So after watching the movie, there is part of the plot I don't get, and wondered if anyone can help me.
SPOILERS
Basically Bowman and Poole want to have a conversation without the HAL computer knowing it. So they decide to get into the pod, and they tell HAL to rotate the pod. But by doing this, the pod is rotated where HAL can see through the window and read their lips.
Why would they tell HAL to rotate to the pod at all? If they just would have left the pod where it was, HAL would not have seen through the window to their lips. But by them telling HAL to rotate the pod, the window comes into his view. So why tell him to rotate the pod at all, when it means that the window comes into his sight line?
SPOILERS
Basically Bowman and Poole want to have a conversation without the HAL computer knowing it. So they decide to get into the pod, and they tell HAL to rotate the pod. But by doing this, the pod is rotated where HAL can see through the window and read their lips.
Why would they tell HAL to rotate to the pod at all? If they just would have left the pod where it was, HAL would not have seen through the window to their lips. But by them telling HAL to rotate the pod, the window comes into his view. So why tell him to rotate the pod at all, when it means that the window comes into his sight line?