How Close To The Sun Can Humanity Get?

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Previous Episode:
Reversing Entropy with Maxwell's Demon
• Reversing Entropy with...
The Sun: an entity worshipped as a god throughout time and across cultures. The source of all life and sustenance for our little blue space rock, and also a force of unthinkable destructive power. But soon humanity will reach out its collective hand and come closer to touching the Sun than we ever have before with the launch of the Parker Solar Probe.
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@mdjones66 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that Matthew O’Dowd always shows enthusiasm for the topics and never a hint of cynicism or boredom. Thanks Matthew. Science is fun.

@dainjahrus 5 жыл бұрын

"but icarus didn't have a carbon composite heat shield..." Bahahahahahaa

@xCorvus7x 5 жыл бұрын

That is the real take-away from this and some other stories. Don't challenge the gods, unless you have the right tools; then you'll be fine either way.

@calebmauer1751 5 жыл бұрын

At the time Icarus made his wings Prometheus hadn't yet stolen carbon composite from the gods.

@skippychurch2965 5 жыл бұрын

Mooseheads never seen the movie sunshine, I take it ;)

@stevelenores5637 4 жыл бұрын

@@skippychurch2965 Even with a near perfect heat shield there is no heat sink to maintain its temperature. It will eventually fail.

@interstitialist4227 4 жыл бұрын

@Mooseheads :: Icarus is the perfect name. Icarus was doing fine until he got TOO CLOSE to the sun. Our Icarus will be exactly the same, where, again, too close means the probe fails.

@wangtoriojackson4315 5 жыл бұрын

10:58 Very diplomatic way of saying "you're an idiot and you are wrong." I like it. I'm stealing it.

@wangtoriojackson4315 5 жыл бұрын

What is that supposed to mean?

@dracolique 5 жыл бұрын

@Phi6er so is trusting your gut over other peoples brains... like our current president.

@alexbeerling1048 5 жыл бұрын

I love that this is what qualifies as a rant from you! Not because it was not a rant, it absolutely was. For you. Which is why I trust you when I need a video to watch that is informative, interesting, and relaxing. You're just the best, man!

@schwidola3549 5 жыл бұрын

1:20 Praise the sun! \o/

@gwyn. 5 жыл бұрын

Praise the sun! \[T]/

@bytefu 5 жыл бұрын

Better praise Joe Pesci, he's a type of guy that gets things done.

@VieraTail 5 жыл бұрын

Praise the sun!! \[T]/

@TheGreatPyroWolf 5 жыл бұрын

Schwi Dola \[T]/

@farmsalot1233 5 жыл бұрын

This is my comment!

@freddieward993 5 жыл бұрын

IS-IS, Nice save brother

@ariochiv 5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't help but chuckle when he declined to pronounce "ISIS".

@mehashi 5 жыл бұрын

It made me sad, because in that moment, the terrorists have scored a victory, they have changed our ways. Every time we nueter ourselves to avoid that topic, they score again. It's gross. People need to stand up and carry on as if those cowardly terror cultists did not even exist.

@alexandruianu8432 5 жыл бұрын

Sheldon Robertson Really? Does Google (or people in general) not know Isis is a Greco-Egyptian goddess with a huge cult in the classical Roman period? I mean, whenever the early history of Christianity is discussed, Mithraism and Isis cult are always mentioned. Are those videos demonetized as well just for mentioning it?

@cherrydragon3120 5 жыл бұрын

mehashi ikr! People are so scared to say their name these days. Like man up!!

@bersl2 5 жыл бұрын

Isis was an Egyptian goddess long before ISIS was a thing, and she is usually the namesake of any I-S-I-S acronym, not a bunch of authoritarian thugs.

@kendotek9414 5 жыл бұрын

Because of ISIS, my friend tossed out his wallet. It had the ISIS logo on it. He still a big fan of "Archer" anyway, LOL!

@Equistration 5 жыл бұрын

Matt's rant is the most civil and respectful I have seen on the entire internet.

@lvl10cooking 5 жыл бұрын

If only I could be as grossly incandescent.

@spacewombat4569 5 жыл бұрын

\ITI/ *it's confirmed, PBS praises the sun*

@robertt9342 5 жыл бұрын

Praise Sol!

@the_bolinator3404 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha wanted to see if anyone had caught the solaire reference. *salutes fellow sunbro*

@BattousaiHBr 5 жыл бұрын

"or I-S-I-S" I see what you did there.

@simonmasbaum8399 4 жыл бұрын

Don't wanna get demonetized, ya know.

@zaptowee6625 3 жыл бұрын

Just remember, everyone you meet on the internet is an expert in everything. Truly an amazing time.

@golden-63 5 жыл бұрын

*"Venus will tug on Parker in just the right way."*

@meesalikeu 4 жыл бұрын

golden86 hellllllz yeah mang

@rubixd9v2 4 жыл бұрын

It’ll be so good Parker will visit Venus a total of 7 times

@injunsun 3 жыл бұрын

Jeeze. 🙄 Now he's gonna get a Venerial disease!

@elweewutroone 3 жыл бұрын

???

@thewhitefang007 5 жыл бұрын

I implore you my brethren to take a moment to ( 1:18 ) #PraisetheSun

@eval_is_evil 5 жыл бұрын

thewhitefang007 also #blighttownbedamned

@alext7074 4 жыл бұрын

\[T]/

@siahsargus2013 2 жыл бұрын

Love that little moment. \[ᴛ]/

@shmuckling 5 жыл бұрын

WOW! This was a GREAT episode! As always, the great comic relieve at the end is icing on the cake!

@bkweddle7599 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure why I thought your "rant" would be a lot more angry, but I'm glad you said it. People tend to get stuck in their own assumptions and ignore possibilities.

@guillep2k 5 жыл бұрын

Well, it's a massive audience channel: he's bound to play it cool. But I think it was written brilliantly, nonetheless... The mastery to say rough things in such an elegant way is something I've only seen in English speakers (my country's language is Spanish).

@DeathBringer769 5 жыл бұрын

*James Clerk Maxwell* was the one who used the word "demon" in 1867. How else were they going to discuss the topic without at least *mentioning* the name? I swear, the people who got overly offended at that and acted like it was even PBS' phrasing or choice of words to begin with were just being ludicrously absurd, if you ask me...

@Lazarus_G 5 жыл бұрын

Outrage at the outraging outrage.

@patrikpass2962 3 жыл бұрын

@Nad Senoj its good that they are watching this though. And some of those nutjobs probably also have immense insight in the spirit which alot of this audience lack.

@francoislacombe9071 5 жыл бұрын

The Carrington event was actually a pair of CMEs, a lesser one that reached Earth on august 29 1859 and caused widespread auroral activity, and the big one that occurred on the Sun on Sept 1 1859 and reached Earth 17.6 hours later. It has been speculated that the first CME cleared the way to allow the second one to travel so quickly (CMEs usually take several days to cross the distance between Earth and the Sun) and making its effects even more powerful than if it had happened alone.

@PhilBoswell 5 жыл бұрын

Nicely spotted: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859

@ScottHz 3 жыл бұрын

@Nad Senoj Yeah, but he said the sun was incandescent gas when we know it’s incandescent *plasma*. ;)

@gringusbingus7172 4 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely fantastic content and I love watching this channel. Great narrating and easily digestible information

@zuilok 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you KSP for teaching me the basics of orbital mechanics. Its really helpful when watching a video like this.

@Nik-vc7ox 5 жыл бұрын

I just discovered this channel, and I went back to the beginning to be able to follow you. I had no idea that you wrote the scripts yourself. I've been telling everyone about this channel. it's my favorite show by far. I fall asleep watching it. I test myself by telling my husband unbelievable things and then answering his questions (because he doesn't believe me)... do you ever lecture in Texas?

@Scorch428 5 жыл бұрын

If you guys are wondering how the new Probe can get so close to the sun without melting, it's made from the same material as my ex-girlfriend's heart.

@elundjdmba 5 жыл бұрын

Ouch! My sympathies. But ask yourself, what role did you play in getting the ball rolling, in “starting the avalanche”, so to speak? You’ll be surprised.

@elundjdmba 5 жыл бұрын

And, of course, LMFAO. Great comment. Massive laughs/word factor.

@simonmasbaum8399 4 жыл бұрын

Is she available for a transplant? Building a new gaming rig.

@injunsun 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, so a pass through the centre isn't out of the question. Cool. Glad she's an ex.

@robjohnston1433 3 жыл бұрын

Oh .. you poor, poor guy! This is your opportunity to try Homosexyism! Believe me, once you try it, you'll never go back! HahahahHeeheehee!

@CuzicanAerospace 5 жыл бұрын

11:20 *APPLAUDS RANT* Stay cool, Matt, and thanks for the reminder to question our own assumptions. As Feynman said, "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool."

@alimibrahem8120 5 жыл бұрын

all love and respect for you, and for all who contributed in this video.. 💕💕💕

@Mark-dc1su 5 жыл бұрын

They MIght Be Giants said that they were wrong, that the sun is not a mass of incandescent gas but is actually a miasma of incandescent plasma.

@raikuthedragon3907 3 жыл бұрын

I SCROLLED SO DANG FAR TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE WHO COULD GET THAT!!!!!

@ScottHz 3 жыл бұрын

@@raikuthedragon3907 Yes, (Why Does the Sun Shine?) - they updated it with a new song, “Why Does the Sun Really Shine”, where they work in plasma and refer to the earlier song ;)

@skeletonrowdie1768 5 жыл бұрын

3:06 so basically the sun can EMP the hell out of us at any moment lol

@ColinRichardson 5 жыл бұрын

7:00 "will do multiple flybys of Venus to reduce speed" - Wonder if that will actually speed Venus up? Equal and Opposite reaction and all that jazz.. 7:16 "Venus will end up travelling infinitesimally faster" - I FEEL SMARTS!!!

@fedos 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a cost estimator who used to write cost requirements documents for NASA. Parker Solar Probe (then Solar Probe Plus) was the last mission I worked on before leaving to support the Air Force.

@BackflipsBen 5 жыл бұрын

Great responses to comments, and great episode as always. Keep up the great work!

@marctelfer6159 5 жыл бұрын

If the Parker Solar Probe is anything like the Parker Square, something might go wrong :P

@MrDick-kz8qc 5 жыл бұрын

Lulz. Crossover jokes ftw.

@phlimy 5 жыл бұрын

It will go successfully in orbit but they'll forget to deactivate debug mode and it will send random data instead of the sensors' data.

@DrakkarCalethiel 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing better than crossover jokes!:D

@dAvrilthebear 5 жыл бұрын

Marc Telfer, I scrolled down looking for this comment! :)

@-_Nuke_- 5 жыл бұрын

oh no... that meme again

@Pedro-tl7jg 5 жыл бұрын

I can tell you're sick or there is something wrong with your throat. Get better soon! Amazing vid as always.

@peterb9481 Жыл бұрын

Good episode. Fun to watch. I liked the answers to the comments - which were nicely done (concise, clear, informative and respectful).

@nickychimes4719 5 жыл бұрын

The best! Great communication skills!!! Calm and cool! Your species salutes you, thaaaaanks for the knowledge!

@gravijta936 5 жыл бұрын

14:05 Did Matt just say "poultry"? I'm cluckling! That just made my day! :D

@jacquesstoop2587 5 жыл бұрын

Gravijta no he said “paltry”

@gravijta936 5 жыл бұрын

Jacques Stoop Close enough, I'll take it!

@cherrydragon3120 5 жыл бұрын

You gotta be chicken me...

@Master_Therion 5 жыл бұрын

13:41 Hey, that's me! Making it into comment responses has been a long awaited dream of mine. I'd like to thank my parents, teachers, Matt O'Dowd, and most of all, the demonic forces of James Clerk Maxwell.

@gravijta936 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats!

@adeshpoz1167 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 Congrats! 👍

@sebastianelytron8450 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy this one. The second time it feels nowhere near as good. Speaking from experience. 😒

@alexkorocencev7689 5 жыл бұрын

Sebastian Elytron, same I was featured 3 times and I only felt the first time powerful

@theunaphotobomber 5 жыл бұрын

/r/nobodyasked

@DeimosWannabe 5 жыл бұрын

I wanna say that I appreciated that nod to They Might Be Giants there

@ScottHz 3 жыл бұрын

But not the updated song - a miasma of incandescent plasma. ;)

@emanuelebonura783 5 жыл бұрын

1:29 - The perfect channel doesn't exi...

@TheExoplanetsChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always

@bfkc111 5 жыл бұрын

This is like saying "The Deathly Hallows" sounds like something jovial, light and something to lick (only talking about the name itself, not giving a flying pig's ass bput the book or movie - unless you mean Emma Watson).

@RoboBoddicker 5 жыл бұрын

"We did it! We launched ISS into the sun!" "Wait, did you say ISIS, or ISS? "Well, I...uh...which one did YOU say?"

@NightWanderer31415 4 жыл бұрын

I never thought one of your videos could be so glossly incandescent.

@wwtoonlinkfan 5 жыл бұрын

I remember reading about this mission in middle school, back when it was called Solar Probe Plus. Now I'm 4 years into college, and it's finally launching.

@espalorp3286 5 жыл бұрын

While Venus tugs on Parker, humanity will be watching intently. For science of course.

@Sk1erDev 5 жыл бұрын

How do they deal with the intense solar radiation affecting the data being stored on the probe?

@garethdean6382 5 жыл бұрын

The stored data and broadcasting equipment are in a faraday cage that acts as a radiation shield and stored in duplex. This is why data transmission occurs away from the sun when the equipment can be run without risk of damaging it.

@fieldfairy9845 3 жыл бұрын

@@garethdean6382 I was wondering the same thing. Thank you for that insight

@mienaikoe 5 жыл бұрын

Hope you feel better soon!

@raikuthedragon3907 3 жыл бұрын

0:59 I could have sworn he was semi-quoting a They Might Be Giants song and my heart smiled. I can't exactly remember what it's called but my childhood knows it's real.

@ScottHz 3 жыл бұрын

They have a new song to correct their first sun song (Why Does The Sun Shine?), “Why Does The Sun Really Shine”, in which they correct this video and the earlier song - “The sun is a miasma of incadescent plasma... Forget what you’ve been told in the past”... “Forget that Song, They got it wrong, That thesis has been rendered invalid - Great, funky groove to go with the science :)

@NewMessage 5 жыл бұрын

I once told my Dad I thought it was unfair that he got a Father's Day, but I didn't get a Son's Day, and he replied that I get one at the end of every week. I won't embarrass myself telling you how old I was when I got the pun...

@daryljonesfoster4102 5 жыл бұрын

I don't get it ?

@someguy3766 4 жыл бұрын

@@daryljonesfoster4102 Sunday dude.

@daryljonesfoster4102 4 жыл бұрын

@@someguy3766 ohhhhhh woooowww lol thanks bro 😂🤣😂

@someguy3766 4 жыл бұрын

@@daryljonesfoster4102 No problem. ;)

@jc.1191 4 жыл бұрын

You're dad was smart. Mine just told me every day was my day. Didn't seem like it. Lol

@hardcorecap 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Parker will find that teapot up there.

@aurorafrost288 5 жыл бұрын

That was really a missed opportunity on Elon Musk's part. If they can launch a Tesla into a stellar orbit, they should have thought to launch a teapot as well, forever spoiling that argument.

@hardcorecap 5 жыл бұрын

I was too busy having Heavy Metal flashbacks to think of that. :D

@ViewtifulSam 5 жыл бұрын

Your (very polite) rant was incredibly on point :-)

@BillySugger1965 5 жыл бұрын

Holy crap Matt, hope you feel better soon!

@AbhijayPaul 5 жыл бұрын

*PRAISE THE SUN* \[T]/

@farmsalot1233 5 жыл бұрын

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@akk2944 5 жыл бұрын

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@timh.6872 5 жыл бұрын

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@VladVladislav790 5 жыл бұрын

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@kendotek9414 5 жыл бұрын

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@Trex-or6cd 5 жыл бұрын

1:18 we can make a religion out of this...

@se6586 4 жыл бұрын

Why do you think Christians go to church on SUNday

@Another_Random_Dave 5 жыл бұрын

The way he’s standing at 2:36 hurts my knees just thinking about it 😩😞

@ScottHz 3 жыл бұрын

That’s so weird! I hope it’s a fisheye lens effect with the green screen!

@nachannachle2706 5 жыл бұрын

Me: Do you know how far the Sun is? ParkerSolarProbe: Yes, I got wind of it.

@garethdean6382 5 жыл бұрын

Me: Is it boring i=out there in the solar wind? Parker: No it,s a gas.

@Dispariabooks 5 жыл бұрын

Needs to fly with the Solaire Amiibo as the vessel's figurehead. You'll find your sun good buddy, you'll find your sun!

@apokatastasian2831 5 жыл бұрын

Did i detect a "They Might Be Giants" homage in there?

@erichodge567 4 жыл бұрын

Space Time is such a beautiful show.

@Kevin.Andrews 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative! Thanks.

@justafied4665 5 жыл бұрын

I like this guy, he’s like the cool smart brother of Russell Brand.

@timothymclean 5 жыл бұрын

How good are the onboard heat radiators? (It also helps if you put really good mirrors on the front. Isaac Arthur has a good video about it.)

@Ricocossa1 5 жыл бұрын

Mirrors yes but I don't think radiators can help. Those work by increasing the contact surface between a hot system and a cold one, thus increasing the flow of heat from the hot system to the cold one. It works wonders to cool off a system that generates its own heat, but putting radiators on the probe, which is colder than the outside, will only increase its temperature.

@abz998 5 жыл бұрын

鋼の無神論者：The Fullmetal Atheist it depends on how big they are. Seeing as we're working with a mass limit for the satellite it probably won't be viable here though.

@TheBackyardChemist 5 жыл бұрын

All objects radiate heat away, look up black body radiation. So if you have a large enough radiator in the vacuum of space, and it is in shade, it can be used to remove heat.

@itdoesntworkthatway 5 жыл бұрын

鋼の無神論者：The Fullmetal Atheist You can active radiators when you are away from the sun to cool off. And deactivate them when you are close to avoid getting more heat.

@Ricocossa1 5 жыл бұрын

anil sert you're right I didn't think about that.

@nexaentertainment2764 5 жыл бұрын

The ADR at ~0:49 is pretty hilarious

@ArtArtisian 5 жыл бұрын

ty for expanding on the memory issue. It's a bit tricky to think through what that implies.

@fayeharrison1741 3 жыл бұрын

2018: "The Stellar Corona" Everyone in 2018: "ahh yes" 2020: "The Solar Corona" Everyone in 2020: "AAaAaHhHH ThE sUn HaS CoRoNaViRuS!" the future just gets worse and worse...

@HaikatrineKat 3 жыл бұрын

Either way it'll be 2024 before we figure it out.

@Emma.Lily69 5 жыл бұрын

With advanced knowledge of a solar flare event, how protected would a satellites that is powered down be during a Carrington-like event? Similarly, outside of Faraday cages, could personal devices on earth be protected by powerplants temporarily shutting off?

@garethdean6382 5 жыл бұрын

It's possible to provide a reasonable amount of protection, especially for satellites which are mostly designed to have a 'safe mode' they can go into for such events. Earth-based systems are far more vulnerable, especially the grid as a whole. 'Turning off' will help but there would still be extensive damage.

@horizonbrave1533 5 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the Launch!

@mediawolf1 5 жыл бұрын

@PBSSpaceTime Y'all know I'm a big fan. One pet peeve + request. Whenever I see videos of sun activity I always wonder what time scale I'm seeing. I always wish solar videos would include a rolling timestamp in the corner so I can get a sense of how sped up it is and on what time scale all this stuff is unfolding. Just a thought for the future. Thanks!

@HereBeDragonsYT 5 жыл бұрын

Matt... You're sounding a bit ill. Take the rest of the day off. If anybody asks, tell them i said ot was ok.

@LuisAldamiz 5 жыл бұрын

It's winter in Australia...

@v.k.8153 5 жыл бұрын

He sounds fine to me, but I'm not about to tell anybody NOT to take the day off!

@kevinallart6208 5 жыл бұрын

I'm noticing something wrong too. Hope he gets better, that's never fun to be sick.

@rollieroulston 5 жыл бұрын

He lives in New York City

@nathanielcook1583 5 жыл бұрын

Im down here checking to see if anybody else noticed

@alexhansen7074 5 жыл бұрын

Praise the Sun! If only I could be so gloriously incandescent

@evilhobbes1 5 жыл бұрын

Praise the sun!!!

@TheGanamaster 5 жыл бұрын

One thing that I love most on the PBS space time show is how they manage to say the exactly same last words on every video...how to explain that using space time theory?

@stonedhomer621 5 жыл бұрын

I can't wait for the incoming discoveries.

@gravijta936 5 жыл бұрын

My definition of the sun: "Natures BBQ" I hope NASA didn't forget to bring the chicken!

@Master_Therion 5 жыл бұрын

Gravijta In order to save weight, NASA will send eggs, not full grown chickens. They plan on cooking the eggs "sunny side up."

@kinorai 5 жыл бұрын

Gravijta mmmmmmm plasma baked chicken.... Mmmmmmm

@gravijta936 5 жыл бұрын

Philippe You just made me drool. :F

@martinsalko1 5 жыл бұрын

Praaaaise the suuuuuun!

@laneromel5667 5 жыл бұрын

Not to worry they will go at night

@DesolatorMagic 5 жыл бұрын

We literally can't go to the beach without sunscreen so I'll say slightly farther than Earth currently is lol.

@dspicerj 5 жыл бұрын

DesolatorMagic who is "we"

@Sciolist 5 жыл бұрын

DesolatorMagic you can't, darker part of human race has no problem with it.

@monks311 5 жыл бұрын

We? Lol in LA, sunscreen is almost none existing. Unless it tans you up

@hamstsorkxxor 5 жыл бұрын

Sciolist Dark skin is equal to a SPF of about 4-13 or so. Less likely to get sunburn, but black people still get increased risk of melanoma from the sun, and absolutely should protect themselves from the sun, particularly at noon. Further, the mortality rate amongst black melanoma victims is significantly higher than amongst people with pale skin. Also, melanin gives protection from UVA and UVB, but not much against UVC, so going unprotected anywhere that isn't shielded by ozone is a big no-no, regardless of skintune.

@oqsy 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, we literally can, and have for hundreds of thousands of years. Google "literally" and simmer down.

@skeletonrowdie1768 5 жыл бұрын

Most self contained and calm rant ive ever seen

@donlloreda 5 жыл бұрын

Hey! Love your videos, keep on educating mates.

@Scribe13013 5 жыл бұрын

I think...that In time...we may find ourselves closer to the sun...than we ever imagined

@klausedwin 5 жыл бұрын

How so?

@NonDelusional74611 5 жыл бұрын

Klaus Christiansen it’ll go red giant in a few billion.

@frankschneider6156 5 жыл бұрын

or wanted

@Scribe13013 5 жыл бұрын

We're connected to it...and through it to the center of the galaxy...and to It

@IcyBliels 5 жыл бұрын

PRAISE THE SUN! \ロ/

@kinorai 5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Heister praise him or not... He's still gonna swallow us whole in a couple billion of years....The sun is a Prick. We worshipped you forever and that's how you thank us?!?

@mahtoosacks 5 жыл бұрын

\[T]/

@qwadratix 3 жыл бұрын

This is close enough for me thank you.

@frankcrawford416 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. God bless!

@MrRolnicek 5 жыл бұрын

Living in Europe this summer I'd say humanity is way too close to the Sun already. Can't we do something about this global warming thing?

@johnnyd1678 5 жыл бұрын

MrRolnicek if everyone went to one side of earth and just kept doing pushups... no nm, that's not how it works.

@nicolaiveliki1409 5 жыл бұрын

Johnny D, we should send all Robots to the Galapagos Islands and light their exhaust on fire at noon time

@johnnyd1678 5 жыл бұрын

Nicolai Veliki local time, obviously 😁

@nicolaiveliki1409 5 жыл бұрын

Quite obviously ;-) I hadn't actually thought about local/global time because I was referring to the phenomenon of noon instead of the time.

@keithshaw2269 5 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, it's a myth/con.

@jwilliams703 5 жыл бұрын

Why didint they call it Icarus? seems like they missed out on that one.

@jwilliams703 5 жыл бұрын

I hear ya, but its just a story and luck isn't a thing, chance is.

@DeathBringer769 5 жыл бұрын

Even rocket scientists can get superstitious with expensive launches with a million possible ways to go wrong, lol. It's just human nature ;)

@TS1336 5 жыл бұрын

Naming it Icarus and watching it eventually fail would discourage anyone from using mythological names again, it would also focus the attention of dumb people into the "do we need to send space probes while people starve?" pseudebate

@Lazarus_G 5 жыл бұрын

Lightblue Mobius please, trigger warning, man. Now I'm going to be all micro-aggressed for the rest of the day.

@ttoughtask7296 5 жыл бұрын

Dan Nguyen because Icuras was killed because he flew too close to the Sun you numpty

@KillroyWasHere86 4 жыл бұрын

I love the callback to The Sun Song.

@maxtrax3258 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idee with resetting the latches. Helped me to understand the demon.

@herculesrockefeller2984 5 жыл бұрын

The Sun is still a mass of incandescent gas? I thought it was a miasma of incandescent plasma??

@Mrdest211 5 жыл бұрын

"You'd think it'd be easy, the Sun's the biggest object in the solar system and has the strongest gravity" *laughs in kerbal*

@altortugas5979 5 жыл бұрын

Survey complete. Long live Matt O'Dowd and Space Time!

@seandraco3797 5 жыл бұрын

This is so awesome!

@parzh 5 жыл бұрын

Like first, then watch

@praise336 3 жыл бұрын

Corona.... lol

@pradbitt7815 5 жыл бұрын

his voice is too soothing

@skeletonrowdie1768 5 жыл бұрын

Man, you really do the sun justice!

@RobertSzasz 5 жыл бұрын

The sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace. Edit:fixed autocorrect

@derfunkhaus 5 жыл бұрын

So what you're saying is, the sun is a miasma of incandescent plasma

@derfunkhaus 5 жыл бұрын

They Might Be Giants, 1993: "Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abCUis-Eq5edZY0.html They Might Be Giants, 2009: "Why Does the Sun Really Shine? (The Sun is a Miasma of Incandescent Plasma)" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qbKberaHnr2ofXU.html

@chrisewers 5 жыл бұрын

Praise the Sun!

@Dahxelb 5 жыл бұрын

I Always LOVE the final answer to last video's questions! They're always spot on and hilarious. I mean, come on people. ;)

@RaoulBorges 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the rant.

@NeonsStyleHD 5 жыл бұрын

If you're about to debunk something you see or hear on this show with your own pet theory. Here's a good starting point. Ask yourself; some of the best minds on this planet have tackled whatever issue you're into (maxwells demon say), and more than likely, you've missed something. *_Knee jerk comments are best left for jerks!_*

@davecarsley8773 4 жыл бұрын

That's right. Don't question science as presented to you-- that's not how science works!! "the science is settled".... ALWAYS.

@username975312468 5 жыл бұрын

PRAISE THE SUN!!

@Actual420Ninja 5 жыл бұрын

i shall stay here and observe the sun

@Banana-senpai 5 жыл бұрын

Dark souls references give me life thank you

@edwardgreen4684 5 жыл бұрын

'Don't be afraid to question the conclusions of our best geniuses, that's how scientific revolutions happen, but also don't be afraid to question your own instincts' an important lesson for humanity right now!