/sci/ - Science & Math

Right there with you mah nigga.

Pic related, it's what should be on air right now.

Science TV sharing thread?

>see a NOVA on trebuchets
>already interested in medieval warfare
>build a 4-foot-tall trebuchet
>take it to school, show it to physics teacher
>he suspends class for that day and the class goes to the football field to do some physics lesson involving throwing things with the trebuchet

Those were the days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSvZwbmesac&feature=related

So much awesome.

I remember those OP and I weep for their passing.

Who the fuck watches those channels now?

HEY IF YOU WATCH THE CRAP THEY AIR ON THE HISTORY AND DISCOVERY CHANNELS NOW, REPLY AND GIVE US A GODDAMN ANSWER!

I remember this when I was a wee lad.

Carl, you made me the man I am today.

>>2413151
Pawn Stars: because I like the history and factoids about all of the cool stuff that gets brought in.

Modern Marvels: Because who doesn't like Modern Marvels? I've pretty much seen all of them though. :(

Today discovery was featuring the documentary about the Shroud of Turin followed by a documentary about the Nostradamus Predictions. Great stuff there...

>>2413184
>history channel
>ice road truckers
>pawn stars
>pawn stars
>pawn stars
>american pickers
>american pickers
>gangland
mfw the closest thing to history is gangland

>>2413191
>gangland

ALL OF MY FUCKING HAAAAAAAATTTEEEEEE

>>2413094
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9lhcjupnzk

Im with you. Urrah!

>>2413191
same thing as MTV, VH1, etc.

The cable networks are there for advertising revenue.

Don't mind me, just being the best show on television right now.

Also I have Neil deGrasse Tyson.

>It's the mid-1990s.

>Watch Discover Wings, with a feverish passion, aircraft, 24/7.

>Move to another country and lose it forever.

>Return a decade later only to find out Wings has been axed and Discovery is now a reality TV channel.


FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

>>2413151

I don't watch Discovery channel because I don't have cable, but I do have Netflix and streaming services so I end up watching a few of their series.

Let me go through their list of TV Shows.

>American Chopper
No

>American Loggers
No

>Auction Kings
No

>Beyond Survival w/ Les Stroud
Sociological show, no.

>Brew Masters
No

>Cash Cab
Entertaining to watch in 5-10 minute increments. Wouldn't sit down for it, though

>The Colony
No

>Deadliest Catch
No, but I would love to go on one of those expeditions, just to say that I did.

>Desert Car Kings
NO.

>Dirty Jobs
Eh

>Dual Survival
No

>Flying Wild Alaska
No

>Get Out Alive
No

>Ghost Lab
AHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHA

>Gold Rush Alaska
No

>Howe and Howe Tech
No

-continued-

>Kidnap & Rescue
No

>Life
Have it already

>Man v Wild
betterdrinkmypee.jpg

>Man, Woman, Wild
aka Man v Wild + Annoying bitch

>Mythbusters
Got me interested in experimental science again back in early high school, so I guess it's good for something. Wouldn't watch it now, though

>Oddities
No

>Pitchmen
NOT SCIENCE & MATH.
OR DISCOVERY.
WHATEVER.

>Planet Earth
Have it

>Rebuilding Ground Zero
Yeah, by the way, way to get right on top of that project. It's been down for nearly a decade now? Fuck. The original towers went from initial planning to completion in about 11 years.

>River Monsters
eh

>Shark Week
FUCK YEAH SHARK WEEK

>Sons of Guns
What? No.

>Storm Chasers
No

>Surviving the Cut
God, I feel like such a piece of shit watching this on my comfortable lounge chair

>Swamp Loggers
No

>Swords
No

Yeah, glad I don't pay for Cable TV anymore. Weird explaining that to guests, though, considering I actually live pretty well. Just hate TV that much, I guess.

>>2413184
>Nostradamus Predictions
AGAIN? FUUUUUUUU-

Remember when they used aired an entire documentary an hour and a half long on Komodo dragons?

>>2413286
YOU KNOW WHAT DUDE

FUCK CABLE TV

FUCKING LIFE GOAL SETTING RIGHT HERE

ALL YE ARE BE MY WITNESSES

NEVER WILL I EVER PAY FOR CABLE TV

OP here, just wanted to let you guys know that I love this thread and everyone in it. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRCoU2rg2mc

I was youtubing oarfish, and I found this video. How much would it blow if you put an oarfish into a big aquarium with sharks in it and as soon as you put it in there, one of the sharks goes right up to it and bites a big chunk out of it. Dude, that would so blow. The head marine biologist would be like, "fuck, we don't have too many of these, fucking shit, kill that stupid shark!" (I heard the sharks don't normally eat the other fish in their tank if their kept well fed enough, but sometimes they do.)

Bump for truly educational programming.

We need more cosmos, and stephen hawkings into the universe is pretty awesome too.

Does Magic School Bus still play? I haven't watched TV for almost three years, but that was a great show for introducing kids to science.

>>2413644
FUCKING LOVED THAT SHOW HOLY SHIT

Hey guys, does anyone remember the name of that show that we all watched in elementary school? The intro was the camera zooming all around a museum type building (all the walls were white) and on the walls were pictures of all the sciency/animal things that the show would cover. Also the music during that intro was awesome.

I'm sure someone knows what I'm talking about. I just don't remember the name.

>>2413605
with the average person wanting more dumbed-down entertainment, i wouldn't count on networks investing a lot of money into anything relatively interesting.

remember, what you see on network tv is generally what some PR asshole thinks will keep the masses entertained enough for them to not flip the channel during commercials.

thank god for the internet and books. often the only way you can learn anything of substance. and even then, you have to scour the fucking things.

>>2413677

Reading Rainbow? Just a shot in the dark, it's been a long time since I've seen kid's shows.

>>2413677
Not sure, but there were bad-ass educational shows when I was a kid.

321 Contact, Reading Rainbow, Square One, Where in the World..., Magic Schoolbus, etc.

Back when teaching and learning was favored over test performance and job preparation.

>>2413677

I'm looking hard for this.

I remember there was pan flute playing and I'm thinking the title had "eye" somewhere in it.

>>2413677
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n3GJ-cYn6I

You're welcome

Bill Nye the Science Guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpu50t97U0M

>Square One
FUCK YES. i watched this every day, mostly just for mathnet, which was my favorite part.

kids shows on TV are terrible now. miss the greats like where in the world, 321 contact, reading rainbow, ZOOM, voyage of the mimi, etc.

>deadliest catch
i admit i watch this as a guilty pleasure. mostly because i miss life at sea when i'm not out on a research cruise.

yeah, i remember not so long ago when natgeo, discovery, history etc had mostly interesting programming
now it's fucking reality tv and ancient aliens

Only good shit on nowadays is nova

I love this thread so much.

oh beakman, how i miss thee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3pYRn5j7oI

Even when i was a kid, I like listening to Feynman talk, have a listen to him, the man was truly a genius.

>>2413191
Pawn stars is probably the most history related of the things... it's basically antiques roadshow made interesting.

Sadly it's still not a history show...

>>2414053

God dammit don't make me just nostalgia all the sudden like that. In before rage about magic teaching science.


Anyways science channel is still halfway decent if you can get past the nearly 12 hours of How it's Made reruns DAILY

I remember coming home, every day from school to watch this shit. Oh man it was the greatest dick kicking show ever, and you better believe I did not do ANY HOMEWORK until I was done watching Henry's Amazing fucking Animals.

All I have left is modern marvels and The universe =(

Dear 'Jurassic Fight Club',

Fuck you.

Anon.

Going Wild With Jeff Corwin

Jeff Corwin traveled to some of the most exotic places in the world, and searched for some of the planet's most amazing animals. In each episode, Jeff searched for a "Feature Creature", and always found it at the end of the episode

It was like Blue's Clues + Animal Planet, but it would always come on during dinner, when I was doing my homework, and I would be absolutely mesmerized by it. Granted it aired on the Disney channel, but the Discovery and History channel need to up their game man, their current line up sucks dick.

Why would they air programs that morons and frat boys can relate to/enjoy? these are supposed to be shows for nerd god damn it!

What I wouldn't give to see Wild Discovery on TV again.

I hate Man vs. Wild and Survivorman so much.

This guy felt your pain.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/02/nation/la-na-discovery-hostages-20100902

>>2415946
No shit eh?

Too bad they crowned the poor bastard.