Colonizing Pluto & The Acheron River

[@nucleargandhi2709]

The world building in this episode is absolutely stunning. 10/10

[@BoisegangGaming]

I'm totally not borrowing it for my sci-fi work... Not at all. Not one bit. Though considering how little my current work focuses on the solar system, I'll probably save this for a different story.

[@kaiservilhelm7731]

Isaac needs to write a sci-fi novel asap.

[@wilowhisp]

@@kaiservilhelm7731I second that motion. I'd be on board for a book series and I'd show up for all the film adaptations.

[@liizzset]

@@wilowhisp If the film adaptations are done right. And then no bad changes or unbelievable changes happen. Then probably will watch them. A book series though does not sound bad. Definitely, might read them.

[@irishspartanstudios]

@@BoisegangGaming me neither buddy, me neither

[@JuanRamos-yw6me]

I think of Pluto as the New Zealand of the Solar System - a fun little place at the edge of everything that everybody likes

[@Mr.Nichan]

There are also a lot of other objects with overlapping orbits, including Haumea, which is also pretty cool. It's possible that none of the other places are as cool as Pluto and Haumea, though, unless you mean literally, though we can't really know until we see them up close.

[@silversheep4605]

It’s probably bigger than that

[@demon_xd_]

Pluto: **squeals of happiness ‘cause it’s finally achieved the love it deserves**

[@An_Ian]

and sometimes they forget to place on the maps

[@fdrudy-iridium50]

It will probably be the penal colony of the system then

[@ncc2110]

Between "Faces are not real" and "the captain will not simply walk into Mordor" you made my day. Thank you, Isaac!

[@JoshuaGoudreau]

The jokes in this episode are on point

[@saturn_in_blue]

Absolutely love the colony connecting Pluto and Charon, that scene looks amazing.

[@petrino]

www.artstation.com/artwork/v1xZqE

[@sulljoh1]

My wife thought this was so cool and she usually just gets annoyed at my spacey banter

[@april5054]

I'm not sure about the deep cone city though, considering that there's quite possibly a single, huge liquid water ocean deep - but not that deep - beneath Pluto's surface.

[@numberjackfiutro7412]

Given that Pluto and Charon are tidally locked to each other, have low gravity and are close together, a space bridge between them would be a no brainer!

[@Karin_Allen]

Agreed. That artist did an amazing job. @Petrino, thanks for the link to his work!

[@jeffvader811]

Me: Back in my day there weren't even people living on the moon! Grandkids: WHICH MOON? BE MORE SPECIFIC!

[@numberjackfiutro7412]

Yeah, which moon? Luna? Ganymede? Titan? Etc?

[@AustGamingAG]

The one by earth 😂

[@natashapearson2773]

Reminds me of a scene in Star Trek "You're from Luna? That's so cool. My grandpa is so old fashioned, he calls it the Moon, like it's the only one" "We call it that too, no one from the Moon calls it Luna"

[@numberjackfiutro7412]

@@natashapearson2773 Especially to the lunarians!

[@numberjackfiutro7412]

@@AustGamingAG Oh, Luna!

[@WiglyWorm]

"Faces are not real". Thank you for that.

[@cyberherbalist]

yep, I was getting worried...

[@bradh3292]

@@cyberherbalist SOMEWHERE IN THIS VAST UNIVERSE, THERE IS A PLANET WITH A FACE.....

[@harbl99]

I elect to disbelieve the disclaimer.

[@ydvisual5530]

Hi guys I am the animator who made that one. Just occured to me it would be funny to say that just for fun; haha

[@josefstylin7859]

@@bradh3292 And a goatee

[@Fenix-zw2cs]

"Face are not real." ** "We still have no idea what motivated the ancient Plutonians to forge the gigantic "Smyle Fazes" unto the surfaces of their world and the Moon, but apparently it correlates to an ancient prophecy regarding their founding ..."

[@rojaws1183]

Legends say that the Cult of the Arthur built them here.

[@ChrisBrengel]

LOL!

[@ChrisBrengel]

@@rojaws1183 LMAO!

[@Sir_Budginton]

18:06 When I heard you say that, the first thought that popped into my head was "How is that a mega-engineering project, exactly?". Then I realsied that it's a 20,000km long habitat, and that is actually pretty big. Issac, I think your videos may have skewed my views on what constitutes mega-engineering.

[@firewolfquasar4230]

This is probably your best episodes, it is also a great episode to showcase your chanel. It has everything: A great story, colonization, a mega structute, discusion of ship propulsion, extended lifespan, life aboard a ship, discusion of alien life, uploded minds and interplanetary trade. Somehow it manages this in 30 minutea without feeling rushed!

[@SeaDemon25]

it went by so fast i want more XD loved it

[@irishspartanstudios]

I am taking notes!

[@robedin6626]

Love how you worked “the captain will not simply walk into Mordor” into the script - and delivered it deadpan. 😂

[@stefanr8232]

Credit should go to people in the jet propulsion laboratory who decided to name the region Mordor.

[@robedin6626]

stefan r JPL set it up, Isaac knocked it down. Collaboration!

[@aurelia8028]

Yeah that line was absolute gold :D

[@chazzwozzio]

​@@stefanr8232nerds be nerdy

[@deinvater797]

The captain will not walk simply into Mordor. Wise man, rents an eagle an flies.

[@VAXHeadroom]

I nearly choked on my soup! :D

[@webchimp]

Would have been a good point to insert an Eagle spacecraft from Space 1999 as the shuttle.

[@larrybeckham6652]

How Presidental, Issac! Ah, the good ole days, when we have a President with a brain and wit.

[@dcanaday]

You could dominate a drake and fly in on that.

[@LoneBrowncoat]

@@webchimp .......or one of the larger ones, like a Swift{Brian the Brain} or SuperSwift{Bringers of Wonder} . Dragon's Domain.

[@grey011680]

You know what I want to seriously commend the art team, the river Achron is amazing. Also should we call the unifying stories illustrating the concepts the Arthurverse?

[@genericytprofile852]

Omg, this was just 28 minutes? It felt like an entire chapter of a book. I literally lied down and got absorbed by the little story you told at the end. The world building, the way it was told, the images that accompanied it, it was just a magical experience. Please if you ever feel like it and have the time, make a sci novel or 2 lol. I would buy in a heartbeat!

[@LordProteus]

One Ring-Habitat, to rule them all... and in the void... bind them!

[@nawarelsabaa]

"in the vastness" would have worked better imo, but I like it anyway.

[@digitalnomad9985]

What's wrong with darkness? I know inner system space isn't really dark, but arguably outside of Neptune is.

[@Planemeld]

I came here for an ordinary discussion of Pluto. Came away with tears and inspiration. Carried on an unexpected current of worldbuilding and imagination. It's so precious. I can't thank you enough.

[@FBDSG]

I love the optimism you have for the future. Often when I make positive comments about the future of civilization, people scoff at me, believing that humanity will be extinct within a few centuries. But you see the bigger picture and you believe in the power of human goodness & ingenuity. This episode was inspiring and I feel very happy after watching it.

[@linz8291]

If current on-land earth civilization will be extinction within a few centuries, without a doubt, due to world war nuclear weapons destroying our homeland. it's not new under the Sun, as previous on-land civilizations attacking each other and ended by extreme nuclear weapons pollution. However, if your opinion will happen, that's also means the aggressive countries or most of them would be ended by their own extreme militarlism. And some of groups will be traveling to extroplanets as galactic civilization, more peaceful and powerful. Let aggressive extinction alone, we are developing space projects and far from them.

[@sulljoh1]

So today we discussed weaponizing the multiverse. Weapons take a lot of energy, which starts with the letter 'E' - and 'E' is the last letter in "audiblE"

[@adama7752]

Pluto is a dogE

[@jetflaque8187]

"the captain will not simply walk into mordor" oh U

[@dardo1201]

To quote Ian Malcolm "you did it, you crazy son of a bitch, you did it"

[@jasontoddman7265]

His jokes are simply Mordor, aren't they? lol

[@jetflaque8187]

@@jasontoddman7265 "if you love your planet, put a ring on it" THE ONE RING TO RULE THEM ALL

[@rojaws1183]

@@jetflaque8187 One tether to connect them both and in the darkness unite them . In the Land of the Kuiper Belt where the Shadows lie.

[@jasontoddman7265]

+Jet flaque - ROFL

[@ravenlord4]

Teacher: OK kids, Pluto is now a planet again. Kids: Yeah! We love Pluto! Teacher: Unfortunately, this means that hundreds of other objects are now planets too. Your next test is going to be a killer. Kids: OMG. You suck, Pluto.

[@xl000]

Said no one.

[@Cythil]

Yep. This is the very reason I think it called a Dwarf Planet. I still view Dwarf Planets as planets. Just a specific subcatagory of planet. But I am pretty happy that I did not have to memorize all of them. Even if I know a lot of them.

[@alexandruianu8432]

@@Cythil Technically, planets, dwarf planets, rogue planets, and round moons are all types of planemos, but dwarf planets or rogue planets are not planets, because of historical naming schemes. It's generally easier to not mess with terminology more than you need to.

[@Cythil]

@@alexandruianu8432 Well historically all moving object in the sky are planets. Yep this include the Sun and Moon to. But this did not really make much sense as a definition when we started to understand how the solar system really worked. Both the Sun and the Moon where clearly different from the other wandering objects on the sky. And later we found out that those fixed starts we see in the sky also move. Just very slowly. It is like Arthur said. We came out with classifications that made sort of sense at the time. But as we learn more these classifications become problematic. If you in antiquity and just looking up on the sky it make sense to order thing base of if they move around or if they seemed fixed to a sky dome as that is what it looks like.

[@jwadaow]

@@Cythil only the objects moving in epicycles are planets

[@MarkusJunnikkala]

Has anyone tried asking Pluto itself what it is, instead of assuming its planetary status?

[@calvingreene90]

Yes. It gave me the cold shoulder.

[@jackesofieutro1072]

I'm sure the Plutonians think of their world as a planet.

[@Takael]

I love the videos where you give us a story the most. This one was fantastic.

[@EasternVampire]

Soooo.... Will there be a Flat Pluto society then? . I'm sorry, I couldn't resist :-)

[@NO122221]

What about habitats then? It's either everything is flat, or nothing is flat. PS No Isabel for you, Raelag

[@robertmiller9735]

Yes, probably, as there's no bottom to human stupidity. Though I'd expect colony worlds to develop Earth-origin deniers.

[@iansahleen1173]

If not I’m going to make it

[@mugenjoyer-j9l]

“Pluto is flat!” “HAVE YOU EVER GONE ANYWHERE IN SPACE TRAVEL?!”

[@bruhtonbruhkkinson6848]

"Yeah but the Earth isn't?" "We know that because we've observed that the Earth isn't flat. Pluto though?"

[@winfehler]

This ! This is - in a nutshell - the reason why I love the channel: The worldbuilding, the information, the witty commentary... I don’t know how else to describe it, but somehow it all comes together into the finest kind of documentary I could imagine. It makes the future - mankind’s future and potential so much more brighter; to me, it is therapeutic to be sure. Mr. Arthut, I am very glad that I found your channel (Thanks, Stellaris: Utopia) and I thank you for all the work you put in each episode ! If you ever decide to write a book yourself (please do), set one aside for me. Thanks again and have a great week yourself.

[@jetflaque8187]

Isaac Arthur. The only Science communicator who can call Pluto a Planet.. and get away with it

[@ENCHANTMEN_]

It is, it's a dwarf planet

[@jetflaque8187]

@@ENCHANTMEN_ BLASPHEMY!

[@annoyed707]

Get away with it? Only on petty human time scales...

[@austin4855]

He just got through explaining that a dwarf planet is still a planet, like how all squares are rectangles but not all... yeah, never mind.

[@jetflaque8187]

​@@austin4855 In the quite words of Heath Ledgers joker....

[@orioleaszme3415]

That tether idea was spectacular. I also loved the deep ocean fish farming. It was at that point that I felt like that crew could maintain great morale if their stopovers were as interesting as that, and then they went to the radio telescope --what wonders could that reveal?

[@UNSCPILOT]

A lot of these concepts would make an amazing sci-fi novel or show while staying firmly in hard science and engineering

[@SeaDemon25]

i hope this becomes true in the future. Sucks that i prob wont be there, but i really hope people will see this stuff in our place :)

[@NiwatiX]

5:00 Isaac: (distance not to scale) (faces are not real) Viewers: awwwwww :(

[@bradh3292]

SOMEWHERE IN THIS VAST UNIVERSE, THERE IS A PLANET WITH A FACE.....

[@alisaiterkan]

I enjoyed this immensely. It's much better than so many high-budget sci-fi movies. Thank you.

[@ChrisBrengel]

True, so true. And the science is right.

[@damianp7313]

Hes secretly sinking millions of trillions into this channel

[@jasonp.1195]

So many high budget 'Sci-Fi' films lack quality world building like this. Often the visuals are nifty but the science is drenched in cliche and 'rule of cool' space magic, rather than the properly realized concept like this Pluto/Charon structure. Even something as silly as 'The Wandering Earth', won some points from me, because at least they were trying to play with an interesting premise, rather than a tired trope. Hollywood writers could desperately stand to familiarize themselves with a fresh set of futuristic ideas to furnish their visions, rather than producing garbage like 'Ad Astra.'

[@alisaiterkan]

@@jasonp.1195 After watching 'Ad Astra', I wasn't just disappointed, I was actually sad. _This_ is the most they could do, with all their budget?

[@jasonp.1195]

@@alisaiterkan Ad Astra was a lazy bit of work. It was a star vehicle with a father/son story core with a 'First Man' style look to it. The world building was terrible - not remotely of the quality Isaac Arthur wove into his travel narrative in this Pluto/Charon vision.

[@johntheux9238]

4:42 "Faces are not real" You lost me xD

[@sulljoh1]

But the love is real kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2TGdZd9gNajbqc

[@johntheux9238]

Another less liked comment: Solar panels thinner than paper, will be useful on pluto: www.spacefuture.com/archive/early_commercial_demonstration_of_space_solar_power_using_ultra_lightweight_arrays.shtml

[@supershenron9162]

@Joe Average they also kinda look like a middle school/highschool students what with all the craters and hills/mountains.

[@ChrisBrengel]

I was JUST about to write that in a comment and then I saw yours!

[@bradh3292]

SOMEWHERE IN THIS VAST UNIVERSE, THERE IS A PLANET WITH A FACE.....

[@petterbirgersson4489]

I love the smilie faces on Pluto and Charos on 4:43. It reminds me of ancient maps with the sun and the moon illustrated with eyes, nose and mouth.

[@leandervr]

I love how realistic building that bridge is. If we can travel to pluto, we can build it. There's basically no forces working on it, it's design is trivial compared to any big bridge here.

[@gaspardduclos5203]

Just the absolute best hard sci-fi content creator channel in this entire local group. We should build a statue on your name one day. Just loving what you do, continue like that.

[@amargasaurus5337]

I really love your optimism Isaac, videos like these make tomorrow a more hopeful place

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Everyone: Is Pluto a planet or and dwarf planet Isaac: Let's talk about colonize Pluto

[@xl000]

maybe start learning English before going to space ?

[@kevincrady2831]

@@xl000 Why? For all we know, English could be a dead language by the time we're colonizing Pluto.

[@xX_wiLLiam_Xx]

Delete self

[@xX_wiLLiam_Xx]

@@kevincrady2831 POOp

[@xX_wiLLiam_Xx]

@@kevincrady2831 stinki butt

[@d.s.2016]

They'll make it a wedding planet.

[@rojaws1183]

Then the newly wed can put a "married in Mordor" sticker on their spaceship.

[@HardestManInTarot]

For some reason Pluto seems like one of the more desirable of planets to live on. God I have an anxiety towards people haha

[@rojaws1183]

Seems like it become a rather busy place. Perhaps a small rock in the Oort cloud would suit your needs better.

[@HardestManInTarot]

Ro Jaws ever thought of becoming an interplanetary travel agent?

[@rojaws1183]

​@@HardestManInTarot Space tourism market is the future. Remember where you heard it first.

[@HardestManInTarot]

Archaeoptery X haven’t yet

[@MichaelBrown-kk6ck]

@@woodypigeon Read it some years back & loved it. Think it's in one of my bookcases somewhere. Gotta see if I can find it now. Also loved Pohl's books on the planets.

[@supershenron9162]

When you let scientists name things...you get really awesome overly complicated or straight nerdy names xD gotta love it

[@ancapftw9113]

In one of Scott Manley's recent videos in which he talked about the fact that someone named an asteroid after him he mentioned that some of the pending names for approval were Skywalker and Galefrey.

[@smith22041]

Was there a doctor who had to tell some parents their kid's illness was caused by the pikachu gene or something like that.

[@sankhyohalder97]

@@smith22041 The Sonic Hedgehog gene is what you're thinking of ;)

[@dannydetonator]

Beats celebrities naming their kids, defo

[@M04R92]

In plant genetics there are genes called Yoda, as well as Clark Kent and Lex Luthor: Yoda got its name from the form of the plant embryo after a mutation in that gene -> Yoda's ear And Lex Luthor codes for the antagonist of the Clark Kent protein... obviously 😅

[@Bakerb1942]

You should write a Modern COWBOY BE-BOP!!!

[@johnty505]

He could definitely do good work as an advisor for sci fi films/series making sure concepts are believable and technically sound.

[@message3381]

you really should brother!

[@V3ritas1989]

I thought that too, that he would make an excellent Sci-fi writer.

[@christianhoffmann8607]

COWBOY MMMBOP

[@Miliussauce]

He basically just read the screenplay of an episode :D

[@PhoenixNL72-DEGA-]

Those are absolutely amazing graphics for the "river" between Pluto and Charon. Hats of to the artist.

[@MattShade64]

Had to take a screen capture of the Pluto-Charon Colony for my desktop - great stuff Isaac!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

It’s funny how this comes at a time when Pluto is making news about new evidence for subsurface oceans. Great work, Isaac & team!

[@ThrottleKitty]

Scientist 1: "What do we name this big scary foreboding mountain?" Scientist 2: "Mount Doom!" Scientist 1: "Oh, like from lord of the rings?" Scientist 2: "That's a nice coincidence, but no."

[@RavishingSailor]

How in the world does this channel not have more views then Nat Geo or The discovery channel? Absolutely amazing work. Every video is not only futuristic but extremely educational. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@littlegravitas9898]

Happy Arthursday fellow travellers.

[@Doktor47]

And a happy Arthursday to you good sir!

[@xl000]

meaning

[@jeffreyschweitzer8289]

“The captain will not simply walk into Mordor”! Wonderful. And the Macula, which of course is part of the Eye...I love it.

[@anna-elizabeth]

"500 Stellari Fine levied for Sean Bean memes" - Mordor city ordinance 101.2

[@phoule76]

haha forgive the Captain, it's her first time visiting

[@annoyed707]

Verdict rendered by the AI of Sauron, of course.

[@anna-elizabeth]

@@annoyed707 Yes, the fine is auto-deducted from one's account, and the offender is informed via noospheric message. Thank you for visiting the city of Mordor.

[@awedelen1]

This would make an excellent setting for an adventure book.

[@SKy_the_Thunder]

I gotta say, I love all these hellscape/underworld themed names.

[@sgt_s4und3r54]

Love your work as always. I just have one thing. As someone who studied Latin and Roman culture for 5 years and have loved space travel since i was a child, Charon is actually pronounced Karon. CH in latin is pronounced as a k. This holds as some countries spelled it with a C in the past. Pluto is the latin for Hades god of the underworld, Charon is the ferryman that took souls across on the River of Styx.

[@adankseasonads935]

Thanks again for another awesome video Issac.

[@KommentarSpaltenKrieger]

It's good that you tuned down the speed a bit. It makes it easier to follow the narration.

[@eleksisjohnson9736]

Oh man the Mordor reference had me DECEASED!!! GOOD SHOW! EXCELLENT! FIVE STARS BRO!

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

this is by far the best episode of SFIA yet! Well done to everyone involved!

[@jetflaque8187]

there's no such thing as "the best" SFIA episode

[@sulljoh1]

Certainly one of the best. Excited for the future of these episodes!

[@mikezeitgeist2]

It's one of the better ones lately, but it's defiantly not on a level above the classics. Such as: Infinite Improbability Issues Tips from Kardashev 2 Engineers Dead Aliens Colonizing Mars Black Hole Farming Life In A Space Colony ep.2@ ep.3 The Simulation Hypothesis Conciseness And Identity Orbital Rings

[@sulljoh1]

@@mikezeitgeist2 You skipped my favorite "The Kardashev Scale" - which finally made me see the scale of a K2 and what they could do

[@TalenGryphon]

Issac, this one is beautiful. You make that river sound something like Treasure Planet, but with gothic/mythological overtones :-) Also the giant, unmoving moon of Charon is something I would definately love to see

[@sorcikator993]

The animation for Acheron is just...stunning. I love the design of the structure.

[@nadal1275]

Wow, as someone who watched all of your videos im blown away how good your animations are nowadays. great vid as usual

[@nobodynemoq]

Scientific videos on youtube are marvellous. Scientific videos concerning space exploration, rocket technology are amazing. But your channel... it is a true gem. You are bringing it all to the new level. Discussing and deeply analyzing topics, that others would not even mention about. With every single video I'm amazed how come It has already ended, while I just started watching it a minute ago... oops :) Congratulations and thanks for the most interesting channel on the whole youtube! I wish I had some more time to prepare Polish translations for your videos so that younger ones here could also get enriched with your output...

[@johnrivers5934]

(Distance not to scale) (faces are not real) Good I was worried.

[@bradh3292]

SOMEWHERE IN THIS VAST UNIVERSE, THERE IS A PLANET WITH A FACE.....

[@Z4RD4N34]

But I see faces everywhere.

[@XxMrRoachxX]

No one just simply walks into Mordor!!! Not even the Captain, he rents a ship. Lol, Love your videos man!!! You're a genius.

[@wolves1901]

Just amazing Isaac and thank you and your staff for these great videos . I really appreciate them.

[@ZGuy0fSci]

*"One does not simply walk into Mordor...."* I sea what you did there.

[@Lukegear]

Ah! Feezing atmosphere snowfall! The perfect plutonic wheater to watch some Isaac Arthur :)

[@mixererunio1757]

Where the hell are you, you lucky bastard? It's blazingly hot in Poland. 30 degrees in shade and I'm sweating like a pig right now.

[@martinjoseph5410]

8:04 Oh yesssssss...... That is the best wallpaper ever!!!!

[@drawwda]

This is fantastic. Thank you for the experience!

[@norielsylvire4097]

The fact that there are regions in our solar system named Mordor and Cthulhu makes me happy

[@Nethan2000]

I didn't expect much from Pluto, but this is amazing. Imagine all those death-related puns and mythology references.

[@PhoenixNL72-DEGA-]

@16:36 "Vader Crater", "Skywalker Crater", "(Leia) Organa Crater", "Spock Crater", "Tardis Chasma", "Gallifrey Macula" etc lol reference galore.

[@jellymop]

Man you could write a fantastic sci-fi novel or at least be a resource so an actual author gets the science and economics right. This is awesome

[@chris_121]

It should not have been as funny as it was that you worked in 'not simply walk into mordor'. Thank you, i needed that lol

[@singletona082]

Again I am tempted to use the general excuse fiction outline for your scenerios as framework to write things with. Today is a good day. Thank you for posting.

[@jonathanhensley6141]

Awesome video and love the visuals and animation. You bring world building to life in a practical and enjoyable way. Makes the solar system an incredible place to live.

[@andy84denham]

Always love your content mate. You should really think about writing your own sci-fi novel as I think you could really come up with a good concept as you always seem to make an interesting story like in this video

[@damaliamarsi2006]

Listening to this commentary I hear a slight speech impediment but I actually like the way it sounds better than normal speech. The video was bar none awesome but what made it better than any other ever were the smiley faces on Charon and Pluto. Funny and makes a good point as to what tidal locking is and shows how the rotation is around a gravitational center that is not inside Pluto. Fantastic video all around and a great start to my day! Highly recommended.

[@Metaldetectiontubeworldwide]

"Faces are not real..." ohhh thats s bummer thought 🤣🤣😉... Great video...like all you make , love your channel !! Well done !!

[@mill2712]

Unless someone has the bright idea to build faces there.

[@7lllll]

@@mill2712 a tether between the planets to connect each other to facilitate travel and interlink their economies, or cute faces facing each other, hmm...

[@rojaws1183]

They are not real yet. After this video I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

[@troymcguffey8801]

Thank you Issac. Just because something is a "dwarf" or "giant" doesn't mean it's not a planet

[@7lllll]

yeah, people should stop saying pluto is "not a planet," dwarf planets are a subcategory of planets

[@troymcguffey8801]

@@7lllll I agree. I think people use the term Planet as a static term. I don't think a lot of people realize that they come in all different shapes sizes and types. When I'm more excited for is in the future will we actually have more distinct classifications for planets. I do like how some sci-fi either channels or books or games that have extensive categories for all the different types of planets based off of their terrain and chemical makeup

[@beartankoperator7950]

new favorit picture of planets Pluto and Charon smiling at each other

[@allanroberts7129]

I like the dwarf star-like planets that orbit in the arbitrary zone between planet orbitals that only has other dwarf star-like planets despite the fact that we already claimed that it's between planet orbitals already and thus cannot contain other planets :D

[@spaceman6463]

It’s always some ones birthday when he’s video comes out

[@timothymclean]

There have been well over 100 billion people on our planet, and there are only 365 days in a year. (366 next year.) I'd be more surprised if it _wasn't_ anyone's birthday.

[@spaceman6463]

Timothy McLean Let me reframe people won’t stop saying it’s there birthday in he’s comment section

[@derekburge5294]

The worst part about Pluto being colonized will be the, "oh, you think you know cold, huh?!" people from Tartarus.

[@dff1286]

ok at the 5:00 mark I read the caption "faces not real" and I lost it. that made my day.

[@Paskaloth]

Issac is in the pocket of big Pluto, those faces are as real, as the one on Mars!

[@Shatterwings060]

The opening music alway give me goosebumps...

[@rojaws1183]

We need to make a big smiling face on a planet or moon some day.

[@SKy_the_Thunder]

Just wait until the Disney Megacorp buys this side of the moon in some 20 years. Except it won't be smiley faces but ads.

[@beatthegreat7020]

21:40 I was late, but I finally noticed that this was Stellaris music.

[@empireempire3545]

One could say that the idea of colonizing Pluto for tourism is quite... OUT THERE :3

[@supershenron9162]

This is why I love this channel. Thank you lol

[@rojaws1183]

The market for tourism on Pluto is quite COLD now.

[@mainamwangi5374]

Very soon it won't be.

[@digitalnomad9985]

Never wanted to just get away from it all?

[@claxvii177th6]

I love how you are contextualizing the content from older episodes on the end in these more narrative episodes

[@adamszczupak6937]

I stopped watching porn for this, and as always it was worth it

[@altha-rf1et]

even this channel is hard to choose from RedTube vs Isaac Author

[@Busshanta]

Again this week i was plaing a space game and listening to your Video. I was supprised how quickly time passed. It gives me a great feeling watching these videos every week.

[@shan4697]

This is so good but can you do ways of interstellar communication next

[@Jameson1776]

Smoker I’ve has talked about it in several episodes.

[@IONATVS]

I believe Isaac has addressed Interstellar comms before several times in passing, but I don’t believe he’s ever dedicated an episode solely to the topic. General gist from what I can tell is giant lasers. For established links, the lasers would be best as part of a repeater relay system to minimize data loss, probably built alongside or as an alternate use of the giant push laser relays for fast interstellar highways. For frontiers, a single very large laser and even larger receiver dish (since they can’t exactly correct the angle quickly with lightyears between transmitter and receiver, the receiver will have to be able to “catch” it wherever it’s pointing). Unfortunately, while this can send tremendous amounts of data, without a clarketech FTL communicator system interstellar communications will always have years-long transmission delays, and as such will never be useful for casual phone/text/IM conversation or video games, relegating it to major “pay-data” that will be useful even with that delay and the target system is willing to trade for, like scientific discoveries, news, updates to the encyclopedia galactica, and major works of art, or longer-form communications like snail-mail letters or video/audio messages of similar length and importance. Isaac hasn’t talked *as* much on intrastellar/interplanetary, but a laser-based tightbeam network is still the way to go unless and until we figure out a way to break our current understanding of physics. With a communication timescale of between minutes and weeks, it could be made to work much more like the internet we know and love (though some protocol changes need to happen to account for delays and service interruptions), you just probably would care a lot more about whether the site in question has a local server, biasing you towards local sites and sites big enough to have server farms everywhere-and ruling out action titles where lag matters as possible system-wide MMOs, though instancing & matchmaking systems heavily biased towards local players could hide a lot of that.

[@shan4697]

IONATVS really? What did he said?

[@Duececoupe]

It's always a good day, when you get the notification about a new Isaac Arthur video, one of THE best and most enjoyable ways to escape this crazy world for a wee while! I think this calls for a Isaac Arthur marathon this weekend! Keep up the good, no....the phenomenal, work my friend! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻😎

[@kevincrady2831]

"...the Captain will not simply walk into Morder." HAHAHAHAHA!

[@TheJayCZ]

No one simply walks into Mordor...

[@derekpierce2280]

I initially liked the idea of a peaceful river or ocean running between planets. I then considered some of the tidal forces involved, and then I realized that it would probably be within a closed container. I now envision a nightmarishly large storm followed by a gravity assisted 'steam hammer'. Seems like it could be a huge problem for anyone on or orbiting either of the twins

[@agnosticdeity4687]

17:45 I have to ask, are there really craters named Spock, Kirk, Ripley and Kubrick on Pluto? Astronomers are nerds and sci fi fans so it's not completely ridiculous. If so that is going to make for some interesting future speculation about our religious beliefs. And if not, then maybe just not yet. ;-) Great episode :-)

[@pokwerpokwerpokwer]

I knew tidally locked bodies always showed each other the same face, but I didn't know that in the case of Pluto & Charon it was a smiley face. That's so nice!

[@christotaku]

Thanks for the lovely birthday present, Isaac! I wish my birthday was always on Thursdays haha.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Happy Birthday !

[@airballsonly]

I''m obsessed with this episode.

[@Roxor128]

This episode seems like it could be a pitch for a space trading game. Create your captain and freighter and travel around the outer solar system trading goods, stopping at the various colonies and meeting with potential clients to negotiate prices to buy and sell cargo.

[@altha-rf1et]

Would be nice if Isaac Authur does a show base on this, takes place maybe 1000 years from now all planets, moons and asteroids have colonies on them, orbital habit rings and O Neil cylinders are everywhere. mabe the space ship Unity would be in charge of keep everyplace in order and solve problems

[@dziban303]

This has been a favorite channel for several years, and I like practically everything featured here. But these episodic stories are my favorite of all.

[@mrnnhnz]

I love this sort of episode where you tell a story to convey the message :-)

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

Despite not being a planet, Pluto is indeed extremely interesting

[@supershenron9162]

It's a planet bro just a dwarf planet. It may not be as glorious as its former full planetary status. But it's an extraordinarily dwarf planet none the less

[@jackesofieutro1072]

To the Plutonians, Pluto is a planet.

[@joyempire462]

Too bad no exploration has been done of Eris yet

[@joeozbolt7969]

I love the epic cinematic music used in these. Really helps one capture the scale of these potential feats.