Waching daily May 15 2017

Hi all, today's video will be part technical and part commentary.

By now you would have heard about NVIDIA's upcoming Volta GV100, the largest GPU ever

created.

At 815mm2, the odds of a fully functioning chip per wafer is very low indeed.

But from each wafer, are a bunch of cut down chips to be sold for $18,000 each as the flagship

Tesla.

When you can price your chips that high, the long established rule book on chip design

can be thrown out entirely.

If you read a few tech news articles on Volta, it should be obvious the major improvement

in GV100 are the new Tensor Cores.

What are they?

Well, in processor terms, there's Scalar ops or single numbers, Vector ops or a one-dimensional

array, and Tensor ops or a two dimensional array, a matrix.

In simpler terms, if your workload involves the matching datatype, Tensor cores can vastly

accelerate performance.

Instead of GV100's 30 TeraFlops of FP16, in Tensor workloads, it's 120 TeraFlops.

At this point, the tech press and readers in general focused on the comparison with

Vega, at 25 FP16 TeraFlops, it simply is leagues behind for the AI market.

However, most ignored the huge elephant in the room.

Google.

They have been running Tensor cores for their AI network a few years already but only went

public recently.

Meet Google's first-gen Tensor Processing Unit, or TPU, a 28nm chip that is ~300mm2,

capable of 92 TeraOps.

All that processing power at only 40 watts total power consumption.

In Google's own words, their TPU is an example of how fast they turn research into practice.

From design, to production, to running within datacenters, TPU took a total of 15 months.

From first silicon to operational, 22 days.

Absolutely staggering.

When we factor in it's die size, power usage and performance, compared to Volta GV100,

it is entirely on another level despite being on an older node.

The main reason why this is possible is because it's an ASIC, or Application Specific IC,

less flexible but very potent given matching workloads.

NVIDIA's new Tensor cores are very much in the same principle, it's an ASIC unit that's

bolted onto a General Purpose GPU.

Volta is the next evolution in an arms race, shots fired for sure, but not at AMD.

This is NVIDIA fighting hard to take the lead in the AI market, the domain of Google who

has publicly stated, their goal is to lead the industry on machine learning and to profit

from their customers.

It is no coincidence Google came out with a public blog just days after Volta's reveal

to extol the virtues of their Tensor ASIC.

I have no doubt Google is already well on their way to a 14 or 16nm FF next-gen TPU

design and it's about to come to market.

Their 28nm TPU is already ahead on an obsolete node, it does not take much to imagine how

far ahead they will be when a new & improved design is fabricated on a current node.

How will NVIDIA be able to compete in future AI markets against ASICs which are orders

of magnitude more efficient?

Likewise, AMD is certainly the small fry in this battle, how can they compete with Vega?

Well, not all AI research or networks use Tensor operations.

Standard INT8 & FP16 throughput will remain useful, and for these uses, Volta & Vega can

compete in this market alongside Google.

Vega with up to 50 TeraOps INT8 and 25 TeraFlops FP16, at 225W can be very compelling for the

many open source ecosystems in this market.

Volta is even more compelling as it offers datacenters the ability to run Tensor ops

or standard ops, all in one package, supported by the CUDA ecosystem.

While the focus is on AI market opportunities, the traditional High Performance Computing

market is still rapidly growing, and here FP16, FP32 and FP64 performance is key.

For these metrics, Vega 10 and the 2018 Vega 20 compares very well against Volta GV100,

factoring in it's smaller die size and lower power.

Importantly, AMD can have a dual Vega accelerator, with very high performance in HPC where multi-GPU

is well leveraged.

Certainly AMD is not lacking in competitive HPC GPU accelerators moving forward.

Ofcourse, success in HPC depends on both hardware & software and in the software side, AMD has

come a long way, with their recent HPC software stack released and made open source, allowing

easy porting of CUDA to OpenCL.

For the HPC battle, AMD faces an uphill fight, but look at it this way, with Vega, AMD has

a viable challenger in HPC hardware, at a time where they also have a viable software

stack.

When they are rock bottom for this market, the only way is up.

Moving back to Volta, the other major changes that it brings, such as it's improved hardware

scheduler for thread scheduling & improved virtualization, unified L1 datashare, and

reduced instruction latencies are all very important for HPC.

Ofcourse all of this HPC focus is interesting, but as viewers, I am sure you would be wondering

what Volta can do for you as gamers.

The following will be speculation, so I could be wrong, and I invite you all to openly discuss

and contribute your own thoughts about these upcoming GPUs.

While it's not concrete, we do have some historic precedent to guide us.

Consumer Volta would likely be a stripped down GV100, re-arranged to maximize perf/w

for graphics.

Volta on paper look to offer a 40% performance per watt gain over Pascal, and NVIDIA claims

it's both due to architecture and node improvements.

Volta is built on TSMC's 12nm FFN, a customized 16nm FF node specifically for NVIDIA.

TSMC advertises density & power improvements for this particular process, with the gains

big enough to warrant a half node leap in naming it 12nm.

Interestingly, when we examine transistor counts for Pascal GP100 and Volta GV100, compared

to their die sizes, there has been no density improvements.

What this tells me is NVIDIA has chosen to sacrifice the density gains of 12nm FF to

maximize power efficiency.

Basically, less dense transistors suffers lower current leakage and so they are more

power efficient at high clockspeeds.

In simple terms, NVIDIA had to blow up their die space to the max of production capability

to fit the 300W power limits for GV100.

As such, I do not believe the bulk of the efficiency gains are from architecture changes,

rather, the major gains come from trading die area for power efficiency.

However, for the consumer Volta, none of this matters.

Why?

Because Pascal GP104 and 102 are still quite small for their market position.

There's headroom here for die space to grow with Volta, to maintain a similar power target

while increasing performance on 12nm FF.

GV102 for example, could be ~600mm2, packing 5,376 Cuda Cores in 6 Graphics Processing

Clusters.

This chip could be launching in Q1 of 2018 as a new Titan X Volta, slightly cut down

with 35% more performance than the current Titan Xp.

Meanwhile, GV104 could be ~420mm2, with 3,584 Cuda Cores in 4 Graphics Processing Clusters

and potentially launching later this year as a GTX 2080.

I fully expect this next-gen Volta mid-range GV104 to be 5-10% faster than the current

high-end Titan Xp.

Vega is targeted against the Pascal 1080Ti and if it somehow manages to beat it, assuming

perfect execution from AMD, it will have to battle against NV's next-gen Volta not long

after.

The problem AMD will face is GV104 achieves it's stellar performance with a small 256

bit bus using GDDR6, making it a low-cost card to produce.

Vega meanwhile is larger, and uses more expensive HBM2, this means AMD is not in a position

to fight this battle based on low prices.

The flagship Vega must deliver exceptional performance, surpassing Titan Xp or it will

truly be dead on arrival for the gaming market.

From the roadmaps we have available, in 2018, NVIDIA will have their full Volta stack, with

GV102 cementing the performance crown throughout the year.

It's something AMD has no answer for until their new multi-chip architecture, Navi, is

ready and current AMD roadmaps suggest it will not come to market until early 2019.

Basically in 2018, NVIDIA will once again have the entire high-end segment without competition,

as AMD's Vega 10 and 11 gets relegated to fight against the small mid-range GV104 and

tiny mainstream GV106.

Herein lies the major difference between AMD competing against Intel on CPUs, and AMD trying

to compete against NVIDIA with GPUs.

NVIDIA is a brilliantly led corporation, their CEO has unyielding long-term vision and the

company has a long record of excellent execution.

The major difference in ethos is obvious for all to see.

When Intel is ahead, they stagnate and rest on their laurels, content with minor iterations.

This lax management from Intel has allowed AMD the chance to strike back with Zen.

NVIDIA however, are relentless in their innovation.

Nobody expected a 815mm2 Volta from NVIDIA.

It's pure arrogance, yields be damned, at NVIDIA they push on ahead and leave their

competitors in the dust.

In many ways, Volta is the arrogance & vision of their longtime CEO, Jensen Huang, manifest

in silicon.

If anyone at AMD is watching this, the truth of the situation is this: to be competitive

against such a relentess competitor, you go big or you go home.

Saying this, I do understand the problem AMD faces, they do not want to risk such a large

chip as low yields do impact AMD more due to lacking high margin HPC marketshare.

But this thinking and the self imposed limitation is artificial, it no longer matters.

The recent successes from NVIDIA should be proof that the PC gaming market is stronger

than ever, especially at the high-end.

The early PC gamer generation is now mature with high disposable incomes.

This play-it-safe focus on performance per dollar is not the road to success against

NVIDIA who have shown if you consistently build the fastest GPUs, PC gamers will come

with their wallets ready.

It's clear that AMD has fallen behind NVIDIA, an entire year of no competition beyond the

$250 market, and with Volta on the horizon, the outlook for 2018 is bleak.

But there is light at the end of this tunnel.

Navi is designed to be a scalable multi-chip architecture, a collection of small GPUs on

an interposer which presents as one large chip to graphics APIs.

Navi solves AMD's biggest problem, they no longer have to worry about cost benefits and

margins of going with a large GPU to compete.

Navi however, is for another day.

For the next month, all eyes will be on Vega, let's hope the Radeon Technology Group can

execute a smooth launch.

For competition & gamers sake, Vega needs to surpass expectations to stand a chance

against NVIDIA's looming Volta attack.

Hopefully this video has stimulated your thoughts & expectations on these upcoming GPUs from

both AMD & NVIDIA.

Thank you for watching and see you all next time.

For more infomation >> Volta: Poor Vega? - Duration: 11:26.

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High School Quiz Show - The Championship: Lexington vs. Newton North (815) - Duration: 26:47.

>> COSTA: Coming up,

it's the High School Quiz Show championship,

with Newton North High School...

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...taking on Lexington High School.

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That's next on High School Quiz Show.

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>> COSTA: Hi, everybody.

Welcome to High School Quiz Show.

I'm your host, Billy Costa.

And this is it-- we are down to the final two teams.

This is the match that determines

the 2017 High School Quiz Show state champion.

(cheers and applause)

Today's championship matchup has Lexington High School

taking on Newton North High School.

And on the Lexington team, we have

Stephen, Colin, Nick, and Krishna.

With alternate Max and the coaches,

Kari Darling and Bill Cole.

(cheers and applause)

On the Newton North team,

we have Louis, Max, Paris, and Isabella,

with alternate Max on the sidelines,

and coaches Albert Cho and Gregory Drake.

(cheers and applause)

All right, the competition has four rounds--

a toss-up, a head-to-head round, a category round,

and a lightning round.

We'll start with the toss-up round.

All answers are worth ten points, and this is

the only round with no point deductions for wrong answers.

So if everybody's ready, let's play.

On April 16, 1963, who wrote

"Letter from a Birmingham Jail" to his fellow clergymen?

Yes, Isabella. >> Martin Luther King.

>> COSTA: Yes. "All happy families are alike;

each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

This is the opening line of what famous Russian novel?

Isabella. >> Anna Karenina.

>> COSTA: Yes.

In December 2016, what former Massachusetts governor

was passed over after being interviewed

for U.S. secretary of state?

Yes, Nick. >> Mitt Romney.

>> COSTA: Yes.

What purple, fist-shaped organ located to the left

of the stomach is involved in the recycling

of old red blood cells?

Yes, Max. >> The spleen.

>> COSTA: Yes.

And now, take a look at your monitors.

Pictured here at the White House in 1965,

what U.S. secretary of defense played a major role

in the nation's military involvement in Vietnam?

Yes, Colin.

>> McNamara. >> COSTA: Yes.

Who wrote a new book called The Princess Diarist,

based on a diary she kept while filming

the original Star Wars movie?

Yes, Max. >> Carrie Fisher.

>> COSTA: Yes.

The Muses were Greek goddesses who ruled

over the arts and sciences.

According to the poet Hesiod, how many Muses were there?

Yes, Paris. >> Nine.

>> COSTA: Nine is right.

Ever since it was destroyed in 1941,

what sunken ship continues to leak

more than a quart of oil a day

from its grave at the bottom of Pearl Harbor?

Yes, Colin. >> USS Arizona.

>> COSTA: Yes.

The new science-fiction TV series Westworld

is based on a 1973 story by what author of Jurassic Park?

Yes, Colin. >> Michael Crichton.

>> COSTA: Yes.

And now, take a look at your monitors,

here comes your next question.

And here I am, just like that.

I get to do the video question.

Here it comes:

What late-night talk show host has a recurring segment

called "Carpool Karaoke"?

And Paris. >> James Corden.

>> COSTA: Yes.

In 1901, what Italian physicist and inventor

demonstrated the first wireless telegraph

across the Atlantic Ocean?

And Nick. >> Marconi.

>> COSTA: Yes.

What major river flows in a giant arc through Venezuela

and enters the Atlantic Ocean near the island of Trinidad?

And Nick. >> Orinoco River.

>> COSTA: Yes.

What Supreme Court decision ruled that people

of African descent who were brought to America as slaves

were not U.S. citizens and were not protected

by the Constitution?

Yes, Colin.

>> Dred Scott. >> COSTA: Yes.

Which of the following is the most abundant

and strongest greenhouse gas?

Is it A. water vapor, B. carbon dioxide, or C. methane?

Yes, Nick. >> Methane.

>> COSTA: No. Newton North, you want to try... Max?

>> Water vapor. >> COSTA: Correct.

Okay, take a look at your monitors.

Now, this is a skull of Australopithecus afarensis,

an early human ancestor that was part ape, part human.

A partial skeleton of this species was first discovered

in 1974 in Ethiopia and given what female name?

Yes, Nick.

>> Lucy. >> COSTA: Yes.

Five hundred years before Columbus,

what Viking explorer landed in North America,

where he explored a region he named Vinland?

Yes, Paris.

>> Leif Eriksson. >> COSTA: Yes.

What baseball executive from Brookline, Mass.,

helped "reverse the curse" in 2004 for the Red Sox,

and then again in 2016 for the Chicago Cubs?

Krishna.

>> Theo Epstein. >> COSTA: Yes.

What annual prize is awarded to the artist of the most

distinguished American picture book for children?

And Paris. >> Caldecott Medal.

>> COSTA: Yes.

In December 2016, after eight years in office,

what New Zealand prime minister surprised his country

by unexpectedly resigning?

And Paris. >> John Key.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Okay, take a look at your monitors.

We have a question from a very special guest.

>> Hello, I'm Charlie Baker, governor of Massachusetts.

Here's my question.

Massachusetts is the birthplace

of four United States presidents:

John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy,

and who else?

>> COSTA: Colin. >> George H.W. Bush.

>> COSTA: Yes.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, the United States topped

the medal count

with 121 medals.

Which of the following countries won the second most medals?

Was it A. China, B. Russia, or C. Great Britain?

Yes, Nick.

>> C. Great Britain. >> COSTA: Correct.

What particle present in large numbers in all living cells

serves as the site of protein synthesis?

Yes, Stephen.

>> Ribosome. >> COSTA: Yes.

In 2010, the acronym LBD entered The Oxford English Dictionary.

It stands for what item of clothing famously worn

by Audrey Hepburn in the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany's?

Isabella.

>> Little black dress. >> COSTA: Yes.

In 1949, what former U.S. State Department official was accused

of being a communist spy by Whittaker Chambers?

And Nick.

>> Alger Hiss. >> COSTA: Yes.

Math question.

A company stock is worth $500 at the start of January.

Each month, the stock goes up 10% in value.

How much is the stock worth at the end of February?

Max. >> $625.

>> COSTA: No. Lexington, Nick? >> $605.

>> COSTA: Yes.

The Nikola Tesla Museum is located

in what capital city of Serbia?

Colin.

>> Belgrade. >> COSTA: Yes.

With his wife Jeanne-Claude, what contemporary artist

created "The Floating Piers," a ribbon of yellow fabric

spanning three kilometers across a lake in northern Italy?

Nick.

>> Christo. >> COSTA: Yes.

>> All butterflies are plant-specific.

Monarch butterflies will only lay their eggs on what plant?

Krishna. >> Milkweed.

>> COSTA: Yes.

Coming to theaters this summer,

what epic war film directed by Christopher Nolan

is about the evacuation of hundreds of thousands

of Allied troops from France in 1940?

Max.

>> Dunkirk. >> COSTA: Yes.

From the Greek meaning "reaction with water,"

name the chemical process

in which a molecule is cleaved into two parts by the addition

of a molecule of water.

Max.

>> Hydrolysis. >> COSTA: Yes.

In a story that made headlines around the world,

what English soccer team overcame 5,000-to-1 odds

to win the Premier League championship in 2016?

And Louis. >> Leicester City.

>> COSTA: Yes.

In 1848, what Nantucket astronomer became

the first woman elected

to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,

a year after discovering her namesake comet?

Colin. >> Mitchell.

>> COSTA: Yes. Maria Mitchell.

Tucson, Arizona, lies in a territory that was acquired

from Mexico by the United States in what 1854 purchase?

Stephen. >> Gadsden Purchase.

>> COSTA: Yes.

What character on the TV series Lost shares his name

with an English philosopher

of the Enlightenment known for his social-contract theory?

And Colin.

>> John Locke. >> COSTA: Yes.

In 1866, Johann Strauss the Younger composed

what famous waltz to lift the spirits of his fellow Austrians

after losing the Seven Weeks' War with Prussia?

Nick.

>> "Blue Danube." >> COSTA: Yes.

In 2004, Democrats Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid approached

what 74-time Jeopardy! champ about running for senator?

Paris. >> Ken Jennings.

>> COSTA: Yes, also known as...

(timer)

Oh, that's the bell ending the round!

The score right now:

Lexington High School 210 points,

Newton North High School 150 points.

How about it, everybody?

Going for the crown.

(cheers and applause)

The head-to-head round is next.

First, we're going to take a couple of minutes

to get to know the players a little bit better.

So, I've got a question I will ask each of you.

We're going to start over here with Lexington High School.

And the question is, Stephen...

well, what year are you currently in at school

and what are your plans after high school?

>> I'm currently a junior.

I want to go to a college with a good finance program.

>> COSTA: Okay. Colin?

>> I'm a senior;

I'd like to go to a university,

a mid-size university in or near a city.

>> COSTA: All right. Nick?

>> I'm still a sophomore,

but I want to go to a college with a good history program

or political science program.

>> COSTA: All right. And Krishna?

>> I'm a senior, and I'd like to go to a college

with good humanities programs and good science programs

so I could explore both sides of my interests.

>> COSTA: Okay. Newton North, your turn.

Starting with you, Louis.

>> Yeah, I'm a senior and I'm just going to relax,

watch some High School Quiz Show.

>> COSTA: That's what I'm talking about.

Max?

>> Well, I'm a junior, and I don't really have

any specific plans yet, but I'd like to keep learning,

keep exploring, keep challenging myself.

>> COSTA: Okay. Paris?

>> I'm a senior.

I've already gotten into college, so I'm just trying

to, like, make sure I don't get rescinded at this point.

(laughter)

>> COSTA: Isabella?

>> I'm a senior, and I'm looking forward

to finding a beach and reading a book on it.

>> COSTA: Wouldn't that be nice?

Okay, it's time to play head-to-head,

which means, Lexington, you're going to come down.

Newton North, you're going to come down.

Let's go, head-to-head!

(cheers and applause)

Okay, we're about to go head-to-head.

I have the Newton North team to my left,

the Lexington High team to my right.

Gentlemen, shake hands, as we get started.

Oh, a reminder.

In this round, you get ten points for correct answers.

Incorrect answers will cost you ten.

You can buzz in at any time.

The clock is now set, good luck, here we go.

Who was assassinated by members of the Roman Senate in 44 B.C.?

Yes? >> Caesar.

>> COSTA: Yes. What U.S. state is home

to a region of narrow lakes called the Finger... yes?

>> New York. >> COSTA: Yes.

What word beginning with the letter M

refers to animals with an abdominal pouch-- yes?

>> Marsupials. >> COSTA: Yes.

What 1993 film stars Bill Murray as a weatherman inexplic... yes?

>> Groundhog Day. >> COSTA: Yes.

What is the first name of the Italian navigator Vespucci,

who made several trips... yes?

>> Amerigo. >> COSTA: Yes.

Rocksteady, ska, and reggae are music styles that originated

in what... yes?

>> Jamaica. >> COSTA: Yes.

In December 2016, the CIA concluded that

what foreign country had... yes?

>> Russia. >> COSTA: Yes.

What American folk hero has an animal sidekick called Babe?

>> Paul Bunyan. >> COSTA: Yes.

What thoroughbred race in Long Island is the third

and final event of the Triple Crown-- yes?

>> The Kentucky Derby. >> COSTA: No, Belmont Stakes.

What Lauren Hillenbrand book is subtitled "A World War II Story

of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption"?

(timer) Unbroken.

"The Entertainer" is a 1902 classic piano... yes?

>> Scott Joplin. >> COSTA: Yes.

In 1780, what American general was foiled in his attempt

to turn over West...

>> Benedict Arnold. >> COSTA: Yes.

What mountain range stretches more than 1,200 miles

through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia?

(timer) The Atlas Mountains.

Officially established in 1947,

what is the youngest branch of the U.S. military, yes?

>> The Air Force. >> COSTA: Yes.

What Irish wit once quipped...

(timer)

Ah!

(Costa sighs)

That's the end of round two.

Score right now: Lexington High School 310 points.

Newton North High School 150 points.

Let's hear it, folks.

(cheers and applause)

Next up is the category round with the following categories.

Take Me With U,

The Beautiful Ones,

Computer Blue,

When Doves Cry,

Baby I'm a Star,

and Purple Rain.

Each category has five questions with increasing point values.

Yes, players, you can confer with your teammates,

but once you buzz in, you cannot confer.

We will need your answer.

Newton North High School, you've got a little ground

to make up, so you get to choose

the first category, and what's it going to be?

>> All right, we'll take Take Me With U, please.

>> COSTA: These are questions about

the great American road trip, and for ten points...

The Gateway Arch, the tallest manmade monument in the U.S.,

was built in 1965 to honor what city's historic role

as the starting point of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Yes, Krishna. >> St. Louis.

>> COSTA: Yes, you've got the board, Lexington. Category?

>> Take Me With U for 15, please.

>> COSTA: Okay, local historian Doane Robinson came up

with the idea for Mount Rushmore in 1923

in order to promote tourism in what U.S. state?

Yes, Stephen. >> North Dakota.

>> COSTA: No. Newton North? Yes, Paris?

>> South Dakota. >> COSTA: South Dakota.

You've got the board, Newton North.

Category?

>> The Beautiful Ones.

>> COSTA: Questions about paintings.

And for ten points.

What French Impressionist is well known

for his Water Lilies series,

painted at his garden at Giverny?

Yes, Colin. >> Monet.

>> COSTA: Yes. And you've got the board.

>> Take Me With U for 20, please.

>> COSTA: For 13 days in 1836, Davy Crockett and about 200 men

defended what historic site in San Antonio, Texas,

against a much larger Mexican force?

Yes, Max. >> The Alamo.

>> COSTA: The Alamo is right.

You've got the board, Newton North.

>> Take Me With U.

>> COSTA: This time for 25 points.

New York's Central Park is the most visited urban park

in the United States.

It was designed by what landscape architect

who also designed Boston's Emerald Necklace?

Yes, Nick. >> Frederick Law Olmsted.

>> COSTA: Yes, and you've got the board, Lexington.

>> Take Me With U for 30, please.

>> COSTA: 30 points at stake.

Niagara Falls comprises three waterfalls:

the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls,

and what third fall that lies mostly on the Canadian side?

Yes, Nick. >> Horseshoe Falls.

>> COSTA: That is correct, and you now have the board.

Category?

>> The Beautiful Ones for 15, please.

>> COSTA: Michelangelo painted the ceiling

of the Sistine Chapel

by applying pigment directly to wet plaster,

a technique known as which of the following?

Is it A. fresco, B. tempera, or C. encaustic?

Yes, Louis. >> A. fresco.

>> COSTA: Fresco is right.

You've got the board, Newton North. Category?

>> Beautiful Ones.

>> COSTA: For 20 points.

Georgia O'Keeffe is best known

for her boldly distinctive paintings of flowers

and landscapes unique to what U.S. state

where she settled in 1949?

Max. >> New Mexico.

>> COSTA: Yes. You've got the board, Newton North.

>> The Beautiful Ones.

>> COSTA: For 25 points.

Inspired by Byzantine mosaics,

what Austrian artist mixed gold leaf into his oil paintings

during his signature Golden Period,

as seen in his most famous work, The Kiss?

Yes, Colin. >> Klimt.

>> COSTA: Yes, that's correct.

Lexington, you get the board. Category?

>> Beautiful Ones for 30, please.

>> 30 points: The Italian artist Canaletto

is best known for his hundreds of paintings

of what city that was his hometown?

(timer)

Venice is the answer.

Lexington has the board. Category?

>> Computer Blue for ten, please.

>> COSTA: Questions about computer science.

And for ten points:

The CPU is the part of a computer system

that's commonly referred to as the "brains" of a computer.

What does CPU stand for?

Max. >> Central Processing Unit.

>> COSTA: Yes. And now, you've got the board, Newton North.

>> Baby I'm a Star.

>> COSTA: Questions about stars, for ten points:

Stars are basically giant balls of gas,

mostly made of what two elements?

Yes, Krishna. >> Hydrogen and helium.

>> COSTA: Yes, and now, you've got the board, Lexington.

>> When Doves Cry, please.

>> COSTA: Questions about birds in literature.

For ten points:

What is the name of the snowy owl that Harry Potter receives

from Hagrid as a gift for his 11th birthday?

Yes, Paris. >> Hedwig.

>> COSTA: Hedwig is right. Category, Newton North?

>> When Doves Cry.

>> COSTA: 15 points: in ancient Egypt

and in classical antiquity,

what mythical bird is reborn from its own ashes?

Yes, Stephen. >> Phoenix.

>> COSTA: Phoenix is right. Category, Lexington.

>> When Doves Cry for 20, please.

>> COSTA: 20 points.

In Robert McCloskey's Make Way for Ducklings,

what is the name of the pair of ducks who decide

to raise their family in Boston's Public Garden?

Yes, Isabella. >> Mr. and Mrs. Mallard.

>> COSTA: That is correct.

And now, Newton North, you have the board.

>> When Doves Cry.

>> COSTA: When Doves Cry for 25 points.

Often used as a symbol of obsolescence,

what extinct bird appears as a character

in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll?

Yes, Max. >> Dodo bird.

>> COSTA: Dodo bird is right.

You have the board, Newton North.

>> When Doves Cry.

>> COSTA: 30 points: In Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poem,

"The Raven," what woman's name is mentioned eight times?

Yes, Isabella. >> Lenore.

>> COSTA: Lenore is right.

You've got the board, Newton North.

>> Baby I'm a Star.

>> COSTA: This time for 15 points.

What nine-letter word refers to what happens

when a star runs out of fuel for nuclear fusion and dies

in a spectacular explosion?

Paris. >> Supernova.

>> COSTA: That is correct. Category, Newton North?

>> Baby I'm a Star. >> COSTA: 20 points.

Our Sun is classified as which of the following types of stars?

A. red dwarf, B. white dwarf, C. yellow dwarf?

Max. >> C. yellow dwarf.

>> COSTA: Yes. You've still got the board.

Category, Newton North? >> Baby I'm a Star.

>> COSTA: 25 points: Stars don't actually twinkle,

but they can appear to flash

because of atmospheric turbulence.

Which star, the brightest in the night sky,

twinkles so much that it's often reported as a UFO?

Yes, Max. >> Polaris.

>> COSTA: No. Lexington, you want to try it?

(timer)

Sirius is the answer.

Newton North, you still have the board.

>> Baby I'm a Star. >> COSTA: 30 points.

What bright star cluster is also known as the Seven Sisters?

Yes, Colin. >> Pleiades.

>> COSTA: Yes. That is correct.

And, Lexington, you've got the board. Category?

>> Computer Blue for 15, please.

>> COSTA: ARPANET, a forerunner of the Internet,

was developed in 1969 by what U.S. federal department?

Yes, Max. >> The Department of Defense.

>> COSTA: Correct, and now, Newton North,

you have the board: category?

>> Computer Blue. >> COSTA: 20 points.

In computer science, a user interface that incorporates

icons, windows, and menus is called a "gooey."

This acronym, spelled GUI, stands for what?

Yes, Paris. >> Graphic User Interface.

>> COSTA: (hesitating) No.

Lexington-- yes, Colin? >> Graphical User Interface.

>> COSTA: Yes, that's correct.

And, Lexington, you get the board.

>> Computer Blue for 25, please.

>> COSTA: Co-developed by Marc Andreessen and released

to the public in 1993,

what was the first popular graphical browser

for the World Wide Web?

Max. >> Internet Explorer.

>> COSTA: No. Lexington?

Krishna. >> Netscape.

>> No. Mosaic is the answer.

Lexington, you've got the board. Category?

>> Computer Blue for 30.

>> COSTA: What daughter of the poet Lord Byron

is widely credited for having written

the first computer program, in the mid-1800s?

Yes, Max. >> Lovelace.

>> COSTA: Yes. Ada Lovelace.

And we only have the one category.

This is Purple Rain, questions about the late, great Prince.

And for ten points:

1983's "Little Red Corvette"

was Prince's first big crossover hit.

It gained airplay on what newly launched TV network at a time

when it featured virtually no black artists?

Yes, Krishna.

>> MTV. >> COSTA: That is correct.

And now Purple Rain for 15 points:

During a contract dispute with Warner Brothers,

Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol

and was known as TAFKAP, an acronym that stands for what?

Louis.

>> The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.

>> COSTA: Yes.

And Purple Rain for 20 points:

In 2015, Prince released a song dedicated to and named after

what city that dealt with the death of Freddie Gray

and the unrest that followed?

Colin. >> "Baltimore."

>> COSTA: Yes. Purple Rain for 25 points:

Best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac,

what singer-songwriter turned down Prince's offer

to write the lyrics to the classic song "Purple Rain"?

And Isabella. >> Stevie Nicks.

>> COSTA: Correct. And Purple Rain for 30 points:

What is the name of Prince's private home and studio complex

in suburban Minneapolis that friends say he wanted

to turn into a museum, similar to Elvis Presley's Graceland?

Krishna. >> Paisley Park.

>> COSTA: Paisley Park is right for 30 points.

(timer)

And that ends the category round.

The score right now:

Lexington High School 505 points.

Newton North 365 points.

How about it, folks?

(cheers and applause)

Okay, we are heading into the final 90 seconds of game play,

the lightning round.

This is the championship round.

You get 20 points for each correct answer.

Incorrect answers will cost you 20 points.

The clock is set.

Good luck, teams.

>> Lyndon B. Johnson assumed the U.S. presidency in what year?

>> 1963. >> COSTA: Yes.

A typical human body cell has how many chromosomes? Max?

>> 23. >> COSTA: No. 46.

In the Shakespeare play Hamlet,

what is the first name of Hamlet's mother?

Yes, Colin. >> Gertrude.

>> COSTA: Yes. The pop singer known by the stage name Lorde

was born in 1996 in what country?

Krishna. >> New Zealand.

>> COSTA: Yes. What eight-letter word refers to the force

that resists motion between two surfaces?

Yes, Colin. >> Friction.

>> COSTA: Yes. In 2016, who announced she would seek

a fourth term as German chancellor?

Colin. >> Angela Merkel.

>> COSTA: Yes. Gary Trudeau is the author of what popular,

long... yes? >> Doonesbury.

>> COSTA: Yes. In 1948 what president of Yugoslavia

broke diplomatic ties... yes? >> Tito.

>> COSTA: Yes. Adolf Hitler committed suicide

on April 30 of what year?

Yes, Krishna. >> 1945.

>> COSTA: Yes, who advocated ruthless cunning

in his 1532 political treatise...

>> Machiavelli.

>> COSTA: Yes. Arlington National Cemetery is located

in what U.S. state-- Max? >> Virginia.

>> COSTA: Yes. Tai chi is an ancient form of exercise

that originated... Yes, Krishna? >> China.

>> COSTA: Yes. In Greek myth, who was worshipped mainly

as the goddess of the family hearth?

Yes, Nick. >> Hestia.

>> COSTA: Yes. Name the capital city of North Dakota.

Yes, Nick. >> Bismarck.

>> COSTA: In the Disney film The Lion King,

what is the name of the warthog?

Yes, Paris. >> Pumbaa.

>> COSTA: Yes. Name the branch of zoology

that deals with the study of insects.

Yes, Nick. >> Arachnology.

>> COSTA: No. Entomology is the answer there.

And this year's High School Quiz Show champion

is Lexington High School.

705 points.

(cheers and applause)

The runner-up, Newton North High School,

with a very impressive 405 points.

Congratulations to both teams for a great game

and another great season.

And by the way, Lexington now moves on to play

in the fifth annual Governor's Cup

to take on Nashua High School South,

the winner of New Hampshire Public Television's

Granite State Challenge.

So, be sure you're with us and thank you so much for being here

on High School Quiz Show.

Great job, teams.

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SCP-1602 A Shower Curtain | Object class Safe | Humanoid/Extradimensional/Transfiguration SCP - Duration: 13:52.

SCP-1602 "A Shower Curtain" Object Class: Safe

Item #: SCP-1602

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: As it only exhibits anomalous qualities when spread out,

SCP-1602 must remain folded a minimum of 5 times when not undergoing testing.

When SCP-1602 is removed from its container to undergo testing or cleaning, no fewer than

three personnel are to be in a room with it at any given time.

It is currently kept at Storage Site-49 inside a standard containment locker.

Researchers seeking to conduct additional tests involving SCP-1602 must have written

approval from a Level-3 staff member before removing the item from containment.

Instances of SCP-1602-B are to be terminated by security personnel after research staff

has made sufficient notes regarding its behavior.

All remains are to be preserved and placed in storage.

Description: SCP-1602 is a plastic shower curtain patterned with stylized sea turtles.

When it is spread and placed in a room with a single human subject, SCP-1602 will enter

its active state.

After activation, an extradimensional space containing SCP-1602-A will be generated behind

SCP-1602.

This phenomenon will still occur even when SCP-1602 is placed against a wall or other

solid object.

5 to 30 minutes after activation, a faint light will appear roughly 3m behind SCP-1602,

casting a silhouette of SCP-1602-A on the back of the curtain.

SCP-1602-A will remain stationary for a brief period before drawing back SCP-1602 and approaching

the subject.

Pre-test counseling sessions conducted with D-Class subjects have shown that instances

of SCP-1602-A take on forms that are representative of the subject's psychological insecurities

(see Experiment Log).

If an additional party enters the room during this process, SCP-1602-A and any traces of

its existence will instantly vanish and SCP-1602 will reenter its dormant state.

If left unimpeded, SCP-1602-A will restrain the subject and forcibly pull them behind

SCP-1602.

Instances of SCP-1602-A have consistently proven capable of outrunning, overpowering,

and subduing subjects through nonlethal means.

Once the subject has been taken behind SCP-1602, SCP-1602-A will return SCP-1602 to its spread

position.

SCP-1602 will then reenter its dormant state, resulting in the disappearance of SCP-1602-A

and the captured subject.

In roughly 10% of tests conducted with D-Class personnel, the captured subject reemerged

from behind SCP-1602 unharmed and with no memory of their abduction.

In the remaining tests, SCP-1602 spontaneously reactivated 10 to 60 minutes after the subject's

disappearance and an instance of SCP-1602-B was generated.

SCP-1602-B appears identical to the most recent version of SCP-1602-A; however, they will

not disappear when viewed by a person other than the subject.

SCP-1602-B can be easily terminated with a standard firearm, even when SCP-1602-B possesses

no visible means of animation.

SCP-1602 was retrieved on 13/08/1988 from a hotel in ████████, South

Dakota.

During the initial containment mission, Foundation field agents discovered an instance of SCP-1602-B

inside a hotel room and presumed it to be an independant anomaly.

The instance of SCP-1602-B was designated SCP-████ and the mission was filed

as a success.

When Foundation intelligence intercepted a second report of a "monster" at the same hotel,

a more thorough examination of the building was initiated and SCP-1602 was contained.

Experiment Log:

Test 1602-5 Subject: D-1602-5, a Caucasian male, age 20.

During conversations with on-site counsellor Dr. ██████, subject confessed

that he that had coerced his girlfriend into having an abortion.

Subject expressed profound feelings of regret surrounding this event.

Procedure: SCP-1602 hung on a plastic shower rod suspended from the ceiling in the middle

of the test chamber.

Subject was instructed walk around SCP-1602 and view the other side once it entered an

active state.

Results: SCP-1602 entered an active state after approximately 5 minutes, consistent

with activation time in previous tests.

The subject noticed a faint light emanating from behind SCP-1602 and walked around to

view the other side.

Subject reported that upon viewing the other side, SCP-1602 apparently reentered its dormant

state: the light vanished and was no longer visible from either side of SCP-1602.

No other anomalous activity reported.

Test 1602-6 Subject: D-1602-5, same as previous test.

Procedure: SCP-1602 hung on a plastic shower rod suspended from the ceiling in the middle

of the test chamber.

Subject was instructed to stand in place and observe only one side of SCP-1602.

Results: SCP-1602 again entered an active state after approximately 5 minutes.

10 minutes and 23 seconds into the test, a small, undefined silhouette appeared at the

base of the curtain.

An instance of SCP-1602-A (SCP-1602-A6) emerged precisely 3 minutes later, taking the form

of a newly born child covered in vernix caseosa and blood.

SCP-1602-A6 crawled out from beneath the curtain in the direction of the subject.

Upon observing SCP-1602-A6, the subject screamed and stumbled backward, losing balance and

collapsing on the floor.

Several hundred additional instances of SCP-1602-A6 continued to emerge; many of these were identical

to the original instance, although 22% of duplicates still bore umbilical cords.

Acting as a group, SCP-1602-A6 converged on the subject.

Subject fought back but was overpowered by SCP-1602-A6 and was subsequently dragged behind

the curtain, followed by all remaining SCP-1602-A6.

A single instance of SCP-1602-B6 emerged after 15 minutes.

Autopsy confirmed that its anatomy was consistent with that of a typical infant, although its

internal organs were found filled with live maggots.

Samples of the maggots were preserved and placed in storage.

Additional: Any traces of vernix caseosa and blood left on the floor by SCP-1602-A6 ceased

to exist the moment Research staff entered the room.

Note: The presence of multiple instances of SCP-1602-A at one time suggests that SCP-1602-A

are entities generated each time SCP-1602 enters an active state, rather than a single

entity that assumes different forms, as had been previously theorized.

- Dr. Lindquist

Test 1602-7 Subject: D-1602-6, a Hispanic female, age

33.

Subject had a history of bulimia and self-image disorders.

Procedure: SCP-1602 placed in a spread position against the wall of the test chamber with

a mild adhesive.

Results: Subject exhibited high levels of anxiety and panic upon SCP-1602 entering its

active state, repeating the phrase, "I can't do this."

This pattern of behavior continued until SCP-1602-A7 appeared behind SCP-1602, at which point subject

began banging on the wall opposite to SCP-1602 while shouting incoherently.

SCP-1602-A7 pulled back the curtain, revealing a cavity in the wall that had not previously

existed.

SCP-1602-A7 was identical to the subject in height and race, but appeared to possess no

muscular tissue whatsoever, with skin stretched directly over its bones and ligaments.

Lack of musculature notwithstanding, SCP-1602-A7 still possessed a high level of mobility and

strength, grabbing the subject by the ankles and pulling the subject behind the curtain.

An instance of SCP-1602-B5 emerged within 5 minutes of the subject's disappearance.

SCP-1602-B5 was observed to claw at its own body, its jaw fully extended but making no

vocalizations.

Researchers called for termination after 4 minutes of observation.

Autopsy deemed unnecessary as SCP-1602-B5 had peeled back most of its own skin, confirming

its lack of muscle tissue.

Retrieval of SCP-1602 showed the wall to be in the same condition as it had been at the

beginning of the test.

Test 1602-8 Subject: D-1602-7, a Caucasian male, age 58.

Subject had been a high-ranking employee of ████████, a Fortune 500 company,

prior to incarceration.

Dr. ██████, who provided counseling for the subject in the weeks prior to testing,

noted that the subject expressed significant frustration over the fact that his dedication

to his work had led to his estrangement with his children and ex-wife.

Procedure: SCP-1602 placed on the floor in a spread position.

Results: SCP-1602's horizontal orientation did not appear to alter its effects, activating

within the standard timeframe.

SCP-1602-A8 emerged from beneath it, climbing from a perfectly round hole in the floor that

had not existed prior to SCP-1602's activation.

SCP-1602-A8 took the form of a clown in a loose, polka-dotted suit.

While its body seemed to be that of a natural human, its head was disproportionally large

and made from what appeared to be papier-mâché, with areas of the face cut out where its eyes

would typically be located.

A reflective substance (later confirmed to be standard confetti) poured continuously

from these orifices for the entire duration of the test.

This test marks the first time an instance of SCP-1602-A has made vocalizations, despite

its lack of visible means of articulation.

SCP-1602-A8 approached the subject very slowly, repeatedly expressing a desire to 'play' and

encouraging the subject to 'loosen up and live a little'.

Subject attempted to engage SCP-1602-A8 in conversation, making numerous inquiries about

its nature, albeit with a significant amount of profanity.

34 minutes after the subject's capture, SCP-1602-B8 was generated and proceeded to stumble around

the room in a state of extreme distress.

Like SCP-1602-A8, it made numerous vocalizations, though most of its statements were requests

to see Dr. Lindquist and questions regarding its own nature.

The following is the subsequent exchange between SCP-1602-B8 and Dr. Lindquist.

<Begin Log>

Dr. Lindquist: We'll start by confirming your identity.

What is your name?

SCP-1602-B8: (Confetti still pouring from its facial orifices) [REDACTED].

Dr. Lindquist: What are the names of your children?

SCP-1602-B8: [REDACTED].

What's happened to me?

Dr. Lindquist: Please remain calm and answer the questions.

Do you have any pets?

SCP-1602-B8: I have a Great Dane named Dorothy.

Please, Doctor, I need help, I'm blind and—

Dr. Lindquist: What did you see after you were taken behind the curtain?

SCP-1602-B8: I didn't see anything.

What's happened to my face?

Why am I blind?

What did that [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] clown do to me?

Dr. Lindquist: That's what we're trying to figure out.

We want to help you, but you need to answer our questions.

Did SCP-1602-A8 say anything to you after—

SCP-1602-B8: You let that thing do this to me!

For the love of God, Doctor, what's it done to me?

Why can't I see anything?

Why is everything so cold?

Why does my head feel so…

(SCP-1602-B8 raises its hands to its face and makes vocalizations similar to weeping.)

Dr. Lindquist: Please try to remain calm.

I only have a few more questions—

SCP-1602-B8: (Still weeping) Nothing's changed.

Nothing's changed.

<End Log>

Closing Statement: SCP-1602-B8 refused to respond to any further questioning and was

terminated shortly after interview.

It is unknown if D-1602-8 was physically transmuted into SCP-1602-B8, if the subject's consciousness

was transferred, or if SCP-1602-B8 was impersonating the subject.

Much of the confetti produced by SCP-1602-B8 was incinerated, with a small amount stored

in a small plastic container and placed in storage.

Test 1602-18 Subject: D-1602-21, an African American male,

age 46.

Subject was uncooperative in counseling sessions, but was found to have a history of impoverishment.

Procedure: Subject given a standard firearm and placed in a bulletproof testing chamber

with SCP-1602.

Results: SCP-1602-A took the form of an elderly, emaciated black male dressed in heavily damaged

winter clothing.

The subject fired several rounds of ammunition which had no visible effect on SCP-1602-A.

The subject was apprehended, as expected.

No activity was detected from SCP-1602 for two hours, after which the subject reemerged,

apparently unharmed and visibly damp.

When interviewed, the subject claimed that he had not been abducted, and had in fact

simply taken a shower, describing the experience as "pleasant" and "cleansing".

Testing is ongoing.

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Chase Your Goals Episode IV: LUX Tour w/ English Subtitles/Русские Субтитры - Duration: 5:22.

New York is Stressful

My name is Chase Winters

I am an agent of change

I make music

I make people smile

Hey Chase

Hey! :) What?

It's so cool here

Get it!

It's so cool in here

Cool, I'll be back in like two minutes

Alright cool, that works, that works

You gotta get in there

Alright

We're here at PA State college

That's the name of a town

So google decided to do a cool April Fool's Joke

And they put Pacman on Google maps

So right now we're in Pennsylvania and those are the streets of PA

Let me see if I can actually get some success here

Pacman Google Maps Baby

Come on Pacman

What are you doing?

Come on Ms. Pacman

Hey Chase

Hey! :) What?

How is my hair looking?

Your hair is looking great

It actually looks kinda good in the camera here

This tea is at the right temperature

I'm just saying that because I heard it on a record

We're here at Millennium park in Chicago and my message to you in this episode is be prepared

Sometimes life throws you opportunities out of nowhere and sometimes they are great opportunities

But if you're not prepared for it you won't be able to capitalize off of it

So stay prepared

And that's it...

Chase your goals

Cheers to happiness!

So I'm sure there's a very good reason for this thing being called the bean

But considering that Boston is like Bean town

It's weird that their main attraction here is the bean in Chicago

I'm not sure why but it's pretty cool

I like beans

Mr. Bean

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www.Bembeltown.de

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ASMR Ponytail Head Massage

GigiASMR

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MY CHINESE NAME - Duration: 4:55.

Let me show you something

Supposed to get some work done but..

Look

*giggles*

*gibberish noise*

*more gibberish noise*

*and more gibberish noise*

"erm, excuse me..."

"wanna give me a kiss?"

"want to smooch smooch?"

time to go to work

ugh^%*

sonova%$#(!

You know

I barely remember what happened

the other night

barely remember

yeap

this is work

growing in Singapore can be tricky

Wh-why tricky?

because I'm different

my teachers told me

I was unique

but during recess

I just felt outnumbered

everybody spoke to me

like I'm supposed to...

know Malay,

be good at football (soccer)

and never buy

from the Chinese stall

funny eh?!

you know

Mother Tongue

during Mother Tongue class

I sat at the back

what language?

Mandarin

You know what name they gave me?

they asked, 'what's your name?'

I said

UHHH

DARWIN

this was Primary 4

Oh you started at Primary 4?

Yes, I started from Primary 4

Ok

DARWIN

if you start the class

you need to follow everyone

do this

Ok, so Darwin...

Darwin

this is Chinese class

So...

I'm gonna give you

a different name

OK

Can

right after that she just said....

Darwin is.....

'Da Wen' (Big Smell)

Do you know what 'Da Wen' means?

Do you know what 'Da Wen means or not?!

It doesn't even make any

fucking sense

She, herself, wasn't even sure what to call me

So, she just

broke my name down

into two syllables

oh 'DA'

'.....WIN.'

'DA WEN' (BIG SMELL)

Darwin or 'Da Wen'

It's all the same

it's the same!

SO not for the VLOG

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On the seventh of October 2008,

a Qantas plane flying from Singapore to Perth

declared a MAYDAY to air traffic control.

When it made an emergency landing

at a small airport on the West Australian coast,

it had onboard

more than a hundred injured passengers and crew.

They had broken bones, lacerations and spinal injuries,

while compartment doors had been ripped from hinges

and passengers' belongings were strewn throughout the cabin.

Less than an hour earlier,

passengers with and without their seatbelts on

had impacted the cabin ceiling

when the plane had twice dropped several hundred feet

without warning.

<b>"A sudden loss of height,</b>

<b>the plane being thrown around in the air</b>

<b>and the screams of those around you."</b>

For Qantas -

which boasted an unparalleled flight safety record -

this was completely out of the ordinary.

The media was quick to blame the accident

on clear-air turbulence,

but what really happened to the plane

was something far more disturbing.

QF72 was an Airbus A330 plane

that was just one hour and a half from its destination

when all hell broke loose.

The flight's captain, Kevin Sullivan,

was a former US Navy fighter pilot -

at the time of the accident he had

over 13 thousand flying hours in his logbook.

When I returned to the flight deck,

I knew that we were flying at 37 000 feet.

The body angle was 2 degrees above the horizon.

The flight control computers, however,

thought we were flying at 50 degrees body angle

and overspeeding at the same time.

Now we know that's pretty impossible.

It says that's where we're flying -

we're flying like this -

"I must protect the airplane".

So it pitched the nose down.

It went from plus 2 to minus 8.4

in less than a second.

Look what the tail's doing.

If you're back there,

you're going to feel the force.

What Captain Sullivan was coming up against

was a change in how airplanes have been made

in the last thirty years.

Traditional jumbo jets -

such as the Boeing 747 -

are controlled by the pilot

through mechanical connections to the hydraulic systems

which move the flight control surfaces -

that is, the rudder,

the elevator and the ailerons.

But the Airbus A330

is what's known as a fly-by-wire system,

where there is no such manual control.

Instead, the pilot's controls make requests of a computer,

which sends electronic signals

in order to move the flight controls.

Fly-by-wire planes are lighter and more fuel-efficient.

They're also capable of executing

faster and more precise movements than humans,

and they reduce the chance of pilot error

by preventing the plane from exceeding certain limits,

known as the flight envelope.

It is the flight computer's protection modes

that prevent the aircraft from exceeding the flight envelope -

and when they became active,

they blocked Captain Sullivan's attempts

to stop the computer's command.

It's like 2001: A Space Odyssey.

"HAL, open the pod bay doors."

"I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you do that."

I'm saying, "Don't push the airplane down".

I'm pulling back on the stick.

The computers are saying, "I'm sorry Kev,

I'm not going to let you do that".

But the fact is that fly-by-wire planes

have actually made air travel much safer.

In the past decade,

the number of commercial passenger flights has surged,

while the number of fatalities in plane accidents has fallen.

But in the case of flight QF72,

the manufacturer's design prevented the pilot

from overriding the computer's control.

In the A330 course,

you're taught you must interact:

you can interact with the plane.

It's great and when it works, it's great.

But when it doesn't work,

you're in the dark.

An investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau

found that one air data computer

was sending incorrect body-angle and speed information

to the three primary flight control computers -

which reacted to the data

by forcing the plane to pitch down.

The flight maintenance log revealed

that 10 simultaneous faults

had occurred during the accident -

and most of these had been hidden from the pilots.

The hierarchy of this particular airplane

is that the computer is number one

and the pilot is number two.

If they, for example, decide that

you're overspeeding and stalling

and they're going to protect you -

there's no right to veto that.

But for Captain Sullivan,

there is a bigger question left to be answered

and it's not just about the computers onboard flight QF72.

As we start to trust computers with delivering our goods

and even driving our cars -

just what level of control

should we keep for ourselves?

I've never even -

in all the extreme flying I did in the military -

did I ever say to myself:

"Hey, you're in trouble".

Those are very profound words for a pilot

to admit to himself, as I did,

and saying, "Yeah, I'm in a knifefight with this airplane

and only one person is going to win

or one computer is going to win".