Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25176701-20150119013621/@comment-25176701-20150701202548

^You're not seeing the point. The 100 were sent down because people were DESPERATE to see if Earth was survivable (since there were only 3-4 months of oxygen left). However, if Raven and Finn didn't take the space walk, then there would be more oxygen available. Because of that, the Ark wouldn't be as desperate as they were when they sent down the kids. Since they wouldn't be as desperate to save oxygen, then The 100 being sent down to Earth would have been post-poned.

The Delinquents took up 1 month of oxygen, as stated in the show, that's how everyone got 1 extra month of oxygen by sending them down.

Let's say the space walk didn't happen. The Ark would have 6 months of oxygen. However, since there would be more oxygen the Delinquents wouldn't have been sent down immediately. Because of the greater oxygen supply, they'd still be up on the Ark. The Delinquents, while on the Ark, would be using even more oxygen.

3 months + 3 months (spacewalk oxygen) = 6 months

6 months - 1 month (the amount the Delinquents took up) = 5 months