[QUOTE=Rofl my Waff;44572910]So... What the hell was up with the terrible animation sequence during the photosynthesis part in the last episode?[/QUOTE]
It was pretty sub-par.. the episode wasn't too bad all-round though.
Still think Episode 2 is the best, thus far.
So that episode was mostly about space at least.
[QUOTE=Falubii;44673406]So that episode was mostly about space at least.[/QUOTE]
It's about the cosmos and [i]as far as we know[/i] the shit on earth is the most important shit in the cosmos.
[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;44673515]It's about the cosmos and [I]as far as we know[/I] the shit on earth is the most important shit in the cosmos.[/QUOTE]
What? Nothing is important in the cosmos; that's an entirely subjective statement. Anyway, while the series is about science in general I was hoping for more emphasis on astronomy, especially considering that the vast majority of our universe is not Earth.
[QUOTE=Falubii;44673586]What? Nothing is important in the cosmos; that's an entirely subjective statement. Anyway, while the series is about science in general I was hoping for more emphasis on astronomy, especially considering that the vast majority of our universe is not Earth.[/QUOTE]
A lot of the original cosmos was on earth. Cosmos encompasses Earth.
[QUOTE=Falubii;44673586]What? Nothing is important in the cosmos; that's an entirely subjective statement. Anyway, while the series is about science in general I was hoping for more emphasis on astronomy, especially considering that the vast majority of our universe is not Earth.[/QUOTE]
Of course it's subjective. To all of us, earth is the most important thing in the universe right now. It's part of the cosmos, and life is the most intriguing part of reality as "it's a way for the cosmos to know itself" (Carl Sagan), and the only life we really know anything about at all (including its' existence) is on Earth.
[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;44675057]Of course it's subjective. To all of us, earth is the most important thing in the universe right now. It's part of the cosmos, and [b]life is the most intriguing part of reality as "it's a way for the cosmos to know itself"[/b] (Carl Sagan), and the only life we really know anything about at all (including its' existence) is on Earth.[/QUOTE]
Again, totally subjective. If I felt that way I wouldn't be a physicist.
[QUOTE=Falubii;44677654]Again, totally subjective. If I felt that way I wouldn't be a physicist.[/QUOTE]
But why does that mean the show Cosmos has to be all about space?
[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;44678386]But why does that mean the show Cosmos has to be [b]all about space?[/b][/QUOTE]
Your words, not mine. The reason I think it should have more space segments though:
Carl Sagan was an astronomer and the original Cosmos was mostly about space. I was expecting more space stuff since this is supposed to be a spiritual successor to the first.
Also this title screen:
[t]http://oloload.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cosmos-a-spacetime-odyssey-FOX-s1-2014-poster-2.jpg[/t]
Man, I hope to at least witness one major cosmic event in my lifetime (that doesn't kill us all). This show has been great so far.
Science question: Could someone ever fall toward a black hole in such a way that it would evaporate before they crossed the event horizon?
[QUOTE=Mingebox;44709126]Science question: Could someone ever fall toward a black hole in such a way that it would evaporate before they crossed the event horizon?[/QUOTE]
I'm inclined to say no. I'm not expert and know very little about black holes, but I would think if it was small enough to evaporate so quickly then it wouldn't have much pull to it.
[QUOTE=Mingebox;44709126]Science question: Could someone ever fall toward a black hole in such a way that it would evaporate before they crossed the event horizon?[/QUOTE]
I don't think so. Black holes evaporate veeeery slowly. I think falling toward a sizeable enough black hole in the time it takes to evaporate would likely require you to start from outside the observable universe.
Now depending on your definition of "falling toward," you can orbit the black hole. The problem here is gravitational radiation and evaporation of the black hole will probably make your orbit decay. I imagine, even though it takes a looong time for orbits to decay, you'd still fall in before it evaporated.
So basically Falubii is probably right, only doable with a very small black hole.
[editline]3rd May 2014[/editline]
Also, bear in mind that black holes above a certain size are not even losing any mass yet. Rather, they are gaining it by feeding on the cosmic microwave background.
Todays episode was fantastic. Though it really felt like a finale, I thought there were supposed to be 13 episodes.
Really enjoyed the latest episode, probably one of my favorites so far.
[editline]5th May 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=Funsize;44727252]Todays episode was fantastic. Though it really felt like a finale, I thought there were supposed to be 13 episodes.[/QUOTE]
There is, it wasn't a finale.
Dunno why you think it felt like one, I didn't feel like this one was any more like a finale than some of the other ones.
[QUOTE=Funsize;44727252]Todays episode was fantastic. Though it really felt like a finale, I thought there were supposed to be 13 episodes.[/QUOTE]
There are supposed to be 13, according to Wikipedia.
Watching the latest episode before I went to bed influenced my dream. I dreamt I was on a beach on Earth 100 million years in the future. There weren't any humans left and there was a lot of weird debris washing up on the beach. Then I found Neil Degrasse Tyson, who was buried up to the neck in the sand. I asked him what had happened, but I don't remember what his response was. Then I asked him how I can get back to my time, the present. Then a blue delivery truck appeared, and he said step inside, and then I woke up.
[QUOTE=Mr._N;44730717]Watching the latest episode before I went to bed influenced my dream. I dreamt I was on a beach on Earth 100 million years in the future. There weren't any humans left and there was a lot of weird debris washing up on the beach. Then I found Neil Degrasse Tyson, who was buried up to the neck in the sand. I asked him what had happened, but I don't remember what his response was. Then I asked him how I can get back to my time, the present. Then a blue delivery truck appeared, and he said step inside, and then I woke up.[/QUOTE]
Dude awesome dream.
The Halls of Extinction is so fucking ominous. Such a simple design but damn it gives me the creeps.
That was the best episode of the series, IMO.
Faraday & Maxwell are two of my favourites.
Best episode yet IMO. Faraday kicks ass.
I agree, plus they even showed Maxwell's equations if only for a brief second.
That florida joke
The latest episode got pretty damn optimistic near the end, imo.
Just finished watching episode 10.
[video=youtube;URdxh-hOaBw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URdxh-hOaBw[/video]
[QUOTE=GoldenDargon;44860083]The latest episode got pretty damn optimistic near the end, imo.[/QUOTE]
Carl Sagan was a pretty optimistic guy.