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Let Carl Sagan Blow Your Mind

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fujarome
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The man was a genius, and a visionary. It's too bad NASA gobbles up money like nobodies business and has been terrible at public relations since 1958, otherwise we probably would have done some pretty amazing things in space already. (Not to discount the Apollo landings or space station either...but to hell with the space shuttle.) Space is unbelievable, and the simple question of what is out there is enough to bring my entire thought process to a standstill.



Enjoy!
Apr 11 2011 3:43PM
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Travapple.
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I just watched the 3rd episode of the sagan series. my mind is completely blown. I actually got he goosebumps from it.
May 11 2011 1:50AM
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Peter.
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carl sagan is easily the greatest narrator. maybe tied with morgan freeman
May 11 2011 2:30AM
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May 11 2011 2:33AM
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fujarome
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bump for part 5 of the series!







Supposedly part 6 is coming out soon. I hope so. The whole series is excellent. Highly recommend watching all of them.

Been reading "The Cosmos" By Sagan lately as well. One of the few books i've ever had to put down simply because my mind was absolutely blown beyond comprehension.
Jul 6 2011 1:49AM
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jayo.
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Jul 6 2011 2:16AM
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Moo
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Watched all 3....and They got me thinking

space is so amazing...so cool to think about! Idk if this is right, but its what one of my old teachers told me

he said that space is an ever expanding thing...after the big bang or what ever it is that happened...space started to expand...and that it still is.

so after watching those videos, I thought to myself "whats beyond space? is it nothing...but what is nothing. If nothing is something, can it still be nothing?"

That probably made no sense...im tired, so im going to bed.
Jul 6 2011 2:18AM
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It's because the universe is expending that we have a little something we like to call "time", or in other words: the 4th dimension.

As for the nothing/something part, I'm guessing we still aren't advanced enough to wrap around mind over it. The fact that we aren't able to understand something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. For exemple: we still don't know yet much about the "pre-bigbang era", if there ever was one, but that doesn't mean we should explain it with some fairy tale story. We just need to be patient and understand our universe step by step.

But one thing you can wrap your mind around, is that space isn't empty, even the blackness you see. To put it simply, there is "black matter" everywhere in between space entities (planet, stars etc), this black matter conveys forces like gravity. Now, for what's outside our universe, we don't know. Might aswell be nothing, which there is nothing wrong with it. But hopefully, we'll get to understand that during my lifetime. If not, too bad for me.
Jul 6 2011 4:42AM
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B-runge
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so fucking cool
Jul 6 2011 4:56AM
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KRASHED
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Just a heads up, don't watch Pale Blue Dot when you are studying for exams. It makes you feel so small and insignificant such as that you feel like the outcome of your exams will be pointless.
Jul 6 2011 7:42AM
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Jul 6 2011 8:54AM
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fujarome
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it does feel good if someone is pissing you off though. Or if you ever feel left out or negative in any way.

But yea it makes you realize how meaningless everything really is.
Jul 6 2011 1:35PM
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butteredpretzel
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posting for the first time in ages for threads
Jul 6 2011 1:44PM
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B-runge
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so fucking sick

just go to the youtube channel and this playlist
http://www.youtube.com/user/callumCGLP#p/c/73E5E40315EA40FE/0/e8P1Y1a7-L4

and watch them all in order
Jul 6 2011 4:03PM
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snowking249
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At work, threads for later.
Jul 6 2011 4:28PM
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Jul 6 2011 6:13PM
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fujarome
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figured it was worth another bump even though the video is a few weeks old.


Well...in honor of the final space shuttle landing in just a few short hours....here it is.


Jul 21 2011 2:15AM
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Jul 21 2011 2:16AM
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Jul 21 2011 5:29AM
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Jul 21 2011 10:59AM
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fujarome
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...so anyone put in the effort to wake up and watch the shuttle land this morning?

I did...great thing to witness. Just too bad it had to be so early so a lot of people missed it.
Jul 21 2011 12:43PM
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Talacious[Tally]
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I swear Carl Sagan and my dad are the same person.
Jul 21 2011 12:45PM
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ohmythugaim
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Is your dad dead?





Jul 21 2011 1:47PM
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Talacious[Tally]
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perhaps carl sagan's soul took over my dad's body?

Jul 21 2011 1:49PM
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ohmythugaim
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If so I am jealous. I would suck your Dad's cock and swallow his manseed to gain Carl Sagan's infinite knowledge of the cosmos.
Jul 21 2011 1:55PM
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k-rob
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is that how you think it works?
Jul 21 2011 8:37PM
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HKizzle
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no silly, to acquire a man's power you must kill him and eat his heart at the summit of a mountain
Jul 23 2011 2:12AM
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fujarome
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part 7! (someone give me a philedelphia collins-esque baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!)

Aug 31 2011 12:10PM
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Aug 31 2011 12:18PM
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Aug 31 2011 1:27PM
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PacificRimJob
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a little much there, bud...
Aug 31 2011 2:55PM
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salomon097
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not to mention the man advocates the legalization of marijuana
Aug 31 2011 2:58PM
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ohmythugaim
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Really though, if i could gain all the knowledge of Carl Sagan just buy giving some dude a BJ i would.
Aug 31 2011 4:56PM
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Rachy
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More mind blowing.

Aug 31 2011 5:15PM
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Steazel
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Reading cosmos and the dragons of eden as we speak and they are both amazing, life changing books. He has the ability to convey science to the masses and thats why hes so fucking awesome.
Aug 31 2011 5:32PM
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fujarome
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it's been awhile, but fortunately a new one has been made!





I think this one is my favorite thus far. Anyone who I've debated with about the space program on here probably remembers or at least knows that the apollo program and early years of american space travel is a subject I know a lot about and love.
Nov 2 2011 5:28PM
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Nov 2 2011 5:32PM
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Nov 2 2011 5:36PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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that was fucking awesome
Nov 2 2011 5:42PM
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Kevski
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This guy is so fucking cool. Started watching them then realized that I have a paper due tomorrow that I should start on. Threads so I don't forget.
Nov 2 2011 5:55PM
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TOAST.
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Just watched all of these and my mind is mush right now.
Nov 3 2011 12:11AM
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Travapple.
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this deserves a bump.
Jan 17 2012 7:43PM
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fujarome
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apparently the guy who makes these lost everything on his computer some time ago, so the whole thing is on hold.

but a good bump and watch all the same.
Jan 17 2012 7:56PM
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fujarome
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it's back!

Mar 19 2012 1:26PM
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Krokodile
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Threads.  Used to watch some films this guy did about aliens back in 10th grade and they were sweet.
Mar 19 2012 3:04PM
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Trawltopilot
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carl sagan is a genius of curiosity
Mar 19 2012 3:10PM
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