Re falling... "You can drop a mouse down a thousand-yard mine shaft and, on arriving at the bottom, it gets a slight shock and walks away. A rat is killed, a man is broken, a horse splashes." - J.B.S. Haldane
Physics is great and so are physical constants but as Sir Terry Pratchett keeps pointing out in his magic/science books. Narratavium is the essential element. In books, magic is involved so physics takes a back seat. I love the pace and enthusiasm of your lectures. If I were 35 years younger I would be working hard at different A Levels than I did and apply to Gresham College
You forgot to mention "Cosmic Casanova" by Arthur C. Clarke of 1957 about Princess Leia Lau since gigantic creatures of fossil record could only exist inside a pressurized off world colony station or aboard a spacecraft. Read "Science of Science Fiction" by Peter Nicholls where they quote Isaac Asimov.
1966 movie Fantastic Voyage....... They shrunk humans and a submatine small enough to be injected through a hypodermic needle into another normal sized human body to explore it's internal system.
Penguins of madagascar movie We’re rich boys, what do you want Can we have a gold airbus a380…solid gold…but what about the laws of physics…we’re rich…the laws of physics don’t apply to us
Actually, Voltaire is using French feet, not English feet... 5 French feet would be about 5.5 English feet, which wouldn't be abnormal even now. This, by the way, is also why the idea that Napoleon was short is false, but of so useful for caricaturists.
I liked the bit about Angels having 4ft wide chests to support their wings, puts new meaning into the term "muscular Christianity". 👍
Re falling... "You can drop a mouse down a thousand-yard mine shaft and, on arriving at the bottom, it gets a slight shock and walks away. A rat is killed, a man is broken, a horse splashes." - J.B.S. Haldane
Physics is great and so are physical constants but as Sir Terry Pratchett keeps pointing out in his magic/science books. Narratavium is the essential element. In books, magic is involved so physics takes a back seat.
I love the pace and enthusiasm of your lectures. If I were 35 years younger I would be working hard at different A Levels than I did and apply to Gresham College
This is an excellent lecture. I only wish it was longer. :) Thank you.
I'm reminded of the quote above the entrance to the Pythagorean Order. "No one ignorant of geometry shall enter."
Awesome video!
Thank you for the lecture!
For higher dimensions see "Aperiodic Quasicrystals of Modulated Phase".
Thank you!!!
You forgot to mention "Cosmic Casanova" by Arthur C. Clarke of 1957 about Princess Leia Lau since gigantic creatures of fossil record could only exist inside a pressurized off world colony station or aboard a spacecraft.
Read "Science of Science Fiction" by Peter Nicholls where they quote Isaac Asimov.
You steal from my Dad's comrade, Professor Haldane's 'On Being the Right Size'.you naughty lady.
1966 movie Fantastic Voyage....... They shrunk humans and a submatine small enough to be injected through a hypodermic needle into another normal sized human body to explore it's internal system.
Penguins of madagascar movie
We’re rich boys, what do you want
Can we have a gold airbus a380…solid gold…but what about the laws of physics…we’re rich…the laws of physics don’t apply to us
Nice one! Cheers!
Fascinating!
Actually, Voltaire is using French feet, not English feet... 5 French feet would be about 5.5 English feet, which wouldn't be abnormal even now. This, by the way, is also why the idea that Napoleon was short is false, but of so useful for caricaturists.
I wish there would have been something about the maths and numerology shared by the world's religions in here.
Journey's ??
What's your point here?
Journeys is the plural of journey.
Baz Snell They had an apostrophe in Journeys, but they have fixed it now.
Shades of another professor of geometry albeit descriptive Marcel Grossman.