More Experiments - Project "SmarterThanThat"

Well, seeing how the last experiment video was quite successful, and how people were excited about science and physics, I decided to take this one step forward and create a full blown project for these experiments.
For that purpose I've opened a new account that will be solely for that project. Most people enjoy the experimentations but don't want to bother themselves with the debates and arguments on YouTube, so from now on - you can enjoy both worlds (or.. only one, if you want):

http://www.youtube.com/smarterthanthat
is the new account where all the new experiment videos will be shown.
It is accompanied by a blog: http://www.smarterthanthat.com that has more information, extra help, images and most importantly - a better place for you to participate and debate the methods used.

This current account will remain active for the past videos and, in case i have any, for debates/arguments videos about religion, rational thought and atheism.

If you like the concept, help me out by DIGGing the posts and subscribing to the feeds on YouTube and the blog itself.

Also, if you appreciate the efforts and want to show your support, please rate the experiment videos. The rating system is there for a reason, and it's time we see some fun physics on the top videos and have kids watching something educational. I'll try to throw myself into walls more often or take off my shirt for that purpose (go see the current video .....)

The more people get exposed to *fun* science, the less scientific ignorance we will have to deal with in our world.

Because if we only think about things, we can all be Smarter Than That.

Cheers!

~moo

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[SuperFinGuy]

You know, it is misleading to accept an explanation just because it is the most familiar or comfortable, while avoiding the real logical implications of the issue. Remember that what is familiar is not necessarily rational or plausible. The unfamiliar can be as plausible as anything known.

[mooeypoo]

That's a bit unfair, isn't it? Scientists do research these phenomenon, they don't just 'accept' explanations because they are comfortable. They just discover them as being either unproven, or wrong.

[SuperFinGuy]

Well, I am a scientist myself and I research UFO's on my spare time (having almost none lately btw but I'll be back soon enough) and I can tell you that alot of so called scientists are very biased and dismiss the thing without any consideration. It is pathological actually, and almost unreal to see people neuroticaly ignoring the evidence right under their noses.

[mooeypoo]

Yes, but you're not the only one researching it. There are other scientists out there researching this topic, and individual sightings, that showed many (all of the ones I know of, feel free to give a specific one that wasn't) that were either hoaxes, mistaken sightings (people don't understand what they see) or other well-explained causes.

The point is that saying the scientific community is hiding the data isn't fair. There are many people researching this.

[msginca]

I think I have a really bad crush on you. In fact, I'll bet alot of guys on YT do also.

[INeedAToiletQuick]

lesbian, narcissist, exhibitionist: bad combination. good lips, though.

[SuperFinGuy]

If you can reproduce or show me a video of such optical illusion I'll drop my jaw for you.

Oh and my apologies to mooeypoo if our dicussion here on UFO's is inappropriate.

[SuperFinGuy]

The experiment you proposed wouldn't show if the objects are aliens or not but rather how shining/reflecting objects appear on a camera (would have to be a state of the art ccd one) against a dark beckground. What you mean "extreme zooming conditions" btw? And notice that the tether is not bleeding out or overposing the objects, it is actually very sharply focused and zoomed. Notice how the edges are very well defined and not a blurry mixture of the objects involved.

[SuperFinGuy]

Believe me, I thought that NASA was scientific in the real meaning of the term before I found out they are dishonest and dogmatic. As a proof of their pseudo-science, consider that they've been using the same basic technology fot the last 45 years (it's even funny lol). Needless to say, I think that their UFO theories are wrong because they make no sense in reality. The reasons I gave you and that you just ignored show pretty obviously why they cannot be debris or dust.

[ReeseTora]

2: the vids fro the shuttle, it would be a simple matter to test this by finding a dark location, setting up a bit of white string with a black backdrop and dust sprinkled in the foreground. simply film it with a light source that is just strong enough to make the string bleed out as in the video, and watch to see if the dust produces orbs that appear to move behind the string.

Out of courtesy to mooey, I will not respond further in this thread.

[ReeseTora]

Have you considered that, rather than lying, they might be right?

You say they lie, that they are wrong, but have you tested thier theories? It would be a fairly simple matter to test them.

1: your vid that you shot yourself, you could find another object known to you of a similar magnitude and size, and view it under the same extreme zoom conditions to see if they do produce similar images, this would be very simple to test.

[SuperFinGuy]

debris/dust don't orbit along with the shuttle; ice crystals do

not remain in direct sunlight; dust/debris do not change direction and speed to become

geostationary...I could go on and on.

They are unidentified objects alright, but they seem to be alien because we dont have that

type of technology and debris/dust are not like that or behave like that. You know what, we

should discuss the concrete footage content and see who's right.

I know that NASA refuses to do that.

[SuperFinGuy]

Those are the excuses that NASA and co. is giving and they are clearly lying. Me and others

have explained more than a few times before why they are ridiculous. If you're talking

physics here (or even common sense) you'd have to admit that kind of reflections are unheard

of...Listen, debris dissipates rapidly and don't hang around for long in space; debris do not change direction and speed abrutly or move away from earth's gravity; debris do not shoot out of earth's orbit;

[ReeseTora]

those UFOs seem pretty deniable to me, dust and ice from debris or the orbiter, reflections, one segment was clearly a thunderstorm. You might want to read some of the explanations that have been clearly posted in the comments on your videos.

At best, you can claim that the objects are UFOs in the strict sense of being unidentified.

[SuperFinGuy]

I wouldn't say the scientific community in general, but NASA is not only ignoring but also lying about UFO's. Check this out for example and tell me what you think.

watch?v=klzHdrWUb-Q

[SuperFinGuy]

BTW, loving your videos mooeypoo. I haven't been very available for our dear youtube these days but I just can't wait to share some experiments soon!