You do know that Andy Weir consulted with NASA to make The Martian as accurate as possible?
The plastic/duct tape thing would be perfectly serviceable for a repair like that which doesn't have to be perfect, has to just be good enough to keep him alive. The book is well worth a read by the way.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sun 29 Nov 2015, 14:18,
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