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How to answer "how are you?" in Spanish - Duration: 4:59.
Hola, que tal?
In Spanish there are many ways to answer
to the question: how are you?
Do you know which ones?
The first thing you need to know is
that the question how are you in Spanish is
but really, you don't need to say
"tu" or "usted"
because in Spanish
we conjugate the verbs depending on the person.
So, if you say...
There are standard ways to answer to the question
como estas?
You can say:
bien.
mas o menos
or mal.
for some reason English speakers think
That "asi asi" is another way to answer
but really, nobody says "asi asi"...
Nobody.
Hi Julie, how are you?
"asi asi". Thanks.
"asi asi?"
OK, bye.
So, the next time you want to say "so-so"
simply say: "mas o menos".
another thing you need to know
is that in Spanish we use two verbs to express how we feel
We are gonna use "estar" to talk about temporary situations.
"I'm sick"
The verb "tener" expresses possession
but we also use it
to talk about things that we feel.
Now, in English it might not make much sense to say
"I have hunger"
but in Spanish, we use it and it's totally fine.
Some expressions you can use with the verb "estar" are...
to respond to the question "como estas?" are...
You can also say:
Remember that in Spanish we don't really
necessary use the person in the sentence
So you can say: "yo estoy enfermo"
or "estoy enfermo".
Some expressions you can use in Spanish with the verb "tener"
Tengo frio!
Tengo calor!
To finish it is always nice and polite to ask the same question
back to the person who is talking to us
So if you don't wanna sound too repetitive
and you want to avoid saying "como estas?" again
you can always say...
So, let's take a look at what we just learned
Today we learned many things
We also learned the standard ways to respond
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Nobody says that.
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we're excited to announce two missions
of discovery these missions will help us
learn about the infancy of our solar
system a period just 10 million years
after the birth of our son the first
mission is called Lucy Lucy will visit
six diverse bodies known as Trojans
these trojans orbit the Sun in swarms in
front of and behind Jupiter trap by
Jupiter's gravity we know very little
about these objects they may be captured
asteroids comets or even Kuiper belt
objects the second mission is called
psyche psyche will take us to a very
large and rare asteroid made of metal 16
psyche is the asteroid it is made of
metallic iron and nickel much like the
Earth's core
scientists believe that psyche may be
exposed core of a planet that was once
the size of Mars but it lost its outer
rocky layers due to a series of violent
collisions Lucy launches and 20 21 and
psyche in 2023 come along for the ride
and follow these and other planetary
missions on nasa.gov throughout the only
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EYES ON THE SKY - SPACE DOCUMENTARY - Duration: 1:00:06.
by taking our sense of sight far beyond
the realm of our forebears imagination
these wonderful instruments the
telescope's open the way to a deeper and
more perfect understanding of nature
for millennia mankind gazed out into the
mesmerizing night sky without
recognizing the stars of our own Milky
Way galaxy as other sons all the
billions of sister galaxies making up
the rest of our universe
or that we are merely punctuation in the
universe is 13.7 billion year long story
with only our eyes as observing tools we
had no means of finding solar systems
around other stars or of determining
whether life exists elsewhere in the
universe
today we're well on our way to
unraveling many of the mysteries of the
universe living in what may be the most
remarkable age of astronomical discovery
i'm dr. jay and i will be your guide to
the telescope that amazing instrument
that proved to be mankind's gateway to
the universe
for centuries ago in 1609 a man walked
out into the fields near his home he
pointed his homemade telescope at the
moon the planets and the stars
his name was Galileo Galilei
astronomy would never be the same again
today 400 years after galileo first
pointed a telescope to the skies
astronomers use giant mirrors on remote
mountaintops to survey the heavens
telescopes collect faint chirps and
whispers from outer space scientists
have even launched telescopes into Earth
orbit high above the disturbing effects
of our atmosphere
and you has been breathtaking
however Gallio did not in fact invented
the telescope that credit goes to hunt
slipper hey slightly obscure Dutch
German spectacle maker but i'm flipping
hey never use this telescope to look at
the stars instead he thought his new
invention would may benefit seafarers
and soldiers little hey came from
middleburg then a large trading City in
the fledgling dutch republic
in 1608 that they found that when
viewing a distant object through a
convex and concave lens the object would
be magnified if the two lenses were
placed at just the right distance from
one another
the telescope was born
in September 1608 with a revealed his
new invention to prince maurice of the
Netherlands he could not have chosen a
more advantageous moment because at that
time the Netherlands were embroiled in
the eighty years war with Spain
the new spyglass could magnify objects
and so it could reveal enemy ships and
troops that were too distant to be seen
by the unaided eye a very useful
invention indeed but the Dutch
government never granted little hey
Peyton for his telescope the reason was
that other merchants also claimed the
invention especially for his competitor
sorry as Johnson the dispute was never
resolved and to this day the true
origins of the telescope remain shrouded
in mystery Italian astronomer galileo
galilei the father of modern physics
heard about the telescope and decided to
build his own
about 10 months ago I report to reach my
ears that the certain flamming had
constructed the spyglass by means of
which visible objects so very distance
from the eye of the observer wear this
think we seen as if nearby
Galileo was the greatest scientists of
his time he was also a strong supporter
of the new worldview advocated by the
Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus
who proposed that the earth orbiting the
Sun instead of the other way around
based on what he had heard of the dutch
telescope Galileo constructed his own
instruments they were of much better
quality
finally sparing neither labor no
expenses that i succeeded in
constructing for myself so excellent an
instrument that object seen by means of
it appeared nearly 1,000 times larger
than when regarded without natural
vision
it was time to train the telescope on
the heavens
I have been led to the opinion and
conviction that the surface of the moon
is not smooth uniform and precisely
spherical as a great number of
philosophers believe it to be but he's
an even graph and full of cavities and
prominence ease being nothing like the
face of the earth
a landscape of craters mountains and
valleys the world like our own a few
weeks later in january 1610 Kelly looked
at Jupiter close to the planet he saw
for prix of light that changed their
position on the sky
night after night along with Jupiter it
was like a slow cosmic ballet of
satellites orbiting the planet these
four prix of light would come to be
known as the Galilean moons of jupiter
what else did Galileo discover the
phases of Venus just like the moon venus
waxes and wanes from Crescent too full
and back again strange appendages on
either side of Saturn dark spots on the
face of the Son and of course starts
thousands of them maybe even millions
each too faint to be seen by the naked
eye it was as if mankind had suddenly
thrown off its blindfold there was a
whole universe to discover out there
news about the telescope spread across
Europe like wildfire in Prague at the
court of Emperor Rudolph the second
Johannes Kepler improved the design of
the instrument in Antwerp Dutch
cartographer Michelle Phan language and
produced the first reliable maps of the
Moon showing what he believed to be
continents and oceans and johannes
hevelius a wealthy brewer in Poland
built huge telescopes at his observatory
and dancing this Observatory was so
large that it covered three rooftops but
the best instruments of the time were
probably constructed by christian
curtains in the netherlands in 1655
Puritans discovered Titan the largest
moon of Saturn a few years later his
observations revealed Saturn's ring
system something Galileo had never
understood and last but not least hoods
saw dark markings and bright polar caps
on Mars could there be life on this
remote alien world the question occupies
astronomers to this day the earliest
telescopes will refracting telescopes
that used lenses to collect and bring
together the Starlight later the lenses
were replaced with mirrors this
reflecting telescope was first built
barnacles ookie and later refined by
Isaac Newton now in the late 18th
century the largest mirrors in the world
were cast by william herschel an
organist turned astronomer who worked
with his sister Caroline
in the house in bath in England the
Herschel's poured red-hot molten metal
into a mold and when the whole thing had
cooled off they would polish the surface
so that it would reflect starlight
during the course of his life special
built more than 400 telescopes
the largest of these was so huge that he
needed for servants to operate all the
various ropes wheels and pulleys that
were required to track the motions of
the stars across the night sky which is
of course course by the Earth's rotation
now her she was like a surveyor he
scanned the heavens and catalogued
hundreds of new nebulae and binary stars
he also discovered that the Milky Way
must be a flat disk and even measured
the motion of the solar system through
that disk by observing the relative
motions of the stars and the planets and
then on the thirteenth of march in 1781
he discovered a new planet Uranus it was
over 200 years until masses voyager 2
spacecraft gave astronomers their first
close-up look of this distant world in
the lush and fertile country side of
central island William Parsons the third
Earl of Ross built the largest telescope
of the 19th century with a metal mirror
a whopping 1.8 meters across the giant
telescope became known as the Leviathan
off parsons town on occasional clear
moonless nights the Earl's sat at the IP
and sailed on a journey through the
universe
to the Orion Nebula now known to be a
stellar nursery onto the mysterious Crab
Nebula the remnant of a supernova
explosion whirlpool nebula Lord Ross was
the first to note its majestic spiral
shape a galaxy like our own with
intricate clouds of dark dust and
glowing gas billions of individual stars
and who knows maybe even planets like
Earth
the telescope had become our vessel to
explore the universe
at night your eyes at that to the dark
your pupils widen to let more light into
your eyes as a result you can see dimmer
objects and fainter stars now imagine
you had pupils 1-meter cross you look
pretty strange but you'd also have
supernatural eyesight and that's what
telescopes do for you
a telescope is like a funnel
its main lens or mirror collect the
starlight and brings it all together
into your eye
the bigger the lens or the mirror of a
telescope the faint of the objects you
can see so sighs really is everything
but how big can you make a telescope
well actually not too big if it's a
retractor the starlight has to pass
through the main length and so you can
only support it around the edge now she
make the lens too big it becomes too
heavy and it starts deforming under its
own weight
that means that the image will be
distorted the largest refractor in
history was completed in 1897 at York's
observer outside Chicago
its main lens was just over one meter
across but it's too was an incredible 18
metres long with the completion of the
Yerkes telescope the builders of
refracting telescopes have pretty much
reached a limit you want bigger
telescopes think mirrors in a reflecting
telescope the star light bounces off the
mirror instead of passing through a
length that means that you can make the
mirror a lot thinner than a lens and you
can support it from the back
the result is that you can build a lot
larger mirrors and lenses big mirrors
came to Southern California a century
ago
back then mount wilson was a remote peak
in the wilderness of the San Gabriel
Mountains the sky was clear and the
nights were dark
here George Ellery Hale first built a
1.5 meter telescope smaller than Lord
Ross's retired Leviathan it was a much
better quality and at a much better site
to hail talk local businessman John
hooker into financing a 2.5 meter
instrument terms of glass and riveted
steel will hold up Mount Wilson the
hooker telescope was completed in 1970
it would remain the largest telescope in
the world for 30 years a big piece of
cosmic artillery ready to attack the
universe and attack it did along with
incredible size of the new telescope
came transformations in the way the
image was viewed astronomers no longer
peered through the eyepiece of the new
giant but instead collected the light on
photographic plates for hours on end
never before had anyone period so far
into the cosmos spiral nebulae turn out
to be brimming with individual stars
could they be sprawling stellar systems
like our own Milky Way and Andromeda
nebula edwin hubble discovered a
particular type of star that changes its
brightness with clock like precision
from his observations how was able to
reduce the distance to Andromeda almost
a million light-years spiral nebulae
like Andromeda
we're clearly individual galaxies in
their own right but that wasn't the only
incredible thing most of these galaxies
were found to be moving away from the
Milky Way at Mount Wilson double
discovered that the nearby galaxies are
receding at small velocities whereas the
distant galaxies are moving away at a
much faster pace the conclusion the
universe was expanding the hotel scope
at giving scientists the most profound
astronomical discovery of the 20th
century thanks to the telescope we have
traced the history of the universe a
little less than 14 billion years ago
the universe was born in a huge
explosion of time and space matter and
energy called the Big Bang tiny quantum
ripples grew into dense patches in the
primordial brew from these galaxies
condensed a stunning variety of sizes
and shapes
nuclear fusion in the cause of stars
produce new Adams carbon oxygen iron
gold
supernova explosions blew these heavy
elements back into space raw material
for the formation of new stars and
planets
someday somewhere somehow simple organic
molecules evolved into living organisms
life is one miracle in an ever-evolving
universe we are Stardust it's a grand
vision and a sweeping story brought to
us through telescopic observations
imagine without the telescope we would
know about just six planets one moon and
a few thousand stars astronomy would
still be in its infancy like buried
treasures the outpost of the universe
have back into the adventurous from
immemorial times princesses and
potentates political or industrial
equally with men of science have felt
the lure of the Uncharted Seas of space
and through their provision of
instrumental means the sphere of
exploration has rapidly widened
George Ellery Hale had one final dream
to build a telescope twice as large as
the previous record-holder meet the
grand old lady of twentieth-century
astronomy a five-metre Hale telescope at
Palomar Mountain over 500 tons of moving
weight yet so precisely balanced that it
moves gracefully as a ballerina
it's 40-ton mirror reveal stars 40
million times fainter than the eye can
see completed in 1948 the Hale telescope
gave us unsurpassed views of planets
star clusters nebulae and galaxies
giant Jupiter with its many moons the
stunning flame nebula
Faye twists of gas in the Orion Nebula
but could we go bigger still
well socket astronomers tried in the
late nineteen seventies I up in the
caucasus mountains they both the bolshoy
telescope as a mutiny sporting a primary
mirror six meters in diameter but it
never really lived up to its
expectations
it was simply too big too expensive and
too difficult so did telescope builders
have to give up at that point they have
to bury their dreams of even bigger
instruments at the history of the
telescope come to a premature end
well of course not today we have 10
meter telescopes in operation and even
bigger ones are on the drawing board
what was the solution new technologies
just as modern cars don't look like a
model t ford anymore so our present-day
telescopes radically different from the
classic predecessors like the 5-meter
Hale telescope for one thing the amounts
are much smaller the old-style mount is
an equatorial one where one of the axes
is always mounted parallel to the
Earth's rotation axis in order to keep
track of the skies motion the telescope
simply has to rotate around this axis at
the same speed with which the Earth
rotates easy but space hungry the
modern-day altitude as mount a much more
compact with amount like that the
telescope is pointed much like a cannon
one simply chooses the bearing choose
the altitude and off you go
the problem is to keep track of the
skies motion the telescope pretty much
has to rotate around both axes and at
varying speeds essentially this only
became possible once telescopes were
computer-controlled a small amount is
cheaper to build moreover it fits into a
smaller dome which reduces the costs
even further and it improves the image
quality take the twin keck telescopes on
the why for example although their
10-meter mirrors are twice as large as
the one of the Hale telescope they
nevertheless fit into smaller domes and
the one on palomar mountain
telescope mirrors have evolved to they
used to be thick and heavy now they're
thin and lightweight mirror shells that
can be many meters wide are cast in
giant rotating ovens and they are still
less than 20 centimeters thick an
intricate support structure prevents the
thin mirror from cracking under its own
weight computer-controlled pistons and
actuators also help to keep the mirror
in perfect shape this system is called
active optics the idea is to compensate
and to correct any deformations of the
main mirror caused by gravity the wind
or temperature changes now within mirror
also ways much less that means that its
whole supporting structure including the
amount can also be a lot trimmer and
lighter and cheaper now here's the 3.6
meter new technology telescope built by
European astronomers in the late
nineteen eighties it served as a testbed
for many of the new technologies and
telescope building and even its
enclosure has nothing in common with
traditional telescope domes the new
technology telescope was a great success
it was time to break the six meter
barrier monarchia observatories sits on
the highest point in the Pacific 4200
meters above sea level
on the beaches of Hawaii tourists enjoy
the Sun and the surface but high above
them
astronomers face chilling temperatures
and altitude sickness in their quest to
unravel the mysteries of the universe
the keck telescopes are among the
largest in the world that mirrors are 10
meters across and wafer-thin tiled like
a bathroom floor they consist of 36
hexagonal segments each control to
nanometer precision these are true
Giants devoted to observing the heavens
the cathedrals of science night for
Mountain keya the cat telescopes begin
collecting photons from the far reaches
of the cosmos that when mirrors
combining to be effectively larger than
all earlier telescopes what will be
tonight's catch
a pair of colliding galaxies billions of
light-years away a dying star gasping
its last breath into a planetary nebula
or maybe an extrasolar planet that might
Harbor life
on cerro paranal in the Chilean Atacama
Desert the driest place on earth we find
by far the biggest astronomy machine
ever built the European very large
telescope
the VLT is really for telescopes in one
each sporting an 8.2 me to mirror and
two career
Mellie part yet one native mapuche names
for the Sun the Moon the Southern Cross
and Venus huge mirrors were cast in
Germany polished in France ship to Chile
and then slowly transported across the
desert at sunset the telescope
enclosures open up
star light rains down on the VLT merits
new discoveries are made a laser pieces
the night sky the projecting artificial
star into the atmosphere 90 kilometers
above our heads away from sensors
measure how the Styles image is
distorted by the atmospheric turbulence
then fast computers tell a flexible
mirror of how it has to deform itself in
order to correct the distortion in
effect
I'm twinkling the stars this is called
adaptive optics and it's the big magic
trick of present-day astronomy without
it our view of the universe would look
blood by the atmosphere but with it our
images are razor-sharp the other piece
of optical wizardry is known as
interferometry the ideas to take the
light from two separate telescopes and
to bring it together in a single point
for preserving the relative shifts
between the light waves if it is done
precisely no result is that the two
telescopes act as if they were part of a
single colossal mirror as large as the
distance between them in effect
interferometry use your telescope eagle
like vision it allows smaller telescopes
to review the level of detail that would
otherwise only be visible with a much
darker telescope between keck telescopes
on Mauna Kea regularly team up as an
interferometer in the case of the realty
or four telescopes can work together in
addition several smaller auxiliary
telescopes can also join the ranks in
order to sharpen up the view even more
other big telescopes can be found all
over the globe subaru and Gemini North
on mountain archaea Gemini's south and
the Magellan telescopes in Chile the
large binocular telescope in Arizona
they are constructed at the best
available sites high and dry clear and
dark their eyes are as large as swimming
pools all kitted out with adaptive
optics to counteract the blurring
effects of the atmosphere and sometimes
they can have the resolution of a
virtual betterment thanks to
interferometry
actual sizes and school
shapes of some stars a cool planet
orbiting a brown dwarf giant stars
whirling around the core of our Milky
Way galaxy governed by the gravity of a
supermassive black hole we've come quite
away since Galileo's day
five years ago when Galileo Galilei we
wanted to show others what he saw
through his telescope he had to make
drawings
the pockmarked face of the moon
the dance of the Jovian satellite
sunspots all the stars in Orion he took
his drawings & publish them in a small
book the starry messenger that was the
only way you could share his discoveries
with others for well over two centuries
astronomers also had to be artists
viewing through there I pieces in a
detailed drawings of what they saw the
stark landscape of the Moon a storm in
the atmosphere of Jupiter the subtle
view of gas in it is nebulae and
sometimes they all were interpreted what
they saw dark linear features on the
surface of Mars were thought to be canal
suggesting civilized life on the surface
of the red planet we now know that the
canals were an optical illusion
what astronomers really needed was an
objective way to record the light
collected by the telescope's without the
information first having to pass through
their brains and they're drawing pads
photography came to the rescue
the first the karyotype of the moon was
made in 1840 by Henry Draper photography
was less than 15 years old but
astronomers have already seized on its
revolutionary possibilities so how did
photography work well the sensitive
emulsion on a photographic plate
contained small grains of silver halide
expose them to light and they turned
dark
the result was negative image of the sky
with dark stars on a light background
but the real bonus was that the
photographic plate can be exposed for
hours on end when you take in the night
sky with your own eyes once they're dark
adapted you don't see more and more
stars just by looking longer but with a
photographic plate you can do just that
you can collect and add up the light
over ours are men so a longer exposure
reveals more and more stars
and more and more and then some in the
nineteen fifties Schmidt telescope at
the palomar observatory was used to
photograph the entire northern sky
almost 2,000 photographic plates each
exposed for nearly an hour a treasure
trove of discovery photography had
turned observational astronomy into a
true science objective measurable and
reproducible but Silva was slow
you have to be patient the digital
revolution changed all that silicon
replace silver pixels replace grains
even in consumer cameras we no longer
use photographic film instead images are
recorded on a light-sensitive chip a
charge-coupled device or CCD short
professional see cds are extremely
efficient and to make them even more
sensitive they are cooled down to well
below freezing using liquid nitrogen
almost every photon is registered as a
result exposure times can be much
shorter
what the palomar observatory Sky Survey
achieved in an hour
accd can now do in a few short minutes
using a smaller telescope the silicon
revolution is far from over
astronomers have built huge ccd cameras
with hundreds of millions of pixels and
more to come
the big advantage of digital images is
that they're well digital they're all
set and ready to be worked on with
computers astronomers use specialized
software to process their observations
of the sky stretching or contrast
enhancing reveals the faintest features
of navy or galaxies color-coding
enhances and brings out the structures
that would otherwise be difficult to see
moreover by combining multiple images of
the same object that were taken through
different color filters one can produce
spectacular composites that blur the
boundary between science and art you too
can benefit from digital astronomy has
never been so easy to dig up and enjoy
the amazing images of the cosmos
pictures of the universe are always just
a mouse click away
robotic telescopes equipped with
sensitive electronic detectors are
keeping watch over the sky right now the
sloan telescope in New Mexico has
photographed and cataloged over a
hundred million celestial objects
measure distances to a million galaxies
and discovered a hundred thousand new
quasars
but one survey is not enough the
universe is an ever-changing place i see
comments come and go
leaving scattered debris in their way
asteroid zip by
distant planets orbit their mother stars
temporarily blocking part of the star's
light supernovas explode while elsewhere
new stars are born
pulsars flash gamma-ray bursts detonate
black hole secrete
to keep track of these grand plays of
nature astronomers want to carry out all
sky surveys every year or every month or
twice a week at least that's the
ambitious goal of the large synoptic
survey telescope if completed in 2015
it's three gigapixel camera will open up
a webcam window on the universe more
than fulfilling astronomers dreams this
reflecting telescope will photograph
almost the entire sky every three nights
when you listen to your favorite piece
of music your ears pick up on a very
wide range of frequencies from the
deepest rumblings of the base to the
very highest pitch vibrations
now imagine your ears were only
sensitive to a very limited range of
frequencies this out and most of the
good stuff but that's essentially the
situations that astronomers are in our
eyes only sensitive to a very narrow
range of light frequencies visible light
but we are completely blind to all other
forms of electromagnetic radiation
however there are many objects in the
universe that do emit radiation at other
parts of the electromagnetic spectrum
for example in the nineteen thirties it
was discovered by accident that there
are radio waves coming from the depths
of space some of these ways have the
same frequency as your favorite radio
station but there are much weaker and of
course there's nothing to listen to in
order to tune into the radio universe
you need some sort of receiver radio
telescope fall but the longest
wavelength a radio telescope is just a
dish much like the main mirror of an
optical telescope but because radio
waves are so much longer than visible
light ways the surface of a dish doesn't
have to be nearly as smooth as the
surface of a mirror and that's the
reason why it's so much easier to build
a large radio-telescope than it is to
build a large optical telescope also at
radio wavelengths it is much easier to
do interferometry that is to increase
the level of detail that can be seen by
combining the light from two separate
telescopes as if they were part of a
single giant dish
The Very Large Array in New Mexico for
example consists of 27 separate antennas
each measuring 25 meters across
now each antenna can be moved around
individually and in its most extended
configuration the virtual dish mimicked
by the array measures 36 kilometres
across
so what does the universe look like in
the radio
well four star our Sun shines very
brightly at radio wavelengths so does
the center of our Milky Way galaxy but
there's more fossils are very dense
stellar corpses that emit radio waves
only into a very narrow beam in addition
they rotate at speeds of up to several
hundred revolutions per second so in
effect apostle looks like a rotating
radial lighthouse and what we see from
them is a very regular and fast sequence
of very short radio pulses and the name
the radio source known as Cassiopeia A
is in fact the remnant of a supernova
that exploded in the 17th century
Centaurus A Cygnus a and Virg away are
all giant galaxies that poor a huge
amounts of radio waves each galaxy is
powered by a massive black hole at its
center some of these radio galaxies and
quasars are so powerful that their
signals can still be detected from a
distance of ten billion light-years and
then there's the faint relatively short
wavelength radio hits that fills the
entire universe
this is known as the cosmic microwave
background and it is the echo of the Big
back the very afterglow of the hot
beginnings of the universe
each and every part of the spectrum has
his own story to tell at millimetre and
submillimetre wavelengths astronomers
study the formation of galaxies in the
early universe and the origin of stars
and planets in our own Milky Way but
most of this radiation is blocked by
water vapor in our atmosphere to observe
it you need to go high and dry to land a
chat or for example at five kilometers
above sea level this surrealistic
plateau in more than chili is the
construction site of Alma the Atacama
Large millimeter/submillimeter in 2014
Alma will be the largest astronomical
observatory ever built
64 and tenants each weighing 100 tons
will work in unison giant trucks will
spread them out over an area as large as
London to increase the detail of the
image or bring them close together to
provide a wider view each move will be
made with millimeter precision many
objects in the universe also glow in the
infrared discovered by William Herschel
infrared radiation is often also called
heat radiation because it is emitted by
all relatively warm objects including
humans
you may be more familiar with infrared
radiation than you think because on
earth this kind of radiation is used by
night vision goggles and cameras but to
detect the faint infrared glow from
distant objects astronomers need very
sensitive detectors cool down to just a
few degrees above absolute zero in order
to suppress their own heat radiation
today mostly optical telescopes are also
equipped with infrared cameras they
allow you to see right thru a cosmic
dust cloud revealing the newborn stars
inside something that just cannot be
seen in the optical for example take
this optical image of the famous stellar
nursery in Orion but look how different
it is when seen through the eyes of an
infrared camera being able to see
infrared is also very helpful when
studying the most distant galaxies the
newborn stars in a young galaxies shine
very brightly in the ultraviolet but
then this ultraviolet light has to
travel for billions of years across the
expanding universe the expansion
stretches the light ways so that when
they are received by us they've been
shifted all the way into the
near-infrared this stylish instrument is
the magic telescope on La Palma it
searches the sky for cosmic gamma rays
the most energetic form of radiation in
nature
lucky for us the lethal gamma rays are
blocked by the Earth's atmosphere but
they do leave behind footprints for
astronomers to study after hitting the
atmosphere they produce cascades of
energetic particles these in turn caused
a faint glow that magic can see and hear
the plga observatory in Argentina it
doesn't even look like a telescope plga
consists of 1600 detectives spread over
three thousand square kilometers they
catch the particle fallout of cosmic
rays from distant supernovas and black
holes and what about neutrino detectives
built in deep mines or beneath the
surface of the ocean or in the Antarctic
ice could you call those telescopes
well why not after all they do observe
the universe even if they don't capture
data from the electromagnetic spectrum
neutrinos are elusive particles that are
produced in the Sun and supernova
explosions they were even produced in
the Big Bang itself
unlike other elementary particles
neutrinos can pass through regular
matter travel near the speed of light
and have no electric charge
although these particles may be
difficult to study they are plentiful
each second more than 50 trillion
electron neutrinos from the Sun passed
through you finally astronomers and
physicists have joined forces to build
gravitational wave detectors these
telescopes do not observe radiation or
catch particles instead they measure
tiny ripples in the very structure of
space-time a concept predicted by Albert
Einstein's theory of relativity
with a stunning variety of instruments
astronomers have opened up the full
spectrum of electromagnetic radiation
and have even ventured beyond but some
observations simply can't be done from
the ground the answer space telescopes
the Hubble Space Telescope it's by far
the most famous telescope in history and
for good reason
Hubble has revolutionized so many fields
in astronomy by modern standards doubles
mirror is actually quite small
it only measures about 2.4 meters across
but its location is literally out of
this world
high above the blurring effects of the
atmosphere it has an exceptionally sharp
view of the universe
what small double can see ultraviolet
and me infrared light this light just
cannot be seen by ground-based
telescopes because it is blocked by the
atmosphere cameras and spectrographs
some as big as a telephone booth dissect
and register the light from distant
cosmic shores just like any ground-based
telescope bubble is upgraded from time
to time
spacewalking astronauts carryout
servicing missions broken parts get
refurbished and all the instruments get
replaced with newer and state-of-the-art
technology Hubble has become the
powerhouse of observational astronomy
and it has transformed our understanding
of the cosmos with its keen eyesight
Hubble observed seasonal changes on Mars
a cometary impact on Jupiter
an edge on viewer Saturn's rings
and even the surface of tiny computer
it revealed the life cycle starts from
their very birth and baby days in the
nursery of dust-laden clouds of gas all
the way to their final farewell as
delicate nebula slowly blown into space
by dying stars or as Titanic supernova
explosions that almost outshine their
home galaxy deep in the Orion Nebula
double even saw the breeding ground of
new solar systems dusty disks around
newborn stars that may soon condensed
into planets the Space Telescope studied
thousands of individual stars in giant
globular clusters the oldest stellar
families in the universe and galaxies of
course
never before had astronomers seen so
much detail majestic spirals absorbing
dust lanes violent collisions
extremely long exposures of blank
regions of sky even revealed thousands
of faint galaxies billions of
light-years away photons that were
emitted when the universe was still
young a window into the distant past
shedding new light on the ever-evolving
cosmos double is not the only telescope
in space
this is NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
launched in august 2003 in a way it is
Hubble's equivalent for the infrared
Spitzer has a mirror that is only 85
centimeters across but the telescope is
hiding behind a heat shield that
protects it from the sum and it's
detectors are tucked away in a jeweler
filled with liquid helium here the
detectors are cooled down to just a few
degrees above absolute zero making them
very very sensitive Spitzer has revealed
the dusty universe dark opaque clouds of
dust blowing infrared when heated from
within shockwaves from galaxy collisions
sweep up dust and telltale rings entitle
features new sites for ubiquitous star
formation
dust is also produced in the aftermath
of the stars death Spitzer found that
planetary nebulae and supernova remnants
are laden with dust particles the
prerequisite building blocks of future
planets and other infrared wavelengths
Spitzer can also see right thru a dust
cloud revealing the stars inside hidden
in the dark cause finally the Space
Telescope spectrographs have studied the
atmospheres of extrasolar planets gas
giants like Jupiter that race around
their parent stars in just a few days so
what about x-rays and gamma rays
well they're completely blocked by the
Earth's atmosphere and so without space
telescopes astronomers will be totally
blind to these energetic forms of
radiation x-ray and gamma-ray space
telescopes reveal the hot energetic and
violent universe of galaxy clusters
black holes supernova explosions and
galaxy collisions
they're very hard to build though
energetic radiation passes right through
a conventional mirror x-rays can only be
focused with nested mirror shells made
of pure gold and gamma rays are studied
with sophisticated pinhole cameras are
stacked scintillators that give a brief
flashes of normal light when struck by a
gamma-ray photon in the nineteen
nineties NASA operated the constant
gamma ray observatory at the time it was
the largest and most massive scientific
satellite ever launched a fully-fledged
physics lab in space in 2008 Compton was
succeeded by glassed the gallery large
area space telescope it will study
everything in a high-energy universe
from Dark Matter two pulsars meanwhile
astronomers have to x-ray telescopes in
space
NASA's Chandra x-ray observatory and
ESA's xmm-newton observatory are both
studying the hottest places in the
universe
this is what the sky looks like with
x-ray vision
extended features are clouds of gas
heated to millions of degrees by shock
waves in supernova remnants the bright
point sources are x-ray binaries neutron
stars or black holes that sucking matter
from a companion star this hot infalling
gas emits x-rays
likewise x-ray telescopes reveal
supermassive black holes in the cause of
distant galaxies matter that spirals
inward gets hot enough to glow in x-rays
just before it plunges into the black
hole and out of sight hot but tenuous
gas also fills the space between
individual galaxies in a cluster
sometimes this intracluster gas is
shocked and heated even more by
colliding and merging galaxies clusters
you more exciting are gamma ray bursts
the most energetic events in the
universe
these are catastrophic terminal
explosions of very massive rapidly
spinning stars in less than a second
they release more energy than the Sun
does in 10 billion years Hubble Spitzer
chandra xmm-newton and glass are all
versatile Giants but some space
telescopes are much smaller and have
much more focused missions take a role
for example this French satellite is
devoted to stellar seismology and the
study of extrasolar planets or nasa's
swift satellite a combined x-ray and
gamma-ray observatory designed to
unravel the mysteries of gamma-ray
bursts and then there's w map the
Wilkinson microwave anisotropy probe in
just over two years in space it had
already map the cosmic background
radiation to unprecedented detail w map
of cosmologists the best view yet of one
of the earliest phases of the universe
more than 13 billion years ago
opening up the space frontier has been
one of the most exciting developments in
the history of the telescope so what's
next
in Arizona the first mirror has been
cast for the giant Magellan telescope
this huge instrument will be built at
the last Campanas Observatory in Chile
it's seven mirrors each well over eight
meters across will be arranged like the
petals of a flower and together they
will capture more than four times the
amount of light any current telescope
can catch the Californian thirty meter
telescope plan for 2015 is more like a
giant version of keck hundreds of
individual segments makeup one enormous
mirror as tall as a six-story apartment
in your plans already for a European
extremely large telescope at 42 meters
in diameter its mirror will be as large
as an Olympic swimming pool twice the
surface area of the thirty meter
telescope these future monsters
optimized for infrared observations will
all be outfitted with sensitive
instruments and adaptive optics they
should reveal the very first generation
of galaxies and stars in the history of
the universe
moreover they may provide us with the
first true picture of a planet in
another solar system for radio
astronomers 42 meters peanuts they hook
up many smaller instruments to
synthesize a much larger receiver in the
Netherlands the low-frequency array so
far is under construction
fiber optics will connect 30,000
antennas to a central supercomputer
novel design has no moving parts but it
cannot observe in eight different
directions simultaneously loaf our
technology will probably find its way
into the Square Kilometre Array which is
now talking the witness of radio
astronomers
the International array will be built in
Australia or south africa large dish
antennas and small receivers will team
up to provide incredibly detailed views
of the radio sky and with a total
collecting area of one square kilometer
the new array will be by far the most
sensitive radio instrument ever
constructed evolving galaxies half
quasars blinking pulse ox no single
source of radio waves will be safe from
the spine eyes of the Square Kilometre
Array the instrument will even look for
possible radio signals from
extraterrestrial civilizations and what
about space
well after its fifth and final servicing
mission the Hubble Space Telescope will
be on active duty until 2013 so around
that time
its successor will be launched
meet the James Webb Space Telescope a
space infrared Observatory named after a
former naza administrator once in space
it's 6.5 need a segmented mirror unfolds
like a blooming flower 17 times as
sensitive as Hubble's a large sunshade
keeps the optics and the low-temperature
instruments in permanent shadow allowing
them to operate near a whopping minus
233 degrees Celsius the James Webb Space
Telescope won't orbit the Earth instead
it will be parked 1.5 million kilometers
from our planet in a wide orbit around
the sun off a century ago the Hale
telescope on palomar mountain was the
largest in history now an even bigger
one will be flying into the depths of
space we can only speculate about the
exciting discoveries it will make stay
tuned
meanwhile creative engineers come up
with revolutionary designs for new
telescopes all the time in Canada
scientists have built the so-called
liquid mirror telescope in this kind of
telescope the star light is reflected
not by a solid mirror but rather by the
curved surface of a rotating reservoir
of liquid mercury
because of their design mercury
telescopes can only look straight up but
their advantages is that they're
relatively cheap and easy to build radio
astronomers want to put the local like a
rail small antennas onto the surface of
the moon as far away as possible from
terrestrial sources of interference who
knows one day there might even be a big
optical telescope on the far side of the
Moon using space telescopes and
occulting discs x-ray astronomers hope
to improve their eyesight tremendously
in the future they may even succeed in
imaging the very edge of a black hole
interferometers launched into the
darkness of space may provide a novel
answer right now
Nasser is considering a project called
the terrestrial planet finder and in
Europe scientists are designing the
Darwin ra6 Space Telescope's orbit the
Sun and formation lasers control their
mutual distances to the nearest
nanometer together they have incredible
resolving power canceling out the light
from overbearing stars so scientists can
actually see earth-like planets around
other stars next astronomers must study
the light reflected by the planet is
Carrie is the spectroscopic fingerprint
of the planet's atmosphere who knows in
15 years time we may detect the
signatures of oxygen methane and ozone
the signposts of life the universe is
full of surprises
the sky never cease to impress no wonder
that hundreds of thousands of amateur
astronomers across the globe go out
every clear night to marvel at the
cosmos their telescopes are much better
than the instruments used by Galileo the
digital images even surpass the
photographic images taken by
professionals just a few decades ago
astronomers quest for cosmic
understanding the telescopic exploration
of the universe is only 400 years old
there's still a lot of uncharted
territory out there
we've come a long way since Galileo
began charting the heavens with his
telescope for centuries ago today we
still observe the universe with
telescopes for earth but in the
limitless regions of space the seed of
humanity lines in our seemingly endless
supply of ingenuity and curiosity we
have just begun answering some of the
greatest questions concede we have
charted over 300 planets around other
stars in our own Milky Way and located
organic molecules on planets around
far-flung stars these incredible
discoveries may seem like there's any
human exploration but the best is
undoubted yet to come
you too can join the discovery look up
then one
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Sandford Fleming, kdo byl a co vynalezl | Sir Sandford Fleming 190 narozeniny Google Doodle - Duration: 2:02.
Google doodle slaví Sandford
190.
výročí narození Fleming o
Ledna 2017 sedmého vyvěšením
Google krásné místní na svých internetových stránkách
to bylo Irsko v roce 1876, kdy byla chyba
vytištěna v jízdním řádu věc Sandford
Fleming chybět jeho vlakem, ale pryč
Čas, jak ho známe
historicky regiony používá sluneční čas
nastavit své vlastní hodiny to funguje docela dobře
dokud řetězy přišel k potřebě
Standardizovaný času vznikly což nás přivádí
dozadu, aby Fleminga po jeho minul
trénovat bouchnutí kanadský vynálezce a
inženýr skotské narození navrhla
celosvětový standard čas po setkání
Královská kanadská institut na februari
osm 1879 on obhajoval pro dělení
svět do 24 časových pásem počínaje
Greenwich Meridian a prostor na 15
Stupeň Intervaly jeho návrh povolila
Mezinárodní nultý poledník
Konference který svolal v roce 1884 a
se zúčastnilo 25 národů to bylo tady
že Fleming systému mezinárodního
byla přijata standardní čas bouchání bylo
také známý pro pomoc stavět
Mezikontinentální železnice, sloužící jako
hlavní inženýr kanadské Pacifik
Železniční a design a Kanada je první
Postage Stamp tečky dnešní doodle
Odráží Fleminga odkaz na takovém
190.
výročí jeho narození
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"If I Knew." - Duration: 2:42.
if i knew the box
where the smiles were kept,
no matter how large the key
or strong the bolt,
I would try so hard,
'Twould open,
I know, for me ;
Then over the land
and sea broadcast
I'd scatter the smiles to play,
That the children's faces might hold them fast
For many and many a day.
If i knew a box
that was large enough
To hold all the frowns I meet,
I would gather them, every one,
from nursery,
school,
and street ;
Then, folding,
and holding,
I'd pack them in
And turn the monster key,
And hire a giant
to drop the box
To the depths
of the deep,
deep sea.
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guys got to tell S.D.S
also known sirdiddlysquats
like comment and sub
AND SIRDIDDLYSQUATS IF YOU WATCHING THIS I CAN REORT SOMEONE INCLDEING YOU!
lets end this.
you can skip it at 0:20
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Hidden images in pixelation begin at :59 mark
Video contrast and color were increased and gamma reduced...
Head and shoulders of a politician?
Are those letters? "Kop"?
She's looking at you
Footage needs further study
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-Hmmm... Safe. Safe. Sa-
-(annoyed) Hey! NO time to sleep! We don't know when they'll attack again!
-(angry) Our pack trusts us in this, how dare you being so incompetent with this!
-(cautious) It's coming from there.
-(calling) Fight them off!
-How is it going here?
-...Wait.
-Listen, brat! If you're not willing to do your job here I'll... *surprised gasp*
-Quiet! Listen!
-Give the call! Attack! They aren't allowed to reach the woods!
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[aph german brothers] mep // ich muss immer an dich denken - Duration: 3:33.
I'm telling me it's alright
it doesn't hurt that much anymore
it's fine
it's alright
I'm going serial nights through the bars
with my guys and enjoying myself
it's fine
it's alright
'' we could stay friends '' you've said
and I told you '' that's fine ... ''
it's fine really !
and I'm driving in the nights wide awake alone through the streets
since you've been gone I can't sleep
nothing's alright
nothing alright
I'm going crazy at the thought where you'll sleep this night
I'm going nuts at the question next to whom you will lay
I always have think about you
it doesn't matter who's touching me
I hope you will think about me
if somebody's seducing you
I didn't cried since a few days
I can handle it alone pretty well
it's alright
what should be the matter
I'm sleeping on the couch alone
I can't stand it in our bed
it's fine
I can do this too
and In the morning I'm boiling coffee
yet once again two of cups by mistake
it's ok - was per incident
and it's almost like prison in flat
just because the other half of the bed is still yours
nothing's alright
nothing alright
I'm going crazy at the thought where you'll sleep this night
I'm going nuts at the question next to whom you will lay
I always have think about you
it doesn't matter who's touching me
I hope you will think about me
if somebody's seducing you
and I'm driving in the nights wide awake alone through the streets
since you've been gone I can't sleep
nothing's fine
nothing alright
and it's almost like prison in flat
just because the other half of the bed is still yours
nothing's fine
nothing's alright
I'm going crazy at the thought where you'll sleep this night
I'm going nuts at the question next to whom you will lay
I always have think about you
it doesn't matter who's touching me
I hope you will think about me
if somebody's seducing you
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How to Create a Video Tutorial from 2008/2009 - Duration: 6:25.
What's up you cum-filled Oreos?
Welcome to 2017, the first video!
I have a new years resolution and that is to be more aggressive because clearly I wasn't
aggressive enough from the last year.
This time, I'm not gonna hold back, I'm gonna be merciless!
But before we do any of the Satanic bullshit that we usually do, let's go over how to create
a tutorial from 2008.
Now I know what you're thinking:
How the hell does this relate to Satanism?
Well, some of you want to be teachers in the future and you will want to create lessons,
so I think that this is a great basis for that type of bullshit.
Here are the materials that you need:
Windows XP.
A YouTube account that has a really corny username (you will need to include letters
and arbitrary numbers at the end of the username).
Notepad.
Slow typing skills (make sure to correct yourself a lot when you're typing).
Unregistered Hypercam 2.
One of these three songs: Paralyzer.
Paralyzer.
Everybody hits the floor.
And Dreamscape.
A video editing software that can render 240p (preferably movie maker).
And the ability to create video titles with caps.
Remember guys, before you create a tutorial, you will need to have an idea in mind.
For the first step, you will need to turn on your computer to your Windows XP operating
system.
Now unfortunately, I do not have a computer that has Windows XP in it (I know boo hoo).
So you're going to have to follow me regardless.
You will need to create a YouTube account with a really cheesy nickname.
I've included some examples right here that you can use.
After creating your YouTube username, you'll need to download everything.
Let's start by downloading Unregistered Hypercam 2.
Remember, do not get the full version, use the free version because you're a broke motherfucker.
I'm going to play part of the songs and you will need to choose which one that you would
want to put in your tutorial.
Step #5, we will now begin the creation of the tutorial.
Open up Notepad and Unregistered Hypercam 2.
So you will need to slowly introduce yourself and restate the title of the video because
apparently no one can read it.
Now I don't know what topic you chose, but I'm going to list some examples that you can
use.
Upon choosing your topic, you will need to teach your audience about it.
I shouldn't do your fucking job, you communist Jew taking advantage of the welfare system.
After you're done creating the video tutorial, you will need to use a video editing software
to edit it.
It's preferable to use Movie Maker, but no one will notice, so it doesn't matter.
After you're done rendering your video, or actually sorry.
After you're done exporting your video, you will need to upload it to YouTube.
You will need to create your title in caps so that you can bother the fuck out of everyone.
If you follow everything that I just told you, it should look a little something like this.
I am now going to play some legitimate examples of tutorials that were made back in 2008 or
2009 or something like that.
If you want to watch the videos in full, you will need to go the description below.
Sayonara and have a bad day!
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Gianor UFO 216 watt LED grow light unboxing (actual usage 65 watt) - Duration: 3:24.
Hi this is Peter Stanley. I just bought this
LED grow light
It's the uh. Here's the box
I got it from Amazon. I think it's the Gianor brand
it's marketed as a 216 watt
it's got 72 3 watt leds
but the actual usage is supposed to be around 65 watts
and it's full spectrum
I don't have in front of me the
breakdown, but it's
looks like it's pretty well balanced
there's no book or anything, it's just the
the light
power adapter
and uh
something to hang it with
so these should just uh
I have a plan to use this
first time around with
I want to make an improved version of my
low pressure aeroponics system
and put that in a
small 2' x 2' grow tent
with this light
see how well it does
looks pretty good
let's plug it up to see how it looks. i'm going to try not to
actually stare at it
with my eyes but
just want to
do a quick test
[fan sound]
it's got a little fan
it's bright
alright
I'll show this when I get it
setup with my actual
plant
I just wanted to take that out of the box and show it
and check it out
again, this is Peter Stanley
hope you enjoyed that
this is the
216 watt
but really 65 watt led
full spectrum
anyway
hope you liked that
please like, comment, subscribe
and thanks for watching!
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Go Sadie!
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Victory cross country tour test ride. This was the third bike Me (DTD) & my wife (Bubbles) went on that day. At of all the Victory motorcycle we rode that day, this was my least favorite. I really did not like the Trunk on this bike It really made riding at load speeds difficult. At higher speeds though there was no issues. Still a very comfortable & smooth ride. I do suggest if you are interested in cruisers you should definitely look at the Victory Line up.
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Fate/Grand Order Full Translated - Prologue Part 1 - Duration: 11:08.
----Base Sequence: Human Genome, Confirmed ----Spiritual Attribute: Neutral Good, Confirmed
Welcome to the "Resource Center of the Future of Humanity" This is Chaldea Security Organization
Fingerprint, Vocal Cord, DNA Authentication Clear Measuring magic circuit..... Complete
Matched to the registered name. You are acknowledge as a member of a primate.
Nice to meet you. You are the last visitor today.
Please, have a good time
Sorry. It will take 180 seconds to complete the entry procedure
In the mean time, please enjoy Battle Simulation
Regulation: Senior Contracted Servants: Saber, Lancer, Archer
The score will not recorded
Please, feel free to enjoy it as you please
Heroic Spirit Summoning System, FATE, Activating Please, Have a good experience as a Master for 180 seconds
Fou...? Kyuu....Kyuu?
Fou! Fu-, Fou!
(....Just now, felt like something licked my cheek....)
.................
............Um. Senpai, it's not morning and not night yet, so please wake up
(Where am I.....?)
Yes. It's a simple question. It won't be hard to answer.
We are at the passage from the front gate to the control room Roughly speaking, it's right in front of Chaldea front gate
.....Ahem. Well then. Senpai, can I ask you a question?
It looks like you were resting, but sleeping in the passage is a bit... Are you a person that can't sleep unless you lie on a hard floor?
(Was I sleeping here?)
Yes, peacefully. You were sleeping so soundly, you barely aware of the surrounding
Fou! Kyu-,Kyuu!
...How thoughtless of me I haven't introduce you yet, Fou
This squirell-like animal is Fou It has the special right to roam around Chaldea
I was guided by Fou and found Senpai sleeping soundly here
Fou. Nkyu, Fou!
There he goes again As you can see, he goes wherever he pleases
(....What a mysterious creature)
it seems he's taken a liking to you, Senpai Yes. He rarely approach anyone beside me,
Congratulations. You've just become Fou's second caretaker in Chaldea
Ah, there you are Mashu It's bad for you to move around without notice....
Oops, It looks like you have another guest And you are.... I know, you are the newcomer assigned today
I'm Leff Lynor. I'm one of the engineers who is working here
Your name is....?
Hm, Ritsuka Fujimaru. 48 people with aptitude were assembled, and you are the last person
Welcome to Chaldea
You seem to be a common recruit, how long is the training period? A year? Half-year? or maybe the shortest, 3 months?
(....I'll leave it to your imagination)
Oh, did you develop such competitive sense this soon? Concealing information from your rivals?
Professor Leff. Fujimaru's training period is just in the level of several hours. He's just being shy
Oh. Is that.... Aah, there was a commoner recruitment system adopted urgently to match the number
You are one them I'm sorry. I wasn't giving it a thought before questioning
Please don't be disappointed. All of you are necessary for this mission
38 people from distinguished families of mages, 10 from talented commoner... And somehow we managed to gather 48 master candidate
What a great year Because in this year of 2015, all people with aptitude for Spiritron Dive are gathered here in Chaldea
If you have anything to ask, please don't hesitate to ask me or Mashu.... Oh
By the way, what were you talking with him? It's not like you. Were you acquainted with him some time ago?
No, this is the first time we met. I accidentally found him sleeping in this area
Sleeping...? He was sleeping here?
Ah. You received a simulation at the entrance, didn't you? The spiritron dive can affect the brain if you are not used to it.
After simulation, you were released from the gate without awakening the outer layer of consciousness and walked to this area It's some sort of sleepwalking. Then Mashu approach you as soon as you fell
Although I don't see any abnormalities, I would like to send you to medical office just in case, but.....
Sorry, please endure it a bit. The director's briefing will begin soon. You really should hurry to attend it
(Director.....?)
The director is The director. The one who's in charge of Chaldea, the CO of this mission
You are a newcomer from common recruits, but have you seen only the pamphlet?
It seems like that. The director's profile is not open to the public.
There is no way Senpai would know The director. Only a magician from a family with more than 100 years of history that shows respect to the name of Animusphere
True enough. Whether he know the director or not, as long as there is no effect to his work as a master, there will be no problem
But, it is also not good to be marked because of something trivial. If you want a quiet workplace from this day onwards, hurry up
In five minutes, there will be a briefing by the director at the central control room. It's a little bit of performance for you The New Age
Professor Leff, am I allowed to participate in the briefing too?
Hm? Well, if it's only standing in the corner it won't be a problem, but.... Why?
I thought that I should guide him to the control room. There is a possibility he will fall asleep again on the way.
....If I leave you alone Director will definitely scold me.... As a result I have to be present as well
Nevertheless, if Mashu want to do so I have no complaint. Is that alright with you, Fujimaru?
If you have no other question I will head to the control room. Do you have anything to ask?
(By the way, why she called me "Senpai")
...........
Ah, don't worry about it. For her, everyone of your age are Senpai
But, it's unusual for you to speak so bluntly No, it's probably the first time
Now I felt curious about it too. Mashu, what about him that makes him your Senpai?
Why....? Fujimaru is--- the most human among the people I have ever met
Hm. Then, in other words?
I do not feel any threat from him. So there is no reason to be hostile.
Indeed, that's important! All the People in Chaldea have one or two quirks,.
I agree with Mashu's Opinion. I think I can build a good relationship with you, Fujimaru
....If Professor Leff likes you, then you are the type that Director's hates the most.
..............Um. How about boycotting the briefing by locking ourselves inside the toilet
And then you will be marked much more closely by the director. Let's leave everything to luck for this fight
Fujimaru, let's just jump into the mouth of a tiger. Nothing to worry about. She's a charming person, after you get used to it
This is the central control room. Your number is..... Single digit, the front row
There, you can sit on the vacant chair in the front row. .....Senpai? You don't look too good
(.....Sleepy.....I'm very sleepy....)
It's the after-effect of the simulator. I'd like to take you to the medical office right away....
.............
It's better to avoid idle-talk. The briefing have started already
It's not exactly on time but, it looks like everyone is here.
Welcome to Chaldea Security Organization. My name is Olga Marie Animusphere
You are selected from many countries or discovered with rare----
Are you all right, Senpai?
(....Did I fell asleep?)
Whether it was asleep or not, it seems like REM Sleeping....
Anyway, you seem to have completely awoken by the director's slap
Senpai, since you were removed removed from the first mission, now I'm going to show you your roo--- Kya!?
Fou!
(There's a squirrel on your face......!)
N, no, it's alright, it's always like this.
Fou will attack my face, then goes around my back and finally he seems want to settle down on the shoulder
(Was it you who gave him the name?)
That's right. There's no particular reason but the name Fou came like a second nature
However, you know instantly know about the name. You also have quite sharp intuition
Fou. Ku-, Fou! Fou!
Hmmm. Apparently Fou has already accepted you as his kind
But, is it okay for an animal like a squirrel to have a human rival....
(Am I considered a rival?)
Well, it's Fou we're talking about, tomorrow he probably will forget about that But, that's that
Actually, we're already at the destination Senpai, this is you private room.
(What team are you in?)
For the First Mission, I'm in Team A That's why I must return soon.
Fou you will watch Senpai for me. Now I can put my mind at ease
So, this is it. If we're lucky we will meet again.
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Is Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Still Good? - IMPLANTgames - Duration: 30:47.
Is Sonic the Hedgehog 2 still good?
After the massive success of 1991's Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega quickly began work on a
sequel.
Eventually, this led to the Japanese developed Sonic CD for the Sega CD released in 1993,
and the topic of today's video, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, developed in America and released
in 1992.
Creating a sequel to one of the most surprising success stories in gaming history was no small
feat; however Sega knocked it out of the park.
Most publications declared the game even better than the first and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 would
go on to sell over 6 million copies worldwide.
This success allowed Sega to remain at the top of the home console market for yet another
season, further frustrating the folks over at Nintendo, and further cementing the legacy
of the 16-bit wars.
Unfortunately, as I noted in my Sonic 1 review, thanks to Sonic's rocky transition into
the third dimension, some, uh, quality inconsistencies, and gaming trends shifting away from the once
dominant platforming genre, Sonic the Hedgehog just doesn't have the same impact he once
did.
This has led to a shift in the way a new generation of gamers perceives the original Sonic the
Hedgehog trilogy.
With a lack of nostalgia for the series due to the aforementioned issues; gamers and critics,
don't view Sonic's origins with the same fondness I myself, have.
This brings us to the topic of today's video.
If I take a step back from my nostalgia and really look at Sonic the Hedgehog 2, will
I find a game that is starting to show its age?
Is there a reason Sonic the Hedgehog 2 isn't viewed as fondly as say Super Mario Bros.?
Or is Sonic the Hedgehog 2 still a revolutionary title that no longer receives the respect
it deserves?
It's a tough question for sure, but I'm ready to tackle it, so, let's dive in.
Like the first game, the story here is pretty basic.
Sonic has befriended a two-tailed fox named Tails, Eggman is once again seeking the chaos
emeralds to fuel his latest gadget to take over the world, a floating space station called
the Death Egg, clearly inspired by the Death Star from Star Wars, and it's up to Sonic
to the foil the mad doctor's plans, yet again.
There are two heroes, one villain, a weapon of mass destruction, and I couldn't ask
for anything more from a 16-bit plot.
Also like the first game, each area in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is called a zone, and each
zone is divided into levels called acts.
For a majority of the game, there are 2 acts per zone, instead of 3 acts like the first
game, but each zone still ends with a boss battle against Eggman.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, the structure of the adventure hasn't changed much.
With that, let's take a look at the new zones Sonic Team came up with.
First up is Emerald Hill Zone.
In what would become a tradition for the series, this is a lush green world with a water filled
backdrop and a low difficulty level.
In addition to featuring quite a few loops, Emerald Hill Zone introduces a corkscrew of
sorts, further developing the crisp 3D look of the franchise and enhancing Sonic's sensation
of speed, like a roller coaster.
After clearing the bright island world, Sonic arrives at Chemical Plant Zone.
Here, the developers seemed hell bent on showing how quickly they could move sprites on the
screen, with ton of blistering sections showing off how much speed Sonic the Hedgehog possesses.
A new spring type is also introduced, which allows Sonic to keep running while being bounced,
instead of having to break momentum while jumping on a traditional spring.
With the Chemical Plant behind him, Sonic then finds himself back in nature with Aquatic
Ruin Zone.
New gimmicks include some booby trapped trees which shoot out arrows as the player passes
them, along with some collapsing ruins.
You'll also notice there is some water here as well, but I'll get to that in a bit.
Next up on Sonic's quest is Casino Night Zone, which seems to be inspired by Las Vegas.
A ton of new gimmicks are introduced here, including pinball flippers, working slot machines,
and springs that have to be charged up to use.
These acts feel drastically different than the rest of the game, with massive wide open
areas allowing Sonic to bounce off bumpers and other obstacles, much like a pinball machine.
After clearing the Casino, Sonic finds himself back in nature in Hill Top Zone.
As expected, new gameplay mechanics are continuing to be introduced.
First up are some chairlifts that take Sonic on a high speed ride to new areas of the levels.
Next, there are a ton of earthquakes which either raise the lava level, or cause the
land to rise.
Finally, there are new collapsible sections the player can break through.
The see-saws from Sonic 1 also return here.
With the Hill Tops behind him, Sonic makes his way underground to the Mystic Caves.
The most notable addition here are special vines Sonic must grab onto, which then open
up gates required to progress through the levels.
Thankfully, the developers resisted the urge to add mine carts, which is commendable.
Next up is Oil Ocean, another man made area.
New mechanics like fans blowing Sonic upwards, balloons shooting Sonic across the stage,
and elevators are added.
Slides and fans pushing against Sonic are carried over from the first game.
But as the game winds down we can see the level design slowly changing from press the
D-Pad and hang on, into something a bit more intricate.
This change is really ramped up in Metropolis Zone.
This Zone is also made up of 3 acts and is the only Zone to feature this many.
The developers really threw the kitchen sink at this zone, dumping out their bag of tricks
including horizontal bumpers, springs in the form of relief valves, spinning tumblers,
threaded bolts, along with plenty of platforms activated by buttons and warp pipes.
The next two levels are one offs, featuring just single acts.
Sky Chase has Tails flying up to Eggman's flying fortress, with Sonic riding on the
wings avoiding obstacles.
Wing Fortress is then Sonic's journey through Eggman's fortress, before encountering the
madman himself.
Items like this launcher and hooks helping Sonic move vertically are also introduced
here.
The last act is Death Egg Zone, featuring the game's final boss, but I'll save further
discussion for the spoiler section.
As we can see, while Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has about the same amount of acts as the first,
there are many more environments to race through and a ton of new gimmicks and wrinkles added
to the gameplay.
The result is an adventure which feels far bigger than the first game, despite having
just an additional act, which I really do like.
The structure has also changed quite a bit.
Where in Sonic 1 there were two distinct zone types; some were speed focused with non-linear
branching path level design, and others were strictly linear with few branching paths and
a drastically reduced speed, instead focusing on Sonic's platforming prowess.
In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, that distinction is mostly blurred.
Nearly every act blends together speed sections with platforming, and you can't draw a clear
line in the sand on which is which.
There is an exception with Wing Fortress Zone, but generally speaking, Sonic the Hedgehog
2 feels like a more cohesive adventure from beginning to end, rather than offering a disjointed
experience.
For many, this is a nice improvement over the original game.
It's also worth mentioning the water levels are handled differently.
In Sonic the Hedgehog 1, the three acts of Labyrinth Zone all take place underwater,
and there is no way to avoid these slowed down segments.
In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the underwater sections can be avoided completely.
In Chemical Plant Act 2, there is a secret alternate path allowing you to avoid the underwater
segments.
While this alternate route is not obvious, I did notice as a kid a hole in the ceiling
near the end of the act, and found this path without the use of a strategy guide or the
internet, so it's not too obscure.
Aquatic Ruin offers a similar solution.
If you aren't a fan of the underwater segments, you can stay on the high path of the level
and avoid it altogether.
This does involve some tricky jumps, and some awareness of moving platforms, but the reward
for superior play is total water avoidance.
I do appreciate how Sonic Team seemed to listen to someone and offered ways to avoid the underwater
gimmick for those folks who despise it.
Speaking of alternate paths, the biggest change in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the addition of
a spin dash.
By holding the down button, and then pressing the action button, Sonic can charge up and
hit full speed without having to build up momentum.
This really opens the levels up to exploits, like the secret area in Chemical Plant Zone.
It also speeds up the overall pace of the game and helps Sonic the Hedgehog 2 feel like
a much faster game overall.
Other than the addition of the spin dash, little if anything has changed with the controls.
This of course is a good thing.
Just like the original, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 features some truly amazing controls.
Sonic has the perfect amount of momentum, allowing you to maintain a slower speed during
technical platforming sections, as well as race at Mach speed during the games numerous
scripted moments.
There really isn't much else to say about controlling Sonic.
The controls are still among the best ever found in a platformer, with precise jumping,
good mid-air maneuverability, and a smoothness which is tough to put into words.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 feels awesome, and that's all there is to it.
**
However, some of the lesser qualities have also been carried over into Sonic the Hedgehog
2.
Enemy placement is still less than ideal at times.
Even as soon as the first enemy presented, this is apparent.
This monkey for example drops a coconut as you get near.
Your instinct it to jump into the enemy and take it out, as jumping into enemies is a
staple of the series.
Sonic turns into an indestructible ball after all.
But you get hit by a coconut before you reach him, which feels extremely cheap.
Again, this is the very first enemy encounter, presented seconds after the adventure begins.
Of course you do learn to treat the monkeys with caution thanks to this experience, and
the ring loss is minimal.
But Sonic the Hedgehog is about speed and slowing down can occasionally feel unnatural.
Whether this cautious approach is a good thing or a bad thing is certainly open to personal
preference and is arguably subjective.
What isn't subjective is how springs will guide you straight into an enemy.
On plenty of occasions a spring will launch you straight into danger which is both unfair,
and incredibly annoying.
While the levels themselves do an awesome job flowing, allowing a player to maintain
maximum speed once an ideal path through a level has been learned, this flow is occasionally
completely ruined thanks to poor enemy placement.
Even more baffling is how other things are thoughtfully designed in a great way, with
perfectly placed objects preventing Sonic from speeding into unforeseen obstacles.
In the beginning of Act 2 of Metropolis Zone for example, a button stops you from speeding
straight into the lava pit.
This is great, as the character usually moves faster than one can react, and the well placed
button stops the player from losing rings when following the obvious path of the level.
Hill Top Zone is also well designed; with numerous instances of boulders stopping your
momentum when it's time to stop being fast, and to start platforming.
Even as early as Chemical Plant Zone, a platform stops you from running into a spider's grip,
letting you know, "hey, we are presenting new enemy behavior, take notice."
I just wish there was a more consistent consideration like this, as I feel it would have really
elevated Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Another thing the original Sonic the Hedgehog did was give you a visual clue as to what
part of an enemy could be hit.
As long as you avoided the spiked end of a badnik, you were in good shape, with the exception
of the bomb enemy, which had to be avoided altogether.
This care in badnik design is less consistent in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Both the Monkeys and the Seahorses launch projectiles in an obnoxious way.
Your instinct is to jump at the enemy, because Sonic.
However, the safest way to take out these two enemies is from underneath, safely away
from their attacks.
This means memorizing enemy placement as Sonic moves so damn fast, or stopping underneath
them, breaking the flow of the game.
Of course one could argue there is nothing inherently wrong with this, having different
badniks with different weaknesses offers a bit of depth to the otherwise simple gameplay.
However, both the octopus and the crab enemies have some hit detection inconsistencies.
At times, jumping on the octopus from the top will result in damage if he is about to
start firing.
This can create some surprise moments where you think you're doing fine, only to lose
all of your rings.
The crab's body appears vulnerable when his claw is extended.
However, you have to jump over him when his claw is extended.
If you happen to hit his body, which has no spikes or anything to suggest this maneuver
is ill-advised, you lose your rings.
These guys are almost always on ledges as well, where Sonic has minimal momentum and
cannot clear the enemy.
It's annoying and seems to serve no other purpose than to frustrate the player.
But worst of all are the star fish.
These enemies lie dormant, and then spring to life if you get too close.
After a few moments of flashing, they launch projectiles in five different directions.
Not only are the activation points inconsistent, sometimes coming to life, and sometimes not,
they are placed in locations where it's nearly impossible, if not impossible, to avoid
their attack.
You are going to take a hit and there is nothing you can do about it.
This absolutely ruins Metropolis Zone and you really have to wonder if these were placed
with any care at all, or were simply scattered about without regard to their interaction
with the level or the player.
As a whole, I'd argue the enemy placement feels more rushed and sloppy than the original
game.
Not a deal breaker in my opinion, but certainly not on the same level as a certain other series.
On the flip side, some things are considerably improved.
The spike behavior is much better.
The questionable spike glitch is no more, and landing on a spike during the invincibility
period does not result in death.
While Sonic the Hedgehog 2 does have a few random spikes popping out of the ground to
surprise the player, these instances are far fewer and I welcome the restraint.
Now, don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't enjoy a good platforming challenge,
trust me.
But Sonic the Hedgehog is not your typical platformer.
The main gimmick of speed means the gameplay structure cannot be typical; it needs to take
into account Sonic's unique abilities and traits.
When the level structure doesn't match Sonic's capabilities, I find myself feeling less than
satisfied.
The enemy placement and level design is even more important in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 because
rings are more important than ever.
Like always, collecting 100 rings will earn you an extra life.
This is incentive enough to play with some caution, and will certainly reward players
who have memorized the levels, but this is also how you earn continues.
Like its predecessor, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 does not offer unlimited continues.
However, the way you earn continues has been drastically improved.
In Sonic 1 you could only earn continues by collecting 50 rings in a bonus stage.
With the random nature of those bonus stages, and not all of them having enough rings in
the first place, earning even 1 or 2 continues would be pretty tough for the newcomers that
would need them in the first place.
In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, you can earn a continue by scoring 10,000 points in a given act.
If you happen to have at least 100 rings when you finish the act, you are guaranteed to
earn the 10,000 points necessary.
This means newcomers to the game could reasonably earn a few continues with a cautious play
style while learning the ropes.
While some would argue this still isn't the best approach to the problem, especially
considering unlimited continues was the norm at the time, and there is some trial and error
to the game's design.
I do commend the developers for improving the system.
Also improved is how you earn chances at a chaos emerald.
In Sonic 1 you needed to have 50 rings at the conclusion of the level, in addition to
jumping into a large bonus ring.
This gave you limited chances to actually attempt the special stages, which awarded
the chaos emeralds.
In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, you still need 50 rings.
However, instead of waiting to reach the end of the level, you now need 50 rings when touching
a checkpoint.
If you have enough, some stars will appear above the checkpoint.
Just jump into the stars to be whisked away.
This means you have dozens of chances at nabbing the 7 chaos emeralds, instead of 10 chances
to grab 6, like in the original.
Again, a nice improvement.
The special stages themselves are a mixed bag.
These feel more like tech demos than anything, with a simulated 3D half pipe.
The goal is to nab the set number of rings required to progress, while avoiding bombs.
The concept isn't awful, though not terribly interesting either, but the execution is at
times poor.
It can be very difficult to see what is ahead, specifically with elevation changes and blind
turns.
It really is a game of trial and error, along with a heavy dose of memorization.
There simply isn't enough time to react, and memorization is mandatory for the final
few.
While I do appreciate having a ton of chances to repeat these over and over to obtain emeralds,
it's far from what I would consider fun.
After nabbing an emerald, or failing, you are brought back to the level, but your ring
counter is reset to 0.
This means you really don't have a shot at gaining 100 rings for an extra life, nor
do you have enough rings to get the 10,000 points necessary for a continue.
In short, going for chaos emeralds should be treated as an optional goal, and a newcomer
should avoid them altogether and instead focus on extra lives and continues.
By sacrificing extra lives and continues, the goal of collecting all seven chaos emeralds
is a tough challenge best reserved for players who have mastered the game.
And in this regard, the whole side quest is handled reasonably well.
It is optional after all.
And just to get a few nitpicks out of the way, which sort of cement the fact this may
have been rushed to meet a holiday deadline: the ring placement in this section is a little
sloppy, the instruction manual incorrectly states you get a continue for every 100,000
points, and Tail's Tails don't flash when he gets hit, only his body.
In this context, I do not feel talking about enemy placement is being nitpicky.
Now, I have been somewhat negative up to this point.
For as much as I enjoy Sonic the Hedgehog 2, even an old jaded gamer like myself can
see the game is far from perfect.
However, once you get past some of Sonic's lesser points, there is an awesome game lurking
beneath the surface.
**
After some trial and error, you will start to learn the nuances of the game and find
success.
Monkeys are always in trees for example, so act accordingly when you see a tree.
Same goes for these annoying mantis enemies.
They will launch an attack once you get close, so you must jump the moment you spot one,
or stop progressing towards it, if possible.
The adventure can be smooth sailing once you learn the ins and outs the game, whether you
find the challenge is fair or not, and reaching the end of the game shouldn't be too big
of a deal.
And the journey to the end offers significantly more high points than low points.
I love the fact Sonic the Hedgehog 2 offers a ton of new gadgets and gimmicks over the
original game, and I really appreciate how these are introduced in every single zone.
This prevents Sonic the Hedgehog 2 from ever feeling stale, as new challenges are constantly
presented to keep you engaged in the adventure.
The difficulty curve feels excellent as well, with the early zones being a relatively pain
free experience, and the final zones really testing your mettle.
In addition to the overall game having a better cohesion in terms of platforming and speed,
I also find the boss fights to be far more interesting.
Basically, each follows a similar pattern where you take a shot at Eggman, and then
dodge his response.
The attacks can vary from avoiding chemicals, dodging spikes, or simply jumping over him.
Repeat the process 8 times and you win.
But they can each be defeated quicker once you get the patterns down.
If you time things correctly, you can almost always get in two hits instead of one, before
Eggman retaliates, allowing you to defeat each boss in half the time, once you learn
the mechanics.
Better still, on the bosses who come out of the lava, oil, or what have you; you can get
in 4 or more attacks before Eggman starts his assault.
Though if you time it wrong you may be sacrificing rings, eschewing your chances at earning a
continue.
Still, the option is there for those who don't need one.
While perhaps not the greatest examples of good boss design, I do appreciate how there
are patterns to be learned, and then exploited once you've developed the appropriate skill.
This is greatly preferred over the trial and error segments found elsewhere in the game.
Alright, so I think I've explained the highs and lows of actually playing Sonic the Hedgehog
2, so let's now dive into beating Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
The conclusion of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is made up of three boss fights.
The first occurs at the end of Wing Fortress, with Sonic having to take down a laser contraption
devised by Eggman.
After this, Eggman abandon's his flying fortress and heads for his Death Egg.
Tails assists Sonic in reaching Eggman's escape vehicle, and then Sonic arrives in
space to again take down the doctor.
But first, you have to defeat Mecha Sonic.
This is straightforward enough, and just like before, once you learn the pattern you can
get in double hits quickening the process.
After this, is the third and final boss encounter, against Dr. Robotnik himself.
Eggman is in a giant mech suit which looks badass, and the only weakness is the top portion.
But if you try to jump into it, you'll likely hit his pointy fingers and die.
This would probably be a good time to mention there are no rings in Death Egg Zone, you
have to defeat both Mecha Sonic as well and Dr. Robotnik, flawlessly.
Needless to say, unless you built up a stockpile of lives and continues, it's pretty easy
to get a game over here.
Dr. Robotnik is easy enough to take down once you learn his weakness.
But his weakness is not particularly obvious in my opinion.
The best time to get in a hit is during the brief moment when he lands a jump, where his
knees buckle and the top half is easily in reach and away from those dangerous fingers.
Complete this process 12 times, flawlessly of course, and the game comes to a conclusion.
From here you'll receive one of two different endings.
In the bad ending, the pilot of the Tornado will rescue whichever character you are playing,
as they fall from space.
In the good ending, achieved by tirelessly collecting all 7 chaos emeralds, will have
Super Sonic fly down from space, but not needing to be rescued by the Tornado as Super Sonic
can fly.
This ending makes Tails kind of useless, and many feel the good ending is the worse of
the two.
In either case, after defeating Eggman, and watching the cutscenes, the game is over and
the credits roll.
As you've no doubt noticed, Sonic the Hedgehog can be played with Sonic, Tails, or Knuckles.
As best as I can tell, there is little or no difference between Sonic or Tails, both
feature the same acceleration, speed, and jumping capabilities.
Tails cannot fly either, a feature not yet implemented for the character.
So basically, the change is cosmetic.
It's still a cool addition to play as someone else besides Sonic, but I
feel there is a real missed opportunity here.
Especially since Tails cannot transform after collecting the 7 chaos emeralds.
Locking the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 cartridge onto a Sonic & Knuckles cartridge however,
allows Knuckles to be playable, and this is a different experience.
First, Knuckles has reduced acceleration and a noticeably lower jump height.
This means certain rings are not accessible to the echidna.
However, Knuckles has the ability glide as well as climb walls.
This makes certain areas of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 easier for Knuckles, such as the underwater
section in Chemical Plant Zone.
There are a couple of extra lives hidden in the game as well, which is a thoughtful touch.
The gliding can be extra handy during boss battles, as Knuckles can hit Eggman, and then
glide past while Eggman is taking damage, rather than ricocheting off.
On the other hand, the somewhat iffy boss of Metropolis Zone is made more challenging
with Knuckles' reduced jump height.
Even better are gameplay tweaks making the overall adventure more balanced, especially
for newcomers.
First, Knuckles retains his rings when returning from a special stage.
This means a player less familiar with Sonic the Hedgehog 2 can go for the Chaos emeralds,
without jeopardizing their ability to rack up extra lives and continues.
This also allows you to have more chances at nabbing emeralds, as you're more likely
to have the 50 rings needed to enter them in the first place.
Whether these changes enhance the experience, or make the game too easy is subjective for
sure, but I do appreciate how the developers went above and beyond, and actually tweaked
things like this.
With the gameplay out of the way, let's take a look at Sonic the Hedgehog 2's overall
presentation.
Like before, the graphics are quite beautiful.
While the speed of the title is impressive for sure, the art direction is absolutely
stunning.
Each and every zone has a completely different color palette, helping them all stand out
from one another.
And not only this, the attention to detail is outstanding.
From the foliage in the outdoor levels, to the animated bits in the industrial levels,
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 features a ton of little touches I really appreciate.
Be it lights that change colors, leaves dropping from bushes when the player runs past, Tails
doing a somersault on springs or even the patterns found in the chain link of Metropolis
Zone, the game is simply jaw dropping from beginning to end.
I also appreciate the increased use of parallax scrolling.
While this was occasionally used in Sonic 1, it's used much more vigorously in Sonic
2, and nearly every zone features multiple scrolling layers.
This not only looks cool, but combined with the expert use of color, really helps the
foreground feel distinct from the background, making it much easier to understand each level's
structure.
And then there is the soundtrack.
Somehow, Dreams Come True managed to create melodies and compositions topping their original
efforts in terms of depth and complexity.
And the sound engineers at Sega did an awesome job turning these creations into amazing chiptunes
using the Sega Genesis sound hardware.
The result is simply sensational, with clear sounding synthesized instruments and virtually
no Genesis twang.
Some of my favorite pieces of Sonic music ever are found in this cartridge, including
the upbeat Emerald Hill Zone, the infinitely catchy Chemical Plant zone, the funky Oil
Ocean, and the moody tones of Mystic Cave.
Each and every track is as colorful and diverse as the graphics and set-pieces, and all of
them are truly memorable.
So, with all of that out of the way, we arrive at the question asked at the beginning of
the video, is Sonic the Hedgehog 2, still good?
First and foremost, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is not a perfect game, and I'm not afraid to
admit it.
The enemy placement, their behavior in relation to the flow of the level, and the inconsistent
nature of their hit boxes are at times unfair.
Sonic 2's inconsistencies work their way into the gameplay as well, such as these bumpers
in Metropolis Zone, which usually send you upwards and on your way.
But other times, they will just sort of drop you downwards onto an enemy, due to no fault
of your own.
Or these pillars in Aquatic Ruin, which will crush you without warning, or push you forward,
depending on something.
These moments definitely wipe away some of Sonic 2's luster.
Enemy placement isn't the only blemish either, with some unavoidable springs simply sending
Sonic backwards for no reason, again ruining the flow.
And one cannot forget the final checkpoint in Mystic Cave Act 2, which contains no collectable
rings when you respawn at it.
Instead, you're forced to face the boss fight without rings, something I found frustrating
as a kid.
This section in Casino Night Act 2 would also frustrate me as a kid, with the bumpers placed
in such a way making progressing forward a real nightmare for my 10 year old self.
However, once you get past the learning curve, as well as the trial-and-error, Sonic the
Hedgehog 2 offers an immensely rewarding experience.
First, once you start to learn the ideal path through an act, you can really fly through
some of these and start to appreciate how good some of the levels really are.
At times, the structure really does fit perfectly with the speed and jumping, and these moments
are where Sonic 2 truly shines.
And when Sonic 2 shines, it offers an exciting experience unlike almost anything else out
there.
Next, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is filled with secrets.
Even after nearly 25 years, I still found a couple extra life monitors while recording
footage that I had never before seen in my life.
Stuff like this is really awesome, and combined with the challenge presented, Sonic the Hedgehog
2 offers some seriously high replayability, both in terms of searching for secrets, as
well as speed running.
When combined with the super tight controls, the end result is a game that is still exceptionally
fun to play.
From racing around as quickly as possible, to exploring the limits of the physics engine,
to locating a wealth of hidden extra lives, and power-ups strategically placed to speed
up the gameplay, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 improves upon the first game in nearly every objective
way.
Featuring better graphics, a better soundtrack, more diversity, superior continue system,
more chances at chaos emeralds, better egg-mobiles, and a smoothed out gameplay philosophy.
A second player can even control Tails, offering co-operative play, sort of.
There is a competitive 2-player mode as well, but it doesn't work with the Framemeister.
To put it simply, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 really is a fun experience, perfectly blending tight
platforming and with an exhilarating pace offering an amusement park level of enjoyment
and spectacle.
While the initial few playthroughs might offer some occasional hiccups, after getting past
the game's learning curve, it's easy to see why many consider this their favorite
Sonic game.
The game succeeds where it matters most, at running and jumping at breakneck speeds.
So yeah, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is still a good game, and I have no qualms declaring it a
great game, and in my opinion, a classic.
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Famicom Disk System Mini & Monitor Unboxing Review Nintendo Japanese NES Classic Edition Onlap 1101F - Duration: 5:19.
It's been a few months since the Famicom Mini, and its English counterpart, the NES
Mini were released to the world.
Since then a few cottage industries have popped up, and no I'm not talking about resellers!
Theres been guidebooks, portable monitors, and even a mini Disk System.
And, in this episode we will take a look at all three
Lets start off with the guidebooks.
There have actually been quite a few released since last November, but I want to take a
look at 3 specifically.
The first one is called the "Family Computer Complete Guide" and covers extensively all
1,252 official Japanese Famicom releases from 1983 to 1994.
It also covers each peripheral and accessory that was made for the Famicom, and includes
the release date and original price information for everything in the book.
They also show promotional materials like flyers and magazines.
There are a lot of things in here that I've honestly never seen or heard about before.
So for any die-hard Famicom collector, its a must GET!!
It also comes in a small size, even though its 300 pages, so its perfect for reading
at school or work.
The next one is called "We <3
Famicom Mini Club" It covers the 30 games included in the Famicom Mini but it also has
fun articles like the "Famicom Academy Awards" where they rank the best characters that appeared
on the Famicom They break it down into categories, just like the Oscars, best hero, best villain
and so on.
They also have different people writing about their favorite Famicom game memories as well
as more pictures of cool, rare stuff we'd all like to have.
The last one I'll talk about is from Famitsu, the most popular gaming magazine in Japan
that has been around since 1986.
Again, it covers each of the 30 games really well.
It talks about the NES mini as well.
And I can tell you, I have not seen ANY NES Minis in Japan yet, so for the locals here,
it might be something neat to see.
The issue is full of reviews, interviews and little call backs to the 8-bit days throughout.
The thing that sets this magazine apart from the others though, is they include perfect
sized cut out paper so that you can build your own scale model Famicom Mini cartridges,
Disk System, disks, and Famicom Basic Keyboard!
Lets see how they look!
Not bad for what they are.
Ok, but that's just a paper.
There is an actual Mini Famicom Disk System that came out on January 1st, 2017.
Now before you get too excited, NO, it doesn't connect to the Famicom Mini and play different
games.
What it is though, is a storage box for your TV And power cables.
It fits perfectly under the Famicom Mini and while it didn't really come with a box, it
did come wrapped in a paper that is reminiscent of the Disk System box.
Here it is all together side by side with the full sized and mini versions.
Lets take a quick timeout and when we come back, I'll should you how to make your Famicom
Mini a full portable game system!
This awesome looking red and white Famicom themed monitor is from a company called GeChic
its the On-lap1101F.
They have a few models with that number but the F stands for Famicom and it really matches
the system very well.
The machine has inputs for power, HDMI, Display Port and VGA on one side, and controls on
the other side.
It comes with a power cable and HDMI cable, that connects to the Famicom Mini and if you
happen to have a battery pack, you can turn it into a full portable system!
The screen size is 11.6 inches and if you're playing on the go, its a good size for upclose
playing.
The screen is clear and the speakers can get pretty loud.
Unfortunately there's no info about an NES themed one, but if your in Japan in 2017,
you can pick up these items along with a Famicom mini and they'll go great in your game room.
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Preview - "The Chozen One" [Sfm] - Duration: 0:23.
Main: Hmmm...
Steve: Hey, You!
Main: Huh... What?
Steve: Yeah You, The Chozen One!?
Main: Wait What, Chozen One?
Steve: Yeah, You!
You're Mine!
Main: Why...
Steve: Because I Found You!
Main: Oh...
Main: Uuuh.?. Don't Worry Man I'm Yours, But Why The Death Threat?
Steve: Because If I Can't Have The Chozen One... *Puts Sword Back In Holster* No One Can.
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Biserka Mašić na vratima svoje učionice - Duration: 0:40.
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A LOIRA DO BANHEIRO ( Lendas ) - Duration: 3:11.
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"If I Knew." - Duration: 2:42.if i knew the box
where the smiles were kept,
no matter how large the key
or strong the bolt,
I would try so hard,
'Twould open,
I know, for me ;
Then over the land
and sea broadcast
I'd scatter the smiles to play,
That the children's faces might hold them fast
For many and many a day.
If i knew a box
that was large enough
To hold all the frowns I meet,
I would gather them, every one,
from nursery,
school,
and street ;
Then, folding,
and holding,
I'd pack them in
And turn the monster key,
And hire a giant
to drop the box
To the depths
of the deep,
deep sea.
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Sandford Fleming wai I A aha whakaaro ia Tā Sandford Fleming Birthday 190th Google Doodle - Duration: 2:02.
Kei te whakanui google tuhituhi noa Sandford
huritau huritau 190th o Fleming runga
January whitu 2017 na roto i te tuku i te
google ataahua rohe i runga i tona whārangi kāinga
ko reira Airana i roto i te 1876, no te he hape
tāngia i roto i te take wātaka Sandford
Fleming ki te mahue te remu o tona engari atu ki
wa ta tatou i ite i te reira
mua rohe whakamahia te wā solar ki
whakaturia ratou ake karaka mahi i te reira pai nui
tae noa mai mekameka haere i roto i te hinaaro no te
whakatika wā paerewa e hopoi mai ia tatou
hoki ki Fleming e whai ake nei i tana ngaro
te whakangungu slamming te ihi Kānata me
whakaarohia kaipūkaha o whanau Kotimana he
wā paerewa ao i muri i te whakaminenga o
te Royal Canadian Institute i runga i February
waru 1879 taunaki ia mo wehewehe i te
ao ki 24 rohe wā timata i
te Greenwich Meridian me wāhi ki 15
tohu wā hoatu tona tono te ara
ki te afa ti'ao Pirimia International
amuiraa i huihui i roto i 1884 me
I tae e 25 nga iwi ko reira konei
e te pūnaha Fleming o te ao
ko slamming tangohia wā paerewa i
mohiotia hoki mo te tautururaa hanga i te
tereina Intercontinental taviniraa ei
tino kaipūkaha o te Kiwa Canadian
tereina me te hoahoa, me Canada o te tuatahi
mēra ira pane tuhituhi noa o tenei ra
whakaata legacy o Fleming i runga i tenei i te
huritau 190th o tona whanautanga
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[aph german brothers] mep // ich muss immer an dich denken - Duration: 3:33.I'm telling me it's alright
it doesn't hurt that much anymore
it's fine
it's alright
I'm going serial nights through the bars
with my guys and enjoying myself
it's fine
it's alright
'' we could stay friends '' you've said
and I told you '' that's fine ... ''
it's fine really !
and I'm driving in the nights wide awake alone through the streets
since you've been gone I can't sleep
nothing's alright
nothing alright
I'm going crazy at the thought where you'll sleep this night
I'm going nuts at the question next to whom you will lay
I always have think about you
it doesn't matter who's touching me
I hope you will think about me
if somebody's seducing you
I didn't cried since a few days
I can handle it alone pretty well
it's alright
what should be the matter
I'm sleeping on the couch alone
I can't stand it in our bed
it's fine
I can do this too
and In the morning I'm boiling coffee
yet once again two of cups by mistake
it's ok - was per incident
and it's almost like prison in flat
just because the other half of the bed is still yours
nothing's alright
nothing alright
I'm going crazy at the thought where you'll sleep this night
I'm going nuts at the question next to whom you will lay
I always have think about you
it doesn't matter who's touching me
I hope you will think about me
if somebody's seducing you
and I'm driving in the nights wide awake alone through the streets
since you've been gone I can't sleep
nothing's fine
nothing alright
and it's almost like prison in flat
just because the other half of the bed is still yours
nothing's fine
nothing's alright
I'm going crazy at the thought where you'll sleep this night
I'm going nuts at the question next to whom you will lay
I always have think about you
it doesn't matter who's touching me
I hope you will think about me
if somebody's seducing you
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