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Station Purpose
- The Orchid could have to do with medical, zoological and/or psychological research using the rabbits.
- The Orchid is for research on time travel. Marvin Candle loses his arm immediately after this video is shot (when the countdown reaches zero). There are other undesirable effects resulting in the "Incident". This seems unlikely, as the footage at the end of the film appears to be a second take of the film, where we see Dr. Candle's arm seems to be functioning normally
- The Orchid is another station to use electromagnetism, as shown by the mention of the Casamir Effect [1] in the Orchid orientation film, which is the theory of electromagnetism manifesting itself as a force between conducting metals and dielectrics. This may be the source of the black smoke/Cerberus system. (Sammiel1 09:17, 5 February 2008 (PST))
- Research into the Casimir effect [2] as mentioned in the film has led to theories that it could be used to "stabilize a wormhole to allow faster than light travel". The Island has unique electromagnetical properties that can be harnessed in this way and the purpose of the station is to explore this.
- It is has also said that through the use of a perfect lens the "effect could be reversed causing small objects to be repelled rather than attracted". This is somehow related to how the Island cannot be found.
"Not Botanical Research"
- Perhaps the Orchid used to be botanical research, but something happened (an "incident"?) and DHARMA changed it, maybe even tried to cover up the fact.
- Part of Dharma wants to stop this time travel research while another faction wants it continued. Ben helps shut it down and "blocks" the island from view. The other faction has now returned via the freighter.
Rabbits
- Apparently something undesirable happens when two rabbits labeled with the same number interact.
- The two rabbits can not interact because it is the same rabbit. Time travel stories always include the caveat that you cannot interact with yourself. In this case, the rabbit disappears along with the part of Marvin Candle's arm as he tries to replace it in the box.
- The number 15 rabbit was supposed to be in the film, and he was going to demonstrate or talk about its relevance, but it was cut out of the film. Perhaps the rabit was going to be a demonstration of what they actually do at the orchid and how it can be acheived, they may have sent it through time, making it appear half way through the film.
- Sort of like in Back to The Future where Doc Brown puts his dog Einstein a minute in to the future just to explain the basic theory of time travel.
Misc
- The shot of the man riding the bicycle is a reference to The Third Policeman, in which the scientist/philosopher DeSelby holds strange theories about the transfer of atoms between people and bicycles.
