The Wild Waters of Saturn's Rings

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  • @gijsvandergiessen1150
    @gijsvandergiessen1150 4 роки тому +8

    You are really committed to pronouncing Huygens' name the Dutchest way possible. I love it.

  • @TheGunmanChannel
    @TheGunmanChannel 6 років тому +25

    I love history and I love space. This channel is awesome for me.

  • @cartoonphilosopher2577
    @cartoonphilosopher2577 7 років тому +51

    Channels like this is what makes youtube great.

    • @TheGunmanChannel
      @TheGunmanChannel 6 років тому +2

      Absolutely!!

    • @wizzardofpaws2420
      @wizzardofpaws2420 5 років тому +2

      I know this Channel's a real gem

    • @drx1xym154
      @drx1xym154 4 місяці тому

      @@wizzardofpaws2420 -- sssshhhh!!
      don't tell nobody!
      ammirght??
      j/k!

  • @TehAntiSpammer
    @TehAntiSpammer 6 років тому +39

    Ascended forskin... literally made my entire week LOL

    • @IanHutchings_KTF
      @IanHutchings_KTF 3 роки тому

      It's a miracle! 😁

    • @bartholomewschumacher1776
      @bartholomewschumacher1776 3 роки тому +3

      @@IanHutchings_KTF well, Saturn is the Lord of the Rings.

    • @manofcultura
      @manofcultura 3 роки тому +3

      Saturn: what’s that?
      God: my kid’s foreskin...
      Saturn: you gonna hang on to that?
      God: uh, no, that’s gr...
      Saturn: gimme

    • @bartholomewschumacher1776
      @bartholomewschumacher1776 3 роки тому +1

      @@manofcultura remember though, the 'lord of the rings' the creator, what's up with El's grandson in Phoenician/Hebrew tradition, Yahweh's son Yahshua is the grandson of El the creator God. What is up with the 'foreskin'? Well, if you understand the Bible, he made a covenant with the '70' elders, which included his single covenant with Abraham, so, when one takes the Abraham covenant, that means demascalisation, maybe. Be it that marriage in biblical terms is a women(servant) to her man.

    • @bartholomewschumacher1776
      @bartholomewschumacher1776 3 роки тому +1

      @@manofcultura the dead Sea Scrolls say 'SONS of Elohim shall rule the Nations. Not sons of Israel, which means Christians are calling on Zeus, Jesus means 'hail Zeus', if you are calling on the Greek son, than why would the Hebrew God even answer you?

  • @cartoonphilosopher2577
    @cartoonphilosopher2577 7 років тому +16

    sometimes I feast on this videos, watching and re-watching 5 or 6 in a day, then a few months later do it all over again and let my imagination paint a picture of extraordinary lands like Proxima B.

    • @Cipher71
      @Cipher71 4 роки тому +2

      Same, man. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there's something about this channel that I can't get enough of.

  • @IanHutchings_KTF
    @IanHutchings_KTF 3 роки тому +3

    Brilliant delivery of a complex subject that has been researched to within a planck length of its life. Truly informative and entertaining in equal measure. Thanks, Nick

  • @cartoonphilosopher2577
    @cartoonphilosopher2577 7 років тому +18

    This video was extremely engaging, interesting and a delight. I learned so much, more than I dreamed.

  • @Cipher71
    @Cipher71 4 роки тому +3

    Hot damn I love this channel. I've watched all of your videos at least 3 times each, some much more.

    • @mikelfunderburk5912
      @mikelfunderburk5912 4 роки тому

      Welcome. I've listened to quite a few of these several times.

  • @robingoergner725
    @robingoergner725 7 років тому +11

    Wonderful presentations on the history of scientific discoveries on this channel! I'm very much looking forward to the next one. Keep up the great work!

  • @agluebottle
    @agluebottle Рік тому

    I've honestly lost count of how many times I've listened to this series. It's truly fantastic.

  • @adon2424
    @adon2424 6 років тому +2

    Superb content, superb delivery. SUBSCRIBED !!

  • @Rommheim1
    @Rommheim1 7 років тому +3

    This channel is seriously dope. I'm lucky to have stumbled on it.

  • @jonbezeau3124
    @jonbezeau3124 3 роки тому +1

    The "Saturn would float in water" thing drives me insane :D That much water would easily become a star and the gravity and everything involved would annihilate Saturn in so many ways all at once.

    • @thetrashman5252
      @thetrashman5252 3 роки тому +2

      Even positing a stable ocean, Saturn is not homogenous. It's core would sink while it's volatiles would float, like any other gaint world.

    • @jonbezeau3124
      @jonbezeau3124 3 роки тому

      @@thetrashman5252 also who knows how violently some of the substances - especially in Saturn's core - would react to a large body of liquid water

  • @RhodeIslandWildlife
    @RhodeIslandWildlife 6 років тому +2

    Another brilliant presentation.

  • @tachiroakisu5128
    @tachiroakisu5128 6 років тому +4

    This channel is an oasis.

    • @Cipher71
      @Cipher71 4 роки тому +1

      Wow, that is a really accurate description, actually. I'm stealing that lmao
      ParallaxNick is officially my Astronomy Oasis

  • @lhaviland8602
    @lhaviland8602 2 роки тому

    22:00 makes a great "what is this?" picture to blow people's minds with.

  • @luklopskywalk
    @luklopskywalk 3 роки тому +1

    Love this Playlist

  • @Zourkoskey
    @Zourkoskey 6 років тому +4

    My second time watching, what a great video!

  • @martainroth2588
    @martainroth2588 5 років тому +2

    How long will Saturn rings last? About as long as it will take for humans to get out to them and start taking "samples" of pure Saturn water for novelty items and the gravitation of all the ships messing up the delicate balance keeping them there.

  • @wizzardofpaws2420
    @wizzardofpaws2420 5 років тому +1

    Why do people thumbs down something like this? It's a marvelous video

    • @michaelmccray8026
      @michaelmccray8026 4 роки тому +1

      Pretty sure its accidental
      I have been carrying my phone while walking and listening to UA-cam when I checked it I saw I accidentally gave a thumbs down

  • @davidmurphy563
    @davidmurphy563 7 років тому +4

    Ha, superb coverage of the solar systems most beautiful feature. Great work.

  • @Jolielegal
    @Jolielegal 7 років тому +5

    I love your videos!

  • @cthulhuhoops7538
    @cthulhuhoops7538 4 місяці тому

    Amazing work, I'm really enjoying this series.

  • @mrm5823
    @mrm5823 7 років тому +2

    Another, excellent, production - well done.

  • @seabeepirate
    @seabeepirate 2 роки тому

    Whoa whoa whoa! Telescopes are cool! There is something about looking through a telescope to see something in space that a picture of it will never give you. It’s a powerful experience.

  • @andrewcockburn3227
    @andrewcockburn3227 4 роки тому +2

    Very interesting stuff, Nick! You’re a great inspiration to wanna-be astronomers like me.

  • @eamonnsiocain6454
    @eamonnsiocain6454 7 років тому +4

    YAY! The next installment!

  • @accidentalheadclunkers8517
    @accidentalheadclunkers8517 6 років тому +2

    Do you write these narratives? If so, awesome...write a book...or if you are reading from a book you wrote, what book?
    So well done, and the historical perspective is well woven into the story. That always gets lost. 👏

    • @parallaxnick637
      @parallaxnick637  6 років тому +4

      Thanks! Yes, I do write my own scripts. I have a background in history and I feel that how we learned the things we know is just as important as what we know. But I find it is actually quite difficult to tell the history of scientific discoveries, because scientists don't care about history. From their perspective, this makes a certain amount of sense; scientific ideas are only as good as the next observation, and if they're disproven, you have to throw them out. No point in dwelling on old ideas if they no longer work. But it makes tracing scientific hypotheses back into the past really frustrating.

    • @accidentalheadclunkers8517
      @accidentalheadclunkers8517 6 років тому +1

      Parallaxicality
      Ken Burns spoke at my graduation back in ‘97, and had a similar perspective on science. I think Chrichton did too.
      Having information is short sighted without knowing how the information was discovered. It’s a process and always will be.
      Keep it up!
      🤟

  • @DMROCKAROLLA
    @DMROCKAROLLA 7 років тому +1

    Thank you. Very much joyed your video. Look forward to more.

  • @politicallycorrectredskin796
    @politicallycorrectredskin796 6 років тому +14

    The Foreskin Hypothesis has convinced me. Clearly this is what Saturn's rings actually are. It's all so obvious now. Also, I wouldn't have survived ten minutes in the 16th century. The world is a stupid place now, but it was somehow even stupider then.

    • @Cipher71
      @Cipher71 4 роки тому

      @peter
      *Ken Ham joined the chat*

    • @guillll
      @guillll 4 роки тому

      It should be noted that even the guy who invented this hilarious foreskin theory probably wasn't stupid enough to think that the Earth was flat.

    • @politicallycorrectredskin796
      @politicallycorrectredskin796 4 роки тому

      @@guillll Not sure why it matters what people believe. As long as they don't force it on me, I know I don't care. And the only people forcing their views on me are people who believe the world is round.

  • @avinashkunigal6054
    @avinashkunigal6054 7 років тому +1

    Most informative and enjoyable! This really shines light on so many of the mysteries, discoveries and little known but extremely intriguing features of Saturn and its rings. Thanks and keep up the great work :)

  • @caturdaynite7217
    @caturdaynite7217 5 років тому +1

    Pur and Klean water company - that's how long the rings of Saturn will last.

  • @infidelcastro5129
    @infidelcastro5129 3 роки тому

    “Double knob” is my new favourite insult AND compliment.

  • @TheMaplestrip
    @TheMaplestrip 7 років тому +2

    So goooood! :o
    The history on this one is really great, as it is a lot of fun to watch all these familiar figures argue over what the rings are. It's a good story. Your pronunciation of Huygens is still a bit inconsistent, but it's getting better! ;p
    Almost everything in this video was new information to me, with a few exceptions. I've been way more active looking into astronomy in the past months, so I'm learning a lot, but l feel like l will never be able to come close to all of your knowledge!
    Were you able to see the Super Blue Blood Moon? I happen to be on the wrong side of the planet, but l have no idea where you live.

    • @parallaxnick637
      @parallaxnick637  7 років тому +1

      I live in London, so as a rule the answer to whether I have observed any astronomical phenomenon is "no". :-)

    • @TheMaplestrip
      @TheMaplestrip 7 років тому +1

      Yup. No solar eclipses in northern Europe during our natural lifetimes, I'm afraid. At least we'll be able to see some regular lunar eclipses in July and January 2019, I think.
      The moon was really pretty to look at the day before yesterday, though. I should probably get a telescope :3

    • @Cipher71
      @Cipher71 4 роки тому

      @@TheMaplestrip did you ever get that telescope?
      If not and you're still interested, I'd love to help you pick out the right one for you. I worked in education services at a planetarium for 3 years and do some (very basic) amateur astrophotography in my free time, so helping people get started in astronomy is sort of my area of expertise 🙂

  • @DonaldKronos
    @DonaldKronos 7 років тому +1

    I like your channel and this is a good video, but I am noticing a problem with the audio that I would like to point out as it seems to be common in your videos. Specifically, it sounds like you used a voice activated microphone or some software equivalent, leaving the first sound after a silent gap cut off and come in suddenly in the middle of a sound. There are ways of preventing such an audio glitch, but it would depend on what software and equipment you're using. I hope you'll be able to improve it... but if not, please don't let that keep you from continuing to make videos.

  • @Zourkoskey
    @Zourkoskey 7 років тому +3

    Excellent!

  • @cartoonphilosopher2577
    @cartoonphilosopher2577 7 років тому +2

    Would you please make these more frequently?

  • @deusexaethera
    @deusexaethera 6 років тому +1

    I guess it's a good thing that I will die long before Saturn's rings do.

  • @mikeclarke952
    @mikeclarke952 7 років тому

    1:28 Orbital speeds do NOT increase with the distance from the Sun, it decreases, but the angular momentum does increase. I guess Kepler's expression, "velocity increases in proportion to r" was his way of stating angular momentum increases? It's just very subtle and misleading. planetfacts.org/orbital-speed-of-planets-in-order/

    • @parallaxnick637
      @parallaxnick637  7 років тому

      They do increase in proportion to distance; the shorter the distance, the faster the speed. They do not, obviously, increase WITH distance, but I agree that was fairly ambiguous.

  • @bryandraughn9830
    @bryandraughn9830 2 роки тому

    Fantastic!!!

  • @rezanemesis1
    @rezanemesis1 6 років тому +1

    very nice bro

  • @Swede_4_DJT
    @Swede_4_DJT 5 років тому

    Thumbs up from Sweden

  • @TeethToothman
    @TeethToothman Рік тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @jekanyika
    @jekanyika 4 роки тому

    The grand duke of Tuscany looks like he has some royal blood in him.

  • @MaddEndd
    @MaddEndd 7 років тому +2

    One could say the rings of Saturn are not as interesting as the moons, what a fool. Thanks for changing my opinion!

  • @nicosmind3
    @nicosmind3 7 років тому +1

    Maxwell cracked the rings mystery when he was 15 if memory serves!!!

    • @parallaxnick637
      @parallaxnick637  7 років тому +1

      28, by my count, though I wouldn't be surprised if he did some research on the subject before then.

    • @nicosmind3
      @nicosmind3 6 років тому

      @@parallaxnick637 It must be Oval Curves by 14. Memory not serving me at all lol. Though i see the mistake. www.famousscientists.org/james-clerk-maxwell/

  • @evanherk
    @evanherk 3 роки тому

    orbital speed DEcreased with their distance to the sun.

  • @chriskelly6574
    @chriskelly6574 2 роки тому

    'Then all the reindeer loved him."...You see, it is the little things like that, that make your channel very, very awesome. I know it has been overdone but maybe, when your feeling a little silly, you could take us down the quirky history of flat earthers...well, maybe not eh.
    Look, I am sure you have your own reasons for heading a successful youtube channel. Whatever they are, thanks. People like you must surly live in your hearts. You appear to have an enviable relationship with your ego. I will turn my envy into hard work.
    ttfn Chris.

  • @PaulHipToBeSquareAllen
    @PaulHipToBeSquareAllen 3 роки тому

    I’m puzzled by Uranus.

  • @gorillazzilla
    @gorillazzilla 3 роки тому

    That funny moment when Kepler thought valence based thinking could be applied to planets and their satellites.

  • @lhaviland8602
    @lhaviland8602 2 роки тому

    6:50 17th century stoner thoughts...

  • @GizmoFromPizmo
    @GizmoFromPizmo Рік тому

    Just say, "Hoiggans" like everybody else. It sounds like you're hocking something up. 🤣

  • @brick6347
    @brick6347 3 роки тому

    The 'foreskin hypothesis' gets me thinking. What ideas do we currently hold that will be deemed utterly moronic centuries from now?

  • @jimsteen911
    @jimsteen911 2 роки тому

    Love ur videos man.
    As a side note, I'm not easily shocked or offended. Lmao but the line about Christ's foreskin made me cringe. I shouldn't have to think about these things

  • @milky_wayan
    @milky_wayan 7 років тому

    ALIEN STUFF!!

  • @herculesrockefeller2984
    @herculesrockefeller2984 7 років тому

    lol, whut?

  • @SheWhoRemembers
    @SheWhoRemembers 7 років тому +1

    No way does gravity explain the rings, or much else. Resonance conjures up electrical and magnetic phenomena.

    • @beaconrider
      @beaconrider 7 років тому +3

      Well gravity explains why your ass is stuck to the chair.

    • @Paulmatthew22
      @Paulmatthew22 6 років тому

      I agree,.All these fanboys need to use just a little bit of skepticism ,.I mean seriously,.This guy could telll them ANYTHING and they'd eagerly believe,.Annoying