seeing stars blotted out, obscured by the black hole. However, due to the effect of gravitational microlensing, the stars would actually look magnified during the black holes transit.The narrator also says that the deposited layers of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen (oxygen snow being on top) were neatly separated, which Im sure is impossible because strong winds and torrential rains would inevitably coincide with the solidification of the atmosphere, constantly stirring whatever there is on the ground.I dont think any type of primitive hand-made suit could protect a person from such low temperatures.Plus the snow would not be white, but blue.Nevertheless, I liked the story. Its entertaining and creepy at the same time. And I liked the subtle antiwar themes.
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