Independence Day

In this episode of "Popcorn Science," we discuss the 1996 film Independence Day.

Topics

Science Gripes (7:00)

Infecting alien spacecraft with MacOS virus?

Fatal case of hubris

90 billion light-years (10:20)

What is Jeff Goldblum's job?

Smart people can do anything instantly.

Can a laser destroy a city? (14:45)

Mothership, size of Enceladus, 25x density of Fe (17:15)

Tidal problems (18:30)

Outrun an explosion in a plane... nope.