The Greatest Shot in Television (Connections) (www.youtube.com)

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This video of James Burke's perfectly timed, live narration ending exactly at the moment of a satellite launch still gives me chills, even after seeing it so many times. It popped up again on Hacker News today, and it hasn't lost it's effect on me.

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[-] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago

https://youtu.be/XetplHcM7aQ

The show is worth watching. The 'Connections' in the title are the ways that separate events and discovers come together.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

I remember the first time I saw this. I was amazed that they got the timing just right.

[-] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

The sound of the rocket was at least added in post. It takes quite a while for the sound to travel that far.

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