tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post7154304763438382473..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Today on the ArxivSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59843222543050060852007-07-12T10:24:00.000-04:002007-07-12T10:24:00.000-04:00Yeah, I find myself getting annoyed watching some ...Yeah, I find myself getting annoyed watching some movies with totally unrealistic "science." But then I try to remind myself that they are fiction and supposed to entertain. What really bothers me more is when the Science Channel has shows that are *supposed* to reflect real science but don't. Just the other night there was a show about a comet hitting the Earth and there was some real stupid Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3626587723059647922007-07-11T13:41:00.000-04:002007-07-11T13:41:00.000-04:00:-) I recall in one of the later battleship galact...:-) I recall in one of the later battleship galactica movies they 'parked' a space-shuttle with an invisibility shield on a meadow, and all through the movie you'd occasionally see dogs running into it.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-87218417182504583082007-07-11T13:18:00.000-04:002007-07-11T13:18:00.000-04:00There's a scene in the Ghost in the Shell: Stand A...There's a scene in the <I>Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex</I> cartoon in which a character wears "thermoptic camouflage" (cyberpunk version of the invisibility cloak) which makes him effectively invisible — but he can't get rid of the dog which keeps barking at him.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link, by the way!Blake Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977394981287067289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-82386213847009154892007-07-11T09:47:00.000-04:002007-07-11T09:47:00.000-04:00I actually have to say I can accept laws of nature...I actually have to say I can accept laws of nature being bend and broken, but it upsets me if it's not logically consistent. E.g. if the cartoon character falls down only after three steps in mid air and always survives, I want that to happen all the time, not just for the guy with the big feet or whatever. I would be willing to just build a SciFi or Fantasy world on other rules, but not on Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-33882132917474953752007-07-11T01:00:00.000-04:002007-07-11T01:00:00.000-04:00I went to see Live Free or Die Hard today with my ...I went to see Live Free or Die Hard today with my son. I calculated that the lead character broke his back 6 times (I broke my back in a car wreck, so I'm sensitive to broken backs). In fact, he probably died at least 3 times. Of course, he started walking (and sometimes running)after each disaster. It was more like a Roadrunner cartoon than reality. I've used this site before: http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-46821492866725669882007-07-10T19:43:00.000-04:002007-07-10T19:43:00.000-04:00I like oriental hero, they keep linear momentum in...I like oriental hero, they keep linear momentum in the air, while western superhero do not.Alejandro Riverohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181521111080562335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-7054245800105421952007-07-10T18:11:00.000-04:002007-07-10T18:11:00.000-04:00As a kid I was seeing Star Trek regulary on German...As a kid I was seeing Star Trek regulary on German tv. I knew, that most of it was not feasible in the real world, however it was inspireing for a boy who had physics and mechanics as one of his keenest hobbies.<BR/><BR/>Beam me up Scottie...<BR/><BR/>http://youtube.com/results?search_query=star+trek&search=Search<BR/><BR/>greetings<BR/><BR/>KlausAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13879034175940209322007-07-10T15:49:00.000-04:002007-07-10T15:49:00.000-04:00Interesting! Physics World has been on this topic ...Interesting! Physics World has been on this topic of incorrect physics in movies and the like for the past few months. The movie <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_%282007_film%29" REL="nofollow">Sunshine</A> gets a bit of a going over if i remember correctly ...<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>EvanUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914986554372124668noreply@blogger.com