@GusF: James Corden is pretty funny if you haven't seen him on TV 7 nights a week for the past 5 years.
@Magnetar_Melon: The Ninja special was definitely a low point of Mythbusters. Around that time, there was a LOT of heat on the Discovery message boards about the poor science of tests.
If you have watched the latest season it is a great deal better. Hard figures are given for the results of most every test, and there are regular breakaways where the testing methodology is explained by one of the Mythbusters.
I am afraid to say that complaints about the quality of science on Mythbusters are... busted (sorry).
If you have watched the latest season it is a great deal better. Hard figures are given for the results of most every test, and there are regular breakaways where the testing methodology is explained by one of the Mythbusters.
I am afraid to say that complaints about the quality of science on Mythbusters are... busted (sorry).
@Coen: The Doctor's nemesis will be crack.
A very special episode....
@AlexKap: Did you notice how little cgi there was in the episode? Made up for, as you said by the writing. I am taking this as a very good omen.
@Roklimber: One of the commenters in that link nails it:
"Thermostats employ a "dead band", that is, the compressor that cools the fridge will come on at one temperature and not shut off till the temperature reaches a point considerably below the temperature at which the compressor was started.
If a fridge thermostat has a big deadband, putting something hot in it will be frozen faster than something cold simply because the hot sample triggers the thermostat and brings more cooling capacity to the sample. You won't see the effect if your fridge has a more modest dead band."
@nightsweat: Yep. Have had this come up a couple of times, once with new age types, the other with evangelical christians. This story was going around in the 90s as 'proof' that science was on shaky foundations.
On both occasions, I put two identical plastic ice trays, one with boiled water, one with cold tap water in the freezer and the cold water iced over and went solid first. Similar ice trays each time, but different freezers.
Maybe there IS some combination of temperature and pressure that causes this, but if it does happen, it is extremely rare.
@TimsBoot: Psychic Aliens. With faster than light travel. And thrustless anti-gravity. And artificial gravity. And this tech scales for small ships. And an energy weapon that can destroy an entire city with one shot. And thermonuclear blast proof energy shields.
I find it really interesting that the most credible thing that happens in Independence Day (interfacing a computer with the alien systems) has become the textbook example of improbable things that happen in cinema.
Can we get a little respect for the laws of physics around here?
@SJ_Edwards: 'Total Rainbow 2' seems to be heavily inspired by the Seagate logo: [www.seagate.com]
@Neon: It is a literal generation gap. Those who were in their Doctor Who viewing prime in the 60s and early 70s look more favourably on the Baker (T.) and earlier years. Those who were 80s kids (like myself) were much more likely to be behind the sofa during a Peter Davidson episode.
Androzani getting the vote shows that Dr Who fandom is in the hands of the 'younger' generation now.
The Doctor can regenerate a total of 12 times, giving him 13 incarnations before death. Matt Smith will be the 11th Doctor.
Is it possible that the Doctor 'resets' to his original incarnation, what with the Time Lords coming back from the dead, exposition about the Doctor's childhood friendship with the Master, and a Chekhov's patented regeneration machine sitting in the corner of the room.
@Magicant: A couple of the malls here in Singapore have rooftop gardens/parks and the new Marina Bay Sands casino has a giant rooftop park on a structure that connects the 3 hotel towers.
Gardens here are a 'halo'. Most public space is mall based, so anything that draws people to your mall or general district is good for business.
Note the use of the word 'cool' for the indoor gardens. These will be air conditioned areas, rather than hot houses. Aircon is like honey to ants around here.
