Proving Longitude Wrong [10.28.06]

[Terryfic]

Things have been really crazy, but now my parents are talking to the deacons so it should all be OK. Daniel was allowed over, and I read about longitude

on YouTube

on lonelygirl15.com

on Revver

YouTube tags: LG15 lonelygirl15 daniel danielbeast deacon parents longitude dava sobel hamster

[dannie717]

Lot of stuff about time... Time magazine AND a clock. Dun dun dun. Lol, probably just overanalyzation though.

[trash180]

I dunno...longitude 712ish or something? and next time we get the latitude (from the other clock) and it points to a place and Milowent goes there?

Cute tho...throwing a brick with that time thing.
Like cute with clues? Best of both worlds! ha...well.
Whoo, late here.

[spbfilm]

"things that aren't supposed to be there...like Danielbeasts"

danielbeast...not supposed to be there.......is Daniel not really supposed to be at Bree's place???

just a thought...could be way off...just sounded strange and on purpose to me

[Alissa Brooke]

I think she was alluding more to the fact that she didn't know where she was going for the ceremony, and, daniel ended up being her longitude and seeing her back 'home' and the "Like danielbeasts" was just a cute thing.

[spbfilm]

That makes a bit more sense...I think I took it WAY too literally

[Smashing]

Back to basics with this one. Having some vids that are just fun was always part of their style, so it's good to get back to that.

At first glance, this video seems kind of random, but I have a theory about why we're getting this vid at this point. The story Bree tells is an analogy for the production itself. She tells a tale of an admiral (Mesh) who while leading his fleet, lost his way. He was approached by a first mate (one of the other creators?) who kept records of where they'd been and told he was way off course. Instead of listening, he got rid of the first mate, because only the navigator was allowed to navigate. They crashed into rocky islands (plot holes). He survived the crash, but ultimately didn't escape fate (although I'm sure Mesh doesn't think he'll be murdered). Bree concludes saying, "If you don't know where you are, then you don't know where you're going. And you might run into things that aren't supposed to be there...like Danielbeasts." I don't think he's saying that the Danielbeast character isn't supposed to be there, but maybe the Danielbeast character ended up in places he wasn't supposed to be, and it was because the writer(s) lost perspective. This might be apophenia, but I think it fits.

Also good music choice.

[hyemew]

While this episode appears completely random and many are criticizing it as a complete break from the plot, based on the episode description it makes me think, no we haven't seen the last of the plot. The deacons have yet to be talked to. I bet that'll cause trouble.

[milowent]

That is the most recent Time that Daniel is reading, lest we think this episode was not recently filmed.



tinyurl.com/yjzup3

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And here is an amazon link the book she is reading from:

tinyurl.com/ygc5ak

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, by Dava Sobel (1996)

From the amazon reviews of the book, I can discern that having a very accurate clock is critical to determining longitude. An excerpt:

f you can't get Newton and Galileo to solve your scientific problems, who do you turn to? Well the English government turned to everyone, hoping that some budding scientist could figure out the problem of calculating Longitude at sea. They even offered a huge reward. Why was it important? Without precise longitude, there was no way to steer a ship with any precision. Thus English ships were being wrecked and precious cargo wasn't making its scheduled delivery.
The scientists worked and worked on the problem. Many men including Edmund Halley thought that by mapping the stars, one could use the night sky as a map at sea. Although he knew little about science, a simple clockmaker named John Harrison thought that well-built clock with a dual face would solve the problem. You get to guess which person was right.

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[BaileysMom]

Yay! I love PSW episodes! I'm doing a happy dance all day.

[curiousgeorge]

smashing said:

Back to basics with this one. Having some vids that are just fun was always part of their style, so it's good to get back to that.

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Also good music choice.

Agreed on both points. Been trying to find a place to legally download the song...no luck. ( I thought this was going to be a feature of the mothership site )

Good to see the Breester back in happy/intellectual form!

[hyemew]

curiousgeorge said:

Good to see the Breester back in happy/intellectual form!

I agree, though the drastic decelleration from 60 to 0 in 1 second has left me a little dazed. I know the plot might not have been killed and might resurface, but Bree and Daniel seem to have written off what were huge threats just days ago as suddenly all better.

[dannie717]

milowent said:

having a very accurate clock is critical to determining longitude.

ohhhh, guess i can forget about that little "mysterious" detail then.

[wednesday]

hyemew said:

curiousgeorge said:

Good to see the Breester back in happy/intellectual form!

I agree, though the drastic decelleration from 60 to 0 in 1 second has left me a little dazed. I know the plot might not have been killed and might resurface, but Bree and Daniel seem to have written off what were huge threats just days ago as suddenly all better.

I agree on both fronts. Dazed is a perfect world.
They seem to have pushed the reset button, bringing us back to the original factory settings...and HOLY CRAP, those original settings and fan-freaking-tastic and a great reminder of why it was such a joy to watch LG in the first place.

But still, you can't unlearn the last month, and you can't unwatch a month's worth of vids [whatever my opinion on those vids, I still watched them], and I personally can't unwatch Daniel's 'Order of Denderah' vid [in which my heart softened for dear Daniel and I wanted to see more--much more--of him...but not in a creepy way...okay in a very creepy way].

I hope smashing is right and this vid is the creators telling us "okay so we've had to restore the original factory settings, but we've got a handy post-it here with all of the 'good' AND 'bad' customized settings. On our end, we'll adjust the treble down a bit, boost the bass, regulate the vertical hold, and make sure we're providing you, our loyal audience, with the best possible picture and sound quality (i.e. content). Feel free to adjust preferences on your end with the knowledge that everything's fixed on our end."

I'm not sure how that metaphor will hold, but it seems correct for now.

[drquest]

How do I feel about this video hmm let me think, or better yet Que up  Ludwig Van Beethoven classic "To Joy" toss me in a wide open field so that I may frolic in slow motion basking in the warmth that  is this video, hell add a Gaussian blur and increase the contrast so that it might better tell of the happiness I feel.  ....OK OK you can stop now I always have been a sucker for a PSW episode this one was great 11 out or 12 purple monkeys it just missed 12 by not having Jess do a trade mark Bree giggle. Daniel back on his perch atop Bree's bed is reading Time with the cover article 300 millionth America could they be saying that the 2 are going to add to this number or is one going to be taken out thus making that article wrong well take that Time Warner. Is Jess wearing a t-shirt to the new Rockstar game The Bully ? If so Jess I want that shirt no need to wash it and get your umm ...how odd I was possessed by J for a minuet there anyways. What was I saying O yes I was happy to see this video I do feel now that they may be getting back on track to a good plot.