It's an interesting game to play, trying to make sense of something someone made up for the purposes of fictional entertainment. However, it does remind me of this exchange:

    Leonard Hofstadter: 210, and you throw in the Iron Man helmet.

    Stuart:             Are you crazy? That helmet's signed by
                        Robert Downey Jr.

    Leonard Hofstadter: So?

    Stuart:             Okay, if you're gonna question the importance
                        of an actor's signature on a plastic helmet
                        from a movie based on a comic book, then all
                        of our lives have no meaning!

Maybe out lives have no meaning ...