Comments for "Robert Oppenheimer's thoughts after first atomic explosion" Video at VideoSift.com

By deathcow

deathcow (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/deathcow) — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:45:16 -0700

awesome thanks

By Deano

Deano (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/Deano) — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:42:01 -0700

Wow,great post t-man.

By coupland

coupland (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/coupland) — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:53:52 -0700

Somehow it strikes me as a bit profane to call this a "good post", but it's certainly one of the most thought-provoking on the site.

By HistNerd

HistNerd (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/HistNerd) — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:08:29 -0700

*politics *vintage Great post.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:08:30 -0700

Video added to politics and vintage channels (both channels called by gold star member HistNerd)

By budzos

budzos (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/budzos) — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:09:31 -0700

Greatest quote of all time, and it's a double quote... we guote Oppenheimer quoting myth.

Don't worry, Robert J... this is all just another blink of Vishnu.

By silvercord

silvercord (http://silvercord.videosift.com) — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:49:04 -0700

Sigh . . .

By Fedquip

Fedquip (http://fedquip.videosift.com) — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:45:35 -0700

wow, awesome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Oppenheimer

By Memorare

Memorare (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/Memorare) — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:52:50 -0700

"i suppose we all thought that one way or another" -
methinks we're all going to get the chance for such reflection firsthand before much longer.

By looris

looris (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/looris) — Tue, 01 May 2007 14:49:38 -0700

any transcription?

By klotz

klotz (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/klotz) — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:15:46 -0700

"We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that one way or another."

source:
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Movies/Movie8.shtml

By looris

looris (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/looris) — Wed, 02 May 2007 21:25:25 -0700

great thanks!

By slint

slint (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/slint) — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:18:56 -0700

Incredible piece. Being able to see his face is what solidifies it for me.

It's always intrigued me the different levels of the warmongers wanting the be-all/end-all weapon, and the scientists being driven by the technology, and following that path, not concerning themselves with what the consequences of the end product might be.

By coupland

coupland (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/coupland) — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:11:16 -0700

slint, I think that's a gross oversimplification and perpetuating a pretty silly stereotype. A lot of very brilliant people helped develop the atomic bomb, all from different backgrounds and probably all with different reasons. I suspect they devoted a great deal of time thinking about what they were doing and wrestling with tough ethical problems. No doubt many of them thought it would be used as a deterrent, others thought it would save lives that would otherwise be lost in a long drawn-out war, and likely none of them could have predicted that even while toasting their own victory they'd be marching down the road towards 40+ years of political and psychological warfare with the very nations who stood with them as allies. The whole Pandora stereotype makes for great movie fodder but I don't think reality is quite so simple.

By quantumushroom

quantumushroom (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/quantumushroom) — Fri, 04 May 2007 02:15:43 -0700

Too bad The Bomb wasn't perfected by 1940: no Hitler, no Mussolini, no Japanese Emperor, no WW2.

Vishnu doesn't give a damn about death...the "duty" he wanted the Prince to fulfill was the slaughter of his former teachers, friends and family members who opposed the Will of the Great One.

By T-man

T-man (http://tman.videosift.com) — Fri, 04 May 2007 10:17:40 -0700

I'm assuming you mean too bad the bomb wasn't perfected by us in 1940. If it had been perfected by Hitler (he was trying), Mussolini, or Japan there would have been no WWII.

By T-man

T-man (http://tman.videosift.com) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:06:04 -0800

*promote

By siftbot

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By siftbot

siftbot (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:25:46 -0800

Tags for this video have been changed from 'oppenheimer, atomic, bomb, hindu' to 'oppenheimer, atomic, bomb, nuclear, weapon, hindu, vishnu, death' - edited by calvados

By calvados

calvados (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/calvados) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:25:59 -0800

*history *military *worldaffairs

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By calvados

calvados (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/calvados) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:31:10 -0800

Looks a bit like Picard.

By notarobot

notarobot (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/notarobot) — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:55:36 -0800

it seems to be *dead

By siftbot

siftbot (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:55:37 -0800

Invocations (dead) cannot be called by notarobot because notarobot is not privileged - sorry.

By notarobot

notarobot (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/notarobot) — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:57:08 -0800

Yeah, sifty, I know, I'm just sayin..

By notarobot

notarobot (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/notarobot) — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:03:04 -0800

Yeah, sifty, I know, I'm just sayin..

By berticus

berticus (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/berticus) — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:04:22 -0800

'tis not dead, try reloading?

By Fedquip

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By uhohzombies

uhohzombies (http://uhohzombies.videosift.com) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:46:22 -0800

Oppenheimer's deadly toy... powerful video.

By guessandcheck

guessandcheck (http://guessandcheck.videosift.com) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:16:33 -0800

This video is strangely moving. You can tell that Oppenheimer's mind was probably never at ease again. There's something so painful in his expression that I've decided to make a new playlist: The Human Condition

Also, for a little more insight, although possibly slightly fictionalized:

Fat Man and Little Boy - Interesting movie about the scientists from Los Alamos. Starring Paul Newman, John Cussak, and Laura Dern

By choggie

choggie (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:28:49 -0800

yep, his faces tells the hideous motherfucking tale innit!!! Am I the only one who imagines Nosferatu's undead Theatre when his skeletacious face appears???

By choggie

choggie (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:29:38 -0800

*horrorshow

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By calvados

calvados (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/calvados) — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:12:32 -0700

*dark *religion

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By rasch187

rasch187 (http://rasch187.videosift.com) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:46:17 -0800

*promote the destroyer of worlds

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By Aniatario

Aniatario (http://livemusic.videosift.com/member/Aniatario) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:36:23 -0800

There's something about that man's face, something about his expression that's so unnerving.