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100 Interesting Facts About Venus

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The planet Venus has been called "Earth's evil twin." It spins "backwards" compared to most planets in our solar system, it's hot enough melt lead, and yet it's the destination for two upcoming NASA missions.
The facts about Venus you'll learn in this episode of The List Show cover interesting science, unbelievable history, and even some art. These Venus facts will hopefully have you appreciating the Morning Star (and understanding that erroneous nickname) a little bit.
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2 авг 2022

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@The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage 2 года назад

I love Venus, both for its uniqueness and how well it seems to fit its mythology nomenclature. One of the brightest objects in the night sky (seems fitting that Venus would be a show-off), a brilliant gem that's as striking as a star. But woe to those that underestimate her. Any attempts to truly understand the planet and its surface practically require a feat worthy of a Greco-Roman Tale. Nothing like an overwhelmingly thick atmosphere and pressure cooker style terrain to push the limits of engineering (or inspire some inventive workarounds).

@kanedaku 2 года назад

Poetic!

@anime991 2 года назад

I had the incredible luck to have a parent interested enough in astronomy to take me to the planetarium during the last transit of Venus in 2012, while I was in highschool. Literally a once in a lifetime experience

@tessat338 2 года назад

We have a café in Baltimore called "Rocket to Venus." It is named after the plans of a group of local guys in the 1920s and '30s who wanted to build a rocket to Venus. Their plans are so delightfully and terrifyingly naïve and optimistic. They eventually ran out of time, money and interest. The food there is good and it has an interesting story. I recommend it!

@joewilson3393 2 года назад

Floating habitats on Venus always makes me think of all the engineering disaster video's that are out there. Imagine the hindenburg, but on a planet where steel melts on the surface.

@agcons 2 года назад

Oh the humanity, indeed.

@kristinehansen. Год назад

It's a lot easier and safer on Venus because we can use regular earth air and stil float with the same pressure as outside so a small hole wouldn't be a catastrophe. There will be plenty of time to fix it.

@20thcenturytunes 2 года назад

Ever since elementary school I've had an interest in Venus, talks of the atmosphere and even planetary atmospheric reclamation via blue-green algae - anyone remember that? Also I think it's Bobby Vinton's fault after my hearing of the song "Venus" sung a few times on Lawrence Welk, what did I know about the Roman Goddess, nadda.

@mathieuleader8601 2 года назад

now I just want to do a fan comic of Garfield living on Venus on a Monday

@firstcynic92 2 года назад

“Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.” -- Douglas Adams That's where I first heard "space is big". On average, Mercury is closer to every planet than any other planet.

@teemusid 2 года назад

For this comment, let me give you this blessing, "May you never lose your towel."

@seanmalloy7249 2 года назад

Space is deep Space is dark It's hard to find A place to park. Burma-Shave

@happyfacefries 2 года назад

I take issue with that Mercury fact. While technically true, people are referencing the orbit as a whole

@Mithrandir39 2 года назад

Great episode. I wish you guys did more of the "super sized: episodes as you called it. Keep up the good work.

@marvintpandroid2213 2 года назад

A goddess on a mountain top Was burning like a silver flame The summit of beauty and love And Venus was her name She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire

@firstcynic92 2 года назад

I prefer Bananarama's cover of Venus. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d4-1ASpdT1Y.html

@thistlefield24 2 года назад

It would be cool to see you all do a series about all the planets (and Pluto) and maybe some dwarf planets. Maybe even Planet NIne...

@happyfacefries 2 года назад

Pluto IS a dwarf planet. I'm sorry but y'all need to move on.

@AndrewPonti 2 года назад

I think Erin really liked saying "Venusian" this whole video - and I am now going to incorporate it as much as I can now LOL So somoooth. Also side note beyond Asimov, et. al - those of you really wanting to get into some space opera type stories, the "Out of the Silent Planet" Trilogy by CS Lewis, is one of my favorites. First one is to Mars, second to Venus. These reflect those early thoughts that the planets could be home to life, interesting assumptions on space travel - and how Lewis tries to reconcile that with his faith in God and how God relates to life outside earth. It's pretty fascinating if you're into theories on science and theology together.

@mariaaraujo4073 Год назад

amazing video

@jeremyjw 2 года назад

would it be easier to cool venus or heat mars ?

@61rampy65 8 месяцев назад

Way back when, before much space exploration had taken place (around 1960), my parents bought me a set of books published by Time/Life (or similar). These books covered all kinds of scientific stuff, including a book about the planets. They wrote that Venus was probably a lush, tropical place similar to the Amazon Rain Forest, teeming with life. And, I believed that until the space program told us what it is really like. PS: These same books also described the dinosaur called the Brontosaurus, which was later proven to be a hoax.

@marcelmoreau2733 2 года назад

I haven't seen a Mental Floss video in two or three years

@cr-pol 2 года назад

What happened to the audio? sounds like a microphone across the room picked it up instead of Erin's. anyway, the long days and nights are enough to creep me out :)

@davepratt9909 2 года назад

Just as Erin tells us to check out the sounds of Venus, the Disney+ commercial for "West Side Story" kicked in with Maria singing "Tonight." So, does Venus sound like Spanish Harlem?

@shoshannastoume8595 2 года назад

I misread the title as venues and was expecting facts about arenas and concert halls! Haha

@matthewdrummond1340 2 года назад

The mustache joke was epic

@AveryMilieu 2 года назад

I've seen astrological maps of planetary orbits. While the specifics have become somewhat cloudy in the intervening years, I do recall that the orbit of Venus forms a pentagram over the course of eight years or so. Saw an animated orbital pattern program...

@artkincell 2 года назад

Weird placement for a commercial... "Here are the sounds from Venus,"... then Nicole Blackman starts a Genesis car commercial read.

@matthewdrummond1340 2 года назад

#17 reminds me of the book Venus by Ben Bova

@Alverant Год назад

You forgot to mention the killer robots by the Arrogant Worms

@parthdahiwale Год назад

I LIKE the PLANET VENUS

@sun1one1 2 года назад

Please do one of these for Jupiter.

@resiliencewithin 2 года назад

McCarthies have similar features

@fahimhasan22 2 года назад

On 2117, I will be 112 years old.

@MentalFloss 2 года назад

Happy early birthday!

@joewilson3393 2 года назад

Well, they are talking about solving the whole ageing thing in the next 25 years, so you might only look 30 or 40 ish in 2117.

@leighpowell1062 2 года назад

I'd be 134

@firstcynic92 2 года назад

In 2117 I'll be long dead.

@leavesofmytree Год назад

yeh, but spending it on a sunday...

@Daigotsumax 2 года назад

According to legends Aphrodite was born on Cyprus, which is famous for its copper (and gave us is name, Cuprum, in latin). I think that's where the link came from :)

@marcelmoreau2733 2 года назад

Well, Venus was married to Vulcan and as is well known, Vulcans have copper based blood as opposed to humans and their iron blood.

@Apocalythpe 2 года назад

That explains "venereal disease"

@maladitryxe 2 года назад

Uranus?

@dentstowel4230 2 года назад

It’s always Uranus. Never Myanus.

@johnmcnally7812 2 года назад

Neptune?

@MentalFloss 2 года назад

Negative!

@johnmcnally7812 2 года назад

@@MentalFloss aw shucks, it's never Neptune. Not the biggest, not the smallest, not the hottest, not the coldest, not the most rings, not with a sideways rotational axis. Maybe it has the strongest winds? Neptune is always the bridesmaid, never the groom. Neptune is always left out of planetary factoids. You should do an episode on facts about Neptune. The planet that never seems to top the scoreboard.

@abbeleon 2 года назад

According to NASA, and wikipedia, it appears that Neptune does have the second lowest eccentricity for its orbit among planets.

@johnmcnally7812 2 года назад

@@abbeleon I fucking knew it!

@sadib100 2 года назад

You didn't cover my Lucifer fact.

@ianlister7333 2 года назад

as impossible as it, what if here is life on Venus (or Mars) and it turns out they dont greatly care for how the two planets have been gendered by human standards?