Reply to: Horizon; Asteroids

[derekthedalek]

This is the only one of the current run of Horizon that I'll bother to watch.

Whether that says anything about me or about the current state of Horizon, I'm not altogether sure.

Didn't you once build a little rockery in earth orbit from asteroids?

[Pogle]

I think David Attenborough's got a new series starting on Friday about the origins of life; could be worth watching.

We at Pogle Acres are looking forward to this

[TimberWolf]

Although I preferred the 'fa' sound used in the Horizon film

Here's the Horizon version, which I think is better:

[TimberWolf]

I thought the 'Pre-Big Bang' one was good if a little WTF???? And the one about how the mind interprets senses was ace, this guy wore a belt that always vibrated at the point facing magnetic north, after a few days he couldn't describe his experience to someone who hadn't tried it themselves, it sort of melded into a sixth sense that he no longer had to give any thought to.

I was intrigued enough by your description to go and watch it. It was indeed very good. BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Horizon, 2010-2011, Is Seeing Believing?

Here's a short in-lined video of the McGurk effect:

Although I preferred the 'fa' sound used in the Horizon film

[gingerjedi]

This is the only one of the current run of Horizon that I'll bother to watch.

Whether that says anything about me or about the current state of Horizon, I'm not altogether sure.

I thought the 'Pre-Big Bang' one was good if a little WTF???? And the one about how the mind interprets senses was ace, this guy wore a belt that always vibrated at the point facing magnetic north, after a few days he couldn't describe his experience to someone who hadn't tried it themselves, it sort of melded into a sixth sense that he no longer had to give any thought to.

[Paddy]

Saw this last night, quite enjoyable; watch it here if you've missed it.

BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Horizon, 2010-2011, Asteroids - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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[Dearnla]

I think David Attenborough's got a new series starting on Friday about the origins of life; could be worth watching.

It'll be about those Asteroids again, you mark my words

[Mich the Tester]

This is the only one of the current run of Horizon that I'll bother to watch.

Whether that says anything about me or about the current state of Horizon, I'm not altogether sure.

I think David Attenborough's got a new series starting on Friday about the origins of life; could be worth watching.

[Dearnla]

Usual dumbed down BBC Horizon.

Asteroids are rocks, some are big, some are small, the big ones are easier to spot, so the small ones are more dangerous as we won't have much/any warning that one is about to hit a major city.

There you are, why do they need an hour to tell you that.

Not true - they found 3 (out of 100k+ !!) that are made out of water - and therefore concluded that all the earth's water came from Asteroid hits...

[RichardCranium]

And how was it playing asteroids with someone's pint spilled in that screen well?

See the glass screen over the buttons? That single sheet covered the entire game table.

And this was back in the days when tables were cleaned with a bowl of soapy water and a cloth, rather than spraying some ineffectual cleaner on the food remnants and rubbing a greasy rag over it to smear it about a bit like they do now.

[Mich the Tester]

I can help!

I ain't frightened of no asteroids.

I'll blow 'em away! Ha ha!




I do miss those sit-down-games in pubs. I wonder why they went away?

And how was it playing asteroids with someone's pint spilled in that screen well?

[RichardCranium]

Just thought I'd get a slightly nerdier thread going to amuse the science geeks among us.

I can help!

I ain't frightened of no asteroids.

I'll blow 'em away! Ha ha!




I do miss those sit-down-games in pubs. I wonder why they went away?

[TykeMerc]

I watched it, quite an interesting programme even though they obviously have to put big lumps of the science into simple terms for those without a scientific background to be able to watch it.

I enjoyed it.

[TimberWolf]

Well at least it was more interesting than yet more politics, eco-bloody-nomics or financial markets and that kind of boring crap.

Just thought I'd get a slightly nerdier thread going to amuse the science geeks among us.

Sorry,

There was an interesting cookery programme on earlier on BBC1 on how to make oven chips amongst other things. It involved a tennis racket restrung with wire, a spud gun, a leaf blower and dry ice. Firing a spud through atennis racket strung with wire looked remarkably effective.

[Mich the Tester]

Usual dumbed down BBC Horizon.

Well at least it was more interesting than yet more politics, eco-bloody-nomics or financial markets and that kind of boring crap.

Just thought I'd get a slightly nerdier thread going to amuse the science geeks among us.

Sorry,