The Fifth Element
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Show Notes
In this episode of "Popcorn Science," discuss the 1997 film The Fifth Element.
Topics
- Science Gripes (5:10)
- Technobabble
- "Memo-groups", the perfect being, genetic memory
- Generate skin by exposure to UV
- Gravity will mess you up (10:05)
- 3D grid lock? Fog layer in NYC?
- How big is the death sphere anyway?
- New Moon? What about tides, tho?
- How do shadows work? (18:41)
- -5000 degrees? (22:57)
- Parable of the Broken Window (22:37)
- Technobabble
- Science Shine (24:23)
- Of it's time (41:05)
- 23rd century look an awful lot like the 90s. Phonebooks? CDs?
- Bruce Willis is in every 90's action film. Space Die Hard!
- Misogyny. Luc Besson is a creep as are most of the male characters.
- Ruby Rod is ahead of his time.
- Zorg is a techbro, but what's his motivation.
- Ratings (56:52)