Universe in a Nutshell App(shop-us.kurzgesagt.org)
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Universe in a Nutshell App
https://shop-us.kurzgesagt.org/products/universe-in-a-nutshell-app
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Seems like a nod to Charles and Ray Eames’s “Powers of Ten” video (1977) might also be in order?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0
My thought exactly. Maybe they felt they couldn't credit the video without opening up to some sort of lawsuit?
Also Boeke's Cosmic View (1957).
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Boeke/Boeke1.html
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Boeke/Boeke1.html
Kurzgesagt is an amazing group and their videos are fantastic. I’m a huge fan. So I try to support them anyway I can. The app is really cool too.
I felt a bit manipulated to be directed to their app at the end of a video to discover it costs money. The way it was worded didn't set up that expectation.
Maybe I'm wrong, did anyone else have that experience?
Maybe I'm wrong, did anyone else have that experience?
From site:
> You can get it in your app store, there are no in-app purchases and no ads.
This suggests that pricing the app is the only revenue source. It is very reasonable that the creators aren’t just donating their work.
> You can get it in your app store, there are no in-app purchases and no ads.
This suggests that pricing the app is the only revenue source. It is very reasonable that the creators aren’t just donating their work.
It's very possible I was being daft, but for some reason, I assumed this cost money until I got to that sentence. I guess it's because I still naively assume that any up-front price tag should imply a lack of ads, ergo such a caveat is only necessary if the app is already free.
IMO, they should have listed the price on the page. The other merchandise on their site has prices listed, and an app should be no different.
IMO, they should have listed the price on the page. The other merchandise on their site has prices listed, and an app should be no different.
They sell notebooks and other items on that very same site, if you scroll down a bit more.
it is so tiresome constantly reading comments here of people complaining when cool things aren't given away for free.
It just says there are no in-app purchases or ads. I don't feel misled.
2 data points for iOS:
USD 2.99 (US)
EUR 3.49 (EU/AT)
AUD $4.49
Can also change the country code in the App Store URL (if looking at it on a desktop browser) to see the pricing in each country.
Can also change the country code in the App Store URL (if looking at it on a desktop browser) to see the pricing in each country.
Something around 27ish in Turkish Lira (₺), though definitely worth it even just for supporting WBW and kurzgesagt.
CAD $4.69 on Android
I can understand that concern. But it leaves price changes in the future open (including perhaps making it free at some point) without having to delete and upload an edited video.
How does one see the video? The link seems just to take me to a page with links to Android and iOS app stores.
It's at the end of their lasted video «The Largest Star in the Universe – Size Comparison» available on youtube( https://youtu.be/3mnSDifDSxQ ).
Meta: I had to read this title three times to guess what it might have intended to say. I suppose it would help if I had heard of this website before. I think "Wait but Why" could benefit from this capitalization, which is also used in the article, or just "Wait But Why."
You can see this (or similar) here for free in this awesome controllable animation, you can click on the objects for more info:
https://htwins.net/scale2/
(Credit to the original authors here: Cary & Michael Huang. I don't know if they are connected to the project in the app: edit: yes they are (as influence), and credited, see reply below)
https://htwins.net/scale2/
(Credit to the original authors here: Cary & Michael Huang. I don't know if they are connected to the project in the app: edit: yes they are (as influence), and credited, see reply below)
From the Wait but Why post:
At some point in our pasts, we had both become enamored with two fun room icons, Cary and Michael Huang, known on the internet as the Huang Twins. The twins do a lot of cool things, but it was their Scale of the Universe toy that we loved most.
Inspired by their work, we decided to go for it. We wanted to make the best size explorer we could imagine. We called it Universe in a Nutshell.
At some point in our pasts, we had both become enamored with two fun room icons, Cary and Michael Huang, known on the internet as the Huang Twins. The twins do a lot of cool things, but it was their Scale of the Universe toy that we loved most.
Inspired by their work, we decided to go for it. We wanted to make the best size explorer we could imagine. We called it Universe in a Nutshell.
Excellent, thanks for the info, I'd missed it going to the app. Edited to add that.
Celestia offers a nice 3d representation of space. You can zoom out and see the solar system, milky way, local group, etc.
https://celestia.space
https://celestia.space