How The Arecibo Telescope Could Help Save The World

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  • @TomScottGo
    @TomScottGo  7 лет назад +3835

    A bit of context here: I've wanted to go here for... I don't know, about twenty years? But it was too far away, too expensive, too inconvenient, and there's no way they'd allow tourists onto the platform itself. And then, a few months ago, I got an email from one of the scientists there, asking if I wanted to film with them. Getting to do ridiculous things like this is one of the reasons I make videos, and I really am so, so thankful to everyone involved!

    • @marioelenes5808
      @marioelenes5808 7 лет назад +28

      Drink. Copiously.
      And then once the fog cleared, make it happen.

    • @eduardvaniersel7535
      @eduardvaniersel7535 7 лет назад +14

      All good ideas start in the pub

    • @ceciltruschel6902
      @ceciltruschel6902 7 лет назад +18

      Tom Scott, we need to replace "60 minutes" with you!

    • @KintchD
      @KintchD 7 лет назад +6

      "Inconceivable!"

    • @MysteryXi
      @MysteryXi 7 лет назад +12

      Can you make a video on how much you travel? It feels like every week you are on a new continent.

  • @MrPabgon
    @MrPabgon 4 года назад +3399

    RIP Arecibo. Served a good life.

    • @ezequielcruzrosa8494
      @ezequielcruzrosa8494 4 года назад +84

      RIP Indeed. all the cables snapped today. no saving it now

    • @xzero1299
      @xzero1299 4 года назад +23

      Hopefully we will see it rebuild one day

    • @ezequielcruzrosa8494
      @ezequielcruzrosa8494 4 года назад +29

      @@xzero1299 i dont think so. the only reason why that telescope is up was because the airforce needed something to spy on the soviets.
      The only way i would see it rebuilt would be if the military needed something like that again, and somehow i think they will do better than a radiotelescope next time.
      What i do hope is that it can atleast be repurposed into a better museum with more exhibits, but seeing the state of the island it is also unlikely.

    • @carlosjavierPR
      @carlosjavierPR 4 года назад +21

      Arecibo still alive .. is the telescope that broke not the town

    • @stellanstafford6025
      @stellanstafford6025 4 года назад +2

      1 WEEK AGO

  • @thebige312
    @thebige312 4 года назад +1826

    This is now a documentary, and a memorial

    • @SobboMonkeVR
      @SobboMonkeVR 4 года назад +11

      Ironically it got featured in The Collapse of A Giant. In spanish, called El Colapso de Un gigante made by a news reporter called Deborah Martorell

  • @marcuskelly6532
    @marcuskelly6532 4 года назад +1270

    "Our biggest eye and ear just closed" - Thank you to all the staff and researchers at Arecibo

    • @antoniorsoftware
      @antoniorsoftware 4 года назад +12

      Except there is a bigger one in China.

    • @kimjonglongdong3158
      @kimjonglongdong3158 4 года назад +55

      @@antoniorsoftware which doesn't work the same way. There is currently nothing in operation that will replace it's work like for like. Can't remember the exact difference but it's something to do with the way it measured radar bounce back or something.

    • @kyriakoschristodoulou2059
      @kyriakoschristodoulou2059 4 года назад +1

      Not really.
      Jodrel bank software upgrade and voila.
      Bigger better.

    • @shananvarsha
      @shananvarsha 4 года назад +44

      @@kimjonglongdong3158 the one in China can only listen for radio waves. Arecibo could emit radar waves and observe the reflected waves.

    • @kimjonglongdong3158
      @kimjonglongdong3158 4 года назад +7

      @@shananvarsha Thank you :)

  • @green2633
    @green2633 4 года назад +1601

    "One day it might just save the world" Oh no we've doomed ourselves

    • @amandaprew5396
      @amandaprew5396 4 года назад +36

      the whole thing could collapse and kill him, but he's wearing a hard hat and thus will survive
      Edit: yes, I know arecibo is being torn down, I'm sad too
      Edit 2: yes, I know arecibo fell down, I'm sad too
      Edit 3: YES, WE ALL KNOW ARECIBO FELL DOWN, YOU DONT HAVE TO KEEP TELLING ME

    • @Nugcon
      @Nugcon 4 года назад +10

      It was our only hope for 2020

    • @joelabraham708
      @joelabraham708 4 года назад +6

      well, the day that puerto rico becomes your only hope, you better be counting on baseball players and mofongo

    • @carbon5362
      @carbon5362 4 года назад +9

      @@amandaprew5396 It took me too long to realize that you didn't edit your comment.

    • @GameJeMee
      @GameJeMee 4 года назад +2

      @@carbon5362 meths....

  • @exoplanets
    @exoplanets 4 года назад +729

    *Always in our hearts*

    • @Gabito04
      @Gabito04 4 года назад +4

      Always. 😔

    • @tomvarga5515
      @tomvarga5515 4 года назад +8

      Now it's gone for good. RIP

    • @jm56585
      @jm56585 4 года назад +3

      Rest In Peace Arecibo, you were my favourite radio telescope.

    • @OSalviano
      @OSalviano 4 года назад +2

      F

    • @sankang9425
      @sankang9425 4 года назад

      RIP

  • @ahreuwu
    @ahreuwu 4 года назад +605

    1:05 "This platform isn't static, big parts of it move" you were sort of right Tom, in the saddest way possible

  • @vtron9832
    @vtron9832 4 года назад +369

    For 17 years I’ve known this place. It was very dear to me as a science enthusiast. It’s end has devastated me and many others. Thank you Tom Scott for visiting while you still had the chance.

    • @nexxusty
      @nexxusty 2 года назад +5

      Devastated is the exact word I use when I describe my feeling of the loss of Arecibo.

    • @matfhju
      @matfhju 11 месяцев назад

      It is soo wered to think that where he was standing fore most of the video(the platform) no longer exists.

  • @HimboJimbo
    @HimboJimbo 4 года назад +731

    "One day, it might just save the world"
    _collapses_

    • @IRosamelia
      @IRosamelia 4 года назад +4

      we're so doomed and we know it

    • @HimboJimbo
      @HimboJimbo 4 года назад +2

      @@IRosamelia We do, but most of the world? Nah

    • @IRosamelia
      @IRosamelia 4 года назад +5

      @@HimboJimbo GTA, it's better most people aren't aware, there would be more chaos and economic hardships. I plan on enjoying my warm house, food and youtube for as long as possible

    • @HimboJimbo
      @HimboJimbo 4 года назад +3

      @@IRosamelia Same here

    • @apersonwithnolife5016
      @apersonwithnolife5016 4 года назад +1

      I hate to be that guy, i wanted to be informative though, it was actually decommissioned 3 weeks before due to safety concerns after 2 support wires snapped.

  • @jason_kovac
    @jason_kovac 4 года назад +4054

    This video didn’t age well

  • @unvergebeneid
    @unvergebeneid 7 лет назад +1174

    "Our mirror is polished to within a few atoms accuracy." --a visible-light astronomer
    "Wait, does that mean you can't even have moss growing in your dish?!" --a radio astronomer

    • @danieldeng1976
      @danieldeng1976 7 лет назад +10

      Penny Lane hahaha😂😂😂

    • @Triumvirate888
      @Triumvirate888 7 лет назад +147

      "WHAT!? You can get signals to do something other than bounce off the atmosphere?" -Short-wave spectrum specialist

    • @Dimention11th
      @Dimention11th 7 лет назад +141

      "I don't see what you guys are saying, but I can definitely hear you talking." -- gravitational wave researcher

    • @aidanmco
      @aidanmco 7 лет назад +121

      Penny Lane
      "I feel dumb right now." -High school kid who takes physics next year

    • @emanresplandor3878
      @emanresplandor3878 7 лет назад +1

      u should prpbably warch veritasium about gravitional wave discovery. this radio telescope would be just a toy.

  • @bryanchox
    @bryanchox 4 года назад +257

    It could help save the world!
    2020: And i took that personally

    • @tejas7127
      @tejas7127 3 года назад +1

      😑-_-_-_-_-_--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--_-_

    • @ed-edd_andeddy
      @ed-edd_andeddy 2 года назад +1

      Whoops

  • @Sam-lr9oi
    @Sam-lr9oi 7 лет назад +69

    Incredibly sad the damage they sustained from the storms this year, though pretty fortunate you were able to get there before it did.
    :/

    • @MrUwU-dj7js
      @MrUwU-dj7js 4 года назад +22

      And today even worse damage :(

    • @ZachJ367
      @ZachJ367 4 года назад +25

      Wild that this comment doesn't seem like it's from 3 years ago. RIP Arecibo Telescope

  • @m0nky89
    @m0nky89 4 года назад +79

    R.I.P. Arecibo :(

  • @Davemcfc
    @Davemcfc 7 лет назад +11

    It's so refreshing hearing the people in Tom's videos. They always have such passion for the things they are working on. You can tell it's more than just their job that they're working on.

  • @SkyRunnerOFFICIAL
    @SkyRunnerOFFICIAL 4 года назад +10

    Rest In Peace ARECIBO !
    Thanks for your amazing service for discovering the universe / 1963-2020

  • @howavawoh8963
    @howavawoh8963 7 лет назад +5

    The fact that you made this means so much to me. Thank you so much. Much love from a Puerto Rican physics student

  • @Puleczech
    @Puleczech 4 года назад +246

    Well, this did not age well. On the other hand, it's 2020, so...

  • @Devar
    @Devar 4 года назад +132

    You did good, dish, you did good. Pity it couldn't get funding in the modern era to prevent what just happened.

    • @illuminate4622
      @illuminate4622 4 года назад

      Hopefully the Biden administration will fund the construction of a better one.

    • @RenegadeSamurai
      @RenegadeSamurai 3 года назад +6

      In recent years there were plans going on to repair it, but since the whole construction was very unsafe to work in, the engineers even stated, it would be the best to demolish it.

  • @mukrifachri
    @mukrifachri 4 года назад +17

    I hope they'll be able to continue their mission somewhere else. Rest in peace Arecibo, 1963-2020, lest we forget.

  • @falxie_
    @falxie_ 4 года назад +111

    RIP Arecibo, another casuality of 2020

  • @Fawkes42
    @Fawkes42 4 года назад +25

    Had to come back to this after I heard the news

  • @stevenm8970
    @stevenm8970 7 лет назад +1178

    I wonder what the engineers thought when the physicist told them what they needed ' We want a precision telescope to hang on wires and also move around'

    • @neoqueto
      @neoqueto 7 лет назад +181

      Steven m Nothing. They just nodded and smiled, silently.

    • @Huskie
      @Huskie 7 лет назад +172

      neoqueto this is fine.jpg

    • @Gh0stClown
      @Gh0stClown 7 лет назад +21

      You don't need a massive amount of precision for radio-wavelength telescopes, really.

    • @theviniso
      @theviniso 7 лет назад +74

      Chinese physicists to chinese engineers:
      "We want Arecibo, but larger"
      And so FAST was conceived.

    • @IAmBrownThunderOfficial
      @IAmBrownThunderOfficial 7 лет назад +91

      "Hold my beer..."

  • @conansboy
    @conansboy 4 года назад +42

    We've lost a major part of scientific history. It'll never be the same. Rest in peace.

    • @illuminate4622
      @illuminate4622 4 года назад +1

      It'll never be the same but maybe it'll be better with new technologies and design. The slogan of the upcoming, very pro-science Biden administration is "Build Back Better".

    • @CathodeRayKobold
      @CathodeRayKobold 4 года назад

      Not just scientific, but pop culture as well.

  • @techandtrains101
    @techandtrains101 4 года назад +59

    Sad, sad news today.
    God I hope we can rebuild bigger and better

    • @frzstat
      @frzstat 4 года назад +3

      I agree - rebuild to last 100 years

    • @maximumkane96
      @maximumkane96 4 года назад +2

      Welp, so much for that

    • @illuminate4622
      @illuminate4622 4 года назад +2

      @@maximumkane96 The collapse didn't really change the outcome. It was too degraded anyway. You know what rebuilding means? Razing and constructing from scratch, with major redesigns and improvements too.

  • @KaylonThomas-k2c
    @KaylonThomas-k2c 4 года назад +30

    R.I.P Arecibo Telescope, 2020 strikes yet again.

  • @vinayutubeaccount
    @vinayutubeaccount 7 лет назад +6

    This is one of the best(and my fav) videos you guys have done this year. Awesome work Matt and Tom 👏

  • @fonkbadonk2957
    @fonkbadonk2957 4 года назад +54

    My condolances to everyone that worked there or on or with it. It must hurt deeply to loose such an icon that was also so very useful. Especially so suddenly :(

  • @WizardHarryTV
    @WizardHarryTV 4 года назад +117

    Now we learn the Arecibo has collapse overnight instead of disassembled. Sad day today

    • @abitoftheuniverse2852
      @abitoftheuniverse2852 4 года назад +6

      7 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 8 AM Atlantic Time, 4 AM Pacific Time and Noon UTC, was when the 900 ton instrument platform fell into the dish. Sad day indeed. We got 57 amazing years of service from it, thankfully.
      It was such an icon of astronomy.

    • @500freefall
      @500freefall 4 года назад

      GMT Hi Noon for Aricebo.

    • @WizardHarryTV
      @WizardHarryTV 4 года назад

      @@500freefall well I though this when it was discover that it already collapsed. l admit my mistakes.

  • @liejuray6470
    @liejuray6470 4 года назад +16

    Came back to that video after seeing the damage that occured today, fixing it will take a long time :(

    • @lukaskrampitz3470
      @lukaskrampitz3470 4 года назад +2

      F

    • @SobboMonkeVR
      @SobboMonkeVR 4 года назад +1

      Aaaand now the NSF will be decomissioning of the telescope sadly. :'l

    • @jondabon6522
      @jondabon6522 3 года назад

      No more fixing OR decommissioning now ;-;

  • @FranBunnyFFXII
    @FranBunnyFFXII 4 года назад +3

    You were wonderful Arecibo, thank you for your long service.

  • @alitlweird
    @alitlweird 4 года назад +68

    2020: “Allow me to introduce myself...”

    • @juliusnepos6013
      @juliusnepos6013 4 года назад

      Yup

    • @Alsry1
      @Alsry1 4 года назад

      24 days bro.

    • @NukelearFallout
      @NukelearFallout 4 года назад +1

      @@Alsry1 You think 2021 is going to be any better? 😂 You're in the new world order watching as society crumbles.

    • @v0lny886
      @v0lny886 4 года назад

      @@NukelearFallout *Especially with the world's choice of president*
      Jk

    • @coolfred9083
      @coolfred9083 4 года назад

      @@NukelearFallout Ugh what?

  • @TrickyTrollGaming
    @TrickyTrollGaming 7 лет назад +9

    Rogue Transmission. My favourite map!
    Fun Fact: Rogue Transmission is based of Arecibo but is fictitious and set in China. However, shortly before Battlefield 4 was released but likely while the map Rogue Transmission was already in development (I can't confirm this, but it is likely based on the typical development period of a AAA shooter), China began construction on their radio telescope, "Tianyan".

  • @AlmostUselessPenguin
    @AlmostUselessPenguin 4 года назад +4

    Google made me realise why this has appeared back in my recommended in 2020.
    I hope the damage can be repaired.

    • @specialed6357
      @specialed6357 4 года назад

      Nope, it can only be rebuilt. Maybe we can build it on the moon this time since we are now officially going back to the moon.

    • @AlmostUselessPenguin
      @AlmostUselessPenguin 4 года назад

      @@specialed6357 That was back in August, when there was a different incident. All over now.

  • @SpeakerMunkey
    @SpeakerMunkey 4 года назад +17

    "Arecibo can detect asteroids that are going to hit the earth"
    Well, I guess we know what's going to happen on December 31st 2020 then!

  • @jesusvieira2000
    @jesusvieira2000 4 года назад +4

    Rest well my friend...💔💔💔

  • @zaclegoattack
    @zaclegoattack 4 года назад +15

    Here after the collapse:
    Rest In Peace Arecibo ✌🏽

  • @digitalranger4259
    @digitalranger4259 4 года назад +1

    You were fortunate to have visited. RIP, Arecibo.

  • @threatmaker
    @threatmaker 3 года назад +4

    rip this telescope, documented in an immortal bf4 map

  • @LocoFaux
    @LocoFaux 7 лет назад +4

    I'd like to think that somewhere out there Sean Bean is watching this youtube video and saying to himself. "I totally died there" and closes his web browser feeling ever so pleased with himself.

  • @BelialsRevenge
    @BelialsRevenge 7 лет назад +5

    Thanks for that video! The female scientist you interviewed was genuinly excited, loved it!

  • @thomashenden71
    @thomashenden71 4 года назад +6

    It must be rebuilt - the world still needs to be saved...

  • @TroelsDenLux
    @TroelsDenLux 4 года назад +3

    RIP Arecibo. Came back to watch this video again after the collapse

  • @quiqueboricua
    @quiqueboricua 7 лет назад +1

    AMAZING! You went to Arecibo, Puerto Rico! This video was most needed to show the world the importance of Arecibo Radiotelescope. I visited it around 20 times when I was younger and always amazed me. The next time that you visit the Island send me a message and I can arrange visits to other places. Like always, great content!

  • @jahulath8441
    @jahulath8441 4 года назад +9

    Of all the days to see this. Sad to see it go.

  • @safe-keeper1042
    @safe-keeper1042 4 года назад +30

    It seems to be about to collapse after two support cables tore, unfortunately, according to the news :( .

  • @xthazethsrth
    @xthazethsrth 7 лет назад +5

    I did my internship there! Was an amazing experience. You should also check how everything looks below the plate.

  • @jukingeo
    @jukingeo 4 года назад +5

    I just heard the news this morning about the collapse of the Arecibo observatory platform. I didn't know it was in such a shape as that would ever happen, but I didn't know that last month (Nov 2020) and in August (2020) cables had snapped and when the second one went, they already deemed the radio telescope as a loss. That is really a sad shame given as to how much this observatory has given us since the 60's when it was built. I am aware they built a larger on in China in 2016, but from what I understand, that one cannot do everything that Arecibo could do. Also it was featured in two major movies (that I am aware of), Contact and Goldeneye. So it is saddening to hear of the loss of this magnificent structure.

  • @KeithBoehler
    @KeithBoehler 7 лет назад +37

    If you live in the US contact your represenative to keep it funded.

  • @簡伯翰-o5c
    @簡伯翰-o5c 4 года назад +3

    Rest In Peace, giant telescope. You will be sorely missed.

  • @vectorhacker-r2
    @vectorhacker-r2 7 лет назад +25

    OMG! Welcome to Puerto Rico! Thank you so much for coming, I really hope you liked it here.

  • @maxmccann5323
    @maxmccann5323 4 года назад +5

    1:07 they sure move alright

  • @andrewgodiy2172
    @andrewgodiy2172 4 года назад +6

    R.I.P. Arecibo..

  • @mepizzasmangled
    @mepizzasmangled 4 года назад +16

    2020 is a mess. This is heartbreaking :(

  • @theultimatereductionist7592
    @theultimatereductionist7592 4 года назад +5

    How the HELL does this telescope survive HURRICANE after HURRICANE every single year?!

  • @hiddenmask61
    @hiddenmask61 7 лет назад +5

    *remembers trying to collapse something like this in Battlefield 4*

  • @caake4793
    @caake4793 7 лет назад +368

    For England, Tom?

    • @Lorrins
      @Lorrins 7 лет назад +83

      No, for me.

    • @georgeorwell1564
      @georgeorwell1564 7 лет назад +7

      Seaman Staines - Haha, classic. Not only one of the best Bond lines ever, but also one of the best film lines too. Up there with "Gone With The Wind". :-)

    • @SuperMikeFender
      @SuperMikeFender 7 лет назад

      No... for Great Britain

    • @geulph
      @geulph 4 года назад

      No, for the You Kay

  • @paulmurgatroyd6372
    @paulmurgatroyd6372 3 года назад +1

    It was so important that no-one could be bothered to look after it.

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan 4 года назад +7

    Terribly sad news that it will be decommissioned because it is not safe to go near and fix. I hope donations will pour in like for Notre Dame to rebuild it.

    • @postalpacifist88
      @postalpacifist88 4 года назад +1

      It’s gone

    • @zapfanzapfan
      @zapfanzapfan 4 года назад +1

      @@postalpacifist88 At least no one was injured. Really hope they rebuild.

  • @thinkdeep8806
    @thinkdeep8806 4 года назад

    This video might just be enough to gain the public support needed to have this wonderful instrument restored, share far and wide everyone...

  • @nightwing36s
    @nightwing36s 4 года назад +4

    Such a tragic, and preventable, loss

  • @alexanderthomas2660
    @alexanderthomas2660 4 года назад +8

    2020 update: “How The World Could Have Helped Saving The Arecibo Telescope”

  • @tomhoward7
    @tomhoward7 7 лет назад +712

    Is this where they filmed GoldenEye?

    • @Burningwipf
      @Burningwipf 7 лет назад +34

      That's what I thought as well! Totally looks like it.

    • @scorinth
      @scorinth 7 лет назад +33

      Tom Howard yes

    • @EngineeringNibbles
      @EngineeringNibbles 7 лет назад +20

      Tom Howard yes !

    • @Khwerz
      @Khwerz 7 лет назад +44

      and contact!

    • @BandanaDrummer95
      @BandanaDrummer95 7 лет назад +40

      The telescope in GoldenEye was heavily based on Aricebo, but there were changes made to be more action friendly (such as making the dish solid and adding a cable car).

  • @Baxxter101
    @Baxxter101 7 лет назад +1

    Awesome video Tom! Thanks for everything you do. Keep up the good work.

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan 4 года назад +4

    Well, I envy you got to see it... R.I.P. Arecibo telescope...

  • @TheCSJones
    @TheCSJones 4 года назад +2

    In this video, you can already see how rusted the structure was and how outdated the control instruments were. The writing was on the wall.

    • @Sharkie626
      @Sharkie626 4 года назад +3

      And like look at the dish itself. Has ANY work been done on it since it was built??

  • @Bstingnl
    @Bstingnl 4 года назад +4

    RIP Arecibo Telescope (1963 - 2020)
    It won't discover anything any more. It collapsed today.

  • @wj8003
    @wj8003 4 года назад +1

    revisiting this gem

  • @laylowxalex
    @laylowxalex 4 года назад +8

    😥rip one of the greatest telescope's in the world

  • @PimDoos
    @PimDoos 7 лет назад +1

    Only now that you mentioned it on the park bench I noticed the edit, nicely done

  • @Chainz45
    @Chainz45 4 года назад +5

    I seriously wonder if they'll actually rebuild this. I hope so. The discoveries it's made so far should surely prove it's worth.

    • @serraramayfield9230
      @serraramayfield9230 Год назад +1

      A replacement has been drafted but the original site can't be rebuilt, it's far too risky

  • @micheinnz
    @micheinnz Год назад

    RIP Arecibo. You were my favourite telescope. Thank you for everything.

  • @stans.7295
    @stans.7295 4 года назад +8

    As of this morning, the cable-mount receiver has collapsed. 😔

  • @BasilRoosli
    @BasilRoosli 3 года назад +2

    “big parts of it move”
    apparently not just as designed & intended

  • @warpig-bh9kh
    @warpig-bh9kh 3 года назад +3

    Press F to this telescope

  • @johnnyboy3949
    @johnnyboy3949 6 лет назад +2

    Love the sound of London traffic in the background

  • @azteclady
    @azteclady 2 года назад +1

    Seeing this in October 2022, and feeling more than a bit sad that this marvel of engineering is no more.

  • @basveltink1001
    @basveltink1001 4 года назад +25

    I guess the world is doomed now? Rip Arecibo

  • @leomoe9298
    @leomoe9298 3 года назад +2

    build it again it was a Great service in Puerto Rico...and they where Proud of it Build it again

  • @SeanStrain
    @SeanStrain 7 лет назад +405

    Looks like it needs a powerwash

    • @crisrose9707
      @crisrose9707 7 лет назад +3

      shadows....

    • @Seekay_
      @Seekay_ 7 лет назад +89

      Luckily, since it's a radio telescope and radio waves can easily penetrate several centimeters of just about anything that isn't metallic, a thin layer of dirt, dust, dry leaves and other crap on the reflector probably isn't a problem.

    • @Son0fHobs
      @Son0fHobs 7 лет назад +5

      I was wondering. Thanks.

    • @bbgun061
      @bbgun061 7 лет назад +22

      Considering its size, (18 acres!) yes, it probably would.
      I didn't even realize it's that big.

    • @whynotanyting
      @whynotanyting 7 лет назад +13

      Until a few of the roombas start to vaporize under the beam.

  • @valaha
    @valaha 4 года назад +2

    Rest in Peace, Arecibo Observatory :(

  • @shield543
    @shield543 7 лет назад +29

    Fitting video, as I am just finishing writing up my masters thesis on cosmology

    • @LHommeDeCave
      @LHommeDeCave 7 лет назад +1

      L What was it about specifically?

    • @shield543
      @shield543 7 лет назад +5

      It was a theory project about the accelerated expansion of the universe

    • @LHommeDeCave
      @LHommeDeCave 7 лет назад +3

      L interesting, well done!

  • @kagamine14
    @kagamine14 4 года назад +2

    This video hits different now. Though this brings up a good topic. Since they already knew one of the cables snapped in Nov 2020, and they were monitoring the cable stability, prior to and during the crash. There were people on the property, I assume within building and doing other stuff. I'm guessing there were regulations to not have people on climbing up the catwalk/exc. for the foreseeable future. Also if a cable already snapped, then why wasn't it fixed and only monitored. I get the feeling there was no possible fix for it and they knew it was inevitably going to have to crash. I wonder how much of the damage was anticipated.

  • @JacobClarke661
    @JacobClarke661 4 года назад +3

    0:50 until the cables snapped...

  • @dejulesb974
    @dejulesb974 4 года назад +1

    It colapses today. Thank you for coming before it happened Tom.

  • @YPOC
    @YPOC 4 года назад +3

    RIP Arecibo :(

  • @thecapacitor1395
    @thecapacitor1395 4 года назад +2

    *Tom:* "One day it might just save the world"
    *2020:* "I see your hopes & dreams and I raise you...
    TO THE GROUND!"

  • @deydraniadiancecht8298
    @deydraniadiancecht8298 4 года назад +3

    Welp... it's gone now. It was in bad shape for years and years and no one gave it the maintenance it needed. They instead chose to just let it rot until it broke apart in catastrophic failure.

    • @SuperLG007
      @SuperLG007 3 года назад

      It sucks, I was planning to go there and then this happened.

    • @hermannthefisherman2960
      @hermannthefisherman2960 3 года назад +1

      Apparently they decided not to repair it because it was too risky for the reparation crew

    • @SuperLG007
      @SuperLG007 3 года назад

      @@hermannthefisherman2960 Yea they'll demolish it, they're probably not gonna build another one.

  • @rodrigogomes6086
    @rodrigogomes6086 4 года назад +2

    RIP Arecibo telescope

  • @DEATHBYFLYINGCDS
    @DEATHBYFLYINGCDS 4 года назад +3

    Rest in peace

  • @kikivoorburg
    @kikivoorburg 4 года назад +1

    It’s time for the world to save Arecibo instead. Let’s dedicate the site to something equally grand. Arecibo’s legacy deserves it.

  • @SoccerBoyAP
    @SoccerBoyAP 7 лет назад +17

    I

    • @oesteo
      @oesteo 7 лет назад +3

      15,910 hours crunching SETO data

  • @brianartillery
    @brianartillery 7 лет назад +1

    Nice to see that they managed to repair it after James Bond scuffed it a bit, several years ago. Seriously, though, a fascinating video.

  • @sdoilpaint4368
    @sdoilpaint4368 4 года назад +4

    This collapsed today crazy

  • @Tuto_Adriano
    @Tuto_Adriano 4 года назад +2

    RIP Arecibo

  • @SomeKittyCat
    @SomeKittyCat 3 года назад +3

    "The Arecibo Telescope Could Help Save The World"
    Sooo, about that...

  • @rickardkaufman3988
    @rickardkaufman3988 4 года назад +2

    Trevelyan: "For England James?"
    James Bond: "No. For me."

  • @benjaminriches9736
    @benjaminriches9736 4 года назад +8

    Not anymore

  • @tylerpryjda1253
    @tylerpryjda1253 4 года назад +1

    Wow. You really stood there!!

  • @ChloeStandingUpstairs
    @ChloeStandingUpstairs 7 лет назад +91

    the Arecibo telescope catwalks were also a filming location for the James Bond film 'GoldenEye' and the subsequent nintendo 64 game.

    • @djoakeydoakey1076
      @djoakeydoakey1076 7 лет назад +2

      That was a hard level

    • @GamesFromSpace
      @GamesFromSpace 7 лет назад +20

      Uh... The N64 game wasn't filmed.

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 7 лет назад +3

      Joshua Pearce, and what would a guy with an NES controller as his profile picture know about this?

    • @your1405
      @your1405 7 лет назад +2

      Penny Lane You program a game.. Not film it..

    • @GamesFromSpace
      @GamesFromSpace 7 лет назад +2

      I'm not going to be one-upped by a guy with an 8bit mushroom for an icon.