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Title: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Thom89 on 16 January 2012, 21:22
Just answered some questions about gravity, the moon and tides, that I thought I knew the answers to!

Thom
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 16 January 2012, 21:33
?  Something other that gravity and ebb and flow - gravitational pull etc..

Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 16 January 2012, 21:37
gravity holds us down, the moon is made of cheese, and tides are used for surfing.

all i need to know  :grin:

was watching a bit of that program, but now turned over to watch some comedy thing
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Thom89 on 16 January 2012, 21:57
?  Something other that gravity and ebb and flow - gravitational pull etc..



Yeah knew all that, but never gave anymore thought, that the water stays pulled towards the moon, and its the spinning of the earth that controls the tides... obvious now :rolleyes:

Thom
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Jay on 16 January 2012, 22:11
what did you think it was? The moon swaying across to and fro?  :grin:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Thom89 on 16 January 2012, 22:23
what did you think it was? The moon swaying across to and fro?  :grin:

Dont know what I thought Jay, never really thought about it since school days... the point being though, that Brian Cox is an expert on making things clear, and simple :grin:

Thom
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: nige_s on 16 January 2012, 22:52
He's awesomely smug!
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Wayne on 17 January 2012, 00:00
Am I the only person to hate his voice / way he speaks, he was on Radio 2 earlier and I had to switch off.
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: shepgti on 17 January 2012, 00:25
Am I the only person to hate his voice / way he speaks, he was on Radio 2 earlier and I had to switch off.

not a fan of people with knowledge?
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Sam on 17 January 2012, 00:33
He is my friends lecturer  :smiley:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Jay on 17 January 2012, 07:01
what did you think it was? The moon swaying across to and fro?  :grin:

Dont know what I thought Jay, never really thought about it since school days... the point being though, that Brian Cox is an expert on making things clear, and simple :grin:

Thom

I know, I only jest, he does make things easier to understand and makes a good programme, I'll have to watch this on iplayer.
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: ju571n on 17 January 2012, 07:31
Ive been watching his programs lately and the mad truely is a genious. He knows everything about anything and makes it relatable to everyday life.  :shocked:

Keep up the good work.  :cool:

And thankyou for answering the tides questions that i always get asked by friends/family/new aquaintances when the find out my line of work....

Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: nige_s on 17 January 2012, 10:17
Am I the only person to hate his voice / way he speaks, he was on Radio 2 earlier and I had to switch off.

Nope, I found his initial programmes fresh to start with but his delivery is very smug, self indulgent and tiresome now.

The To Boldy Go with Kevin Fong has been more enjoyable.
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: nige_s on 17 January 2012, 10:18
Ive been watching his programs lately and the mad truely is a genious. He knows everything about anything and makes it relatable to everyday life.  :shocked:

Keep up the good work.  :cool:

And thankyou for answering the tides questions that i always get asked by friends/family/new aquaintances when the find out my line of work....



What?
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: JC on 17 January 2012, 11:22
For reasons that won't be clear to some, u have actually lol'd repeatedly at certain comments on this thread :grin:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 17 January 2012, 11:39
For reasons that won't be clear to some, u have actually lol'd repeatedly at certain comments on this thread :grin:

+ 1

Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Wayne on 17 January 2012, 12:24
For reasons that won't be clear to some, u have actually lol'd repeatedly at certain comments on this thread :grin:

This comment makes no sense  :undecided:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: nige_s on 17 January 2012, 13:04
For reasons that won't be clear to some, u have actually lol'd repeatedly at certain comments on this thread :grin:

This comment makes no sense  :undecided:

Don't worry, they've just watched a couple of Wonders of the Universe and now think they're Quantum Physicists. :lol:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: gibby on 17 January 2012, 13:38
The wife loves him. :rolleyes: Goes on about how it would be great to have a conversation with someone so knowledgable and clever and how he makes the most complicated things understandable. Also something about him being sophisticated & articulate. I just said, b0llocks, he's gay. :grin:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Jay on 17 January 2012, 13:40
The wife loves him. :rolleyes: Goes on about how it would be great to have a conversation with someone so knowledgable and clever and how he makes the most complicated things understandable. Also something about him being sophisticated & articulate. I just said, b0llocks, he's gay. :grin:

 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Len on 17 January 2012, 13:41
He should have stuck to Pop Music! :grin:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: nige_s on 17 January 2012, 13:55
I actually saw D-Ream back in the day at Derby Assembly Rooms. :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Len on 17 January 2012, 13:57
Was it really D-ream? He must be a Labour supporter then! :laugh:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: nige_s on 17 January 2012, 14:11
Yes it was D-ream, whether or not he's a Labour supporter I don't know but you'd like to think they got a good deal on usage royalties.
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: MAW73 on 17 January 2012, 16:24
The wife loves him. :rolleyes: Goes on about how it would be great to have a conversation with someone so knowledgable and clever and how he makes the most complicated things understandable. Also something about him being sophisticated & articulate. I just said, b0llocks, he's gay. :grin:

In other words she'd shag him  :laugh:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Len on 18 January 2012, 12:35
So did he also explain why there are spring and neep tides?
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: gibby on 18 January 2012, 13:15
The wife loves him. :rolleyes: Goes on about how it would be great to have a conversation with someone so knowledgable and clever and how he makes the most complicated things understandable. Also something about him being sophisticated & articulate. I just said, b0llocks, he's gay. :grin:

In other words she'd shag him  :laugh:

No, that's Nadal. :huh: She would actually want to talk to Brian Cox. :nerd: :grin:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: kittie on 18 January 2012, 16:07
I LOVE him and watch all his shows  :grin:

Loved the 'if you believe this is a UFO you should turn over to celebrity big brother' comment last night  :laugh:

I also liked the demonstration of how planets curve space time, that was neat.
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Thom89 on 18 January 2012, 19:52
I LOVE him and watch all his shows  :grin:

Loved the 'if you believe this is a UFO you should turn over to celebrity big brother' comment last night  :laugh:

I also liked the demonstration of how planets curve space time, that was neat.

I Sky+ last nights show, will watch just before BB is on... :grin:

Thom
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: T_J_G on 18 January 2012, 20:04
Stargazing time! :cool:
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: kittie on 19 January 2012, 10:33
John Bishop on it last night, love him too so that was great!
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: rob.043 on 19 January 2012, 10:55
I always find these shows a bit slow and repetative, they also try to impress the viewer with half the story to make quantum ideas sound amazing, which they are, but they go a bitt ott.

Like telling you a particle can be in one place then on the other side of the universe in the next instant. Its not really like that, its a possibility, but such a small one it never happen. Altough Brian did actually run therough the maths to show this on one programme....

Its good, to share these ideas and understandings of things though, but it would be nice if a series of programmes went into more detail.

But perhaps thats what books and physics degrees are for.   
Title: Re: Brian Cox... Awesome
Post by: Khare on 19 January 2012, 11:06
The wife loves him. :rolleyes: Goes on about how it would be great to have a conversation with someone so knowledgable and clever and how he makes the most complicated things understandable. Also something about him being sophisticated & articulate. I just said, b0llocks, he's gay. :grin:

In other words she'd shag him  :laugh:

No, that's Nadal. :huh: She would actually want to talk to Brian Cox. :nerd: :grin:

I would Nadal  :grin: