QI: What colour is the planet Mars? (Alan Davies trolling Stephen Fry)

[waldoman7]

wth nasa? are we that desperate to keep america stupid? or are you just trying to show that if you wanted to pull a major hoax like the moon landing, you could?

[Neonman78]

I didn't like the sound of what Fry said at the end there D:

[NotoriousERD]

Problem, Fry?

[LiamDaLemon]

WHAT!? noooooo - I thought it was brick-red (emission spectra of iron)

[ainsleywalker]

Jo's buzzer, what is that sample from? Cold Storage used it in Messij for the Wipeout soundtracks

[P2J6O8]

What colour is mars? Chocolate on the outside & caramel on the inside.

[Lop7dh]

@P2J6O8 Ooh, clever. I like that one.

[Shift4chizzle]

@P2J6O8 he said the planet so thats wrong. good try though.

[P2J6O8]

@Shift4chizzle You adviously missed the joke so MINUS 100 POINTS FOR YOU!!!

[Shift4chizzle]

@P2J6O8 hahahah i got it i just corrected it lol

[SpazzyMcGee1337]

America should have extended Manifest Destiny to Mars.

[Cresendoll]

What does Alan say at 0:25? This poor foreigner can't understand lol.

[pyratus]

@Cresendoll He says, "Why are we going there? WHAT'S THE FUCKING POINT?"

[Lop7dh]

@Cresendoll Don't listen to pyratus, for I think he is mistaken. Alan says: "Why are we going there when it's so f*cking boring."

Either way works, it's still a joke.

[MartyS3000]

@Lop7dh derp. you're wrong. derp.

[Lop7dh]

@MartyS3000 I dare you that I've listened to that particular part a few more times than you have. We can both agree that he says "Why are we going there", and the word immediately after is definately a "when", and from there the only ending of that sentence is what I presented. It's also contextually correct, since Fry did just call Mars' colour "boring brown".

Those are my arguments, what are yours?

[HardHouseMusic4Me]

@Lop7dh He's saying, "Why are we going there. Whats the fucking point!?"

[MartyS3000]

@Lop7dh You're wrong. I don't need an argument because as the man says: what's the fucking point?

[Lop7dh]

@MartyS3000 Since you definately aren't alone in your opinion, I sat and listened to it like ten times, and you might be right, actually. I can't distinguish between the two sentences anymore, and I don't think it matters anyway since both sentences would more than likely piss Fry off which is the point. So you might be right, don't know, don't care.

But you do need arguments, mate. Please don't be one of those people who just shout their opinions without backing them up.

[MartyS3000]

@Lop7dh you don't need an argument for something like this.. he says what's the fucking point.. thats what he says.. Having the pretty significant advantage of being a native english speaker I guarantee you that I'm right.

[Lop7dh]

@MartyS3000 See, that you're a native english speaker is an argument. I'm not, so you have the advantage. Since both our sentences make sense, the point of this is pretty much who's right and who's wrong at this point, and if it makes you happy, I can concede that I might be wrong. Nice talking to you.

[plukerpluck]

@Lop7dh I definately hear "Why are we going there, what's the f***ing point". I cannot, at all, get to the word boring in my heard.

[Lop7dh]

@plukerpluck And I can't not. So one of us has a limited capability for hearing english, and it might be me. Please present more arguments next time you voice an opinion. It makes it easier to respond.

[mercycollege123]

@Cresendoll "why are we going there? what's the fucking point?"

[MangekyouRook]

@Cresendoll it's 'The why're w going there, what's the fucking point?' =) and i'm very good at picking out words from what people say so long as they're british, so you can hopefully take my word for it =P

[MissPezzalicious]

Alan's basically a class clown, only cuter

[fuunguus]

@annabeth214 It would boost publicity for NASA if they had video of Mars and such, in stead of just gray pictures.

[assassinmakidoo]

4chan is full of newfags and pedos, like YouTube.

[Craxblorg]

Lol he mad!

[sacratan666]

What episode this

[Lop7dh]

@sacratan666 This episode Season 2 Episode 1

S02E01

[fuunguus]

WHY IS THERE NO VIDEO OF THE GROUND OF MARS? ANSWER ME THAT!

[Lop7dh]

@fuunguus Well, if NASA are ready to tweak pictures from the surface to conform with the average man's expectations of its redness, then I assume they're could hide any footage that would state that it's anything other than red.

[MrDasmaster]

@fuunguus what are you talking about

[TheSlinkyGuyShow]

Wait, sorry, I think I missed it but what did Alan say to troll Stephen?

[Lop7dh]

@TheSlinkyGuyShow "Why are we going there, when it's so f*cking boring." Since Fry says Mars has a boring brown colour, and this kind of impudence towards the curiousity and desire for knowledge that Fry shares, is what makes Fry angry. I think it's ingenious of Alan to push that button, pure troll style.

[superkewl15]

@Lop7dh I think Alan says "Why are we going there, what's the fucking point?" Nothing about it being boring. But he does totally lure Stephen in with a comment like that :)

[Lop7dh]

@superkewl15 I definately hear Alan utter the word "boring" just before Fry goes "You... You are just unbelievable", listen carefully for it mate. It's there.

[seitenshow]

Stephen and Alan, ah, that's real love.

[Alphacaliber]

Y'all Stephens posting in an Allan Davis thread!

[sravankumarb]

THIS is how trolling is done. Even the person that's trolled starts laughing after realizing that it was a joke.

Trolling is not the bullshit you see nowadays on most forums where some random dumbass attempts to be funny and thinks he's being smart or subtle.

[DarenSankari]

@sravankumarb Well, if you're actually being smart and subtle, then that's trolling. You don't let on that you're trolling, otherwise you are a failtroll.

[WolfEyesatNight]

I know for a fact mars is a Giant Brain.

[RagnarokiaNG]

Alan goes to 4Chan.

[EVLWNS]

Fucking trolls are everywhere...

[Lop7dh]

@EVLWNS u mad?

[WailingCoconuts]

What's Allan eating?

[Lop7dh]

@WailingCoconuts They recieved M&Ms at the start of the program. Om nom nom.

[nikanj]

I've seen Mars through a telescope many times and it is infact fairly red (orange) with white ice caps.

Whether or not this is merely due to the fact that there is red dust in its atmosphere is beside the point. Juppiter can be described as brown and it is almost entirely composed of gasses. Earth can be described as blue and green because what we can observe is the land and water. Does it matter what's underneath?

[Lop7dh]

@nikanj I assume it does matter, because that's the actual colour of the planet and not the colour of the atmosphere? If you look at the edge of the earth, you will see a thin blue line - the atmosphere. If you look at the from the moon for instance, you see more white/brown colours that are clouds and landmasses. This is what I've seen though, and if you've seen differently, it means that looks are decieving. Also, Fry just wanted Davies to fall into a trap, and Brand did it for him.

[DontMockMySmock]

@nikanj Stephen meant the EARTH'S atmosphere makes it look red.

[nikanj]

@DontMockMySmock

Are you sure? Wouldn't that mean that our view from earth of all stellar objects are skewed toward the red? Hubble's photographs are nearby nebulae are very similar in colour to those taken by the best earth-based telescopes and even those taken by amateur astrophotographers (whose instruments have no means of atmospheric correction).

[DontMockMySmock]

@nikanj That's right - the BEST earth-based telescopes.  But your background mars-viewing variety are most often placed near smoggy and dusty cities.

[atjnAdfhhjea]

@nikanj I actually read somewhere that all those pretty colours nebulae have are because the photos are tweaked in a way so that its chemical make up makes it have pretty colours.

[atjnAdfhhjea]

@DontMockMySmock Where does he say Earth's specifically? given the context of the statement, He could have just as easily meant Mars' atmosphere.

[DontMockMySmock]

@atjnAdfhhjea He doesn't, but I happen to know something about astronomy, and Mars, and ocular properties; Mars' atmosphere is very thin and nearly colorless.

[atjnAdfhhjea]

@nikanj you cant argue that Mars is red because of its atmosphere, and then use the Earth being blue and green because of its surface as an example. You have to pick a side if you're going to split hairs.

[Lop7dh]

@nikanj I know you've been getting a lot of response to that comment, and I thought I would pitch in with just one small little thought: The question is "What colour is the planet Mars?", and I believe they're referring to it's surface, mostly to get people to say wrong, QI style.

[WasLilChrisnowbigish]

@nikanj

your logic with saying the Earth being described blue and green because of the planet surface is blue and green, is completely different to the colour of the red ATMOSPHERE of Mars, the surface of the planet is not red.

[soooyeahhh]

@nikanj it's what's inside that counts :')

[LGD3]

@ProperMuzik Public Relations. It's important for the funding of NASA that people truly believe that it is Mars, and not some quarry in Wales. Ordinary people, who aren't really that interested in extra-terrestrial exploration or even science in general. People for whom prejudice, or as they call it, 'common sense' will always carry more weight than scientific evidence.

[Lop7dh]

@ProperMuzik Interesting, how you implied that I have not watched a video I uploaded myself, but all right, I'll go along with it I guess.

I'm also inclined to believe that it was some sort of directive from some sort of management rather than a conscious desicion made by scientists. I'm not entirely willing to dismiss it as a 'stupid decision by NASA', though. The reason isn't as interesting as my question, since it was indeed delivered in the vid, and you failed to answer it too. What gives.

[Lop7dh]

@ProperMuzik Your comment could use a bit of cleaning up, I had to read it ten times before understanding.

But; they obviously had a reason to tweak the pictures, or else they wouldn't go through the trouble. And then the real question becomes: "Why do people want me to think Mars is a red planet?"

I can't answer that question, though.

[atjnAdfhhjea]

@Lop7dh @ProperMuzik It's easier than explaining to stupid people why the "Red Planet" is brown.

[MrBuch169169]

I love how Stephen tries to win back some face by saying 'I refuse to rise to the...' long after he has risen to it and been beaten. xD

[Lop7dh]

@MrBuch169169 Can't blame the guy for trying. And he got a bit of laughter from the crowd by doing it, so at least he served his purpose as a comedy man. But yes, you're right. That's half the reason I uploaded this. The other half is because of Alan's lovely fishing mime.

[TheJboy88]

Great.

Now we're all going to have to call it the "rusty brown planet".

[Lop7dh]

@TheJboy88 And Stephen Fry would be there and say that it is more of a "brownie brown planet, really".

[OoogieBoogie1Two3]

The pleased look on Alan between 0:42 and 0:43 is priceless!

*omnomnom*

[MomSaysImCool]

trolololololol

[Lop7dh]

@ShanksDChopper CasperXNL be trolling as much as Alan Davies is. Catch the irony?

[ddroog]

yous be trollin alan

[2charliep]

Alan.....You're a star.

[viridismonasteriense]

Browny brown!

[Lop7dh]

@viridismonasteriense Reeley.

[xapthania]

Excellent! I have been looking for this clip since I saw the episode. I just love Alan baiting Stephen and then pointing like that...hahaha Thank you Lop!!

[Lop7dh]

@xapthania I don't mean to be picky, but it's Lop7dh, (ell-oh-pee-seven-dee-age). And I'm glad I could deliver something at least one person out of two thousand will comment on just to say thanks.

[CairoDuqane]

@Lop7dh Make it a third Thanks.

[Lop7dh]

@CairoDuqane I think that just now, the world turned into a slightly better place to live.

[CasperXNL]

@Lop7dh Emo.

[Lop7dh]

@xapthania You're very welcome.

[CasperXNL]

@ShanksDChopper No they didn't. I can see with my own eyes that it's red.

[aslyn01]

@CasperXNL And from orbit, you can see that the Earth is green and blue. Guess what - it's NOT.

[Lop7dh]

@aslyn01 CasperXNL is trolling the shit out of you. Please don't bite.

[CasperXNL]

IT IS RED