James Burke : Connections, Episode 8, "Eat, Drink and be Merry", 2 of 5 (CC)

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Episode 8 of James Burke's most well-known series "Connections" which explores the surprising and unexpected ways that our modern technological world came into existence. Each episode investigates the background of usually one particular modern invention and how it came into being. These explorations are an attempt to locate the "connections" between various historical figures who seemingly had nothing to do with each other in their own times, however once connected, these same figures combined to produce some of the most profound impacts on our modern day world; in a "1+1=3" type of way.

It is this type of investigation that is the core idea behind the Knowledge Web project, whereby sophisticated software is being developed to attempt to discover these subtle interconnections automatically. See http://k-web.org.

Note: This clip contains one of Mr. Burke's most well-known scenes: the famous "rocket takeoff scene" (also mentioned in re-Connections : see playlists)

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[shampoovta]

Ever play D&D? Aquabus miss fire like fucking crazy.

[JamesBurkeWeb]

I guess they got one thing right ;)

[me4901]

@shampoovta D&D goes for game balance, not historical reality. They miss so they are the super weapon that beats everything else.

[Kurtlane]

With those long pikes, history repeats itself.

Phillip II and Alexander had used them for the very same purpose. And Macedonian phalanxes were just as disciplined as these guys. And just as versatile. And also organized into the same square units.

And Macedonians had been looked down on by Greeks, just like Swiss were looked down on by Burgundians.

[ArtStone]

Somewhere I learned (possibly this series) the objective of large metal balls fired toward infantry is not that you hit them, but as the ball bounces along, people try to stop it and shatter their legs. Smart generals aim to wound, not to kill

[BastienClair1731]

To grab this mp3 just go to audioripit doht cohm.

[Indrius]

Humans are so inventive and innovative when it comes to killing another human being.

[KevinByrne2]

0:40 -- Battle of Cerignola (Italy, 1503)

[Diorama42]

the commander at 02:10 says "Have a care"

[Bohner33]

The same music is used when Jack Nicholsons' character is talking to his son in the Shining. What is it?

[agarrahan]

That's the music from the shining at 0:05

[TheLastBrainLeft]

@persianlor I ordered this dish once in an Italian restaurant, but it was a lot more appetizing than this version shown here.