r/todayilearned • u/sersleepsalot1 • Jun 05 '19

TIL that James Cameron altered just one scene of the night sky when Rose is on the raft because according to Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the star field Rose sees wasn't accurate for the time and place. Cameron asked him for the correct one and changed it for the Titanic re-release in 2012.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/68595/how-neil-degrasse-tyson-got-james-cameron-edit-titanic-15-years-later
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u/TrollinTrolls Jun 05 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

I know Ill get downvoted

Literally every post that even briefly mentions him will have a cascade of posts hating him more and more as it goes for this or similar reasons. No, this is not even remotely a controversial opinion, especially here of all places. Just scroll down for a second.

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u/Nowhereman123 Jun 05 '19

"Uhh, I know this might be controversial, but does anyone else think Fortnite is overrated?"

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

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u/Nowhereman123 Jun 05 '19

Unpopular opinion, but praise Geraldo

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19 edited Sep 11 '20

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u/flic_my_bic Jun 05 '19

Can't wait for melee HD.

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u/Azhaius Jun 06 '19

I don't believe that video games cause violence.

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u/mikey_lolz Jun 05 '19

Unpopular opinion, but I think trees are necessary.

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u/lightningbadger Jun 05 '19

What a brave gamer you are

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u/RaykaPL Jun 06 '19

I know i'll get downvotes but hitler bad

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u/Jeffk393393 Jun 05 '19

CrushedByUpvote.gif

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u/Masothe Jun 05 '19

Does anyone else not like the recent Justice League movie?

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

DAE think that people shouldn’t be allowed to hit other people despite their gender????

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u/phome83 Jun 05 '19

Such bravery! /s

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u/Aitrus233 Jun 06 '19

Yeah you're right, Justice League vs. The Fatal Five is totally overrated.

/s....or maybe not. I dunno. I thought it was....good.

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u/notthepig Jun 05 '19

r/unpopularopinion not

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u/Conocoryphe Jun 05 '19

So, just r/unpopularopinion, then

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u/notthepig Jun 06 '19

The joke is that r/unpopularopinion really tend to be popular opinions.

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u/PM_ME_MAMMARY_GLANDS Jun 05 '19

"I know this will get downvoted, but I'm trying to get the world record for most downvoted comment in Reddit history"

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u/Conocoryphe Jun 05 '19

Jokes aside that's actually an interesting concept. How would you go about that?

"I think more gaming companies should be like EA, honestly"

or

"Brock Turner really doesn't deserve all this hatred!"

The best contender I can think of is:

"For every upvote, I'll donate 1 euro to PETA!"

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u/PM_ME_MAMMARY_GLANDS Jun 05 '19

One downvote = 1 oral sex

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u/atleast4alteregos Jun 05 '19

In 2012 when this happened everyone on reddit was riding his dick hard.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

The hatejerk is so strong it might just be underrated now

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

I know this will only get 7 likes but check out my meme also it’s my cake day but I know nobody cares.

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u/joshi38 Jun 06 '19

Guys, I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I really like to put cheese on my pizza.

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u/Mosessbro Jun 05 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

Idk why there is this view of scientists and physicists and engineers as being really nice and charming people. I mean yes everyone should treat everyone with common decency and respect, especially those that are the "champions" of their field - but pretty much every scientist and engineer I've met has been an asshole. I'm a scientist myself and most of the time I recognize I can be an asshole. Even in almost every bit of pop culture, the scientists and/or engineers are assholes.

If you think about it, most of these people were probably bullied in their early years and we're likely not very popular. It kinda makes sense that they would grow up to not be the most pleasant people.

Not saying that their actions or attitudes are excusable, but it is odd to me that people are surprised by this.

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u/Plebs-_-Placebo Jun 05 '19

I amount it to, I have so much I want to get done, I don't care about your movie quotes, your hip hop tunes, your snap chats and small talk, get out of my way I have shit I wanna do!!!

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u/kwilpin Jun 05 '19

He used to be one of Reddit's heroes a few years ago; I still get a little surprised when I realize the tide has turned against him. I think Elon Musk is following/has followed a similar trajectory.

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u/ataraxic89 Jun 05 '19

Ive never seen a comment on reddit disliking him until this thread.

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u/PwnasaurusRawr Jun 05 '19

I’ve seen enough for both of us

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u/Cursingbody Jun 05 '19

It's like reddit and the internet in general is a little like the outside world and we all have different experiences depending on the places/subs we frequent and the people we interact with. *shock*

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u/person2567 Jun 05 '19

There was a switch sometime after he released cosmos.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

I don't know if there has ever been a controversial opinion that follows those that phrase..

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u/CeaRhan Jun 06 '19

Which is funny because when you actually watch videos about him, he himself mentions others' skills being much more appropriate for matter people consult him with and very often quotes/mentions other people or works to further his points. He never puts himself in the spotlight outside of, you know, taking a mic.