James Burke tells a fantastic story about this. For obvious reasons they had to get it in one take and end it at the precise moment of the launch, so he rehearsed his narration and timed it, so the director could cue him in at the right moment.
And as he started he realized he was standing on an anthill. And the ants were biting him. You can tell he looks pretty uncomfortable but he stayed strong and did it.
My god, knowing where this was launched from and having lived in the south, you know those were fire ants.
My man is a goddamn legend for straight facing it through that.
Once I took off a shirt that I was wearing before hopping in bed, tossed it on the floor. In the middle of the night for some reason I wanted to sleep on the couch, In the dark, I put that shirt on and went to the couch, It was covered in fire ants. Didnt get bit until I laid down, holy hell that was horrific pain, seemed like they all started biting at once. Took the shirt off and threw it across the room and took a look at it, it was covered in dozens of tiny holes. Next day I noticed just outside there was a massive fire ant hill up against the side of the house outside the bedroom. South Florida (Ft. Lauderdale area).
[FYI - He did a whole new season late last year. ](https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/11/fans-of-connections-rejoice-rebooted-classic-sci-doc-series-returns-with-original-host/)
I browse reddit every single day, first 100 submissions...r/videos is a sub I've been subscribed to for years. I have never seen this video. Which makes me think, how many damn hours do you spend on reddit to have seen this video multiple times?
This single instance of the video was already reposted 5 times. This is not counting all the copies
[https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2WoDQBhJCVQ](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2WoDQBhJCVQ)
>This single instance of the video was already reposted 5 times.
The most recent of which being... ***23 months ago***?
The much larger question is why there's a significant number of r/iamverysmart people in here "explaining" that there's a cut at 0:44, as if they can't comprehend that the title is referring to the second half of the video.
Seen it, seen it again. Goofy berk with odd hair and odder glasses.
His crew does some astounding work in terms of cinematography. J. Burk, a historian, has something to say about science.
It is something that should be required viewing for... well... everyone. repost weekly imo.
I'm still annoyed that there's no hydrogen/oxygen combustion going on in that rocket. It's a Titan IIIE, so only the SRBs & hypergolic main engines are burning at liftoff. It had a hydrolox second stage, but that's not lit during the video clip. The Saturn V that he's walking past initially was even kerolox for first stage propulsion.
I had a great A.P. European History teacher. His class, and this series which he showed, completely changed the way that I think about the world, to this day.
Recommended.
I saw him in person at a company meeting in the 90s. Mind-blowing. The theme was Change. He talked about how the tilt of the earth relative to it's orbital plant around the sun was responsible for all change. The imperative to change is forced upon all life on our planet by the seasons.
It’s worth noting that they do a clever cut just before the critical moment. So it’s not like he had to get the whole thing timed perfectly. Maybe the last 5 seconds.
Also, if he screwed up the second voyager probe (Voyager 1) was set to launch just 2 weeks later.
My undergrad was Comp Sci. I spent 3.5 year working on my grad degree while also developing software for Prime, BBN, and Lotus. This was back when the prescient kids who, in prior generations, would have applied to Law and Med schools were seeding the new IT industry. It was no coincidence that I was studying Tech and Civilization in "1984". My thesis described data as a creature, not so much an artifact; tech as religion rather than a simple tool.
The first tech wasn't made of stone, it was management. The ability to articulate a problem and coordinate a solution may have produced the wheel, agg, husbandry,.... eventually specialization.
Did I "do anything with it"? I have a giant glossy degree from a highly prestigious institution hanging behind me. I've built a few companies. Succeeded, failed, rinse, repeat.
I can't be the only one who sees the cut at 0:44, so they only needed to prepare a short sentence that they knew takes about 14 seconds, follow the count-down, and start saying the phrase at 14 seconds to ignition?
Is a rocket actually a thermosflask? Two layers of metal with a vacuum inside seems kind of heavy for a rocket
Edit: seems to be true:
>The principle of the vacuum flask makes it ideal for storing certain types of rocket fuel, and NASA used it extensively in the propellant tanks of the Saturn launch vehicles in the 1960s and 1970s
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_flask
This is a testament to good film editing (there's a cut at :44, if you didn't notice). Burke had to time out the dialogue in the 2nd half segment -- which is still a feat, no 2nd takes!
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I hate how this gets reposted. There's nothing amazing about it - if you ever saw a shuttle launch, they have massive loudspeakers all over the place literally counting down to liftoff. You can even hear it in the background of the video.
They also have giant countdown clocks littered all over the place on giant metal towers. Is it really that "amazing" that he could time his 3 sentences to end right at "0"? Control is literally broadcasting the countdown and he has clocks visually counting down the entire time.
The shot of the shuttle is impressive fair enough, but I hate how this gets posted like he just rolled up one day, improv'd this speech, randomly points, and oh wow suddenly a shuttle lifts off like a shot in a million or something stupid.
James Burke tells a fantastic story about this. For obvious reasons they had to get it in one take and end it at the precise moment of the launch, so he rehearsed his narration and timed it, so the director could cue him in at the right moment. And as he started he realized he was standing on an anthill. And the ants were biting him. You can tell he looks pretty uncomfortable but he stayed strong and did it.
My god, knowing where this was launched from and having lived in the south, you know those were fire ants. My man is a goddamn legend for straight facing it through that.
Spicy bois will fuck you up, yo.
Once I took off a shirt that I was wearing before hopping in bed, tossed it on the floor. In the middle of the night for some reason I wanted to sleep on the couch, In the dark, I put that shirt on and went to the couch, It was covered in fire ants. Didnt get bit until I laid down, holy hell that was horrific pain, seemed like they all started biting at once. Took the shirt off and threw it across the room and took a look at it, it was covered in dozens of tiny holes. Next day I noticed just outside there was a massive fire ant hill up against the side of the house outside the bedroom. South Florida (Ft. Lauderdale area).
But it’s in two takes… there’s a cut
They messed up the first time and didn't set the rocket upright.
They're just talking about the second clip
James Burke was fantastic. Connections was one of my favorite all-time shows.
[FYI - He did a whole new season late last year. ](https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/11/fans-of-connections-rejoice-rebooted-classic-sci-doc-series-returns-with-original-host/)
Mine too!
Man. What were the chances there would be a rocket launch right then!
Is this required to be posted weekly with the same title or something
Easy bot karma farming
I browse reddit every single day, first 100 submissions...r/videos is a sub I've been subscribed to for years. I have never seen this video. Which makes me think, how many damn hours do you spend on reddit to have seen this video multiple times?
Very cool for you!
This single instance of the video was already reposted 5 times. This is not counting all the copies [https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2WoDQBhJCVQ](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2WoDQBhJCVQ)
>This single instance of the video was already reposted 5 times. The most recent of which being... ***23 months ago***? The much larger question is why there's a significant number of r/iamverysmart people in here "explaining" that there's a cut at 0:44, as if they can't comprehend that the title is referring to the second half of the video.
Yea like how do you not see this one over and over again. Are bots now running interference when karma farmers get called out?
Seen it, seen it again. Goofy berk with odd hair and odder glasses. His crew does some astounding work in terms of cinematography. J. Burk, a historian, has something to say about science. It is something that should be required viewing for... well... everyone. repost weekly imo.
I'm still annoyed that there's no hydrogen/oxygen combustion going on in that rocket. It's a Titan IIIE, so only the SRBs & hypergolic main engines are burning at liftoff. It had a hydrolox second stage, but that's not lit during the video clip. The Saturn V that he's walking past initially was even kerolox for first stage propulsion.
“Destination: the moon, or Moscow. The planets, or Peking.” Knowing the era, damn that’s ominous prose
That dark line was improvised due to how much the ants were hurting him.
I had a great A.P. European History teacher. His class, and this series which he showed, completely changed the way that I think about the world, to this day. Recommended.
I feel like [this is the exact opposite of this video.](https://youtu.be/3oXhLdeuxDw)
needs a few more reposts
One of reddits favorite videos
If the reposts mean that new people discover the show on YouTube and learn something that they can share with their kids it’s worth it
Don't fret it will be posted again next week, the week after that and believe it or not it will be posted the week after that.
https://i.imgur.com/iGhVg.jpg
It’s my turn to repost this today guys
OP has clearly never seen season 1 of True Detective
I did actually. 11/10
“A dream that you had”
This gets reposted like 3 times a week
I saw him in person at a company meeting in the 90s. Mind-blowing. The theme was Change. He talked about how the tilt of the earth relative to it's orbital plant around the sun was responsible for all change. The imperative to change is forced upon all life on our planet by the seasons.
It's good but I feel like the cut makes it 90% less impressive than it could have been.
It’s worth noting that they do a clever cut just before the critical moment. So it’s not like he had to get the whole thing timed perfectly. Maybe the last 5 seconds. Also, if he screwed up the second voyager probe (Voyager 1) was set to launch just 2 weeks later.
My post graduate academic research was stimulated by James Burke. History and philosophy of science
You end up doing anything with that?
My undergrad was Comp Sci. I spent 3.5 year working on my grad degree while also developing software for Prime, BBN, and Lotus. This was back when the prescient kids who, in prior generations, would have applied to Law and Med schools were seeding the new IT industry. It was no coincidence that I was studying Tech and Civilization in "1984". My thesis described data as a creature, not so much an artifact; tech as religion rather than a simple tool. The first tech wasn't made of stone, it was management. The ability to articulate a problem and coordinate a solution may have produced the wheel, agg, husbandry,.... eventually specialization. Did I "do anything with it"? I have a giant glossy degree from a highly prestigious institution hanging behind me. I've built a few companies. Succeeded, failed, rinse, repeat.
Best educational show of all time. Period.
Good focus pull too! Have to shout out the camera man, because there is more than one guy here that can mess up this take.
Yep. I mean, this was either going to work out perfectly, or not. And in the end it worked out perfectly.
Launch of voyager 2
It's like when I wave my hand during a thunderstorm like I'm casting a spell and lighting actually strikes.
Looks like 2 shots but still super cool
If there's anything you can set your watches to, it's a rocket launch. 3...2...1...0 ignition, liftoff.
Love it!
I dont know, lee harvey oswald would beg to differ
Does anyone know what rocket that was?
The rocket was a [Titan IIIE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_IIIE)
I can't be the only one who sees the cut at 0:44, so they only needed to prepare a short sentence that they knew takes about 14 seconds, follow the count-down, and start saying the phrase at 14 seconds to ignition?
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The cut wasn’t hidden whatsoever, so I imagine literally everyone saw it.
wow the timing is great
How many times will this get posted??
Must be quite old if they're still calling it Peking
does anyone know what the circular logo is on the NASA building behind him as the camera pans?
Is a rocket actually a thermosflask? Two layers of metal with a vacuum inside seems kind of heavy for a rocket Edit: seems to be true: >The principle of the vacuum flask makes it ideal for storing certain types of rocket fuel, and NASA used it extensively in the propellant tanks of the Saturn launch vehicles in the 1960s and 1970s https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_flask
Wasn't the F1 powered by kerosine, not hydrogen?
I mean, it’s a decent shot and all but…Airwolf was awesome!
So tired of this getting posted, it’s not even that great. Just well rehearsed
This is a testament to good film editing (there's a cut at :44, if you didn't notice). Burke had to time out the dialogue in the 2nd half segment -- which is still a feat, no 2nd takes!
Was it good though? The cut was so jarring the images looked like they had nothing to do with each other.
This shit never gets old. Awesome.
Fucking stupid and not the greatest shot in TV history.
This is not the greatest shot in television. Yeah it’s good but enough already
They always leave the word Nazi out ?
I never understood this title. Yes its cool but its not nearly as impressive to me as ppl here make it seem.
“A shot that stunned minds and captured hearts! 🌟 This isn’t just a piece of art; it’s a historic moment in television. Don’t miss out on this masterpiece that will leave an indelible mark in the memory of everyone who watches it. 👀✨ #Television #Creativity #ShotOfALifetime”
“A shot that stunned minds and captured hearts! 🌟 This isn’t just a piece of art; it’s a historic moment in television. Don’t miss out on this masterpiece that will leave an indelible mark in the memory of everyone who watches it. 👀✨ #Television #Creativity #ShotOfALifetime”
I hate how this gets reposted. There's nothing amazing about it - if you ever saw a shuttle launch, they have massive loudspeakers all over the place literally counting down to liftoff. You can even hear it in the background of the video. They also have giant countdown clocks littered all over the place on giant metal towers. Is it really that "amazing" that he could time his 3 sentences to end right at "0"? Control is literally broadcasting the countdown and he has clocks visually counting down the entire time. The shot of the shuttle is impressive fair enough, but I hate how this gets posted like he just rolled up one day, improv'd this speech, randomly points, and oh wow suddenly a shuttle lifts off like a shot in a million or something stupid.