The coolest thing you'll see this week.

Cecil · 12th May 2006, 02:10 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ajsXzTFLYA

It's a computer animation of one of the Mars Pathfinder rovers from launch to deployment, all set to "Sunspots" by NIN. It's amazingly well done.

Cecil · 12th May 2006, 02:14 PM

Oops, this should have been in Computers, Links, and the Internet.

Though it is kinda suited to this forum...

CapelDodger · 12th May 2006, 02:39 PM

Thanks for that, Cecil. Awesome. And

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Fidelio · 12th May 2006, 05:02 PM

Cool indeed sir. That video (sans music) was also used in the IMAX film "Roving Mars."

Dragonrock · 12th May 2006, 06:37 PM

That gave me goosebumps. Proof once again that the geeks shall inherit the earth.

CapelDodger · 12th May 2006, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by Dragonrock

That gave me goosebumps. Proof once again that the geeks shall inherit the earth.

Not exactly how I'd have put it, given that any earth we inherit will have been thoroughly ransacked by the jocks, but ...

When we're good, we're awesome.

zakur · 12th May 2006, 08:20 PM

Sweet! Thanks for sharing.

Blue Bubble · 13th May 2006, 03:51 AM

That was fantastic. Brilliantly done.

I did get a bit of a shock at the end ... made by Daniel MAAS (which I automatically read as MAS)

Dragonrock · 13th May 2006, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by CapelDodger

Not exactly how I'd have put it, given that any earth we inherit will have been thoroughly ransacked by the jocks, but ...

When we're good, we're awesome.

Maybe, but we're the ones who can rebuild it with important things like making the entire world a wireless hotspot and changing the Oval Office so that it looks like Darth Vader's sleep chamber.

Lamuella · 13th May 2006, 12:41 PM

god, that was superb. The music was absolutely perfect

BillC · 13th May 2006, 05:44 PM

On a similar theme, here's an animation of the Huygens descent to Titan. The music doesn't quite rock so much, but it's fun to watch:

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/pres...cfm?newsID=655

Cecil · 13th May 2006, 08:17 PM

I've probably watched this over a dozen times now... I can't help but watch it through each time I send someone the link. The bit at 1:01 gets me every time.

Rob Lister · 13th May 2006, 08:46 PM

great movie

SquishyDave · 14th May 2006, 09:52 PM

I was gonna do stuff to you, bad stuff, if it wasn't the coolest thing I'll see this week. But you got lucky.

Timothy · 14th May 2006, 11:31 PM

This particular version has been edited for time to fit the NIN track. The source video is longer and contains more material.

There was a earlier version of Maas' video that was longer, but had some sections with less accurately detailed modelling (as well as some omissions and mistakes). It was originally set with three different music clips
- Lenny Kravitz' "Fly Away" for the launch sequence
- the "Mars" movement of Holst's "The Planets" for the entry, descent, and landing sequence
- music from the Thomas Newman score for "American Beauty" for an extended section showing the rover maneuvering around the surface, and using the rock abrasion tool and microscope on the robotic arm.

Maas' worked the timing of the launch sequence specifically with "Fly Away" as the intended score, and it works beautifully. Key points in the video (motor ignition, fairing separation, third stage separation) match up with high points in the music. However, when NASA tried to get the rights so they could show the video with music, Kravitz' lawyers would not allow its use (it was at the time being used by Microsoft in television ads for their MSN 8 campaign) ... so NASA dropped the score.

- Timothy

epepke · 16th May 2006, 10:39 PM

That was pretty cool, but this week, I think the Feynman video gets a slight edge.

12th May 2006, 02:10 PM	#1
Cecil Muse Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 990	The coolest thing you'll see this week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ajsXzTFLYA It's a computer animation of one of the Mars Pathfinder rovers from launch to deployment, all set to "Sunspots" by NIN. It's amazingly well done.
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12th May 2006, 02:14 PM	#2
Cecil Muse Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 990	Oops, this should have been in Computers, Links, and the Internet. Though it is kinda suited to this forum...
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12th May 2006, 02:39 PM	#3
CapelDodger Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cardiff, South Wales Posts: 14,000	Thanks for that, Cecil. Awesome. And .
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12th May 2006, 05:02 PM	#4
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12th May 2006, 06:37 PM	#5
Dragonrock Militant Elvisian Tacoist Join Date: May 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 8,058	That gave me goosebumps. Proof once again that the geeks shall inherit the earth.
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12th May 2006, 07:38 PM	#6
CapelDodger Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cardiff, South Wales Posts: 14,000	Originally Posted by Dragonrock That gave me goosebumps. Proof once again that the geeks shall inherit the earth. Not exactly how I'd have put it, given that any earth we inherit will have been thoroughly ransacked by the jocks, but ... When we're good, we're awesome.
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12th May 2006, 08:20 PM	#7
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13th May 2006, 03:51 AM	#8
Blue Bubble Sharper than a thorn Join Date: May 2005 Location: Great Chesterford, Essex, UK Posts: 961	That was fantastic. Brilliantly done. I did get a bit of a shock at the end ... made by Daniel MAAS (which I automatically read as MAS)

13th May 2006, 10:57 AM	#9
Dragonrock Militant Elvisian Tacoist Join Date: May 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 8,058	Originally Posted by CapelDodger Not exactly how I'd have put it, given that any earth we inherit will have been thoroughly ransacked by the jocks, but ... When we're good, we're awesome. Maybe, but we're the ones who can rebuild it with important things like making the entire world a wireless hotspot and changing the Oval Office so that it looks like Darth Vader's sleep chamber.
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13th May 2006, 12:41 PM	#10
Lamuella Critical Thinker Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 371	god, that was superb. The music was absolutely perfect
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13th May 2006, 05:44 PM	#11
BillC Bazooka Joe Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,791	On a similar theme, here's an animation of the Huygens descent to Titan. The music doesn't quite rock so much, but it's fun to watch: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/pres...cfm?newsID=655
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13th May 2006, 08:17 PM	#12
Cecil Muse Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 990	I've probably watched this over a dozen times now... I can't help but watch it through each time I send someone the link. The bit at 1:01 gets me every time.
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13th May 2006, 08:46 PM	#13
Rob Lister Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 8,525	great movie

14th May 2006, 09:52 PM	#14
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14th May 2006, 11:31 PM	#15
Timothy Muse Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 544	This particular version has been edited for time to fit the NIN track. The source video is longer and contains more material. There was a earlier version of Maas' video that was longer, but had some sections with less accurately detailed modelling (as well as some omissions and mistakes). It was originally set with three different music clips - Lenny Kravitz' "Fly Away" for the launch sequence - the "Mars" movement of Holst's "The Planets" for the entry, descent, and landing sequence - music from the Thomas Newman score for "American Beauty" for an extended section showing the rover maneuvering around the surface, and using the rock abrasion tool and microscope on the robotic arm. Maas' worked the timing of the launch sequence specifically with "Fly Away" as the intended score, and it works beautifully. Key points in the video (motor ignition, fairing separation, third stage separation) match up with high points in the music. However, when NASA tried to get the rights so they could show the video with music, Kravitz' lawyers would not allow its use (it was at the time being used by Microsoft in television ads for their MSN 8 campaign) ... so NASA dropped the score. - Timothy
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16th May 2006, 10:39 PM	#16
epepke Philosopher Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 6,136	That was pretty cool, but this week, I think the Feynman video gets a slight edge.
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