The speaker discusses a film theory about the movie "WALL-E", suggesting that the crew of the spaceship Axiom resorted to cannibalism to survive their 700-year journey. The speaker argues that the lack of elderly passengers on the ship and the absence of solid food suggest that the crew ate each other. However, the speaker acknowledges that this theory has been challenged by the fact that human bodies provide only about 125,000 calories, which is not enough to sustain a population of 600,000 people. The speaker then proposes a revised theory, suggesting that the passengers on the Axiom are so obese due to a sedentary lifestyle that they actually provide a significant amount of calories when consumed. The speaker concludes by stating that this theory, while controversial, is still the most plausible explanation for the food situation on the Axiom.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The original plan for the Axiom spaceship was a 5-year getaway for humanity while robots cleaned up the Earth.
2. The 5-year plan turned into a 700-year multi-generational voyage due to the Earth's pollution.
3. The Axiom spaceship has no renewable source of food.
4. The ship's autopilot system is responsible for managing the food supply.
5. The passengers on the Axiom consume food through a straw, with added artificial flavoring.
6. There are no old people on the Axiom, and no one has seen a plant before.
7. The ship's food supply is not replenished through plants or farming.
8. The Axiom's oxygen supply is not generated by plants, but through electrolysis, a chemical process that splits water.
9. A human cadaver is worth around 125,800 calories.
10. A person living on the Axiom would need to eat 2,000 calories per day to survive.
11. A single human cadaver would only provide 63 days worth of meals for a person.
12. The passengers on the Axiom have a high body fat to muscle ratio, making them more efficient as a source of food.
13. The Axiom's passengers would need to consume around 400 people to survive for one lifetime, assuming a normal diet.
14. However, considering the high body fat content of the passengers, a single passenger could provide up to 3.85 million calories.
15. The Axiom has had at least 2 million dead bodies over the course of its 700-year journey.
16. These dead bodies could provide enough food for 222,000 humans for a lifetime.
Note: These facts are based on the assumptions and calculations presented in the text, and may not be accurate or reliable.