I want a show where Brian Cox answers Ross Noble's dumb questions.

@ufopiloot

5 жыл бұрын

yes he seemed actually interested and brian seemed to enjoy this different thought challenge

@gummostump4217

4 жыл бұрын

I misheard him at 9:59 as saying "which moon is most likely to be home to evil". The answer "titan because you'd need to be furry" struck a notably different meaning at first.

@Teamgetout

4 жыл бұрын

@@InservioLetum Also in Randalls book "How to" he gets to ask lots of stupid questions to Chris Hadfield and Hadfield answers every single one completely serious

@LoscoeLad

Жыл бұрын

i don't

@kriswarren2469

Жыл бұрын

​@@LoscoeLad agreed 💯

Brian sitting back and letting them guess and make jokes is so good He's an amazing teacher and a brilliant quizzer

Could listen to Brian Cox all day. Love how everyone is entranced as he speaks. He makes it easy for the panel and everyone else to understand.

@LoscoeLad

Жыл бұрын

not sure the geordie understood much

I just want to hear Brian Cox casually discuss science all day...

@selenam329

8 жыл бұрын

LrsLzk That sounds interesting and I just might! Thanks :D

@Pebble_Collector

8 жыл бұрын

Selena M I like listening to them before bed, Brian's smiley voice is very soothing. It's nice to gain knowledge at the end of a day.

@slobodanreka1088

5 жыл бұрын

The story at 19:36 sounds rather religious. This is what the guy believed, he couldn't prove it, though. Just had... faith...

@TheNotoriousDUDE

5 жыл бұрын

@@slobodanreka1088 Not really. Feynman's theory had a basis in science, but was simply neither verifiable nor falsifiable.

@saviortower6716

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheNotoriousDUDE Well, that sounds very much just like religion then lol

Foreskin, Time, Theory of Relativity, Saturn's Rings, large Hardon Colluder, tossing Ewoks into lakes of methane on Titan,... Only on QI

@RoyRogerer

4 жыл бұрын

I think this is my favorite episode I have seen so far. This is an absolute madness of a jumble of topics that just works so well.

@avinotion

4 жыл бұрын

Jesus's foreskin. Makes it so much... err.. better.

@lokignosis9119

4 жыл бұрын

@@RoyRogerer My thoughts exactly. I could watch an episode a week with this line up!

@zirk007

6 ай бұрын

Liquid freezing fart

The ewoks on titan thing is why Brian Cox is such a great QI guest. Someone fires off a silly question to poke fun at his profession and he fires back a quite interesting answer just to prove that there are no stupid questions in his line of work.

Brian cox is awesome

@eflabradors

9 жыл бұрын

He is awesome Ryan, but he does actually make a mistake. Nitrogen is lighter (less dense), not heavier than air. Oxygen is heavier.

@YEdwardP

9 жыл бұрын

eric anthony Could it be that in this particular case, because it is nitrogen that just formed from liquid nitrogen, it is still very cold and therefore denser relative to the rest of the air which is at room temperature?

@eflabradors

9 жыл бұрын

YEdwardP yes - I agree!

@MrRoterodamus

8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Healey Go listen to the Joe Rogan Experience/podcast. He has a 3 hour interview with Brian. It's awesome.

@manelbenrhouma4036

8 жыл бұрын

+Robo Roterodamus ver

Cox sounds like a really interesting guy to have random discussions while on the road or drinking or w/e .

@MysterySemicolon

2 жыл бұрын

He was also in a band at one point. I don't doubt he'd be fun to hang with at the pub.

Brian Cox is such a great teacher....I'd have loved to be a student of his.

@robbaker8673

10 жыл бұрын

he lectures and manchester uni and i've seen him walking around a few times. i have a mate who does physics who got lectures from him

@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549

4 жыл бұрын

I remember back in the 90s when he taught me that things can only get better.

@LisaMaryification

4 жыл бұрын

Was he 5 years old then?

@MellonVegan

4 жыл бұрын

@@LisaMaryification He is 51 years old. Yeah, I know, crazy

This is probably my most watched episode of QI. I’m sure I’ve seen this at least a dozen times but it still makes me laugh.

Trigger Warning: Anti-Ewok Hate Speech.

@beth12svist

4 жыл бұрын

Anti-Wookie, too. Possibly also anti-Gungan, although that's likely just directed at a specific individual.

@rudolftrost3534

4 жыл бұрын

And rightly so...

i didnt rate brian cox's work at first, but hes the only person i can think of explaining things so complicated so simply, not to mention entertainingly. every time he opens his mouth you know somehow hes going to muster up an interesting tidbit and you can tell hes really trying to think when hes wording these things. Even Niel Degrasse Tyson can get lost in his own intellectual perspective sometimes but brian is just real. His long talk with Joe Rogan on that podcast is absolutely fascinating

@sameelatif

8 жыл бұрын

+ArgenYargen yeh i keep that quote close to my heart :)

@huwgsxr1000

8 жыл бұрын

+soh loh Do you ever listen to his radio 4 show, The Infinite Monkey Cage? Probably find it on youtube somewhere...

@sameelatif

8 жыл бұрын

+gixer turbo not nearly as much as i should do

@PWNielsen

7 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite things to do when I'm high is put on the longest video I can find with Brian Cox and just let him blow my mind :)

@zugrook101

7 жыл бұрын

If only we had more science heroes.

This has been the most interesting episode so far. More science filled than the rest of the show, but still entertaining and eye opening in many ways. I love the crazyness in some other episodes, but this one was genuinely Quite Interesting. Thanks for this show

Ross Noble and Brian Cox should have their own show together. It would be a "Mr. Peabody and Sherman" type thing.

Anyone who didn't come her to watch Brian Cox? Because I certainly did. He is so awesome.

@lethe56

7 жыл бұрын

I came here to watch QI. Brian Cox is but a guest on QI. Therefore I'm watching his performance as well.

@jamesdeanlovespunk

4 жыл бұрын

@@lethe56 I guess 3 years is long enough to find a sense of humour. Did it work?

@LisaMaryification

4 жыл бұрын

The only people I find remotely interesting in this 'round' of 10 people who make the rounds of all BBC shows is David Mitchell, Jon Richardson, Noel and Brant, the Canadian Girl, Claudia, and Jimmy Carr. All the other ones must be someone's relative.

@lethe56

4 жыл бұрын

Darren Young a long time has gone past, and I’m saddened to report this delivery hasn’t come yet, but I expect it any day soon. Watch your mailbox! Don’t forget to shoot for the stars!

I could listen to Professor Cox all day. What a cool guy.

@jameslegrand848

4 жыл бұрын

Is it weird that his smile genuinely makes me want to learn more 🤨

@MegaSmk

4 жыл бұрын

not to mention, he's extremely easy on the eyes.

That Phillip Schoffield joke has aged tremendously

@darraghmcauliffe6713

4 жыл бұрын

If only they knew then what we know now lol

"The Sun has exploded. We have 8 minutes to live."

I love how Sue acts like a Highlander Immortal beheading a person whenever she triggers the klaxon.

"When is the present?" "Now." "Right now?" "Yeas... I JUST said it."

The clip of the prairie dog saying Alan/Steve is hilarious!

I work in a zoo with Prairie Dogs, so many people yell 'Alan!' at them, it gets annoying!

@Pebble_Collector

8 жыл бұрын

Ian Sheridan I'd love to work in a zoo. gg wp, Alan, I mean Ian.

@emdiar6588

5 жыл бұрын

@@Pebble_Collector spot the poker player.

@0d138

4 жыл бұрын

*ALAN*

@melvingibsons812

4 жыл бұрын

Steve?

5:50 "What did the Pope's librarian say when he first saw the rings around the planet Saturn?" "I'm a Catholic clergyman so I'm only interested in Uranus"?

@michikomanalang6733

9 жыл бұрын

Cleh-verrrrrrrr. Oho.

@pumperentchen

9 жыл бұрын

All we need, huh? Uranus and Brian Cox

@alkapowportstar7808

9 жыл бұрын

pumperentchen speak for yourself,,oh and the chap who thumbed you up.....bet you would enjoy a good thumbing up aswell. llol

@crowmollymedia6480

5 жыл бұрын

@@alkapowportstar7808 How do you know he isn't speaking from experience? I for one am aware of the preponderance of church pedophiles and the reason why.

@ulmo5536

4 жыл бұрын

nice

I love love love love love love love love episodes starring Brian Cox

Laughing like crazy right now cos the prairie dog translation is actually the ring tone when our friend Allen rings.

I love Cox's 'smiley voice".

@Pebble_Collector

8 жыл бұрын

Breda Jake He also has a penis.I'll live.

Brian has amazing cheekbones

@johnc3403

4 жыл бұрын

well just for you Jaymie, www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiJ3bfWgPfjAhXEuHEKHafsBPwQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F491385009339425962%2F&psig=AOvVaw2CfI5t78m1dtk2oYk_lsoN&ust=1565481835965385

Brian Cox is great at explaning serious science!! Great guy making a great show!

Favorite episode. Get Mr Cox in for each episode and just talk about space.

If I ever meet Brian Cox I am going to give him a hug.

@landonorris6

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@sirandrelefaedelinoge

4 жыл бұрын

...and tell him 'Things can only get better'...

"Is that from the IKEA Black Mass kit...?"

Tossing Ewoks on Titan? Now that sounds awesome.

Brian Cox. The only person where he talks and everyone listens and just believes everything he says. You cant not believe someone with his confidence and knowledge.

COMPLETELY irrelevant I know, but Brian has the sweetest face I have ever seen. An incredible scientist and science educator.

In 30 seconds Brian Cox explained something that has broken my brain for years, why is the past in every direction

I love the way Stephen laughs and then immediately goes oooh at alans remark about putting the back legs in the wellies.

@AtticAurel

5 жыл бұрын

um... what does that mean, if I may ask? :)

@DerEchteBold

4 жыл бұрын

@@AtticAurel It meant fucking a goat! (or sheep, don't remember)

man brian cox has a lot of quite interesting things to say...

I've lost count of how many times a spider has appeared on the Qi big screen...makes me jump every time.

Brian annd Stephen make me so relaxed.

14:23 & 15:42 It's always nice to see such passion for hard sciences

And I love Stephen's story about the rose shattering. I want to try that ;)

Not the funniest episode of all time, but one of the best because Brian Cox and his interaction with Ross Noble.

@rayneethling7809

4 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely. They complement each other so well. And what a nice way to communicate science and hopefully get more youngsters into the realm of science,

SWEET MOTHER OF SCIENCE! Mr Brian Cox!

Very entertaining. Thanks for the upload.

This my favourite ever episode of QI

Alan's buzzer was gold!

it's lovely how modern theories of space and time are completely colourful.

There has been a shortage for quite some time of helium but this year in Saskatchewan Canada we just found a massive amount of it under ground just down the road from me, and when I say massive I mean one if not the largest ever found :)

Well, the framework and the mathematics had been done before but Einstein's defining genius came from determining that the speed of light is the same for all observers. And then developing everything else from that. It was never previously considered and it was his thinking outside the box that then lead on to all of modern physics. So I'd suggest he still deserves the credit.

@misterwishart

Жыл бұрын

@bina nocht - No. Gravity can bend light and change its frequency, but it can't slow down how fast it travels. And I should say, I mean light in a vacuum. The speed of light travelling through substances can vary

2:18 Sue was the only one to get the prairie dog's joke.

When it comes to the lettuce used on the Titanic, considering what is known of the culinary crew, their habits/ styles as chefs, and the what class would have eaten what food, it can be said with at least 90% confidence that the type of lettuce used was summercrisp, also known as Batavian or French Crisp, and only served to the top class. Eating healthy was as much a luxury then as it is now.

@deltoroperdedor3166

5 жыл бұрын

May I ask how you happened upon this knowledge

@PolarBear-rc4ks

4 жыл бұрын

@@deltoroperdedor3166 jesus gave them a fortune cookie shaped piece of foreskin - which had what type of lettuce the chefs on titanic used.

@deltoroperdedor3166

4 жыл бұрын

@@PolarBear-rc4ks Jesus is a true pal, but I'd wish he'd tone it down with his esoteric Jewish traditions

@charlesharper2357

4 ай бұрын

And apparently the reason for carrying so much was that they carried enough for the return trip.

I want my GPS voiced by Stephen Fry!!!!

Egad, such intelligent people!!! Love it. Such a contrast to Merrcan TV.

i enjoyed this one very much

The goat slip is so funny

Alan!! Alan!! Alan!! Al!!! Steve!! Steve!!

What impressed me most about Cox is when they were talking about lakes of farts and tossing Ewoks on Titan, Noble inadvertently said planet instead of moon ...and Cox didn't correct him!

@DerEchteBold

4 жыл бұрын

@@jgt_ Haha, yes, I wasn't considering that.

Brian cox and Ben miller and Stephen fry, what a knowledgeable line up that would be

We need to add Brian May.

That Phillip schofield joke has aged like fine wine

Iceberg lettuce, she didn't even realise it was a joke after she said it, and it was a clever one too. haha

@Wouter10123

4 жыл бұрын

She totally knew.

@beth12svist

4 жыл бұрын

She totally knew, and she totally knew she was walking into it.

Large Hardon Colluder... Perfect.

I like how Stephen was totally dismissive of Sue when she said Kentucky was known for fried chicken. "No they're not really known for that, haw haw haw", seriously? I'd be willing to bet that far more Americans and people around the world in general are more familiar with KFC than they are with the Kentucky Derby. I'd bet if you asked anyone to say the first thing that pops into their head when they hear the word Kentucky they'd say KFC, followed by Kentucky bourbon, only a blue blood would say "horse race". Stephen is such a snob :P

@Lanthanideification

9 жыл бұрын

Except it hasn't been advertised as "Kentucky Fried Chicken" for probably at least 15 years now. Even the "finger-licking good" slogan that Ross kept blathering hasn't been used in over a decade. There would be a good number of people who never knew what it stood for, and a larger number still who would have forgotten - to them it's "just KFC".

@TomaszWota

9 жыл бұрын

Lanthanide I've never even been in KFC, or in Kentucky for that matter, and I know it's "Kentucky Fried Chicken", Never heard about the Derby, ever. Horse races aren't really that popular here.

@timou9000

5 жыл бұрын

Amazingly I disagree with all four people in this post.

@LynxSouth

5 жыл бұрын

I'd say blue grass (the grass, not the music), horses (the animals, not racing), and bourbon, in that order. I don't think the state of Kentucky is mentally much associated with Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC; it's just a name. Who thinks of Scotland when they hear McDonald's? or royalty because of Burger King or Dairy Queen? We're all so used to hearing brand names, we don't divide them into the meanings of their constituent parts, or think about them in any depth, sort of like how hearing a word over and over can make it seem to lose meaning. And, so many restaurants and stores have become national and international, they don't carry the regional associations they used to; I think that's at least part of the reason that Kentucky Fried Chicken decided to become KFC.

Sue and Brian could be twins.

Love the episodes with Brian Cox - I love the joking between he and Noble. I imagine them going out to the pub afterwards and spending hours talking about Titan.

The speed that we experience the passing of time becomes faster as we grow older. I wish they would have mentioned this in the episode.

The moon of Endor :)

I love the QI theme...

Thank God Ross Noble was on the panel or everyone would have been lost in an existential quandary for the whole episode thanks to Brian and Stephen discussing the nature and meaning of the universe on a COMEDY PANEL SHOW!! Don't get me wrong, I love them to pieces, but Brian's effortless intellectual event horizon is so powerful that a very careful panel needs to be chosen,, indeed.

3:29 He predicted it

Ross had Brian in stitches!

OK, Brian is a great teacher, for he still has the common touch. He sits back listens and then explains things in English, not in a technical language. We see him here just letting others try to answer and then when they have had a go or answered he will then explain how things work. He is very cleaver and very humble in his presentation of science. Now, this subject is very difficult, and any children just give up in school. I love physics but in school when options came up I ticked chemistry by mistake and hated every moment, I think if we could have Brian in every school children would learn so much more. Maybe we should have like in some distant places school broadcasted on a dedicated Chanel, better than the old style schools programs. Also, less bloody boring than the open university. We are honoured to have him in our world and on this show. Stephen just loves a person that is intelligent, we can see this by his body language, I bet he spent time in the green room after if not before happily chatting with Brian. Alan always looks pissed off when someone is clever and takes Stephen's attention and camera time. Same with when Daniel Radcliff was on the show, in fact, Stephen even had to pull Alan for his reaction to Daniel talking and knowing things.

my two favorite celestial body's Titan-Uranus.

@sirandrelefaedelinoge

4 жыл бұрын

Is Uranus a Titan...?

Also, yes, the jets on a jetski move on a gimbal.

“Let’s make it out alive!”

Phillip Schofield jokes have aged marvellously well

“apparently if a transvestite in tartan approaches, they explode.” AHAHAHAHA

I got this in my recommendation and now i just cant unsee that Ross Noble looks like ZUCKLES from MISFITS!!!

This episode makes me feel so small!

On the present moment. There's a beautiful story by Stanislaw Lem in " The Stars Diaries" beginning. Check it, it's amazing

I've worked construction at UBC in the Science buildings and they totally use the lift with Liquid nitrogen in it, I've even been in there when they get on and ride up with them.

@ninthusiva7546

4 жыл бұрын

I think he means in open containers

@GranRey-0

4 жыл бұрын

@@ninthusiva7546 the containers are open. It's a liquid in a thermos container...it is sublimating to a gas at a constant rate. If they sealed it it would explode the container.

16:00 Steven fry is Archer...but British

The gopher squeak means "Alan!"

As Einstein said himself, Poincare's equations were mathematically equivalent but the issue lay that Poincare's method of formulation was flawed and contained paradoxes. He found the connection between mass and energy but hadn't determined how it physically applied without violating conversation of energy. Similarly, Lorentz admitted that while his equations formed the basis, he never made the logical leap that light was the same speed to all observers which is integral to the theory

@landonorris6

5 жыл бұрын

Who are you replying to...?

Anybody wanting more Brian Cox should check out the BBC Podcast " The Infinite Monkey Cage" for lots of Brian and a theme song by Eric Idle. Google will find it for you.

I like Brian Cox very much. He delivers fascinating factoids in such a quiet manner. And I like Ross Noble who is on a lot but he's almost as dumb as Johnny.

@wolvie90

10 жыл бұрын

I don't think Ross is really that stupid, it's mostly an act for comic effect.

@Stannnnnnnnn

10 жыл бұрын

Carl Bernroth Quite true. If you look closely at actors and comics outside of the characters they create and play, the ones that appear the 'dumbest' are often, in actuality, the smartest. Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, Jason Alexander, Suzanne Sommers, Betty White, and Don Knotts to name but a few of those known for their ditzy characters (the list is nearly endless) are all known to have very high IQs and have been very astute business people.

@bigbenhebdomadarius6252

10 жыл бұрын

Stannnnnnnnn Goldie Hawn is a great example, too. She played a really dumb blonde on "Laugh In," but she is one of the most astute producers in Hollywood today.

@Pebble_Collector

8 жыл бұрын

CatcherBaby121 Ross' pretty smart but acts stupid for his random style of comedy.

Soooo, Coronel Stephen Kentucky Fry Chicken? That´s almost too good to be true.

Watching Stephen Fry crush.

36:00 was soooo funny.

Im sorry, is that Stephen Fry AND Brian Cox? This might be the best thing ever.

Not to mention that the scientists themselves give Einstein credit for make the interesting leaps and postulations that lead to general relativity and beyond. "I cannot speak here of the many highly interesting applications which Einstein has made of this principle" - Lorentz

I totally agree!

"Oh, that takes me back a bit" I wonder if Stephen knew? O.o

I hope there is another universe where there is a program where Brian Cox and Stephen Fry discuss science at campfire.

Wait what! They're making spider goats?!?

@pereklund7112

4 жыл бұрын

And there is almost no reaction to that fact?!?

30:13 is just priceless...

Perfect true. Does that mean history should bend to Lorentz and forget to mention the others, more than a dozen?

25:00 this is why I love science.

3:30 oh Ross I hope you know how right you were

anyone notice that on stephen's right hand both have curly hair, and on his left hand both have short straight hair

@DerEchteBold

4 жыл бұрын

Hmm ...what could be the significance of that?