If a rocket was able to gain more energy than it's own acceleration + energy from gravity merely by flying sideways then we could extract free energy from it.
@TheLoonwolf yes, of course. but first you would have to shoot it up in the air. for that, you need to accelerate. you dont accelerate downwards just before it hits the target. firstly, because it would cost more and secondly, that's the job of gravity ;)
@beex85 The question was, "In which direction do rockets accelerate best?" The correct answer is "down", because rocket acceleration + gravity acceleration > rocket acceleration - gravity acceleration. If G > 0 then R + G > R. And certainly R + G > R - G ! It could have been fired from any place, for whatever purpose. That isn't specified in the question. Fry's answer was "sideways". If it took off sideways it would just hit the nearest building or hill or whatever.
@TheLoonwolf yes, you're probably right. even if acceleration down would be useless. i think they thought about the most common place to fire a rocket and this is the ground. so you wouldn't fire it downwards anyway. in that case, sideways is the best. stephen said horizontal, btw ;)
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God that Pam woman is dreadful! Hopefully it was her first and last appearance on the show. She just came out with totally random comments every now and again and think she was being funny.
This had to be an extended episode, just to hear all the Johnny's silly remarks! haha
Thanks for uploading, you're a true gentleman... or a gentlewoman! :thumbsup:
Noukz37 5 months ago
This had to be an extended episode, just to hear all the Johnny's silly remarks! haha
Thanks for uploading, you're a true gentleman... or a gentlewoman! :thumbsup:
Noukz37 5 months ago
If a rocket was able to gain more energy than it's own acceleration + energy from gravity merely by flying sideways then we could extract free energy from it.
TheLoonwolf 5 months ago
Johnny Vegas was hilarious in this episode !
MrJekyllDrHyde1 5 months ago
Nonsense! Rockets accelerate best downwards where they have additional thrust from gravity.
TheLoonwolf 6 months ago
@TheLoonwolf but I don't think you want to shoot them downwards, really. There is the earth. You don't want the rocket to explode on the spot ;)
beex85 5 months ago
@beex85 The Earth is usually where a missile's target would be.
TheLoonwolf 5 months ago
@TheLoonwolf yes, of course. but first you would have to shoot it up in the air. for that, you need to accelerate. you dont accelerate downwards just before it hits the target. firstly, because it would cost more and secondly, that's the job of gravity ;)
beex85 5 months ago
@beex85 The question was, "In which direction do rockets accelerate best?" The correct answer is "down", because rocket acceleration + gravity acceleration > rocket acceleration - gravity acceleration. If G > 0 then R + G > R. And certainly R + G > R - G ! It could have been fired from any place, for whatever purpose. That isn't specified in the question. Fry's answer was "sideways". If it took off sideways it would just hit the nearest building or hill or whatever.
TheLoonwolf 5 months ago
@TheLoonwolf yes, you're probably right. even if acceleration down would be useless. i think they thought about the most common place to fire a rocket and this is the ground. so you wouldn't fire it downwards anyway. in that case, sideways is the best. stephen said horizontal, btw ;)
beex85 5 months ago
"Is Alan Davies, WHO'S NOT LAST!!!"
lol, it's the small things in life.
aaron9099 6 months ago
Wow, Pam Ayres won the episode on airplanes. Who would have guessed?
Myzelfa 7 months ago
@blenderpanzi I'm American and I have no problem understanding Johnny Vegas.
rosslinderman 9 months ago in playlist QI F Series 3
@rosslinderman Well, I'm from Austria. No wonder you understand him better. After all, your native language *is* English.
blenderpanzi 8 months ago 2
Forget Stephen for gay pride, Johnny needs to be their new mascot!
pinkriffic 10 months ago
Sean and Johnny new comic duo?
LamaHooligan 1 year ago 3
Johnny Vegas annoys me.A lot.
MsJuules 1 year ago
I never thought I would utter these words, but I love Sean Lock's shirt here.
badmovebaker 1 year ago 6
I saw that Churchill anecdote years ago on Parkinson, soon as I saw the gaurds I thought Steve will be pedaling out the Churchill anecdote I bet you
bluejeckett 1 year ago
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one of the worst episodes i've seen...annoying old bat and annoying fat git
vivwritten 1 year ago
Wood XD
cat0the0cat 1 year ago
pam is lovely:)
treytoshable 1 year ago
haha im sure sean used to be a stripper
treytoshable 1 year ago 8
I like Alan's shirt. I also like Shaun's shirt.
nitramgnal 1 year ago 7
@nitramgnal Who's Shaun?
t4si0r 1 year ago 6
@t4si0r N'aww pedantic people are so... huh.
lennic95 1 year ago
sean can change my guard any day...
fowad27 1 year ago 10
I'm gonna change your guard, I'm gonna be troopin' your colour. sean is a genius.
anyone else love stephen's voice when he says "awfully cold last night"?
EatMyRice18 1 year ago 37
johnny vegas was hilarious this episode
Lunga95 1 year ago 17
They should get Ricky Gervais on this!
QIFanGirl 2 years ago 8
@QIFanGirl I would love to see that. Except Ricky Gervais laugh is extremely annoying.
FudgePop101 1 year ago
My favourite quote from this fantastic episode is easily Johnny's "There's a big chunk of metallic rape coming my way!!"
imissrose123 2 years ago 12
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God that Pam woman is dreadful! Hopefully it was her first and last appearance on the show. She just came out with totally random comments every now and again and think she was being funny.
VamLoveAndKisses 2 years ago
My grandmother had a coat............January was the first month of the year...........
Yeah :)
lennic95 2 years ago
Pam Ayres is actually quite knowledgeable, if only because she has quite a... unique family.
somerndmguy 2 years ago 14
unique is not subject to degrees
armondojohanson 2 years ago
I doubt it was a gradation thing. More like meaning the same as "such" in that instance.
OzzieOlin 2 years ago
How very nice of you to bother to reply so correctly to our pedant there.
markylebrit 1 year ago
God, I would marry Stephen!
nanagnome 2 years ago 12
@nanagnome I would, too, but he wouldn't have me 'cos I'm a ladygirl :(
leglesstheelf 2 years ago 14
Me too! To bad I'm a girl!
lennic95 2 years ago
Sean and Johnny were really funny.
leelizabeth 2 years ago 12
"I'm gonna change your guard!"
ayeesha515 2 years ago 14
'Makes you proud to be British!'
rus2y 2 years ago 118
Thank you very much for uploading these extended versions!
KeladryL 2 years ago 12
I don't understand every other word of Johnny Vegas. :(
blenderpanzi 2 years ago 80
Buhr Huhr = Bear Hair.
Just so you know.
mikeyman211 2 years ago 10
@blenderpanzi Pity. Those are the funny ones.
nitramgnal 1 year ago 9
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FulchesterUnited 1 year ago
@blenderpanzi Don't feel bad, that's just about average. :)
ELuhn 1 year ago
@blenderpanzi I feel bad for you then, you're missing out on half of the greatest thing ever
HorgsInventions 8 months ago