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Published: Sun, 15 Nov 2009
Description: NASA debunks end-of-the-world scenario of '2012'
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" Well the -- 32 a disaster picture depicting the end of the world hit theaters this weekend. And how without controversy. NASA wants moviegoers to -- all the scenarios in 32 could never happen. They even gone so far -- setting up a website detailing the scientific reasons why. We'll -- Hollywood disaster movies really need. -- he's also Fox News contributor joins us live from Houston Tom you've seen the movie what's you're."
" You. -- that's a great adventure movie with some fantastic computer special effects and it's a heck of a wild roller coaster ride to see the -- come to an end all of about. Two and a half hours and there's some really good drama in the movie I think. But of course it doesn't have a shred of scientific fact behind I found it enjoyable to watch as entertainment. And of course they need to go do some digging I think on the Internet to find out what the real facts are."
" gone ahead and it's set up a website and seen it's got plenty of Q when AAN and some information about the movie and kind of reassuring people. Why -- take that step of getting involved in this blockbuster movie."
" I think -- they're riding the wave of popularity and interest in this movie match point twelve has been a phenomenon that people have been discussing on that. Internet sort of in the bad science category for the last two years they -- we'll take advantage. This undercurrent and discussion and conversation. And use it to teach people about the real facts of our universe and I think -- the -- universe is actually even more intriguing and fascinating in the what we see in Hollywood movies."
" I gotta say -- special effects on the -- pretty effective that I know you've seen it firsthand. I and a lot of people have been watching the trailers for this movie -- and for years have been discussing this December 32 date. As some potential end of the world are looking at Mayan calendar isn't an all kinds of folklore about potential -- and a world but basically you're saying there's nothing scientific."
" That supports that. That's true and yet that calendar in the -- cycle perhaps is coming to an end between twelve but just like. Our calendars on December 31 you just go buy new calendar and -- what goes on I think it's the same phenomenon there."
" And the mechanisms in the movie which are used to describe the causes of the catastrophes that put all the actors -- Really have no basis in fact there's talk about the -- flipping its polls. Which is a physical impossibility given that you have to conserve angular momentum of the earth spinning -- rotation is not subject to. To change in -- you have some Titanic external force which we have no idea how that could actually physically be. So there and there's really no way to explain how this movie could be based in reality. Nevertheless if you take the kernels of discussion for example the magnetic storms that are featured in the movie. Astronauts are exposed to the -- of radiation if they go out beyond Europe's geo magnetic field and we need to learn how to protect. Space travelers from. Solar radiation and cosmic rays if we ever hope to explore Mars one day."
" may -- some good that dining room table talk with the kids bust open a textbook or two but otherwise just get your popcorn -- going to adamantly."
" I think he should take this for pure entertainment value and then realized that the real science is even more intriguing more marvelous more beautiful. Then what we see in Hollywood and so go out there and explore the real universe."
" Tonight Tom Jones great advice thank you -- much for weighing in today. --"
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