Bad Astronomy, Penn and Teller, etc. - Page 4

Lamplighter · 09-10-2010, 12:14 AM

That is a neat pic !

xoxoxoBruce · 09-10-2010, 12:49 AM

Are you buying that story, HLJ?

They're really picking off spaceships trying to steal our women, you know.

classicman · 09-10-2010, 08:08 AM

Its the signal to our overlords so they can come save us.

squirell nutkin · 09-10-2010, 10:23 AM

yeah, but can it set planes on fire?

HungLikeJesus · 09-10-2010, 02:15 PM

I think it's used for hunting interstellar space sharks.

squirell nutkin · 09-12-2010, 07:01 PM

Interstellar candygram!

Happy Monkey · 10-07-2010, 12:07 PM

The second episode of his show was not good. It got the math on acceleration for space travel completely wrong. On his blog he said he was simplifying it for the audience, but to paraphrase Einstein, things should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.

In an early segment he sort of simulated a meteor strike, and pointed out that the bacteria in it were killed. That was then defanged by saying that maybe a different species could have survived, and completely ignored when he later discussed the possibility that Earth life could have come from a Martian meteor.

Not a well constructed show.

HungLikeJesus · 10-07-2010, 02:39 PM

Were the equations written on the backs of topless women?

Happy Monkey · 10-07-2010, 02:47 PM

He didn't go into those equations at all, but the one equation he did mention was not written on naked women. That, combined with the fact that it was the Drake equation was disappointing.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-07-2010, 04:37 PM

Maybe we shouldn't be looking for science on an entertainment show, we'll surely be disappointed. The people that produce these shows couldn't care less if we learn anything, as long as we're entertained enough to keep the ratings up. Apparently Mr Wizard and Bill Nye are passé.

09-10-2010, 12:49 AM	#47
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Are you buying that story, HLJ? They're really picking off spaceships trying to steal our women, you know. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-10-2010, 08:08 AM	#48
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Its the signal to our overlords so they can come save us. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

09-10-2010, 10:23 AM	#49
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09-10-2010, 02:15 PM	#50
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I think it's used for hunting interstellar space sharks. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-12-2010, 07:01 PM	#51
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Interstellar candygram! __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

09-10-2010, 12:14 AM	#46
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	That is a neat pic !

10-07-2010, 12:07 PM	#52
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The second episode of his show was not good. It got the math on acceleration for space travel completely wrong. On his blog he said he was simplifying it for the audience, but to paraphrase Einstein, things should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. In an early segment he sort of simulated a meteor strike, and pointed out that the bacteria in it were killed. That was then defanged by saying that maybe a different species could have survived, and completely ignored when he later discussed the possibility that Earth life could have come from a Martian meteor. Not a well constructed show. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-07-2010, 02:39 PM	#53
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Were the equations written on the backs of topless women? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

10-07-2010, 02:47 PM	#54
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	He didn't go into those equations at all, but the one equation he did mention was not written on naked women. That, combined with the fact that it was the Drake equation was disappointing. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-07-2010, 04:37 PM	#55
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Maybe we shouldn't be looking for science on an entertainment show, we'll surely be disappointed. The people that produce these shows couldn't care less if we learn anything, as long as we're entertained enough to keep the ratings up. Apparently Mr Wizard and Bill Nye are passé. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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