When the heavens and MIT align
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Twice a year, in January and November, the setting sun aligns perfectly with MIT’s 825-foot-long Infinite Corridor. Planetary scientist Richard Binzel describes MIThenge as “a major cultural moment on campus … when the heavens and MIT seem to align.”
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In the 1970's I roller skated the halls of this place as a child of a tenure engineering professor. It truly is a magical place.
@aryantomer1126
2 жыл бұрын
What are u doing now ?
@freakyemperor4348
2 жыл бұрын
@@aryantomer1126 he roller skated to the Sun
@jakinchan3432
2 жыл бұрын
@@freakyemperor4348 nice reference
I think lots of cultures have built monuments like this that highlights solstice alignments with decent precision.
@crazycutz8072
2 жыл бұрын
nope.. but americans sure like those mythmaking moments and stories..
@stinger4712
2 жыл бұрын
We don't care much for solstices at the equator... I live on lat. 6 lon. 3
As long as the Infinite Corridor, or any structure for that matter, aligns within a certain directional range, there will be two days a year where the sun lines up. This isn't an unusual phenomena, nor was this the intent of the schools layout. New York City has Manhattanhenge every year in May and again in July, where the sunset is directly in line with the numbered streets. It's just the general nature of the Sun's drift relative to the Earth's horizon during orbit. I wonder when this became a "thing", since it was never this big of a deal when I was there. I mostly remember a couple of days per year when it was really annoying walking back to the dorms after class because the sun was shining in your eyes the entire way, but back then I was also a cranky, overworked, sleep-deprived student. I like how they are celebrating it now, because it gives you something to anticipate instead. I also like how they recommend the third floor, because it is usually empty and the crowds of students there won't block the students needing to get to somewhere else on the main floor.
@satvikvarun6386
2 жыл бұрын
Is there astronomy in MIT?
@dylanrodrigues9577
2 жыл бұрын
@@satvikvarun6386 all sciences are covered at MIT
@gregoryallen0001
2 жыл бұрын
there is a downtown-centric version of this in manhattan which they call manhattanhenge
@bubaks2
2 жыл бұрын
You can thank that neil guy for hyping up the sun and its alignment.
Beautiful! My son graduated from MIT about 2 months ago in Mathematics and Computer Science!
This was so much fun to watch when I was a student back in the mid-1970s. MIT is such a special place! I encourage all current students to explore as much of the institute as you can! People (students, faculty and staff) and all the amazing facilities, bottom-to-top! ❤
@shh3910
2 жыл бұрын
Just curious, What you do nowadays?
I graduated from MIT in 1969. I remember this,
@SalesforceUSA
2 жыл бұрын
@Yaxshimurod Aimway abc
@utkarshsaini5650
2 жыл бұрын
@Yaxshimurod Aimway hi which country you are from
@utkarshsaini5650
2 жыл бұрын
@Yaxshimurod Aimway it would be difficult from any country out of USA, MIT don't select on the basis on sat score or any type of other exam except usa
Entering MIT is like entering heaven
@harip.2814
2 жыл бұрын
So the vice versa must be true.
@glennlopez6772
2 жыл бұрын
@@harip.2814 It seems that institutes like this have been coming into the limelight since the past few years. But there's not so much mention of MENSA. Not long ago those in some position of affluence/ authority would be asked if they considered themselves, as privileged people! The questioners, inquired as to how they could prove their own worth when it came to earnings! Some times visiting entertainers or performers get booed, no matter how good their act is! Some of the inmates of such institutions say that "it's just one of those things!
MIT is just another name of perfection.lots of love for this place🤗
MIT is synonymous with greatness. What a wonderful place!!
I hope to pursue a Phd from this institute one day!
@Plushtonium
2 жыл бұрын
Same
@Paapi_purush
2 жыл бұрын
🤣
@groveradiator789
2 жыл бұрын
You might but you need top IIT degree for that
@mohammadarshad1501
2 жыл бұрын
Yes i want that too
@EngineerFormidable
2 жыл бұрын
@Mrinal Dhami it's not about the tag. It's about the exposure and btw IITs are known for thier rigour and intellectual pools so it does help. Less due to its tag but more due to the opportunities it gives you
I'm telling you, MIT is *literally* the future.
That's'a great video guys, thank you
I love MIT!
This is amazing, just like MIT!
what a nice guy...thanks for your explanations
MIT always makes me think of creativity and productivity
This is beautiful.
Incredible!
Great job.
Beautiful
Would love to do a PhD with them. Literally a dream come true!
amazing !
Learning and researching at MIT is itself a Heaven 🌫️💝
The sun loves MIT!
Meu sonho ❣️
My cousin Nancy Hopkins just retired a few years as the Amgen professor at MIT ; she now has started a new company even at 78 called Boston Biotech Working Group to support WOMEN to bring ideas to Venture and Capital companies to go public because lack of support ; only one at MIT has gone public by a woman even though 50% of the Phd's are awarded to woman ; the ex Female president of MIT has joined the effort too
MIT ❤️
That's cool. And Yeah location makes more special to MIT University.
People keep asking me why I'm obsessed with MIT? > from now on this video is going to be proof of it! Name me any institution on earth which is so pragmatic to what they teach? Even institution's corridor aligns with MIT's latin motto - "Mens et Manus" meaning "Mind and Hand"💯🙌🏼
I'll be there for the MIT henge next week!
@thegeniusgamers5273
2 жыл бұрын
Are you in the MiT family ? I'd really appreciate if you could tell me what exactly do you do there ?
@CampusMania
2 жыл бұрын
@@thegeniusgamers5273 I'm a postdoc at MIT
@thegeniusgamers5273
2 жыл бұрын
@@CampusMania You are a lucky one to be able to see that heavenly view at MiT. Hey hey I've watched your videos. I'm a new subscriber.
now that is MIT
Well Said,really.!
It’s like a message from the heavens… For me to work on my FUN Form
nice tie
very cool
It's my dream college hope I can study there one day
Wow!
When people say that college is overrated or college is irrelevant I always ask, have you seen stuff done and taught at MIT???? I hope my kids go there when they get older.
Oh MIT my dream school 🏫 still dreaming about you. Oh when shall my teachers send my recommendations?
So MIT has adopted a Primitive Early man culture and proved it is most advanced
Bastards stole my son
that so sososoosososos cooooooooool ......... love u MIT and i will achieve u one day ... it's a damn promise ..
@BalaenicepsRex3
2 жыл бұрын
I failed at it years ago, but my strength goes to you. Lots of success!
Hope to go to you one day for a PhD in astrophysics, ill work hard and hopefully ill get to see the MIT-henge one day myself :)
missed it again!
Man I wish to study here
ah yes time estimates of a biannual event are down to the minute very precise work indeed
Man I love this place. Makes me happy knowing there are people who are as obsessed with science and facts as much as I am.
It is very beautiful 💕💕💕
Massachusetts, 4 Juli 1776.
It's November and I don't see any uploaded infinite corridor KZread video
Weather machine a little too broken for this January's viewing
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i am from rural village of india , my big dream is to study in MIT..
Should have named it after New Grange in Ireland
I will go to MIT
@2:33 Eastern Standard "Time" ?
Someone is trying to drive tourist traffic to MIT. I'm sold. How much are tickets?
This professor reminds me of Dr. Connors from the 2012 Spiderman movie
It would be something if it was more grand
Same thing is in IIT Bombay . Infinite corridor. 🤣🤣. Ya I enjoy there very much btw
In India, over 1800 years old Temples made from Hardest Rock on Earth Granite... Has more sophisticated alignment and synchronised Architecture with the Solar and Lunar cycles... This is overhyped...while those are forgotten... My sadness knows no bound ...!
Boost your engineering knowledge here💯💯🇺🇸
I love MIT sure hope they don't catch covid
An architecture that has the shape of the golden ratio is transparent to the "true Light"... This true alchemical light is the dark matter, which creates gravity by pressing all physical matter (darkness)... > In French : Une architecture qui a la forme du nombre d'or est transparent à la "véritable Lumière" ... Cette véritable lumière alchimique est la matière noire, qui crée la gravité en pression toutes les matières physiques (les ténèbres) ...
shape of aaa atoms and atoms striking each other generating black hole. spinal tap
I don't know how are you sir. I should visit Indian temple it's located in karnataka Hampi . You will never forget after visiting it.
Check out Angkor Wat
Stonehenge I see
I thought MIT was the michigan institute of technology until grade 9. Well it doesnt matter since im not going anyway
Did they show it to us, the audience??
Just go to the rooftop?
you don't need MIT to become Elon Musk, Albert Einstein is not from MIT either. So beautiful architecture!
Maybe not the presenter’s field of expertise, but why no mention of the miniature amphitheater? How’s Legal Seafood, they still up and running?
konark sun temple : kids these days
Life = University
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2:05. Okey. Legit curiosity. Does the MIT teaches to measure things in feet, inches, etc.? No metric system at MIT?
IIT is great..
@saikatraptan4886
2 жыл бұрын
good joke🤣🤣🤣
@jitendrasubhash2342
2 жыл бұрын
yeah, IIT is great for its entrance exam but not college in terms of college MIT is better than IIT FOR EXAMPLE , A boy called Chirag Falor got rank 1 in JEE advance 2020 and he refused to join in iit rater than MIT THERE ARE MANY STUDENTS WHO LOVE MIT
All this is okay but I was a bit disappointed when you rejected Peter Parker and his friends' application 😂😂😂
The only thing I truly respect in USA is MIT.
Dr Erik Selvig… alignments coming… you have your pants on?
Why is he in black and white?
825 feet == 251.46 meter. I kind request to our US friends overseas; Could you at least just pick a single unit system rather than expressing so many things in more than one unit. Use yards. It is super close to meters; 1 yard is almost 1 meter. Then you can add metric multipliers, most of which you already know from bytes on computers. 1 kilo yard per hour is almost 1 kilometer per hour. 1 centiyard is a almost 1 centimeter. Just pick one. Preferably yards.
i want to read.
Hi
moral of the story is ciggarate is injurious to health .
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Just look up Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple.
Strawberry daiquiri non alcoholic
"MIT is not the final goal" None collage can replace skill or ability
Shri padmanabhaswamy temple
the danger of meritocracy teeth whitener and the sweetness of whatever
Indian temples invented this techniques when British people where hunting
I have read that MIT is best for Astronomy research and physics. 😍 Is it true? I want to study in MIT 🤓 Do we have Msc courses also? Or only Phd . And, if I want to join, is there any exam? Currently I am in Bsc 1st yr.
Uhum
Watching after Ravish kumar news 😅
planetary motion is planetary motion, nothing to do with monotheism
No big thing Normal physics
Blessing ceremonies imbuing another generation with the ethereal glow of professional management class to go forth and preach the de-skilling of America. Every single Boomer I know paid pennies for their PhD and thinks nothing of debt burdens on kids today. I say bust Big U and make every Ivy Cadre break up and establish branches across all states opening doors to the willing and making Legacy the very last candidates. We see what several decades of PMC enabling the opportunity-hoarding sociopaths and their dominance games has done as we watch the Sixth Great Extinction. American lives are shorter and Europeans’ taller: why? Elites tolerate savants of PMC, who believe they rise on merit, but find over and over the corner spot always gets filled with Legacy before word of opening even spreads.