sailorlazarus

sailorlazarus t1_ja245re wrote

I mean. To be fair. Interstellar did have plenty of nonsense.

"Love is the only force that goes beyond gravity, space and time, love is a higher power that supercedes mankind's understanding."

The planet in a stable orbit around a black while is extrodenarily unlikely but not impossible. Somehow, catching up to and landing on that planet, not happening with anything close to the tech in the movie. Even the tiniest error in orbital/entry velocity would send you straight into the black hole. And of course, the whole surviving a fall through a black hole. That's just a no under any reasonable circumstance.

An artificial wormhole that is stable enough for data transfer. Which even in theoretical models requires matter with negative mass.

The frozen clouds that somehow still stay in the sky... yeah.

Don't get me wrong. Interstellar is a good movie. But to say that every detail of the movie is scientifically accurate is wildly inaccurate. Plenty of the movie is scientifically accurate (the imaging of a black hole you mention is a shining moment), but it still takes plenty of liberties as well.

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sailorlazarus t1_j9rlf2x wrote

We have very solid calculations about the density of the Earth, and those are backed by a multitude of observational data. The Earth is almost certainly not more hollow than we think.

As for life existing inside the Earth beyond the Earth's crust. It is not impossible, but it is very unlikely, and there is no evidence to suggest it is true. For example, no unknown organic compounds show up in magma samples that come from deep underground and no cells have ever been discovered.

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sailorlazarus t1_j9rhnyi wrote

I am genuinely curious why you feel this way.

The truth about the universe is more incredible, more complex, and more fantastical than the best written fiction. Certainly better than the garbage they shovel on tiktok.

From quantum entanglement to the warping of spacetime. From the forging of the heavier elements in the heart of ancient dying stars to the evolutionary magic that took those elements and made you and I. From how water uses the polarity of its bonds to dissolve things to how our bodies use ATP to fuel our existence. Reality is wonderous.

I will take science over any fantasy any day of the week.

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sailorlazarus t1_j9rfrgs wrote

I mean this is obviously false. A quick Google search will tell you otherwise. You can just look at live feeds from the ISS that you can tell aren't taken with a fish eye lense because the visible parts of the station aren't distorted.

Edit: hell, if you really wanted to you could buy a weather balloon and send up your own non fish eye camera to the edge of space. I wouldn't do it over the USA right now but still.

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sailorlazarus t1_j4eph2l wrote

Exploitation by more advanced civilizations here on earth comes from a need/desire for more resources. Be that gold, spices, slaves, whatever.

If a civilization is sufficiently advanced to have interstellar travel, we have nothing they would want. Human slaves are less efficient than machines. Any type of material that earth has can be gained elsewhere easier. I doubt they would care about our spices. I suppose they could just be cruel, but crossing the galaxy to kill off humans would be like a human flying to the other side planet to swat a fly.

EDIT: More like building a custom solid gold jumbo jet that can only use diamonds as fuel to fly several times around the globe exclusively to swat a fly that you read about in a cuneiform tablet written in Mesopotamia.

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sailorlazarus t1_iy40bzu wrote

Well, it will depend on what exactly is causing it to stick. Lubricant and then gently heating the chuck with a heat gun might help. As might tapping the chuck with a small hammer or wrench while you are applying leverage. Unless you don't mind losing the drill, I'd avoid going just a straight more force route.

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