Why did the earth not get destroyed in Independence day: Resurgence?
Why is the earth not destroyed when the grand mothership lands on earth?
Its size is definitely bigger than the last one. It is so huge. The only damage the earth receives is on it's surface and some minor gravitational anomaly. The ship is bigger and wider than the moon (not sure if it's heavier). Shouldn't the earth be cracked at least or have received more damaged?
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As we saw in the film, it's mostly empty space inside.
Yes, this is fan-art, but anyone who stayed awake during this part of the film would remember there's an awful lot of nothing on the inside of the mother ship....
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How many died in Independence Day resurgence?
They just park. \u201cThey don't even have to destroy anything,\u201d says Emmerich, \u201cbecause the landing process already destroys a big part of the world.\u201d Still, the three billion fatalities in Independence Day dwarf the early death toll here, albeit the long-term prognosis still looks bleak.How big are the ships in Independence Day?
We all remember the scene in the 1996 film when Capt. Steve Hiller (played by Will Smith) stands in his driveway and sees a ship called a City Destroyer, hovering over the nearby metropolis, blotting out most of the horizon. The spaceship is roughly the diameter of Jupiter's moon Europa: 3,000 miles (4,830 kilometers).How many died in Independence Day movie?
Earth was devastated from the invasion as more than a hundred of the planet's populous and historical cities along with irreplaceable institutions such as museums and libraries were destroyed, and at least three billion human beings were killed.White Friendly Alien Globe Reveals the Truth of Harvesting Aliens (Independence Day: Resurgence)
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It's large enough to exert a significant amount of gravity on small ship that has exhibited significant thrust enough reach escape velocity in Earth gravity. This makes it massive enough that it should have caused significant disruption to the Earth, or at the very least much more than pictured. This is just one of many scientific problems with the movie.
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