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Short Subject: Einstein Said It, Fred Repeated It, and the Moon Danced
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Started conversation Jul 6, 2020
Today's video combines the talents of the moon (it's wearing one of the animation/CGI suits, you know, the ones with sensors), Albert Einstein, and Fred, the black grey squirrel in our yard.
It's a lesson from 'Space and Time in Classical Mechanics' by A. Einstein.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkRDt9y_qBA
Before you groan, the visuals should keep you interesting, the music's nice (not by me), and Einstein has an engaging style, even in English translation. See? I was nice and didn't put it up in German.
Follow the logic of this explanation of frames of reference. Ignore maths. I find Einstein, in small doses, to be a serious head trip. I'm always better for him.
Have a nice day!
Short Subject: Einstein Said It, Fred Repeated It, and the Moon Danced
Phred Firecloud Posted Jul 6, 2020
I liked this one almost as much as the Jefferson quote about internet kittens...
Short Subject: Einstein Said It, Fred Repeated It, and the Moon Danced
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Jul 6, 2020
Thanks, Phred!
Short Subject: Einstein Said It, Fred Repeated It, and the Moon Danced
SashaQ - happysad Posted Jul 9, 2020
Very nicely done - I like the moon’s amoeba impression, and the way it illustrated ‘frame of reference’ was excellent 
Short Subject: Einstein Said It, Fred Repeated It, and the Moon Danced
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Jul 9, 2020
Thanks, Sasha! It's fun to see what you can do with minimal tools, isn't it? (I wish I had just a few more settings, but hey...)
You can't beat Einstein for style, though.
Short Subject: Einstein Said It, Fred Repeated It, and the Moon Danced
SashaQ - happysad Posted Jul 11, 2020
"You can't beat Einstein for style, though. "
No indeed!
Yes, it is very good to experiment. Difficult getting the balance of functionality and ease of use right, though - some things that your software can do easily (eg colour swirls, and bendy things) require me to configure loads of settings in my software (I'm learning, anyway) while other things that my software can do easily are beyond the capabilities of your software... Fascinating to see what we each can do - great fun
Short Subject: Einstein Said It, Fred Repeated It, and the Moon Danced
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Jul 11, 2020
How right you are! I just wish software designers would pay more attention to end users.
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