15 Inaccuracies Found In Common Science Illustrations - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep.48)

A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week we have the incredibly knowledgeable Michael Stevens, from Vsauce, to look at some common inaccuracies found in scientific illustrations.

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[styledbysamvay]

Oh my god, I got so excited when I clicked on this video and saw Michael pop up. Two of my favorite channels combined <3

[Sephazon]

It seems so weird without his usual music.

[ElectronikHeart]

I was so surprised to see Michael from Vsauce here !

Pleasantly surprised I must add ^^

[ninboy]

I got mind blown by just hearing Michael after I clicked the video.

[tpeezyYT]

I just realized Michael isn't actually there and is just in front of a green screen.

[Shezmen]

Michael we love you :) You are very professional and clear, as always...even if it's not your show!

[centrella]

Did anybody else keep waiting for the Vsauce music to kick in?

[Lutranereis]

If there's anybody other than John that I would rather see on this channel, it's Michael. 

[rougegmer]

Michael: Talks about the Mercator projection. Image: not the Mercator projection

[_Niko]

Michael is amazing. I was surprised to see him here, honestly.

[jacobsilcoff]

HOLY SHIT MICHAEL FROM VSAUSE ON MENTAL FLOSS MY MIND JUST GOT BLOWN

[Yui]

In a perfect world we would clone Michael and he would be the only person to ever appear in YouTube videos. Him standing in front of the Mental Floss background on the Mental Floss channel is evidence enough for me to believe that this is already starting to happen.

[knny]

Speaking as someone who has actually done a couple of science illustrations in the past, you always have to make the cut somewhere. There is infinite complexity in the analog, four-dimensional world, and you have to decide what it is you actually want to emphasize.
There is no such thing as an accurate illustration. Both terms exclude each other. Especially if you are forced to display four dimensional, or even three dimensional content on 2 dimensional media.
So if you want to legitimately critizice an illustration, first tell us what it is supposed to communicate, in its original context, and then point out how it not actually does that.

[AsbjornGrandt]

How does scissors, and knives work?
On the _molecular_ level, that is!

Do they cut long molecular strains, or do they pull them apart?

[SalaComMander]

"Oh look, another mental_floss video, time to learn some stuff. HOLY SHIT! IT'S MICHAEL!"

[TheGamingUpdate]

It's nice to see a guest host who is actually smart and fun to watch.

[libertynerd]

Be honest. When John Green wasn't there, we were sad. But when we found out it was Michael, we cheered!

[rambobannana]

my two favorite channels working together oh you guys made my day!

[EditsByLyra]

There's a really cool hiking trail in Valberg (France) called Sentier Planétaire. Basically you start your hike from a sculpture that represents the sun, and then the whole solar system is represented to scale: 1m = 1 million km. It makes you realize how far away some planets are compared to what you see in books, because you have to walk, it makes it clear to see that distances vary.

[dripfield]

7:20 
Did Michael just say "I don't even know"?
The universe is over