8 Movie Plots That Could Have Been Resolved By Science In Minutes

4. Skip The Humans - The Matrix

As much as it speaks to the existential angst within us all, the chances of a super-intelligent race of machines arriving at the idea of using humans for fuel are pretty slim. This is not because the idea is grotesque, but wildly illogical.

Humans would make extremely poor power sources. A far more efficient strategy would be to take whatever fuel you are using to keep the humans alive, and use that to power your robot empire instead, entirely cutting out the need for leaky human bodies.

Playing fast and loose with the laws of thermodynamics aside, the biggest flaw in the machines' plan is the matrix itself. In order to keep the humans docile and compliant, they have had to create a vast virtual world for their minds to live in. Not only would the programme itself take a load of precious energy to run, but it's a glaring weak spot in the machines' defences, allowing the humans to destroy them from the inside.

So, if you're a super-intelligent AI, bent on world domination, you might want to consider rendering your human power plants braindead before use. Even better, forget the humans and use any number of the non-self-aware animals on Earth to power your robotic empire.