tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post3211684131746604919..comments2024-03-18T06:51:33.685-07:00Comments on Bad Mom, Good Mom: Terrence Howard on Life, the Universe and Everythingbadmomgoodmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post-41852592569901059792008-10-21T15:33:00.000-07:002008-10-21T15:33:00.000-07:00The shape of the bubble is determined by surface t...The shape of the bubble is determined by surface tension, but not the size.<BR/><BR/>The size of the bubble is determined by the balance of forces. If there was an infinite hydrostatic force, the bubble would collapse. It doesn't. He is absolutely correct.<BR/><BR/>Would Eric like to interject?badmomgoodmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post-76125809844874275032008-10-21T15:22:00.000-07:002008-10-21T15:22:00.000-07:00It was an interesting interview, Howard sounds lik...It was an interesting interview, Howard sounds like a great person, and it's cool he's interested in science. However his explanation of bubbles is completely wrong. (The correct explanation is surface tension, not the weight of the universe.) I don't blame him for not knowing and for liking the theory he came up with as a 13 year old. It's cute and inspiring. But NPR should have a little more responsibility for the truth. If an actor made a false claim about a presidential candidate, the media would correct it (or get criticized for not doing so). It's too bad scientific knowledge isn't more respected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post-53960716045344056732008-10-20T07:01:00.000-07:002008-10-20T07:01:00.000-07:00I'll have a hear--he was on Fresh Air a year or tw...I'll have a hear--he was on Fresh Air a year or two ago, and that was also a memorable, excellent interview. Makes me wish he'd be cast in more things that match his skills (and my interests, I guess).Penny L. Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102296070193780691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15350975.post-76760174953371454652008-10-19T22:12:00.000-07:002008-10-19T22:12:00.000-07:00Just by chance I heard that interview earlier toda...Just by chance I heard that interview earlier today, in the NPR Most Emailed Stories podcast. So interesting! It confirmed my sense that there was a real interesting and observant person inside the actor. Too bad the transcript leaves out much of interest in the audio interview. Thanks for highlighting this so that others may hear it as well.Lethehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363643113216569541noreply@blogger.com