Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer fan questions about low-gravity physics, the weight of Thor’s hammer, aerodynamics and more with physicist Charles Liu.
We explore games in Star Trek like Parrises Squares and other geeky games. How much does Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, weigh? How high could a high jumper jump on the moon? We break down gravitational acceleration and do some physics calculations.
Could you play a sport on Jupiter or Saturn? Find out what it would be like to play Quidditch on Jupiter. Would you be able to shoot an arrow farther on the moon? Could you throw something into orbit? We discuss golfing at high altitude and the effects of air pressure and humidity on the movement of the ball.
Will we ever reach a point where we can’t create any more world records? Could we just start modifying people? We also get into the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. What challenges will they have to watch out for? How will they work around the heat? All that and more on another grab bag Cosmic Queries!
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Real bad look on the JRE the other day. Egomaniacal behavior is extremely off-putting
I love that Neil is confident. I was always taught to be quiet with my ideas or comments. Sometimes I’m taken back by his strong voice and I have to remember we don’t have to make ourselves small to please others.
On the moon you could go ninja if you had the skill and add spin. It would be so easy a kid could do it. Get some serious lift. It's actually an interesting thought. When it comes to artificial take off from the moon or low gravity objects. Ballistic take offs.
I am not a sports person at all, I have basically zero interest in the subject. But this squad surprisingly made sports very interesting for me, thank you guys! Great worldbuilding ideas for games alien cultures from planets with different conditions could have.😆
A moon base three or four years from now. But surely you jest. Dream on.
On archery and javelin there is another problem: arrows use their air resistance to fly straight. So they wil start toppling and might not stick in the target if they hit side first.
Mr. Tyson, I'm trying to find the answer to this question. What will an object like the Earth Will do if the mass or gravity was increased, or decreased will it go further away from the sun, closer, or will it stay in the same orbit. with out changing the speed.
The iron in my blood is from supernova and the calcium in my bones is from Little supernova
Psilocybn Neil…
Your understanding of mushrooms is exactly the same as mine before I had an experience with them…
After the experience of unbelievable clarity, focus, deep expansive understanding of Geometry, universal logic, genes energy matter and processes connected from the beginning of time…Levels of perception/perspective and awareness that make what you are saying if not infantile almost laughable.
You need a good experience to know what you are talking about with magic mushrooms brother.
Much Love 🌍
i think i saw this before
Charles is such a great guest, love his enthusiasm.
Lunar golf sounds awesome
do more of this 🙂
The way they de-aged neil in the thumbnail has me lmao 😂
Arrow on the moon would not work, you need the fins to stabilize the arrow, they don't work without air
I think Dark matter is nothing but frozen time.
Dark matter melts into time and expands the space of Universe, it bends light at denser points, yet only detectable by its effect on observer and is always untouchable and unfathomable like time.
When velocity of an object increases, dark matter acts thicker to it like ice, rather than liquid, and melts slowly. Hence time dilation in relativity
Just like when a spacecraft re-enters earths atmosphere, it feels air thicker than it normally does at lower speeds
A wormhole is the absence of dark matter due to excessive melting and it consumes lots of energy to maintain it.
Dark matter touches almost everything observable, hence information is passed on between entangled particles
Dark matter limits the speed of light. Speeds higher than C is also possible in the absence of Dark matter (Eg. inside Wormhole)
Gravity thickens Dark Matter. It melts slowly near the source of gravity and melts faster into time when away from the source of gravity
Dark matter exists even before Big Bang and acts as a controlling canvas for Big Bang. And the Big Bang is currently spreading on it
I would totally tune into a Parisi squares game on the moon , with a extra big batt if the ion malet isn't available!!!
Balloon jousting on Jupiter
His thumbnail picture looks like it’s from his Nova days
Possible Paresi Squares are like a combo of hockey, rugby, and American Gladiators! Lol
My favorite foursome great show team
Please do a sports edition World Cup episode. It’s only the largest sporting event in history
I am so sorry to be the bearer of bad news Lord nice but my information is that there are not one not two but nine air conditioned stadiums for the World Cup. Therefore I am missing it on purpose
35:42 Didn’t we (not personally involved) hit the limit on the marathon and some snickers mark had to invent new shoes?
I wonder how long would MJ stay in the air on the Moon.. just sayin'.. ✌🏽
I know you guys only take questions from Patrons, but I have an Idea you NEED to try. I am sure you've seen the youtube channels, Astrum and SEA? You've gotta get those guys on for interviews!!!! The quality of their content is phenomenal. I dare say, Awesome….IMO, this word is warranted!
i don't wanna mess u uup
i solvent the ping pong cup
i am out of boo hmm
the bear was on shrooms
the movie the bear was it on shrooms hmm i hope not hmm
neil this guys glesses look like ar
i think you hmm look away
mirror periferal math