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NASA astronaut Nicole Stott examines scenes depicting space from movies and television and breaks down how accurate they really are. What actually happens when your helmet cracks in space like in Total Recall? Are the spacewalks in Gravity realistic? Could there really be AI on a space station like in 2001: A Space Odyssey? Also,…

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NASA astronaut Nicole Stott examines scenes depicting space from movies and television and breaks down how accurate they really are. What actually happens when your helmet cracks in space like in Total Recall? Are the spacewalks in Gravity realistic? Could there really be AI on a space station like in 2001: A Space Odyssey?

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  1. Khalil Tbini

    November 19, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    I’m sorry but she’s a really attractive gilf. I’d definitely smash.

  2. Omgdannie2

    November 19, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    I hated her character (Bullock’s). She shouldn’t have been 3 feet off the ground.

  3. Stone S

    November 19, 2019 at 12:57 pm

    What about all the pebbles moving through space and thousands of miles per hour.Do they worry about that, that never comes up.there’s so much junk floating in space it’s hard to believe they’re even doing anything up there.

  4. Omgdannie2

    November 19, 2019 at 12:58 pm

    Love that they included SpaceBalls!! LOL

  5. Prairie Dreamer

    November 19, 2019 at 1:03 pm

    What kind of watch is she wearing?

  6. ozcanison

    November 19, 2019 at 1:14 pm

    She should do the same critique of The Expanse.

  7. James B

    November 19, 2019 at 1:17 pm

    Oh, wow. Another expert to tell me that what I see in movies is not real. Really? Why not get a pilot to tell everyone Superman cannot fly? Or police to say Batman would go to prison for some of the things he did.

    • Johnny

      November 19, 2019 at 1:43 pm

      Yeah obviously they’re reviewing fictional movies but they can still describe which aspect is close to reality or which is fictitious.

  8. David Tatum

    November 19, 2019 at 1:21 pm

    She said load. He he

  9. James Bieniek

    November 19, 2019 at 1:28 pm

    Actually, they did some tests of water in a vaccum before. The water will boil out rapidly, which will cause cooling. So, about 20% of the water boils off in about 30 seconds, the rest of the water has lost enough energy to freeze at that point. Hands have skin to keep it in and slow it… your head has giant wet holes. So, it might actually happen quickly.

  10. Benji Sun *Moxie*

    November 19, 2019 at 1:31 pm

    on the multiaxis trainer, would it be completely different in space since there’s no significant source of gravity that’ll keep shifting the fluid in your eardrums towards the ground while you spin around 360? would the only influence then be the outward centrifugal force? would it be more or less disorienting without the influence of gravity? i dry-heaved for about 10 minutes after doing that simulator at Vancouver’s Expo ’86 while i have absolutely no problems with a centripetal ride like Gravitron or freefalling during skydrives, and i don’t get as easily disoriented when being spun on a chair or with my forehead to a baseball bat… my assumptions would be that it’s actually less disorienting spinning randomly in space because there’s no gravity, so there’s no additional chaotic force pulling you everywhich way.

  11. Sean Curran

    November 19, 2019 at 1:35 pm

    She’s loaded up with G’s!

  12. alba

    November 19, 2019 at 1:39 pm

    What about Homer Simpson

  13. Jai Darling

    November 19, 2019 at 1:40 pm

    God I hope they get her back, she was awesome! Plenty more material for her to talk about, that’s for sure.

  14. Ariana Gonzalez

    November 19, 2019 at 1:46 pm

    One thing I wish she would have said in reference to the hull breach thing, is that while it totally is true that things will get sucked towards the hole, and sure, if it were big enough it could suck a person out of the ship or the station, but it would be NOTHING like what happens in Aliens III. The difference between normal atmospheric pressure and the vacuum of space is only 14.7 PSI (1 atmosphere of pressure). The tires on your car are probably pressurized at more than double that. Great movie and great scene, but not anywhere near accurate.

  15. FighterAceee94

    November 19, 2019 at 2:02 pm

    I’m surprised she didn’t say anything about getting sucked out into space through a tiny hole… if it was small enough you could temporarily plug it with your hand and be totally fine

  16. J F

    November 19, 2019 at 2:33 pm

    You’re science fiction. NASA lies. This is more Illuminati fakery.

  17. Matt Horkan

    November 19, 2019 at 2:43 pm

    I looked up her history and she flew on both STS-128 and STS-129 which were only a few months apart. Considering how long astronauts wait for a space mission i assume she didnt get 2 in a row, does this mean she flew up on one and down on another?

  18. Brofessor Zweistein

    November 19, 2019 at 2:46 pm

    Did she really just talk about the helmet’s visor breaking? And NOT the effect of a vacuum on the individual?…seriously?

  19. vince pie

    November 19, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    Must be close to the same thing for you. We know why nasas primary film company is a green screen company.

  20. Ray Merc

    November 19, 2019 at 2:52 pm

    i came here for Interstellar comparisons. Did i miss it?

  21. Indra Nemty

    November 19, 2019 at 2:54 pm

    I was expecting her to destroy Armageddon. Instead she was like “Yeah, makes sense”

  22. VIPUL ANAND

    November 19, 2019 at 2:57 pm

    You can’t expect Nolan to make mistakes

  23. Gi Pelagio

    November 19, 2019 at 3:00 pm

    Came just for Interstellar

    Kind of expected The Martian to appear, but ok!!!

    Ps: also surprised to see how Armageddon was accurate on many points, hahaha

  24. Starlesslemon

    November 19, 2019 at 3:02 pm

    They weren’t in space in total recall…

  25. Starlesslemon

    November 19, 2019 at 3:07 pm

    Your field of view does increase as you reach closer and closer to the speed of light. That’s what the “stretch” is supposed to imitate.

  26. Monique C Jones

    December 1, 2019 at 6:07 am

    Matt Damon: *_AM I A JOKE TO YOU?_*

  27. Oliver Dahl

    December 1, 2019 at 6:39 am

    Where are the flat earthers? Bitching…

  28. Joseph Lewis

    December 1, 2019 at 6:45 am

    Yall have got to do one with profilers

  29. paige mclachlan

    December 1, 2019 at 7:31 am

    Even when they break down Gravity and pause it to talk about it it makes me nauseous ????

  30. Donovan B

    December 1, 2019 at 12:29 pm

    When Sandra went spinning away in Gravity, it sent my anxiety through the roof.
    Like, on the verge of a panic attack, levels of through the roof.
    Christ. That part is still hard to watch.

  31. Blessed Noa

    December 1, 2019 at 1:15 pm

    she’s pretending to be an astronaut!!!

  32. Emer Bishop

    December 1, 2019 at 1:44 pm

    Interstellar was such an amazing movie

  33. Marco Valle

    December 1, 2019 at 2:38 pm

    interstellar soundtrack one of the best

  34. Armadillopants92

    December 1, 2019 at 3:43 pm

    No one:
    Absolutely no one:

    Nicole Stott: Feeling the load!

  35. Michał d

    December 1, 2019 at 7:37 pm

    what movie is 7:45

  36. DOOMGUY

    December 1, 2019 at 9:06 pm

    ad astra come on

  37. Doug Doug

    December 1, 2019 at 9:16 pm

    All the money spent on military and spacial exploration and can’t manage to have better space suits….

  38. Almog Dov

    December 1, 2019 at 10:07 pm

    Whoever decided to put Ludicrous speed as one of the clips should get a raise.

  39. Kana Beats

    December 1, 2019 at 10:14 pm

    I love how much she loved the interstellar scene

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  41. Maria

    December 2, 2019 at 1:59 am

    I love Nicole!
    She’s a brilliant career and also she is just the sweetest woman alive! You chose just the right expert to break down those scenes.

  42. Emily Canfield

    December 2, 2019 at 4:54 am

    The thing she said at 16:25 is actually really interesting, because I’ve noticed that even with cars(to a WAYYYY lesser extent) when someone is driving you feel the stops/movements of the car more than if you’re the one driving it.

    Escalate that +200 to a spacecraft/ship XD

  43. Shadow747

    December 2, 2019 at 5:00 am

    Looks like such an interesting and cool woman

  44. woody 2222

    December 2, 2019 at 5:04 am

    I like how they never included “The Martian”. Neil Degrass Tysone said that was one of the most realistic movies out there.

  45. Shadow747

    December 2, 2019 at 5:18 am

    16:35 why is that? Paying more attention?

  46. Shadow747

    December 2, 2019 at 5:20 am

    19:30 Except they werent in space

  47. BBB

    December 2, 2019 at 5:48 am

    I love her Omega Speedmaster !

  48. Harambe I Died

    December 2, 2019 at 7:53 am

    Veteran kamikaze pilot reacts to Pearl Harbor movie

  49. • AR • Productions

    December 2, 2019 at 1:15 pm

    Scratches at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level 7

  50. Nathan Gee

    December 2, 2019 at 2:09 pm

    ah Gravity. where to even begin with all the inaccuracies in that movie. best fan theory i ever heard was that all of the events portrayed after the first few minutes is fantasy playing out in the main character’s head as she suffocates.

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