In this episode of "Popcorn Science," discuss the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Topics
- Science Gripes (7:00)
- Tapir do not live in Africa
- Arid environment, but humans likely evolved in arboreal environment
- Little evidence for humans living in caves
- Humans are not the only tool users, monolith didn't grant unique advantage
- Artistic placement of the moon
- Random equations / diagrams on screen: Sci-Fi jibberish
- Space craft: No thrusters
- Moonwalking: Too much gravity, too little falling down
- EVA without tether or thruster packs, gardening gloves
- Discovery:
- Moving too fast: 3 weeks to Mars? 18 weeks to Jupiter?
- Habitation ring too slow (or too much gravity)
- For every action, these wasn't an equal reaction
- Jupiter:
- Science Shine (31:00)
- Centripetal gravity, close enough
- Decent job showing zero-gravity life
- Clavius station under ground, close enough to Tycho for a shuttle
- Infectious disease concerns in space
- Predicted Magnetic anomalies on the Moon!: Lunar Swirls
- Earth phases
- 13 seconds in vacuum, plausible!
- HAL wins at chess
- Smooth space turns: Reaction wheels
- Commercial travel looks modern
- Of it's time (46:33)
- Ratings (59:03)
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