Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Earth's Rotation

[@LaBelleTML]

The rotation of Earth really makes my day.

[@michaelwalton7066]

Brrrrrooomp phisss!😁

[@yanchoho]

Badabum tsss

[@kshitijdave1337]

It makes everyone days literal meaning..

[@andrewjustice210]

What about your week, month, or even your year?

[@Broockle]

give this guy the likes

[@jonfraserdop]

I could listen to Neil for hours

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

I can for days lol

[@count1572]

Certainly agreed

[@sithlorrdi5812]

You can

[@RT-wl6tq]

So can Neil

[@StarWarsTherapy]

I do listen to him for hours. ❤️

[@onlythebestentertainment]

I still love how excited Dr Tyson gets when he talks on any subject. He draws me in and im mesmerized every time. jim NYC

[@kosmos5995]

Actually, Neil is correct but the math is slightly incorrect. The effect of centrifugal force on your weight is minimal. At the equator, you would weigh slightly less (perhaps a fraction of a percent less) than you would at the poles due to this centrifugal force effect. The difference in weight due to the centrifugal force at the equator compared to the poles is relatively small and would not have a significant impact on your measured weight. If you weigh 190 pounds (approximately 86.18 kilograms) at the North or South Pole, your weight at the equator would be slightly less due to the effect of centrifugal force. At the equator, you would weigh about 0.5% less than you would at the poles. So, if you weigh 190 pounds at the poles, at the equator, you would weigh approximately 189 pounds (or roughly 85.73 kilograms). Again, it's important to emphasize that this difference is very small and would not be noticeable in your everyday life or on a typical bathroom scale. Your weight can also fluctuate throughout the day due to factors like hydration and meals, and this variation would likely be more significant than the effect of the Earth's rotation.

[@milendimitrov8535]

yep, to be exact centrifugal force on the equator is 0.0345N , ~0.35% of 9.8 , in NYC is 0.02N , ~ 0.2% of g.

[@greghoughton7877]

But didn't Neil explain that centrifugal force isn't real? He stated it was fake so how is he now using it as the basis for his weight difference b*s? This guy contradicts himself throughout the entire video and many other videos he's in. I simply cannot grasp how people don't pick up on it because it's so blatant. However I agree with you on what you are saying because centrifugal force is not fake and the weight difference is very minimal not 190 pounds to 185 pound depending on if you're at the equator or further away from it. If that was the case then why don't they mine gold and only sell it at the furthest point away from the equator because it would weigh significantly more -according to Neil- and would fetch you more money??? He said it isn't your mass that changes but your weight lol 😂 ummm ya! And air pockets too!

[@nanyuri_]

@@greghoughton7877 it's not really a "force", but it is a real thing which affects your weight. That is what he said which is correct. Also, he clarified this answer in a different podcast. If you're in the north pole, the center of gravity is closer, however, not everything of the earth's mass would be pulling you, but the disk that is below you that will cover the earth, which means it wont include the bulge on the equator. When you're in the equator, the entire disk (circumference) will be pulling on you, so despite being slightly away from the center of gravity, the entirety of earth's mass would be pulling you, which kinda evens it out. Add the miniscule centrifugal force and you get equal weight.

[@jasonbone5121]

I can't believe I have to correct Neil like this but here goes. Santa does indeed start his sleigh ride skinny as you stated. But remember, as he adds on the pounds from all the cookies, he's off loading pounds of toys. By the end of his trip, the sleigh has no toys, so the reindeer see no difference in their work load due to Santa adding on all the pounds from cookies and milk.

[@danielhenderson3753]

The Sleigh Equation.

[@BrunoRosik]

as the the fuel on rockets, nice hahaha

[@skipmagil]

Your mother lied to you

[@spidersense589]

Actually makes a lot of sense, you should some how relay that to Neil, I'm sure he doesn't mind being corrected, I just want to hear his response, I know it will be comical, especially with Chuck adding his opinions 😂😂😂 Try to get into one of those grab bag questions 🤷

[@NoveltyExpress2976]

Neil himself even admits defeat and says he's wrong about things he thought were correct, so there's that to consider lol

[@Faluthe]

I like how Neil explains complex concepts is such a humorous manner. Great lessons

[@bobg1069]

yes, but the other guy is just irritating

[@thepirateking.4521]

@@bobg1069 nah, he's funny af

[@mikebrunet54]

God created the electromagnetic environment of earth unique to earth third planet from the sun. Perfectly placed by God in this vast finite Universe . God uses small things to confound the prideful who deny Him. Neal is correct that centrifugal force is not what keeps us bound to earth. We are the only livable planet in the whole of this finite universe. Neal also denies the worldwide flood that has plenty of evidence worldwide. Petrified trees standing upright in earths geological columns of layered sentiment that also proves the worldwide flood along with the Pangea split and the tectonic plates that began when God brought judgement upon the wicked in the days of Noah. God shows exactly how he set in motion the worldwide flood. First the water under the crest of the earth burst forth sending chunks of earth into the sky in certain regions. God did deliver Noah’s Ark to the Ararat Mountain range. God set Earth to rotate around the sun in a 24 hr timescape. Like I said Neal plays the jovial psuedo scientist. God Numerology is also code throughout His Word verifying all that he Has made and spoken into existence. Repentant sinner God knows before they are even Born. I will die knowing the Creator Savior and Judge who is Holy Righteous and Just . God judges sin. Their is not other That reigns from eternity and Sent Jesus to die and rise from the dead showing the saints the risen bodies they will inherit by the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Those who hate the Rock of Salvation Deny the Lord of Lords. The chief cornerstone of the called out ones.

[@mikebrunet54]

@@bobg1069 Neal misinformation is annoying. Watch Privilaged planet. There is no other planet in the Universe in which God calls His footstool

[@elminero49]

The jokes are annoying and a waist of time.

[@TheSec09]

Such inspiring the words at the end of the video: "Keep looking up!" as in, look at the sky but also evolve, improve yourself, become a better person.

[@jimr9499]

Obviously, I love Neil. But I really love Chuck a lot too. He's always funny (him saying his mother is Ricky Ricardo legitimately made me laugh out loud) but the intelligence he displays in every episode that he's on really just impresses me. Also, idk if I'm just worse than average but his memory always astonishes me too. So often Neal will be explaining something and Chuck accurately shouts out some scientific something or another that he learned on some episode from years ago. I forget what I lean each episode damn near as soon as it ends lol. I just like him a lot.

[@DesertSky928]

Kneel DeFraud is lying to the world, and he knows it! There is ZERO CHANCE that 185 Kilos of Gold poured into bars at Quito, Ecuador, at 0° Latitude weighs 190 Kilos at the London Bullion Market Association at 51.5° North Latitude----ZERO CHANCE!...He's lying! With Gold Spot at $1,830 USD / Troy Oz on Dec 21, 2022, and 1 Kilo = 32.15 Troy Ozs, 5 Kilos is worth about $295,000 USD-----If Kneel DeFraud was telling the truth, Earth would have Time Zones based on Longitudinal Distance from the Prime Meridian at Greenwich, England (which we do) as well as Money Zones based on the weight of Gold, Silver, Platinum, etc., for every degree, minute & second North & South of the Equator----which we do not have. Kneel DeFraud is lying yet AGAIN!

[@ftlbs928]

185 tonnes of gold in Ecuador does NOT weigh 190 tonnes in New York City. Kneel is a DeFraud. Why do people still listen to this fraudster?

[@scaramouche8244]

ask Neil about covid vax. He's funny in a f'd up sorta way

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

If you love him why don't you merry him

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

Listening to what Dr. Tyson has to say just blew my mind. Even the most simple topics are interesting.

[@arturoaka963]

"Blowed" is not correct. The right one to say is "blew"

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@arturoaka963 🤦‍♂️ my apologies

[@lgkfamily]

@@arturoaka963 "Blowed" is correct if you were raised in Indiana. Folks there just do not know how to correctly conjugate their verbs. They say "buyed" instead of "bought." I felt quite proud that after raising my three children in Indiana my wife had insisted all along that they speak English correctly.

[@waynejackson169]

@@lgkfamily ...and somewhere else they say "brung" instead of "brought."

[@toddlenard7602]

@@lgkfamily and what is the deal and what is the deal with them saying youans and weeins. Example what are youans doing?

[@samanthaheart454]

I wish Neil was my teacher at school my life would be so different now, he has brought back my need to learn

[@junpinedajr.8699]

Tell me that,if he was your prof, say differential,integral calculus,or differential equations,advance math?,and he is a terror prof,meaning those instructors who takes delight in failing students.😀😃😄😁😅😅🤣

[@reasonerenlightened2456]

How to make a planet spin faster?

[@vondbee7091]

That would've been a really expensive private school 😆

[@harrymitchell5402]

You have to ponder if you do n't say. ? a just say a algebra or trig always ? teacher. WHY. That's how I failed alg 2. No explanation lol

[@markmakabuhay2009]

@@reasonerenlightened2456 take out the moon earth will spin faster, because the only reason earth spins slowly is because of the moon or tidal forces. Earths days will only last 4 to 10 hrs a day.

[@nothgiel84]

If Neil was my science teacher in school..I would have been a great scientist m...He explains things so simple..

[@ThePriestofYahuahYahushah]

I counted the moons and logged them for two years. We were lied to. There are 355 days in a year. Here is a video showing you how you can go verify it yourself. Just skip to the moon information kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2mYpJyCmLuHpas

[@r3d5ive87]

I feel like his tests would be ball breakers

[@onlythebestentertainment]

simple for you maybe but not for all 😕🖖🧠🧟‍♀🐽🪣☣📴⚧🏁

[@MarkB-vp9ki]

I'm not fat, I just live too far from the equator.

[@TheSaferHouse]

I stayed up all night wondering where the sun went... and then it dawned on me.

[@davebasch5995]

I wondered why the Frisbee seemed bigger as it got closer....then it hit me

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

was that pun on purpose? It "dawn"ed on me? 😂

[@winstonsmith11]

@@ARandomInternetUser08 Of course it was :/

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

@@winstonsmith11 it might not've been. That's kind of why I was asking. :/

[@rafaeldiaz8235]

POR FAVOR QUE SE EXPRESE EN ESPAÑOL LE QUEDA MAS ELEGANTE ESOS PENDEJOS QUE DOBLAN NO SIRVEN

[@TC-xe2gx]

“If you’re chubby on the equator, you’re chubby everywhere” 😂😂

[@ejmtv3]

- Neil deGrasse Tyson

[@junpinedajr.8699]

That's very mean,not cool dude!!!!😔😪🤤😴🤒🤕😌🤥🙄😑😐🤨

[@ericolens3]

@@junpinedajr.8699 But you know what is cool? Im legit asking cuz of global warming.

[@TheSilverShadow17]

​@@ericolens3Alaska and the Arctic Circle

[@wildrabbt]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jakethetool698]

I’m under the impression that listening to Dr Tyson speak, can be so enlightening, a person can suddenly find themselves elevated to the point of drifting away with new thoughts to consider.

[@frocat5163]

Well...unless that person is a flat Earther. They hear Dr. Tyson speak and proclaim him a liar, because it's impossible to have a fictitious force.

[@bathin813]

@@frocat5163 that would be me

[@bobfisterburger1085]

You may have just articulated his self described job description.

[@NickAllPlay]

This is brillant. The only thing is, would love less interruptions when Neil is in the middle of an explanation.

[@stanroeder2065]

totally agree. Too many fake laughs and break-ins that are not needed.

[@glamorking74]

Thank you!!

[@watcher3774]

The ride was called "Gravitron" when i was a kid.😀

[@korbandallas8931]

called Rotor where i grew up lol

[@Turandot29]

I remember that ride! I loved it as a kid.

[@glenallan6279]

Graviton had the separate channels that lifted while you were at an angle, Gravitron had the whole floor drop and was not angled.

[@brianmitchell5043]

Devil's Hole where I'm from. The floor dropped...

[@Raz.C]

It was informally named The Pukatronic Punisher where I'm from. Ps: Not really.

[@VvSlaveofMetalvV]

I think a common misconception about the moment in the Superman movie that many people have not considered is that Superman did not physically reverse the rotation of the earth by flying around it so hard and so fast that he actually affected the rotation. It isn't explained with any sort of explicit in-film explication, so it is just my assumption, but I think what was really happening is that he was traveling faster than light, and traveling so fast that he began to travel back in time. This is displayed in the film as the earth slowing, and then reversing, and the filmmaker even shows previously shot footage literally rewinding and being undone. So, as stated, the earth was not actually being slowed down, it was just the movie's way of rewinding through time. That opens a whole can of worms about time travel as it relates to traveling faster than light and I'd probably be just as fascinated to hear you talk about that particular subject, but I did think that the above theory was worth positing to you and hopefully it will change your opinion of the film itself as well as the potential scientific questions surrounding it.

[@dutchman7623]

Yep.... but...

[@eclipse369.]

Light does not travel from point A to point B and its not exactly a speed. Light is a sound wave of the ether.

[@billomeagain]

Depending on age, the "Rotor" was the name of the ride. The Gravitron and Roundup came much later, but were just changes from the original ride.

[@JL-qe5gl]

There was also the Tilt-a-Whirl, that spun and then tilted.

[@XTRABIG]

Hated that ride. ​@@JL-qe5gl

[@Vinithajee]

The way Neil breaks down these concepts into something that everyone can understand is amazing.

[@The.RandomTube]

Neil always somehow manages to blow my mind away.

[@jrltog4320]

My posts get removed, too much truth

[@ThePriestofYahuahYahushah]

I counted the moons and logged them for two years. We were lied to. There are 355 days in a year. Here is a video showing you how you can go verify it yourself. Just skip to the moon information kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2mYpJyCmLuHpas

[@ProfRonconi]

These videos are so instructive and so entertaining, I just cannot praise them enough. So many thanks to Chuck and Neil. Only one complaint: you don't do a video every day, or better, every hour.

[@raym6791]

Neil: so you had problems as a child 😂 Chuck: 😂...😅...😂...😅

[@scottjohnson7248]

Let's clear up the ride confusion. Neil didn't give enough information at 02:50 to narrow it down precisely, but it could be one of three rides: The Rotor: This was a circular indoor room with a single verticle and circular wall. Riders stand up against the wall and the whole room begins to spin. You can't perceive the spin as there are no windows. You can only feel it. At some point the floor drops out and you are left in mid-air pinned against the wall by the centrifugal force. After some time they return the floor to its original position under your feet and slow the ride to a stop at which point you disembark. The Round-Up: This was a circular outdoor ride with "stalls" where each person stands. Each stall has a harness to keep you in and metal bars on each side to hold on to. When the ride starts it spins horizontally and you begin to feel the centrifugal force. Then the operator tilts the entire ride up to about a 45 degree angle. Thus, part of the time you are facing the ground but held firmly against the outside of the ride. After adjusting the tilt and speeds multiple times, the operator returns the ride to horizontal, brings it to a stop, and you disembark. The Gravitron (as well as other names like Starship etc): This was a ride in the shape of diamond resting on its pointy tip that was painted to looked like a spaceship or spinning top. You go into the ride and lay on angled (approximately 30 - 45 degrees) pads along the perrimeter of the ride. The operator starts to spin the entire ride and you feel the centrifugal force more and more as it speeds up. At some point the pads slide up to the ceiling with you attached as they are on some sort of rails. Thus, you are effectively suspended with no attachment to the ground. Eventually, the ride is slowed and your pad (and you) slide back down to the ground. When the rotation stops you disembark. All three of these rides are mentioned multiple times in the comments as the definitive ride Neil was talking about. My opinion is that he was referring to The Rotor based on the way he describes it. I think we can eliminate the Round-Up, because he talks about being against a wall, but that doesn't fit the Round-up with just has a metal cage on the perimeter, not anything that can be described as a wall. Also, if he was referring to the gravitron, I think he would have mentioned the motion and angle of the pads. I'm lucky because all three of these rides were at my local state fair during my youth and I was able to experience them all, often in the same day. They removed The Rotor sometime in my teens and I havn't seen it since, but the Round-Up and Gravitron are still ubiquitous at fairs all over.

[@sadiqmohamed681]

I remember doing the math for this about 30 years ago when I started travelling regularly to and from the US. Someone had spotted that if you took the take off time and added or subtracted the flight time (depending on whether you were flying east or west) you did not get the actual time at your destination. Off course I first had to work out the correction for the fact that the aircraft flew on a great circle. Luckily by that time I had a Macintosh to do the calculations for me! Of course Concorde had another issue which was that it was flying about 50% faster than the rotation. At the time I didn't think about the weight thing. That was interesting to hear about. Neil is a fascinating explainer. There was a great BBC Science documentary called "Orbit" in which Dr Helen Czerski and Kate Humble explained about the Coriolis Force effecting the major wind systems. Warm air rises at the equator and as the Earth rotates it move North East or South South East, cools, falls to sea level and keeps moving Eastward. At sea level this shows up as the Trade Winds. Humble did a demo by parachuting from about 15K feet above Arizona with a GPS tracker. They had picked a day with almost no wind and sure enough her track moved Eastward.

[@RinDiu]

Chuck: "So people in Ecuador should all have their hands up and go yeeeeeh yaahh" I can't 😂😂🤣🤣

[@warrenosborne6044]

Thanx Neil. The ride that I remember was the Tilt-A Whorl. A large circular wheel about 40 feet diameter that would rotate to speed, then raise up to about a 45 degree angle. While at "full tilt" one lady as we say , lost her cookies. I remember seeing the "cookies" take an independent trajectory as several of us received a dose of "cookies". I have often pondered the math that would explain the "cookie course". thank you.

[@scottjohnson7248]

You are describing the Round-Up. The Til-a Whirl had small circular shaped cars that sat 3 or 4 people. The cars would spin around but they were never raised up like you describe.

[@IansUToob57]

One of the best explainers i've seen so far! Learned a ton! And Chuck was having some of his best funnies; kept the whole thing so light! :D

[@benjaminr.3111]

This question always made me stay up for hours. I’m thankful for Neil making it easier for me to understand and finally give me the answer I’ve been questioning for years. Thank you Neil ❤️

[@onesciencedad]

Get some melatonin for this one. Why does the earth or any orbiting body spin? It's because they always have is the answer I always get. Why then does Venus spin opposite then? Sleep well.

[@LlionelZisengwe]

They actually used this concept to launch the James Webb telescope from Kourou French Guiana. It gave the launch an extra boost for less booster power to set it off on its course. Science is amazing 😱

[@tomgucwa7319]

Um as I recall .that exit trajectory was rare...j.w.t. passed the moon's orbit in like 5 hours... Apollo took 5 days... bigger rocket allowed a direct path out of here...zoom zoom...

[@lydhrabinojg9341]

I doubt it's what you are saying! The real reason is that Equator is closer to space than northern latitudes. Let say the highest mountain on earth from earths center, is not Everest, but a mountain in Equator, which is 1 mile less than Everest, measured from se level. Centrifugal forces have nothing to do with it because once the lift off happens, centrifugal no longer applies.

[@NielsGx]

every rocket use this principle by launching near equator and going in the right direction

[@incrediction1080]

Wait they launched the james Webb telescope already???

[@JamesHoffa1]

@@lydhrabinojg9341 lol go to school

[@yesuramesh6259]

I dunno why people call him condescending and why they complain that he talks over others. The man is just so passionate about science. It's honestly just so contagious

[@shiva1408]

It is contagious

[@donaldjohnson2038]

He is passionate about talking about virtually nothing.

[@kenadams5504]

He once said.."when your in love ,you want to tell the world"...astrophysics is his love.

[@mykeyboy9810]

He is a Realist, very rare these days.

[@gregfaris6959]

You have a high tolerance for stupidity. I'm just guessing here, but I'll bet real scientists bore you because they don't talk like Colgate commercials....

[@norbertgoodheim7400]

I love this show. It's so important for people to watch this. Knowledge is power.

[@oscart.grouch9061]

Dr. Tyson is the reason as to why I pursued astrophysics in college. University of Minnesota here i come!

[@NoodleMcnoodle]

Wife: i want to lose 5 pounds. Husband: Neil said you should move to Ecuador.

[@carultch]

That would only work if you were as obese as the world record for the fattest person. A typical person only loses between 1/2 pound and 1 pound by moving to Ecuador.

[@rangtajha]

Hilarious

[@gerrytushh]

She would only lose weight, not mass. No work done. Q.E.D

[@ATinyPillow]

Actually, you weigh more at the north pole than at the equator. \ {0.o} / .

[@c.youngberg9511]

I was today years old when I made the connection that Ecuador is positioned on our Equator

[@samsonrodrigues4186]

That's how the name Equador is derived

[@mariogarcia1803]

guess you should go back to elementary and pay attention this time wow

[@carultch]

@@mariogarcia1803 How do maps in Spanish distinguish between Ecuador and the equator? Is it called "Linea del Ecuador" for the equator, and "República de Ecuador" for the country?

[@hanamantmunnolli6381]

Wow. Explanation in a humorous way to a technical topic. So nice. Thanks to both.

[@standupp4freedom749]

the “GRAVITRON” is the ride you’re thinking of 😁

[@mattjamison484]

Thanks, was going to comment this myself.

[@torontoross]

I knew it as the round up.

[@ryanseward2760]

Chuck: I'm having a corona baby! Me looking at my gut: Me too mine is a lager.

[@n.s.3410]

I’m obviously having twins then

[@yeetpeet9660]

I think corona is a beer

[@nobodyknows3180]

I opted years ago to skip the six-pack abs and go for the keg

[@ryanseward2760]

@@nobodyknows3180 buying in bulk saves money.

[@nobodyknows3180]

@@ryanseward2760 Yes, but consuming in bulk generates waist. 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheElectra5000]

12:59 The deer wouldn't complain because Santa's weight is inversely proportional to the weight of the bag of gifts. So, to them, the sleigh would weigh the same.

[@studygodsword5937]

the fact that Tyson believes in santa says a lot about him !

[@AronSquander]

I think there is a slight mistake at 10:36 - 190 Pounds on the north pole would not be 185 pounds on the equator. According to all sources and my own calculation the difference in weight would be something around 0.5% - 189.05 pounds would be the correct value - so approximately just one pound difference.

[@DesertSky928]

Nope....not even that! 185 Kilos of Gold poured into bars at Quito, Ecaudor (0° 9' South Latitude) will NOT WEIGH 190 Kilos (Kneel DeFraud's 2.7027% delta, nor your ±.5% delta) at the London Bullion Market Association ("LBMA") at 51° 30' North Latitude. 1 Kilo = ±32.15075 Troy Ounces LBMA spot on Dec 22, 2022 is ±$1,820 / Troy Oz 185 Kilos = $10,825,157.53 USD 185 x 1.005 = 185.925 Kilo = 10,879,283.31 USD Delta = $54,125.78 .....not a chance this is reality, otherwise we would have Time Zones AND Money Zones to compensate for adjustments.....yet, we only have Time Zones.

[@awolf81]

I agree Tyson is wrong about how much the equator effects your weight.

[@mikemccormick6128]

As I heard him saying that, it sounded like he was just guessing on the difference. Because otherwise, why would it be such a well rounded number? (5lb.) I think the main point he was trying to make is that there is a difference.

[@mikemccormick6128]

He could be closer to right if you factor in elevation. New York city is at sea level, but much of Ecuador is up in the mountains. Obviously the higher the elevation, the less you would weigh.

[@jsandiego2394]

I think for all who disagree, Go and get a bachelor's in computer science, then goto Harvard for Earth and political studies where you should achieve a Masters... Then, finally a Doctorate degree in Astro-physiology. Obviously where you will have YEARS, on top of years of these kinds of conversation with true experts... As of now. Everyone's a KZbin argument about the universe and Facts specialist.🤡

[@BorisGitlin]

1:20 - "It's what keeps bucket in the water" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@StaticBlaster]

When I was on one of those big planes from NY to England, I was in the middle of the plane (didn't have access to a window) and I didn't even feel like I was moving at all. That's how smooth the plane's motion was.

[@claudiomarangone614]

good one

[@StaticBlaster]

@R Voit I'm talking about the constant aerial motion at about 40,000 feet in the air. Of course I can feel it moving when it's pulling away from the gate, when it's taking off and when it's coming in for landing. That's all acceleration/deceleration.

[@angielott83]

“Ok so.... you had issues as a child..... that’s another show!.....” the SHADE doc, the shade! Lol

[@lacasa3514]

No T no shade. :)

[@b.o.1951]

The dude can be vicious

[@aishashaw5885]

That’s a good point about Santa having Diabetes.

[@BeamMonsterZeus]

Chuck is absolutely blitzed here

[@S550STANG]

Best time to talk about things like this.

[@BeamMonsterZeus]

@@S550STANG You're not wrong haha

[@brianhall9188]

I thought the same thing

[@jaybpl666]

I wouldn't believe that he isn't.

[@S550STANG]

@@jaybpl666 he's got that Tide commercial money now 🤣

[@yutubvlogs8889]

I agree with the ship analogy, yes you dont really feel the ship moving especially if it's really huge unless you look outside and see things passes by your vision, let alone the Earth which literally moving everything including you.. so that makes sense on why you dont feel the earth's motion. Neil you are a legend, thanks for the explanation. 😊😊😊

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

small boat is Better

[@Matt02341]

Ever been parked in a parking lot and the car next to you starts moving? OMG Split second terror!

[@Nan01040]

This segment deserves more time, I feel like i am in an exciting science class :) xD

[@michaelcoles6176]

Hi

[@dougclark8219]

This is one of my favorite StarTalk videos.

[@theresadailey5809]

I love this show! You have a way of explaining to people that is so mentally exciting! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@NihilistEmier]

Fun fact : yesterday only I googled about earth's rotation! And now I'm feeling really smart 😂

[@teknoaija1762]

and the more you read and study,the more you experience those.they are very satisfying moments.i totally get you.

[@hernanzurita1763]

Wiiiiiiiii !! from Quito Ecuador XD

[@superdemanka5192]

Kenya too🤗

[@ronniessebaggala362]

Uganda weeeee

[@desertfish74]

Nice! Have a great day!

[@josegabrielvizuete3071]

Que más ve loco

[@carultch]

@@josegabrielvizuete3071 How do maps in Spanish distinguish Ecuador the country, from ecuador the line?

[@KalabelaiGaming]

These episodes needs to be longer at least few hours

[@bryankingsley2077]

I love when people make Neil laugh. He loves this stuff and he's like giddy about it

[@S550STANG]

Neil's little happy dance at the start 😂

[@sandradolores6960]

I found it enjoyable. Worked for me. I’d like to see more. Is the pandemic over yet?

[@byronthomas4733]

You two are the perfect team.. you make learning fun

[@nazarethmartinez6461]

neil you really make my day. its so great to understand the misteries of the universe in such a simple way. you make science sound so easy.

[@h7opolo]

this thoroughly stimulated my mind and soul.

[@tomasgomes8793]

7:01 nah Neil, it's not pre-Galileo. Flat Earthers still use that argument today.

[@carultch]

Pre-Galileo, even accomplished scientists who are in the history books today, would believe that. The flat Earthers today are people that no one takes seriously, other than their own cult members.

[@kenadams5504]

@@carultch 2,000 years ago the Greeks observed earths shadow on the moon during a Lunar eclipse.It was always the shape of the spherical earth and they realised ,even then, the shape of earth.Anyone who is two whole millenia behind the times , doesn't deserve any form of recognition .

[@carultch]

@@kenadams5504 The shape of the Earth, and the fact that the Earth is rotating, are two completely different questions. The lunar eclipse can tell you that the Earth is spherical, but it tells you nothing about whether the Earth is rotating, or whether everything else is revolving around it.

[@dominiquecarter5055]

Well timed, scientific based comedy plus a breakdown by humanity's favorite teacher= gold.

[@colinreddington6348]

Neil's topics are always great. His knowledge and enthusiasm are exceptional. I've had a few teachers like this and the classes were brilliant and we learnt a lot. I've seen him debate with Richard Dawkins and the likes, and he knocks it out of the ballpark most of the time with his comments. Keep it up. Great channel 👏

[@adricollazos6042]

Me encantaría que hubiese subtítulos en español. Así los chicos de mi país, Cilombia y de mi departamento podrían disfrutar de la genialidad de Neil.

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

de acuerdo pero tú y yo pudiéramos traducir y asi dar clases de: Ciencias Inglés y de Pendamiento Crítico a la vez! con CORAZÓN además ya pero que YA estuviéramos presos . ¿no¿

[@kirantube89]

Mortal Kombat actually taught me that spinning a bucket fast was the key to defeating Sub-Zero

[@chop-daresistance7514]

FINISH HIM!!! 🥷 🪣

[@davidthompson5791]

Double ice backfire lol

[@heavencanceller1863]

Takes me back to when Vsauce told us what would happen if the earth stopped spinning. Thank you Neil and chuck for the amazing content!

[@cinthiavazquez3280]

Watching this video while in Ecuador, I actually lifted my hands and said “weeeee” !

[@xdragon2k]

In the future when everyone is versed with science, they will then start saying Mass Loss Diet.

[@JasonWW2000]

Technically most people don't want to lose mass. They don't want to lose muscle, water, bone, etc they just want to lose fat. people should say they want a lower body fat percentage.

[@kainajones9393]

LOL. ...Sorry to be a killjoy, but in light of the recent political turmoil here in the US, I'm gonna infer that at least 74,222,549 don't know a thing about science. What future are you talking about?

[@JasonWW2000]

@@kainajones9393 Yep, you're being a killjoy. For no reason at all. Why even post that?

[@teknoaija1762]

and for really lazy people they have rest mass loss diet.

[@kainajones9393]

@@JasonWW2000 Figure it out.

[@ronvelderman3998]

I think a lot about gravity it really has a grip on me

[@josephdragan7734]

the earth sucks

[@blackstone3323]

Thinking about gravity is what keeps me grounded.

[@randiaz95]

It would be interesting to study the generation of energy in space due to frictionless rotations and magnetic fields making electricity

[@ClarenceP11-B]

Thank you Doctor you make understanding science fun your absolutely the best at explaining science

[@suketgajah8107]

watching this from near equator. weeeeeeee 🙌

[@keepgoing1973]

It was called The Cage in England. And the floor retracted away. You were left pinned to to wall with no floor beneath you.

[@davidbesant]

At Dreamland Margate?

[@keepgoing1973]

@@davidbesant I used to travel with Danters fun fair all over Gloucestershire.

[@timcobb5277]

At astroworld that was called barrel of fun and if you stood on the wall the ride operator got upset

[@blackout_1349]

Thank you, Neil. I'm honored that you take the time to give us all this information. It's truly inspiring.

[@jd7994]

Love y'all's show, huge fan, thanks for the awesome content

[@wesl-p4400]

Love this channel!! NDT is the best!! Makes science and physics fun and entertaining.

[@Stratts28]

I know I'm on a need to know basis but, can I buy gold on the equator and sell it in Alaska and make a profit?

[@thomasbelanger8715]

This looks like a pretty solid business opportunity!

[@michaeldamolsen]

Just in case you were asking seriously, or someone else was wondering: The scales used to weigh gold and other expensive metals are carefully calibrated to the location, using a standard mass.

[@Rhaorth]

Here I am in 2024 and being thrown back over 40 years to when I was a teenager and the ride I remember that fits that description was the gravitron. I loved that ride... thank you for making the years slip away for a moment.

[@arielcabalin2746]

Lovely ! Learning or remembering something and laughing at the same time ! Thank you !

[@DesertSky928]

NO! Kneel DeFraud is lying! 185 Kilos of Gold poured into bars at Quito, Ecuador, DOES NOT WEIGH 190 Kilos at the London Bullion Market Association!!!!----HE KNOWS he's lying----

[@ftlbs928]

I laugh too.....AT Kneel DeFraud....here's why: 185 tonnes of gold in Ecuador does NOT weigh 190 tonnes of gold n New York City. Kneel is DeFrauding the world as he tries his best to defend the 66.6°-tilted devil-ball earth model----because it's not tilted, not a ball.

[@PanchoKnivesForever]

You guys are great together :) Y'all make this show way more interesting. I also love how y'all can relate on so many topics, it allows for such a smooth transition between y'all's jokes to science!

[@crowbarviking3890]

to quote flat earth bob: "a 15° per hour drift..."

[@FTFEOfficial]

Thanks Bob

[@coreymunroe8073]

@@FTFEOfficial I saw that comment and thought the same thing. So, thank you FTFE and SciManDan.

[@ATinyPillow]

It was proven to be a 15 degree “aether” drift. Nowadays the “aether” is referred to as “the Higg’s Field” or simply “the Field”. In the 80’s the US Airforce funded a replication of the famous Michelson/Morley Experiment using modern technology and the results proved that the Field indeed exists, the results were published in Nature Magazine. \ {0.o} / .

[@keerthivasanb7931]

I think the difference in weight at equator is it’s 0.5 kg(on the weighing scale) less or 1 pound less. Not 5 pound less

[@fromnorway643]

The difference between the poles and the equator is 0.5 %

[@mrlowie5728]

Who else wants to make the movie about Santa that Dr Neil talked about...?

[@michaeldavis155]

Neil, you are absolutely AMAZING at how you explain things!!! 💯💯 Makes my life sooo simple, while at the same time... #MINDBLOWN

[@chefabhishek16]

Mr. Tyson, Thank you so much for all these wonderful videos. I have learned more in the last 2 hours than I learned in my entire school years. You are a legend.

[@Gatsby1929]

The ride that Neil was referring to is called "The Rotor." People would stand inside it with their backs against the wall of the ride. It would be very, very similar to standing inside a wine cask withithout its lid, with your back against the wall of the cask. The ride would start to rotate or spin around, if you will. When the rotation reached a certain speed the floor would drop down but the people inside the Rotor would be pinned against the wall and not fall straight down, even though their feet were not longer touching the floor because the floor dropped down from underneat them. Unfortunately, amusements parks around the country that had this ride removed them starting in the late 70s. The ride made it difficult to breathe for some people and others, who were suseptable to motion sickness, shall I say, lost the hot dog and cotton candy they ingested moments before, this tragedy befalling on other innocent riders.

[@SU-mr1oi]

I was laughing out about the people at the Equator going _wheee_ then I remembered that I'm in Equatorial Guinea... It got scary then... 🤣

[@TheFaarf]

Hows the ride? :D

[@milkdrom3da]

binge watching startalk and knitting at 12am next to my salt light lamp. life is okay at this second :) thank you both so much for blessing us with these amazing quality entertaining and educational videos.

[@kenadams5504]

You do know about Andromeda galaxy !

[@calebmiller9960]

Love their friendship 😂🤟🏼

[@KAZVorpal]

Considering his demonstrated incompetence on the Philosophy of Science, Tyson talking about the earth's rotation makes me wish I believed it is flat.

[@S550STANG]

"Its what keeps bucket in the water when you do the whole WINDMILL" 😂 Edit: 1:20

[@JusNoBS420]

Celebrating my 43rd trip around the sun 🎉

[@vikrantpv]

Back in 2005 in the middle of a flight from Mumbai to Amsterdam, the girl sitting next to me literally shook me awake from scotch induced sleep and said - We are going to be late as we have been stationary in mid air since at least past half an hour.

[@3dgar7eandro]

I love this channel for real: laughs 😂👌 and science 🔭 🤓👌 well balanced 👌

[@spectralotter5790]

"The cyclone " We called that ride Spaceship 2000 where I'm from 😃

[@Jay-om8gr]

3000 where I’m from

[@spectralotter5790]

@@Jay-om8gr actually now that you mention it, 3000 sounds right lol

[@Smo1k]

We had a Spaceship 3000 close to here, but it went vertical. I think Neil is making sign language like another thing, which spins horizontal; you stand in that other ride, getting squeezed out against the wall, which at some point rises, so you're held above the ground by friction and centripetal force.

[@内田ガネーシュ]

16:46 Is this why Galaxies at the outer edges move faster?, we can think of them as just cosmic "air pockets".

[@steve-o6413]

A Blackhole is just a rotating Storm...

[@hrgwea]

No, this is due to simple gravity. Outer planets in the solar system have to move faster in order to maintain such a high orbit. If they slowed down, they would fall to a lower (closer) orbit. It's the same with stars in a rotating galaxy. The farther from the center, the faster you have to move.

[@DANGJOS]

@@hrgwea That sounds reasonable, but it isn't correct. The planets in the outer solar system actually move slower. Mercury orbits faster than Earth. It is true that slowing down the outer planets would make them fall to lower orbits, but the effect of gravity outweighs the slow down, and the planets actually move faster. It's confusing, but that's how it works.

[@hrgwea]

@ It's the opposite. Stars near the edge are moving FASTER than the law of gravity predicts they should move given the "visible" mass of the galaxy. This is because the galaxy's true mass is greater and with a more even distribution than its visible matter.

[@hrgwea]

@@DANGJOS You are correct. Farther objects orbit at lower speeds because there's less gravitational pull. I was trying to explain the case of stars in the galaxy with a simpler case, but made a mistake in the analogy. In a galaxy, the gravitational pull doesn't diminish as you move away from the center (as it occurs in a solar system). It actually increases. That's why starts at the edge move faster. A correct analogy to compare with would be a single planet, in which the strongest gravitational pull is at the surface of the planet. As you move to the center of the planet, the gravity decreases.

[@STST]

Ex Flat earther here now crusading against the nonsense. Love ya Chuck and Neil!

[@Rachie-nj3oi]

Hey Stst 😀 was scrolling through comments looking for anyone who caught he said the earth is hamburger shaped 🤣 They really need to shut this guy up. Sphere, Oblate spheroid, pear, now hamburger. You know people are gonna jump on that, well I thought they was but I'm the only one that it bugged by the look of it 😂 Hope your well 🙏 🤗

[@nathanevans6277]

Neil's math was a little bit off. If Chuck weighs 190lb the difference in his weight between New York (?) and the equator would be a lot less than 5lb. Between the north pole and the equator would be about 10oz. There would also be a slight further reduction in Chuck's weight due to the earth being slightly oblate, fatter around the equator. This means that he would be further from the earth's centre at the equator compared to at the pole.

[@fromnorway643]

The difference between the equator and the poles is about 0.5 %, so roughly half of that (0.25 %) between the equator and New York.

[@eilabaca]

I came to read flat earthers comments! 😂

[@eilabaca]

@@strange-universe and just dismiss the reminder that the "feel no motion" argument is the same some people had thousands of yrs ago. They were wrong then, todays flat earthers are just keeping the incredulity flame alive.

[@vetteazul5114]

Ask a flat earther why they weigh less at the equator. Also, since apparently they don't believe in gravity, why aren't the people at the edges of the flat earth just flung off into space?

[@eilabaca]

@@vetteazul5114 I've asked. Its either incredulity and denial about weight change or if they accept it happens they just claim we can't know its due to earth's rotation. They just can't grasp that gravity is the description of a phenomenon we don't fully understand yet.

[@nothingtoseehere6142]

Why would anyone with that opinion watch Star Talk?

[@eilabaca]

@@nothingtoseehere6142 they try to cherry pick Neil quotes to support their narrative. They will probably misintepret the "hamburger" shape comment just like they did when Neil said earth is "pear shaped".

[@Gavriel92]

Why does Chuck look like he's about to cry the entire time?

[@sojournerkarunatruth4406]

Thanks for shining your light of awareness on that 🌝

[@Whiplashed]

He's blazed

[@theduder2617]

It's known as an allergic reaction. The cousin of the poison ivy plant causes such reactions when consumed. Despite all of the proven benefits, humans are still allergic to it. Red eyes, watery eyes, runny nose... all are the body's response to the foreign toxin. And yes, toxin is the correct term, as bad as it sounds. lol Some toxins are merely not as bad as others.

[@TimBowers]

@@theduder2617 or it's hayfever.... or he got shampoo in his eyes? I mean, my eyes react badly to anything, and I end up looking like some kinda of horror movie monster once they start reacting to whatever it is they've decided they don't like today :D

[@TheFaarf]

He seems to just tear up when hes laughing.

[@followthelaw8722]

wow! the things I just learned in 18 minutes 😳

[@saqibsangi629]

Best Mentor Ever For Science 🥺❤️

[@mikeuk666]

a 15 degree per hour drift, thanks Bob 😂

[@primonomeultimonome]

I was scrolling down looking for flerfers. 🤣

[@eilabaca]

@@primonomeultimonome nah, they just quote Neil when it suits their narrative.

[@matt261102]

@@eilabaca Yeah it's amazing how 99.9% of what he talks about gets ignored by flerfs, yet they are happy to regurgitate a single cherry picked quote without any context.

[@chrisandras44]

I have that shirt from Scimandan.

[@ekimnosettam]

@@primonomeultimonome there is at least one flerf here now. Look for Peter G.