Here's an example of what the full broadcast looks like - 3 hours long. And mostly in Swedish. Not only is there the pomp and ceremony, but there's also background on the winners and why received their prizes, and small interviews with them. at 19:47 in that video there's an interview with Peter Higgs and his work in physics. At 29:30 is an interview with Alice Monroe and her work in literature. 1:11:36 is the winners in economics, and so on.
The dinner is shown on TV here (in Sweden). From the intro, with the awardees and families arriving on the red carpet - along with clips of what they've been doing during their Sweden visit - to the dinner entertainment show, all the way to when the attendees start dancing after dinner.
He could buy the planet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_Earth puts combine GNP in the 10s of trillions, ecosystem services as $125 trillion/yr, and value of the freshwater as $73.48 trillion. These prices are comfortably within his budget.
I just watched this again and noticed that at 2:20 KY was omitted as one of the neighbors of IL, but at 2:27 IL was shown as one of the neighbors of KY.
I say "yes" - and that an infinite number of angels can dance on the head of a pin. But my objection here is that the video isn't consistent in what it accepts. See 1:03 where Utah is accepted as one of the neighbors of NM. FWIW, at 1:18 CO is not considered one of the neighbors of AZ, while at 1:56 the "many states" which neighbor CO include AZ.
The 16 reactor zones are embedded inside a uranium ore deposit. If it were deliberately constructed, it somehow had to be distributed inside of buried rock. Of all the uranium ore deposits on the world, this happens to be one where a natural reactor is possible. And everything about it looks like natural rock. Sufficiently advanced aliens could of course do anything, but rather than having the satisfying and testable explanation that we have, we're left some rather big questions, and no real evidence.
Like, what was is built for? It wouldn't have been an intense power source. Wikipedia says "less than 100 kW", so enough for about 15 US homes. We know how to make more powerful reactors, or make a small solar farm for that amount of energy.
Scientists have done many tests to understand the chemical changes, including looking at the distribution of different element types. If there were any supporting infrastructure, like cooling pipes or power transmission lines, they should have left a signature, eg, increased copper concentration.
Like, what was is built for? It wouldn't have been an intense power source. Wikipedia says "less than 100 kW", so enough for about 15 US homes. We know how to make more powerful reactors, or make a small solar farm for that amount of energy.
Scientists have done many tests to understand the chemical changes, including looking at the distribution of different element types. If there were any supporting infrastructure, like cooling pipes or power transmission lines, they should have left a signature, eg, increased copper concentration.