Comments on: Magnetic Movie

By: Nova Kid

Nova Kid — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:07:36 +0000

Wow! So great to find this site! I just saw the magnet movie and had the same question; is this animation or an actual “reading” of the magnetic fields?

Wouldn’t Tesla have loved this imagery! I often think about what he could do with the technology we have today…but it’s the dog chasing his tail, isn’t it? If it weren’t for Tesla, 99% of what these scientists use to test this stuff wouldn’t be available.

Off topic a bit, sorry.

By: solar girl

solar girl — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:23:38 +0000

@ Mike Torr
You’re thinking of contours of magnetic field strength, which would be surfaces in 3D, you’re right. Magnetic fieldlines are different though. At each point in space, the magnetic fieldline points in the direction of the magnetic field vector. In the solar corona, the magnetic field is the dominant force and so the charged particles of the plasma are constrained to travel along the magnetic fieldlines. So the fieldlines show the paths the particles would travel along.

By: Magically magnetic. « Communion Of Dreams

Magically magnetic. « Communion Of Dreams — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:04:01 +0000

[...] Bad Astronomy, MetaFilter, NASA, Phil Plait, Science, Society, Space, movies I love it! Via Phil Plait and MeFi, a lovely piece of artwork of the video variety: Magnetic Movie. From their site: The [...]

By: Mike Torr

Mike Torr — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:24:18 +0000

Thanks madge, and Gia – that makes a lot of sense. I don’t have a TV so I have to ask my parents to video this for me. I didn’t want to miss out!

By: madge

madge — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:20:50 +0000

@ Mike Torr
Gia says they haven’t been given a date for Big bang Night yet, but her guess is that it will be aired late August or Early September, Makes sense as that will be around the time the power up of LHC begins. Thanks Gia!

By: David Vanderschel

David Vanderschel — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:37:00 +0000

As I watched the film, I was comprehending the narration; but I was baffled by what, precisely, the animations were supposed to be representing in the apparent context. In the absence of any explanation of the import of the graphics themselves, I came away with a reaction much as Xerxes has expressed. However, I would not have been sufficiently confident to express the reaction as forcefully as he has. His confidence has enabled me to put my baffled state aside.

By: Mike Torr

Mike Torr — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:42:07 +0000

Nope, I checked the schedules. If it’s Channel 4, it’s not on 13th July.