Science General Discussion

[Legend]

Generally, they are people who have very poor intelligence, but are exceptional at something. 

Like one guy is unable to multiply 3 x 5, yet he could tell you that February 7, 1900 fell on a Wednesday in a few seconds.  Or that December 8th, 2098 will fall on a Monday. 

Well, not necessarily poor intelligence.  But I think those are the coolest cases.  If you've ever seen Rain Man. 
This is about Kim Peek, who Rain Man was based off. 

I'm impressed that you actually made sure those weekdays were accurate


Yeah it's interesting that lots of above average intelligence people have other parts of their brains severely below average.

[darkknightkryta]

thats if time its self is has a linear model as we perceive it.

Well some 8 dimensional being would be able to manipulate time and space in our lowly 4 dimensions.  Though, since I haven't become king of the universe yet, I'll assume there isn't one.

[Xevross]

Spoiler for Hidden:

I don't like what interstellar did with the black hole involving time and space and what not. I presume that what happened is pretty impossible irl...

BK edit: just covering up spoilers.

[Legend]

Spoiler for Hidden:

<blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><cite><a href="https://vizioneck.com/forum/index.php?topic=829.msg60094#msg60094">Quote from: Xevross on Dec 08, 2014, 11:00 PM</a></cite><br />I don't like what interstellar did with the black hole involving time and space and what not. I presume that what happened is pretty impossible irl...<br /></blockquote><br />Yeah but in the movie the black hole was used to hide that building right?

BK edit: just covering up spoilers, yo.

[Xevross]

Spoiler for Hidden:

<blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><cite><a href="https://vizioneck.com/forum/index.php?topic=829.msg60096#msg60096">Quote from: Legend on Dec 08, 2014, 11:02 PM</a></cite><br />Yeah but in the movie the black hole was used to hide that building right?<br /></blockquote>Or was the building thing put inside the black hole? Either way it just seems stupidly impossible

BK edit: its like the spoiler button doesnt even exist

[Legend]

Spoiler for Hidden:

Or was the building thing put inside the black hole? Either way it just seems stupidly impossible

You can't put anything in a black hole. They're singularities of matter.

[Xevross]

You can't put anything in a black hole. They're singularities of matter.

Yeah but that part of Interstellar was pretty much fiction anyways. I can't wait to learn more complicated science at college

[Legend]

Yeah but that part of Interstellar was pretty much fiction anyways. I can't wait to learn more complicated science at college

Once you learn it, then build a spaceship and go see it!

[Xevross]

Once you learn it, then build a spaceship and go see it!

I'll send you on a test flight first though

[mustacheman]

Black holes do involve time, but the film was a complete scientific fiasco.

[Legend]

Black holes do involve time, but the film was a complete scientific fiasco.

Much much better than gravity though!

[the-pi-guy]

I'm impressed that you actually made sure those weekdays were accurate
Yeah it's interesting that lots of above average intelligence people have other parts of their brains severely below average.

I'm impressed that you actually checked to make sure those weekdays were accurate. 

Much much better than gravity though!

That's not saying much, tbh. 

[darkknightkryta]

I'm impressed that you actually checked to make sure those weekdays were accurate. 

That's not saying much, tbh. 

I'm impressed you guys like weekdays

[NeverDies]

I just got a laugh when they landed on the one super speed high gravity planet. They should have been pasted instead of being able to walk around.

[Legend]

I just got a laugh when they landed on the one super speed high gravity planet. They should have been pasted instead of being able to walk around.

No actually they'd be fine since the planet had normal gravity, it was the black hole with the high gravity. The force pulling them towards the black hole was also pulling the planet, thus no squishing.