Trekkie’s forgive me if I butcher this analogy, but it’s relevant here:
In one of the original Star Trek movies – I think Star Trek III – there is a scene in which the Enterprise is chasing down a stolen ship, carrying the Genesis Device.  The stolen ship, captained by Khan, heads into a nebula to try escape.  Moments pass where neither ship knows where the other is, and they’re effectively flying blind.  Then suddenly Spock makes an observation to the effect of “Khan is not used to space.  He only …