base0.net » big bang theory pictures http://base0.net In Transition Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:30:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Big Bang Theory Intro #4: Lava Erupting http://base0.net/posts/big-bang-theory-intro-4-lava-erupting/ http://base0.net/posts/big-bang-theory-intro-4-lava-erupting/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:26:49 +0000 admin Today we come upon our first picture in the montage which doesn’t have a lifeform in it. It’s lava! Dynamic! BOOM! Eruption!

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This particular image is kindof hard to make out in the black and white which it was modified into to make it look old. The original is a little easier to see the actual lava which is flowing from an eruption happening in the center to another pool of lava rock.

There are four different types of lava, which are based on the chemical composition of the lava itself, but that correlates with the temperature. It is of course, extremely hot, with the coolest form of lava being at least 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. A lot of the lava which is in the US is in Hawaii – it would be nifty to see some of it, but hopefully not the quick flowing kind. We’re heading there on our honeymoon later this year, so it’s a possibility. One of the things that has always fascinated me is Pillow lava, which is when lava is extruded under water and instantly cools and solidifies partially. It also looks really cool. I found out that it is also used as a way-up criterion because of the way it is formed with the ridges normally on the top.

]]> http://base0.net/posts/big-bang-theory-intro-4-lava-erupting/feed/ 0 Big Bang Theory Intro #3: Radiolaria http://base0.net/posts/big-bang-theory-intro-#3:-radiolaria/ http://base0.net/posts/big-bang-theory-intro-#3:-radiolaria/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 last two. Feast your eyes: 00000202.png This is a microscopic picture of Radiolaria. Again the image comes from Jupiter Images. They represent a species which has been around for a very long time, since the Cambrian period, so basically 500 MILLION years ago. Because they have been around for so long, but not forever, finding fossils of the Radiolaria are important for dating things. Radiolaria were popular with amateur scientists in the victorian era thanks to some elaborate drawings that are now part of wikimedia commons. Some of these cellular organisms can become very complex and beautiful. They are still inspiring artists today, as seen on the art page at Radiolaria.org. Wonderful. ]]> Travelling through time in the Big Bang Theory opening barrage of pictures, we are only on the third of the total 110 pictures in the visual collage. It’s going to get a little more interesting after this, but this one seems more interesting than the last two. Feast your eyes:

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This is a microscopic picture of Radiolaria. Again the image comes from Jupiter Images. They represent a species which has been around for a very long time, since the Cambrian period, so basically 500 MILLION years ago. Because they have been around for so long, but not forever, finding fossils of the Radiolaria are important for dating things.

Radiolaria were popular with amateur scientists in the victorian era thanks to some elaborate drawings that are now part of wikimedia commons. Some of these cellular organisms can become very complex and beautiful. They are still inspiring artists today, as seen on the art page at Radiolaria.org.

Wonderful.

]]> http://base0.net/posts/big-bang-theory-intro-#3:-radiolaria/feed/ 0 Big Bang Theory Intro #2: Magnified Roundworms http://base0.net/posts/big-bang-theory-intro-#2:-magnified-roundworms/ http://base0.net/posts/big-bang-theory-intro-#2:-magnified-roundworms/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Onions to some higher lifeforms. This time we are still seeing mitosis: 00000193.png The image in question comes from Jupiter Images stock photography, and is labelled as "Ascaris bivalent mitosis magnified 200x". Ascaris is a roundworm, which can infect pigs or humans. It lives in the small intestines and produces lots of eggs. This reminds me of an episode of the Soup where they had some stupid reality show doctor clip about getting tapeworms because of bad sanitation, which is where you would get these. Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common worm infection, affecting more than a billion people. Just one more reason for me to wash my hands. ]]> We continue our jaunt through the microscopic world from Onions to some higher lifeforms. This time we are still seeing mitosis:

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The image in question comes from Jupiter Images stock photography, and is labelled as “Ascaris bivalent mitosis magnified 200x”. Ascaris is a roundworm, which can infect pigs or humans. It lives in the small intestines and produces lots of eggs. This reminds me of an episode of the Soup where they had some stupid reality show doctor clip about getting tapeworms because of bad sanitation, which is where you would get these. Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common worm infection, affecting more than a billion people.

Just one more reason for me to wash my hands.

]]> http://base0.net/posts/big-bang-theory-intro-#2:-magnified-roundworms/feed/ 0 Big Bang Theory Intro #1: Onion Mitosis http://base0.net/posts/big-bang-theory-intro-#1:-onion-mitosis/ http://base0.net/posts/big-bang-theory-intro-#1:-onion-mitosis/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 This is an image of mitosis - specifically, the Anaphase of mitosis. You can see what I am pretty sure is the original stock image here - the one on screen is monochromed and rotated. Mitosis is what makes life possible - without cells splitting to create new cells, we would not have any life at all. In single cell organisms, it is the entire reproductive process. In this way, I think it's a pretty good image to start it all out with. This specific image is probably of onion tip mitosis, which produces cells which look pretty much exactly like this. You can tell it's a plant because there are some really nicely defined cell walls there. This is the first in a (hopefully) long series of posts in which I am attempting to identify all of the pictures in the opening credits of The Big Bang Theory. I've done some minor searching on the web for something of this nature but haven't found anything, and I'm always wondering what the heck all of those pictures flying by in the second half of the intro are actually. I've decided to start at the beginning, mostly because the pictures will be easier to identify. ]]> The first picture in the Big Bang Theory Opening after the initial 3D universe expanding is very recognizable by lots of people, even though they might not know what it actually is:
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This is an image of mitosis – specifically, the Anaphase of mitosis. You can see what I am pretty sure is the original stock image here – the one on screen is monochromed and rotated. Mitosis is what makes life possible – without cells splitting to create new cells, we would not have any life at all. In single cell organisms, it is the entire reproductive process. In this way, I think it’s a pretty good image to start it all out with. This specific image is probably of onion tip mitosis, which produces cells which look pretty much exactly like this. You can tell it’s a plant because there are some really nicely defined cell walls there.

This is the first in a (hopefully) long series of posts in which I am attempting to identify all of the pictures in the opening credits of The Big Bang Theory. I’ve done some minor searching on the web for something of this nature but haven’t found anything, and I’m always wondering what the heck all of those pictures flying by in the second half of the intro are actually. I’ve decided to start at the beginning, mostly because the pictures will be easier to identify.

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