Livestream Next Week! 😊

4. What was the first music album you ever bought? And was it on a cassette? CD? …Vinyl??

Mariana Arzuaga

3. I asked the next question to my friend who literally said “I don’t know, ask Dianna.” 😂 (It’s more of a biology question, though): Do you think it’s possible that somewhere, anywhere in the universe, a creature like Stitch (from Lilo & Stitch), with 6 limbs, exists? I kind of feel like the shoulders of the second set of arms would get in the way of the elbows of the first set (upper arms)… I find it impractical for that reason but I could be wrong 🤔

Mariana Arzuaga

2. What is the story behind naming the mud puddle “Kyle”?

Mariana Arzuaga

1. You said you read a lot of sci-fi and fantasy. Who’s your favorite superhero? (But you aren’t allowed to say "Physics Girl".)

Mariana Arzuaga

hi Dianna - couple questions: How may licks does it take you to get to the tootsie roll center of a Tootsie Pop? Second question I posted a few months ago. Would be great if you could talk to it in the livestream: hi Dianna - I'm sorry for posting on this video eight months later but I just watched one of your videos on LIGO on YouTube today. I thought it was fascinating. Would you mind answering a possibly stupid question? In the video "Why are there giant concrete tunnels in the desert?", Amber Strunk mentions that the Earth drops by a meter and a half. Does that mean the far end of the tunnel is ~1.5 meters above the ground? I'm just trying to visualize what it looks like for the tunnel to be perfectly straight as opposed to the ground beneath it. I have a bunch of other questions like "How do they ensure the tunnel is perfectly straight?" and "If you were to physically extend the tunnel say, 2000km, and put a level on the far end, what would it show?" This would be a fascinating video in and of itself. :) Anyways, I really enjoyed it. The part about the massively huge and minute scales was a real eye opener. Thanks!

David Strome

Awesome! Looking forward to it. Question 1 - How was your birthday? Question 2 - I noticed that I could auto-translate your videos into multiple languages on Youtube - well the subtitles are auto-translated, which is still SUPER cool. What's your opinion on STEM and the language barrier (granted that this might not be a problem in the States but in South Africa, we have 11 official languages so kids kinda need to learn English before they can learn Maths, for example)? Do you think there is room for creating custom, translated content for global audiences?