# Question about Total Recall (spoilers)

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**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [February 10, 2010, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-total-recall-spoilers/528498 "2010-02-10T23:58:43Z")
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### Author: ![Strassia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-total-recall-spoilers/528498/18 "2010-02-11T21:40:00Z")

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> [@Rhythmdvl](#):
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> Okay, now wait, seriously. What the hell _is_ a fire axe doing on Mars? If it slipped your mind, check out [4:30](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr-3fZxhb_0) of this YouTube clip.
> 
> Was this:  
> A) A bit of idiocy and oversight by the director?  
> B) A hint that not everything is realistic so it’s all been a false memory?  
> C) Fire axes are actually standard pieces of equipment on the ISS.

I don’t know about the ISS, but they are standard equipment on submarines. I don’t see what the big deal is. There are plenty of flammables all over (cloth, plastics, electronics). A fire axe is not meant to chop wood. It is meant to knock open enclosures or break apart flaming material.

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