This father explained sci-fi epic The Wandering Earth to his young kids with drawings
Scientist’s hand-drawn explainers go viral on Chinese internet
Want to get your kids interested in science and technology? Watching a sci-fi movie could be a great idea. But one Chinese father who took his daughters to watch The Wandering Earth went even further, drawing a set of illustrated explainers.
The film is set in a post-apocalyptic future where the Sun is threatening our planet -- so the global government decides that the only way for humans to survive is to propel Earth out of the solar system.
We’re going to delve into a few light spoilers here, so you’ve been warned!
This picture explains the basic Wandering Earth plan, including why it takes so long for the Earth to reach a new home in Proxima Centauri -- because it’s more than 4 light-years away.
This drawing is about one of the key plot points, when the Earth is seized by Jupiter’s gravity. It explains to his kids why Jupiter has such a strong gravitational pull on the Earth.
This one explains why it’s dangerous for Earth to move increasingly close to Jupiter.
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“Such a cool dad,” another wrote.
One lamented, “My husband only knows how to game.”
But there’s also one regret:
“If I knew (this would go viral), I would have written more neatly.”
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