Synopsis
Content warning: First film contains racist and culturally insensitive depictions of Southeast Asian people. Segments of two films compiled onto one reel: 1) A film about the 'Wheat and Chessboard Problem' used to explain the mathematic concept of "geometric progression" 2) A film about the origins of the universe as illustrated with billiard balls
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- Running time
- 7 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1970s
- Science
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★★★★ · Good acting · Colorado Strong435 · 2024-09-08
The wheat thing is pretty decent, but what is this "warning" about? These are actors, and they "identify" as Hindu or whatever. They "feel" trapped in their bodies, so they "identify" as the role they take on. It is called "pretending to be". Sound familiar? And the 2nd part is nothing but an adult fairy tale, about gases that just "explode" and form some stars. What a laugh.
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