Exodus Fleet

[@ahmedwael3824]

I can’t help but feel that every Science fiction writer in the future is going to be influenced one way or another by this channel.

[@floydlooney6837]

I can believe it

[@danielreece3996]

The entire way sci-fi writers were referred to was changed in 2035. They are called "Isaac Authors" now...but only if they are exceptional at what they do

[@pimpabootejettanut122]

You bet... (Writing sci-fi stuffs)

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

I sure would like the idea, but from what i am seeing the quality of entertainment - writers included - is currently declining rapidly with the current corporate climate of recycling and re-releasing old stuff over and over.

[@HoshikawaHikari]

Ahmed Wael I already have a plan to make a manga series using the knowledge I’ve gained from watching his videos~

[@fadelsukoco3092]

I'm remembered more about science from your channel than I ever did from classes.

[@smorrow]

The psychologist Peter Gray (lectures are on KZbin) wrote a book against compulsory schooling *and Steven Pinker wrote the praise for it.*

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

I've never been a big fan of it either, though it's probably necessary until a certain age, or at least the path of least resistance

[@Enthusedsock]

Isaac Arthur Do you agree with Pinkers optimism?

[@smorrow]

Isaac Arthur If anything, I'd say the exact opposite thing: adolescent subjects (algebra, calculus, physics that involves those things...) are the ones where you can _most_ justify formal schooling, and little kids are the ones who most need _not_ to be in schools* - the more universal and obviously-useful something is, namely reading, writing, arithmetic, the _less_ there's a need to _make_ people learn it. Finland, at least, is half-way there; they start school at seven. * Bearing in mind that I don't consider the likes of Sudbury Valley School to actually be a school - it's more like a modern-day analogue of the Environment of Evolutionary Adaptation, which nobody would call a school.

[@zell9058]

Coffee, go Snack, go Office chair / kickback engaged. Arthursday go for launch!

[@gregbrockway4452]

+Isaac, I don't know how you guys do it but your videos keep getting better and better. Absolutely the very best channel on KZbin! Today is my son's birthday and I'm going to send this outstanding video. Thank you so very much.

[@_BLACKSTAR_]

Agreed.Always interesting and very informative.I hit like before I watch. 8- )

[@gregbrockway4452]

+ben nichols; thank you very much, that was kind. With the help of modern technology we Skyped.

[@dantastic044]

This is only my second video of Isaac's, but I have to say, his comments section, and your comment thread in particular, are just so pleasant, and such a nice thing to see on the internet. I'm glad you got to talk to your son.

[@davidthornton5327]

If it's labelled "a stupidly powerful laser" by Isaac..

[@jeffreymilliman2306]

It might be my imagination, but I swear it sounds like Isaac nearly giggled a little after he said it. I know I did when I heard it. :-)

[@davidthornton5327]

Definitely stirred a chuckle, Jeffrey :D Great video again, as confidence in expectation keeps growing.. no pressure Mr. Arthur, Sir ;)

[@annoyed707]

You know somebody is hatching a plan to abduct Isaac and put a laser on his forehead. Madness, of course. Sharks are better swimmers.

[@KeithSchultz1989]

Then it is stupidly powerful, by definition

[@davidthornton5327]

@@KeithSchultz1989 Then it is likely impossible, is the joke.

[@Drew_McTygue]

The animation for these ships/ stations is epic

[@daxwax1]

Yes the animation has gotten so much better in the last year or so. This channel just gets better and better. Also the music is just beautiful.

[@Zarcondeegrissom]

yeah, I am really happy to see Unity again, that was a very nice series, and like others say, the CGI keeps getting so much better. B)

[@remcolangbroek656]

Did you discover the 2.79 denoiser? :) That ship wharf must have been a ton of work!

[@lorib1696]

Yay! Ar-thursday. I was out shopping with my husband and told him I had to get home and see the new Isaac Arthur video. He gave me a sideways look and said, "You always run home on Thursdays. Should I be concerned?" I just smiled and replied, "I like big brains and I cannot lie."

[@Vorpal_Wit]

The graphics have really stepped up. My compliments to all hwho have given their efforts on this. Well done. And though it goes without saying, I will say it anyways - Isaac, your content is consistently outstanding. Thanks.

[@hdufort]

The kids TV series "Les Argonautes" (Télé Québec) used the concept of a colonization fleet, where there were a few core ships containing the industrial base, and hindreds of small "family home" ships that were relatively autonomous. The plot included many cases where one of the industrial core ships is used to 3D print or create replacement parts for the other core ships when they are damaged, or even to build a new "family home" ship when one is destroyed.

[@eclipsenow5431]

The music and CG combinations illustrated the concepts so well it was almost a religious experience. Well done!

[@primachpepe8597]

shit days at work can be washed away into the cosmic sea by the soothing contemplations of the future depicted by you and those that help you.. thank you Isaac for being a beacon of light in the void

[@uTubeMeltsYourBrain]

People in the 1880s I’m sure fantasized about “the astounding wonders” of 2018. It’s great to think about the future. But don’t mourn the world you’re in. It’s a pretty great one

[@oldkid8811]

IA you are the best! Thanks for your work!

[@joefarah06]

Yet another top-notch and thought-provoking look at what the future will hopefully hope for humanity. Your videos have me excited for the the future and crossing my fingers we figure out life extension tech before I die so I can witness our colonization of space. SFIA forever 🍻

[@ferrusmanus4013]

Joe Farah I want to become an immortal cyborg and have AI robowifu....

[@mechredd]

The 5G evasive maneuver reminded me of a scene from a show called Knights of Sidonia. A rediculausly huge generation ship had to do a double digit high G emergency maneuver and something like 1/3 of its crew died as a result. I don't remember the exact g-force but I do remember thinking that it would kill a bunch of people. I also don't remember the exact death toll but it was insanely high.

[@garethbaus5471]

For double digit G forces 1/3 of the population seems pretty low.

[@mechredd]

@@garethbaus5471 the crew had been genetically modified to better survive in space so the high G's may not have been as big of a problem for them as I first thought. Splattering against the wall when their safety harnesses broke was the problem graphically depictedin the scene. The ship was built out of a hollowed our asteroid and was something like 1000 years old. It had several large open areas inside that contained small cities. Some walls broke, and many hard points that people tethered themselves to failed. People would essentially fall sideways for a quarter mile before hitting a main bulkhead or building at several times terminal velocity.

[@chronus4421]

You used the term "Colonial Fleet" That made me happy. So Say we all!

[@sequoiahughes8536]

Chronus so say we all

[@anycombo]

SO DAY WE ALL FRAC IT ;)

[@AceTycho]

So say we all.

[@guym458]

Keep up the incredible work Isaac.

[@vexion637]

Nobody keeps my attention for 30 minutes better than Issac. Love the videos.

[@Edenssunlight]

Arthursday... *BEST DAY OF THE WEEK!!* as always Isaac another great episode so good in fact it makes my coffee even better!! Lol thank you for never giving up!

[@avaevathornton9851]

I'm really impressed by how you manage to put these out every week. I know you have a bunch of people to take care of the video editing and graphics, but even with that, it would probably take me a few months to research, write, revise, and record something like this.

[@IntrepidDawn]

What would that be like to be born on a generation ship with no chance of getting to the destination? Would it drive people mad to know that they are stuck on that ship for their entire lives? That's the topic that most excites me.

[@IntrepidDawn]

That's a fair point but as far as a 'cage' goes this is a pretty good one. Although If I had VR with a finished Star Citizen game I might legitimately never leave the house with uber eats and Amazon deliveries. Maybe it's not so bad after all :)

[@mehulsahai4209]

Plus if one doesn't know about/experience living outside the cage, then there simply might not be any feeling of being caged.

[@timothymclean]

How many generations of Christians have lived and died, knowing they would never see the Second Coming? (I'm sure other religions have comparable things, but I don't know them.) Humans are pretty good at ignoring what their ideologies say their purpose should be.

[@mansamusa1743]

J.J. Shank perhaps it doesn't,but that is the point.Only the first generation of said ship agreed to the mission.

[@thebenevolentsun6575]

@@IntrepidDawn Maybe our destination is in a super computer. But we may never reach our destination.

[@daxwax1]

One of your best Isaac! The mental image of a giant 3D continent of tethered space-cities blew my mind. Incredible.

[@rudiratte1]

I listened to the "Rendevouz with Rama" audiobook on your recommendation, it was great

[@joefarah06]

pancreas so did I! I just got done with it. I’m working my way though all of isaacs recommendations

[@Travlinmo]

pancreas Isaac: please you your tremendous power to get Audible to get the other books from the Rama group done. At 275k subscribers, you must have the power to tell amazon what to do...

[@natehigman3987]

I've only listened to the first hour and I already love it.

[@johnnie2638]

Fantastic novel. I read it when I was a teen back in the 70s and have reread it a couple of times in the decades since. I've hoped for a movie version for over 30 years.

[@TreyNitrotoluene]

I keep hearing comparisons to aircraft carriers but the private sector has already matched that for fun, literally. "The gross tonnage of Oasis of the Seas is 225,282. Her displacement-the actual mass of the vessel-is estimated at approximately 100,000 metric tons (110,000 short tons), slightly less than that of an American Nimitz-class aircraft carrier."

[@Drew_McTygue]

When you built enough arcologies in Sim City 2000, your city's population would exodus

[@Drew_McTygue]

Oh yea, SPOILER ALERT!!!!

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

I remember that, I really loved SimCity and 2k, but found most versions since then a bit underwhelming

[@01blackhat]

Glad you're addressing this subject in the manner you are. I've always been fascinated by generation ships.

[@Nobody-11B]

I'm so happy I decided to wake up today. Happy Arthursday folks!

[@utube6342]

Absolutely, the best space-related videos on KZbin. Better than most movies! FIVE STARS

[@illidril17]

I've always been fond of "Exodus Fleets" the idea of a species being forced off their home world is, deeply in thrilling to me.

[@anarchofuturist3976]

Okay, now THIS is epic

[@Comicsluvr]

It occurs to me (and my next book will include this concept) that a ship that leaves Earth in 2050 using whatever tech we have at that time might be surpassed by a later ship using better tech that is developed later. Imagine that a 'century ship' with a projected travel time of 100 years might arrive at their destination only to find that a faster ship with better tech left 50 years later but arrived a decade earlier.

[@JuxtaposedStars]

Are you familiar with Knights of Sidonia(SIdonia no Kishi)? It has both a manga and animated version(available on netflix i think). The manga is a bit more detailed(and the CG animation style can be difficult for some to adjust to)but both have some excellent generation ship designs as well as interesting speculative science concepts and several examples of mega-engineering.

[@NoPulseForRussians]

I love that once a week i get to completely shut down and immerse myself into the void of space and watch the probable future prospects of humanity unfold on my phone in a dark room and with, of course, my snack and drink lol.

[@larrybeckham6652]

I was thinking (dangerous, i know). If a Generator Starship used a Bussard ramjet to slowdown, could it provide neutrons (from fusion) and protons that could transmute nuclear waste back into nuclear fuel or RTGs? Deceleration and storied energy! Great program, BTW.

[@simoc24]

Why this guy do not have a million subscribers is beyond me...keep it up Isaac :)

[@quantumfoam539]

I have spent countless hours watching your videos years now and I think they are of tremendous insight on each futuristic subject probably the best I have seen on KZbin. By the way, something I wanted to write to you a lot time you have the most stylish, awesome narrator voice ever.

[@domsau2]

Very nice CGI, as usual! :-)

[@LukeSeed]

Wouldn't you send drones ahead at MUCH faster speeds to auto-manufacture Stelasers and use those to slow down the ships? Seems like a better way.

[@mgpmisterk2322]

This is easily my favorite KZbin channel of all time, nothing else holds my attention quite like you do, I hope the governments of the world go on to learn some things from you, and begin applying the concepts presented in these videos, been here since just before 10k subs. Im so glad you're getting all the attention you deserve so much, let's hope you get about 10x more here in the future

[@joeivo911]

Isaac interview??? Yes please!!!! Can’t wait to hear it.

[@AkiAiromaa]

This channel is one of my favourites. Im half way in to the episode, but can already say the quality is what I exepted. I am entertained 😁

[@davidclarke4301]

You're really doing some of the greatest documentaries on KZbin. I'm always eager to see a new vid. Keep up the truely excellent work.

[@AvailableUsernameTed]

On the Spaceship Named Desire - "Lt. Kowalski. the sails are deployed, ask for a push." "HEY STELLASER!! STELLASER!!!"

[@junkyardzombie13]

Great video sir. I like how all the other science channels I like all come back to saying how your channel is one to strive for. Curious Droid and Answers with Joe are two of my other favorites. I'm really looking forward to September's video.

[@Araqeial]

Really liked this one. Also, nice touch with Ayreon on the end credits.

[@Winston_SA]

Just letting you know I've been following for a while and your channel has become my favorite on KZbin. Great work and I hope you'll reach over a million subscribers.

[@SensibleSalamander]

I started watching your videos a few months ago and it has quickly become one of my favorite series! Keep up the great work!

[@umbrash]

28 minute video posted 3 minutes ago, 50 views, 24 likes.

[@thecount25]

Umbrash time travelers such as myself love Isaac's videos. I was going to post before you did by using my time machine but I'm eating chips and I don't want to get the controls dirty.

[@Travlinmo]

And the obligatory thumbs down.

[@joelmaster329]

I feel like 50% of this goes over my head every week but man I learn a lot.

[@de_lytchannel6282]

Isaac this is an inspirational channel!

[@Witnessmoo]

Man I remember when your channel had only about 50k subs... now look at it! Well done Isaac. I always look forward to your vids.

[@michaelmoldrup1339]

Hi Arthur, After seeing this video for the second time, I got an idea of how to brake a starship at the destination star. Instead of using the braking method you suggest by sending a series of starships each braking a little and thereby helping the next, I suggest this: 1) Send your starship using stellaser 2) Your starship is a giant "Mass driver" that can accellerate packages (Projectiles) using magnetism. 3) When approaching the destination star, fire off Projectiles in a series of shots. This will slow you a little down. 3a) The projectiles will have the speed of your Starship and the speed added by the Mass driver. 3b) The Projectiles is fired in a way that they will slingshot around the star and come back to you. 3c) The "giant Massdriver starship" can now catch the projectiles doing the reverse of firing off projectiles. (And possible magnetically adjusting projectiles' flight-vector before catching them, like a buzzard ramjet is thought to do with hydrogen) 3d) Your speed will be greatly reduced by "catching" these high-speed projectiles. 3e) The faster your starship goes, the faster the projectiles are. 3f) You only have to add "a little" energy to the projectiles, not much matter. And you can regain your mass by catching it going back to you. 4) Of course you will have to be very exact at firing the projectiles, and it's potential dangerous, but hey this is SFIA :-) 5) You will actually be able to accellerate using this "mass-less" technique as well. 6) As long as we depend on mass for propulsion, this has to be the most efficient way of accellerating. Only adding energy for accelleration. 7) Without doing any math, I can conceive that only a smaller mass (maybe 1% of the starship) needs to be projectiles for any starship speed. (remembering 3a, and the fact that you can adjust the parameters to fit: firing time, projectiles speed etc.) What do you think? Isn't this a way better way of braking a high speed spacecraft at the destination? Please let me now if you think this is conceiveable.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

You can't realistically slingshot a high speed projectile around a star, that only works if it's moving in the zone of that star's escape velocity, way under even 1% of light speed, and it's also speeding up as it approaches from that same gravity pulling it toward it.

[@michaelmoldrup1339]

Isaac Arthur I see, thank you for your elaboration.

[@TheRazorTS]

channel growing FAST, keep up the good work

[@cannonfodder4376]

Another video that gets my mind racing. You and your teams efforts always make me smile and hopeful for the future. Goes great with lunch or washing dishes. I am also currently listening to "Rendezvous with Rama" that you recommended and am loving it right now. I am looking forward to the next episodes, especially "Jobs of the Future", something humanity really needs to confront right now.

[@thesteveruss]

This channel deserves 10 million subs.

[@PhilosopherRex]

I have to question if going faster is REALLY better. In 50-100 years we will effectively be immortal via genetic re-engineering. Within a couple hundred years will will be able to re-engineer our bodies to LIVE in space. If we travel at some percent the speed of light, then time dilation means we LOSE time relative to the rest of the universe. Effectively it is as though we were in hibernation even though we weren't - meanwhile the rest of the universe continued to learn and evolve. By the time we reach our destination we are like primitive amoeba compared to our counterparts left behind in Sol.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Faster, in and of itself, is preferable, but a lot will depend on your specific culture and technology and mission as to what the optimal speed is. I generally tend to expect manned colony ships would stick to

[@TS-jm7jm]

Tyler Jordan, ever heard of God?, think he is amused by this?, just a warning.

[@chingoputoh7969]

What is that implying?

[@PhilosopherRex]

Fair point Erik ... I guess for me it's purely technological FOMO. Also, though, if only travelling to a near neighbor then within a few light years, then it's maybe not a huge gap in time ... travelling between galaxies however would be a massive. Andromeda being 2,000,000 l.y. away - if you could maintain a .5 to 1G acceleration you'd severely time-dilate.

[@budesmatpicu3992]

Why bodies? Forget this obsolete ANIMALism.

[@enerjohnsavior3227]

Thinking about #stellasers: might want to direct them slightly out of the ecliptic plane?

[@thierry8978]

Yassssss! A new SFIA video, always looking forward to it thanks Isaac!

[@giordanobruno9106]

Congratulations on meeting your Patreon goal, you deserve it.

[@TokyoTraveller]

Thanks Isaac, great stuff! Thinking about things like this make me feel more optimistic about the future, and think if there is anything I can do to help bring it to pass. Channels like this are especially necessary in these times of great uncertainty and stress. Thanks.

[@LuisFernando-pq4bq]

Hey Isaac! I'm a big fan of your channel, love the ideas and the way you present them. You just keep getting better and better!

[@JimBurr101]

And now for the best commute of the week!! Thank you Isaac!!

[@jesusdiscipledon1499]

LEAD US ISSAC!!!! You are THE CLAW!!!! Pick me!!! Lolz sorry. I was watching toy story yesterday. Checking for Mandela’s, obviously....

[@dantastic044]

ALL HAIL THE CLAW

[@ceojr1963]

While a million ships being built might seem daunting, How many cars are being built right now on earth? 10,000 today, and another 10,000 in less than 24 hours. With over 500,000 known asteroids in our solar system, every one of them having some miners on them suddenly 10,000 cars a day on earth seems small potatoes to the people 200 years from now on those outer rocky bodies. Thanks Isaac, for more thought provoking information.

[@Aku6Soku1Zan]

Please explain the stellaser. How small or big can they get? How good are they in accelerating stuff? How do you extract that bouncing laser? What's that third mirror? Won't it mess up the bouncing? They are orbiting around Sun so how are you gonna keep it on target?

[@12201185234]

Yet another awesome video Isaac! I look forward to your videos each week. I love what you do, man. Keep it up!

[@reignpagaran740]

Unforgettable episode, Isaac! Always look forward to Thursdays.

[@craigdougan8484]

How certain are we about the density of interstellar debris? Could too high a density render interstellar travel impossible?

[@charlesharrison4077]

Deflector shields

[@EdricLysharae]

Oh the worlds we will one day see.

[@martialme84]

06:26 -> Extra credits for getting away from that irritating "newman probe" that many english speakers falsely produce. Colour me impressed, isaac!

[@faithful2b1]

btw who created the graphic animation at 18:54 I cant find it anywhere

[@Ryukachoo]

Anyone else get into revelation space because of Isaac? Holy shit that some good hard SciFi, almost finished with absolution gap and what a ride it is

[@animistchannel2983]

Well, for "Generation Ships" I definitely argued that the journey was at least as important as the destination, and that it should be done in "grand fashion." After that comment thread discussion, I'm not sure what else to add besides fiddling details... but this was a great new episode as always! :)

[@asmithgames5926]

One of your best videos yet, Arthur, great work!!!

[@tomrusson6126]

Yeeeees. After a day of mundane household tasks, this makes me happy

[@nazamroth8427]

Hey Isaac. I challange you to make space-battle-mechs a viable option for any reason you and your team of the Earth's brightest can come up with. Checkmate, mate.

[@notmadeofpeople4935]

"If you're worried about skills and abilities being lost during a voyage of many centuries or even millennia..." I recommend SkillShare.

[@NyquistLP]

interesting idea and method to send laser hardware ahead of the fleet for the slow down mechanism. I'm sure this content will become a study reference for future space faring entrepreneurs.you are a man way ahead of your times Isaac.

[@Teboski78]

Question. What are some optimal methods that stellaser mirrors could use to counteract the force of the laser pushing them apart, & then downward as it’s deflected away from the sun?

[@SergeyPRKL]

Do you have a video of interstellar navigation? Isn't it a bit trouble to hit a moving star lightyears away? Specially with slow generationships. Or is it similar as interplanetary travel?

[@ihaveyoud9553]

Thanks for uploading, Isaac.

[@baironbreak]

Love this channel. I look forward to every thursday

[@GreatGreenGoo]

+Isaac So when are you going to write a fiction book? I really want to read something you can come up with

[@brents5799]

275k subcribers almost 300k wow

[@bobbucks]

I would love to see space military sagas made into movies with this animation. Frontier Saga would be a good one. Keep it up man.

[@infocat13]

What is 1% of the speed fight to Alpha Centauri? 450 years?

[@infocat13]

A very large spacecraft at 1% is about the age most civilizations last that long

[@natehigman3987]

437 years or 425, if you're heading to Proxima

[@grassyclimer6853]

really uped the model quality good job to whoever does that.

[@gcracer4084]

Absolutely brilliant video! CGI is space tech!

[@inventionexchange]

Excellent. Colony ships are like scouts.

[@hamentaschen]

Awesome. Thank you! Happy Arthursday!!!!!!

[@davidhalabi664]

So excited to watch this! Im sure it's a going to be great!

[@danieldomeisen2632]

For the Nuke Power, i would recommend RTGs that used the Waste of your power plants. As to the Chute, could you use that net of tethers between the ships be used for this?

[@ajiriakpolo6920]

How does the stalaser stay in the atmosphere of the sun it is using to slow down if presumably the star is rotating? How would it keep a beam focused on the incoming ships to slow them down?

[@peterd6584]

Yay!! Happy arthursday!

[@123-p1n4i]

Is there a particualr reason you mention a Von Neuman probe building copies of itself upon arrival on this video? i thought it made more sense to send them all from the same star

[@jacekpiterow900]

Would we not see that missive starship fleets happening in the galaxy now? If we assume that most likely we are not alone then we should, right? Or is there other better solution to move between planets than a spaceships? Something which we have not discovered yet.

[@matc87]

awsome vid isaac

[@commentguy4711]

It would be pretty awesome for someone who never lived on a ship arrive to the horizon of a planet and look down on the endless options awaiting you on the surface. Great graphics! 6:14

[@NuanceNotes]

Another awesome video bro. Thanks for sharing.

[@DevilTravels]

I like how most of theses ideas are possible with current technology. What I don't understand is why so few corporations are not seeing the incredible profit potential in these longer term endeavors. Too many people content with sitting on this rock slowly rotting away their lives.

[@Paint2D_]

I like that this video comes out the same week as "record of a spaceborn few" witch takes place on a exidus fleet.