i watched planet earth, the visuals was nice,. but the science is so flawed
Printable View
i watched planet earth, the visuals was nice,. but the science is so flawed
Watched this amazing docu a few days back
Nikola Tesla - Master of Lightning
"I have harnessed the cosmic rays and caused them to operate a motive device." - Nikola Tesla; Brooklyn Eagle, July 10, 1931.
Born: 9/10 July 1856
Smiljan, Austrian Empire (now Croatia)
Died: circa January 7, 1943
New York City, New York, USA
Occupation: inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer
Nikola Tesla
(July 1856-January 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. Tesla is regarded as one of the most important inventors in history. He is also well known for his contributions to the discipline of electricity and magnetism in the late 19th and early 20th century. His patents and theoretical work form the basis of modern alternating current electric power (AC) systems, including the polyphase power distribution systems and the AC motor, with which he helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution.
In the United States, Tesla's fame rivaled that of any other inventor or scientist in history or popular culture. After his demonstration of wireless communication in 1893 and after being the victor in the "War of Currents", he was widely respected as America's greatest electrical engineer. Much of his early work pioneered modern electrical engineering and many of his discoveries were of groundbreaking importance. He later became credited as being the inventor of the radio. Never putting a large focus on his finances, Tesla died impoverished and forgotten at the age of 86.
Tesla's legacy can be seen across modern civilization wherever electricity is used. Aside from his work on electromagnetism and engineering, Tesla is said to have contributed in varying degrees to the fields of robotics, ballistics, computer science, nuclear physics, and theoretical physics. In his later years, Tesla was regarded as a mad scientist and became noted for making bizarre claims about possible scientific developments. [1][2] Many of his achievements have been used, with some controversy, to support various pseudosciences, UFO theories, and New Age occultism. Many contemporary admirers of Tesla have deemed him the man who invented the twentieth century.
Contents [hide]
1 Early years
1.1 Hungary and France
1.2 United States
2 Middle years
2.1 Colorado Springs
3 Later years
3.1 Field theories
4 Directed-energy weapon
5 Death and afterwards
6 Relations and friendships
7 Personal views
8 Education
9 Recognition and honors
10 Further readings and films
11 Notes
12 Sources
13 External links
Electromechanical devices and principles developed by Nikola Tesla :
Various devices that use rotating magnetic fields (1882)
Induction motor and "high" frequency alternator
A means for increasing the intensity of electrical oscillations
Alternating current long-distance electrical transmission system (1888) [5]
Tesla coil
Tesla effect
Tesla principle
bladeless turbine
Bifilar coil
Telegeodynamics
Systems for wireless communication (prior art for the invention of radio) and radio frequency oscillators
Robotics and the "AND" logic gate [6]
X-rays Tubes using the bremsstrahlung process
Devices for ionized gases
Devices for high field emission
Devices for charged particle beams
Methods for providing extremely low level of resistance to the passage of electrical current (predecessor to superconductivity)
Voltage multiplication circuitry
Devices for high voltage discharges
Devices for lightning protection
Magnifying Transmitter
VTOL aircraft
Dynamic theory of gravity
Concepts for electric vehicles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFOqvJ31W0s
great thread anybody have any bbc docs?
anyone ever seen crime & punishment it a hip-hop documentary with prodigy, 40 glocc, etc
owned & operated is a good documentary
one of the first things the french did when they ran over the empires of west africa was to destroy the books of these moors. this whole area of Ghana yeah i said it Ghana was name west Africa first . some speculate that Ghana is a corruption of the name Canaan (Kinanaan). I believe the french was trying to wipe out the history of these empires because some of the moors (moabites) started to leave.
yup watched it on Netflix last week....Quote:
Originally Posted by DirtMcgehrk
this documentary is pretty sick:
^ all about anabolic steroids
Also check out GLOBAL METAL
its awesome
im sure my tag wont work,, so
The sky is pink, bu Josh Fox
http://vimeo.com/44367635
[vimeo]44367635[/vimeo]
New short film by Josh Fox
(Director of Gasland).
Dope, thanks Fatal.. going to watch this later today.. just watched the 1st few mins of it :D
in return i post this. .i posted it in general chat..but i dont think they like cutting edge tech..
i hate it when people re name videos to suit their own agenda ;/ or lack of understanding..
replace illuminati with system
great d0x this!
Anyone that hasn't seen this yet needs to get the fuck off this forum, their hip hop pass has been revoked. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Big Smokes
Interesting doc about the benefits of fasting...
http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/14/75/01.../5/628x471.jpg
Just saw this
Basically says that President Barack Obama (Jr.) is very very much like his deceased father (Barack Obama Sr.)
Obama Jr. gets his "anti-colonialism" ideology from his father who was an alleged drunk, womenizer and beater, and an extreme leftist radical.
The basis for Dinesh D'Souza's, the films co-producer and narrator, thesis is Obama Jr.'s autobiography: "Dreams from my Father"
The use of the word "From" goes to imply Obama Jr. has the same mindset about the world as his father that he only knew briefly as a child.
Barack Jr.'s relationships with the likes of Frank Marshall Davis, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, Edward Said, and Roberto Unger; have influenced Obama Jr. to want to: ruin America threw debt, weaken America's military and nuclear capabilities, sympathize with "extremist Islam", and tax the American people to 100% as a means to institute communism.
All this in the name of, according to D'Souza, "anti-colonialism"
Barack Jr.'s half brother, George Obama, is interviewed by D'Souza, as well as people who knew Barack Sr.
There is an interview, that for some unexplained reason had not footage, where he interviews one of Barack Jr.'s half sibling's grandmother. D'Souza supposedly asks some "unfavorable" questions to the women and she refuses to answer, and then some sort of security unit forces them out of the area. No footage of this, and its absence is not explained what so ever
The film also claims that Obama Jr. masterfully played the race card to get into the White House. However, in an antithetical manner of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Obama "assumed" white America to be non-racist, where Jackson and Sharpton "assumed" them to be racist. The "smiling Blackman" as opposed to the "angry Blackman".
The documentary was openly and extremely anti- President Obama, and D'Souza did an excellent job of getting his point across. Very powerful, even for a part-time political junkie like myself.
Haven't watched this yet but I like the concept and Horizon docs r usually worth checking for...
Who I am - The Secret You
Synopsis - With the help of a hammer-wielding scientist, Jennifer Aniston and a general anaesthetic, Professor Marcus du Sautoy goes in search of answers to one of science's greatest mysteries: how do we know who we are?
While the thoughts that make us feel as though we know ourselves are easy to experience, they are notoriously difficult to explain. So, in order to find out where they come from, Marcus subjects himself to a series of probing experiments.
He learns at what age our self-awareness emerges and whether other species share this trait. Next, he has his mind scrambled by a cutting-edge experiment in anaesthesia. Having survived that ordeal, Marcus is given an out-of-body experience in a bid to locate his true self. And in Hollywood, he learns how celebrities are helping scientists understand the microscopic activities of our brain. Finally, he takes part in a mind-reading experiment that both helps explain and radically alters his understanding of who he is.
watched hoop dreams today, fucking amazing film
watched this a few nights ago and thought it was quite interesting
Pain has a profound effect on our bodies - when we are experiencing it, millions of nerve cells deep within our brains are firing, telling us 'it hurts' - and for centuries the challenge has been to find something that will lessen or even switch off these sensations to bring us relief. Dr Michael Mosley discovers just what pain is, why we want to control it and how we ultimately did it when the discovery of morphine, the world's first pharmaceutical, at the beginning of the 19th century led to a 200-year journey of scientific breakthrough, discovery and self-experimentation.
you can check out the Vice Channel on Youtube,,,,its all docu's created by them
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8...feature=g-high
The Art of Fighting - Short Documentary
In 1999 Hussain Sadiqi fled the remote mountains of central Afghanistan as the Taliban stepped up their violent persecution of the Hazara people. This was to be the start of Hussain’s epic 20,000km journey to Australia. 10 years later, this self confessed ‘nomad’ is about to give up his new life in his new country to pursue a life long dream - a dream that was born over 20 years ago, when a young Hussain first saw a torn and battered picture of his life long hero, Bruce Lee.
The Armstrong Lie
Probably not any cyclists on this forum but I watched this a month ago. It was pretty much a recap of the Oprah Interviews but with a storyline and some added detail that avid cyclists would fine interesting. Armstrong at least saved some face by doing this movie for the director as he had worked on this documentary for years with Armstrong. Unfortunately, it was suppose to go in a totally different direction before Armstrong's world came crashing down.
6/10
Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)
My knowledge of Ginger Baker was practically zilch before watching this documentary. In fact, I didn't even know Eric Clapton was in Cream. Besides hearing their music on records and tape decks growing up by my parents, I knew nothing about this band. I only recently heard about this documentary from a podcast where they talked about how he was run out of Africa being shot at in a Landrover and how he made $2 million on one re-union concert and blew it all on polo horses. I was intrigued by his lifestyle and story and gave this movie a view.
Aside from making some great music with Cream and being questionably one of the all-time best drummers amongst his peers, he seems like a real POS to his children, family, friends, and is the definition of self-absorbed. It was clear that he only did this documentary for a much needed paycheck. Even the documentarian took abuse filming this.
Overall, I was slightly disappointed by the lack of concert footage in the documentary. It had a lot of drum battle footage but by no means showcased the band Cream. It had a lot of famous musicians featured (Johnny Rotten, Carlos Santanna, etc.), including Eric Clapton who was heavily interviewed. A drummer or fan of Cream might find this documentary more appealing.
6/10
Underground Bare Knuckle Boxing in the UK
Once regarded as something that happens exclusively in Guy Ritchie films and on gypsy sites, bare knuckle boxing is fast becoming a thriving scene in the UK -- the ultimate British bloodsport.
When Clive Martin embeds with the bare knuckle boxing elite, what he discovers is not dissimilar to Fight Club; IT technicians, builders, lifestyle coaches and even a solicitor, all throwing their unprotected fists into each other's faces. It's a subculture of honour, pride and violence.
As the UK prepares to play host to the first US vs UK bare knuckle title fight in 150 years -- the biggest event the scene has known since it went underground in the 19th Century -- Clive tries to find out if violence is a cause or effect for these angry young men.
this documentary is neither educational or informative about anything important, but i thought it was great. here's the trailer...
Bwahahahaha That looks hilarious^ Thank you Art!
Serial Killer Survivor Talks About His Experiences of Being Stabbed On The Subway Whilst NYPD Officers Looked On
I'm really after Ghost Town (Fei Cheng) hopefully to download or otherwise stream?
thanks
HBO - The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015) [Mini-Series]
I sat down and watched all 6 episodes of this documentary last night. Each episode was 45 minutes.
The director did a good job leading each episode into the next one. The first 5 episodes were very intriguing and did a good job covering this guys life from start to present day. Money got him out of a lot of sticky situations.
The last episode seemed a little fishy. The evidence the director confronted the guy with seems planted and the last hurrah moment where they portray they caught the guy confessing seems like the audio is chopped up.
Still a good watch.
8/10
IMDB
Sky Blue Bally Kid, that subway documentary above was informative.
UFC Fighter Evan Tanner Documentary on the day(s) that led to his death.
If anyone watched the Lance Armstrong documentary and enjoyed it, you may enjoy this one on a cyclist that competed at the same time as Lance and just prior had his glory in the sport before he was shamed by suspicion of drug use. One of the best, if not, the best climber the sport has ever seen. Overdosed on cocaine at 34. 7/10 watch. 1 1/2 hr movie. On netflix now.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2966760/...15882537327707
Pantani was one of the best to ever do itQuote:
Originally Posted by madchild
I Am Chris Farley (2015)
Watched this last night. It had some of Farley's early work at Second City Theatre but the sound/volume for those clips in the documentary was terrible and they would only show a short snippet. Interesting to learn how many big name comedians/actors that theatre cranked out.
Mike Myers had some funny stories in it. Probably the best part of the documentary. Also, it was interesting to learn that David Spade and Christina Applegate had no idea what the motivational speaker character was going to be the first time it appeared on SNL. They couldn't keep a straight face during that scene. It's also funny that the Matt Foley character was actually the name of Farley's friend who is now a Priest.
A bit surprising that Farley did very little actual writing and comedy sketching. Seems like most of that was done by Adam Sandler and others, or it was improv.
It seemed like the documentary dragged on though and it re-hashed the same sob story for the last 30-minutes about how much potential he had. A lot of commentary from Farley's rugby friends that seems unnecessary and boring throughout the documentary.
5/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3910602/
Chris Farley has a brother, Kevin, that looks just like him. His stand-up was terrible in the movie.
Lorri Bagley was something else during the documentary too. She seems fried and didn't age well.
I've been watching Addicted to Pleasure on Netflix.
Really insightful doc about the origins and history of Whisky, Sugar, Tabacco and Opium.