Marble in Lava
You are watching a video made by the late Dr. Carl Sagan in which a micro camera is successfully encased in a glass marble. Such a fascinating idea, it could be used for a variety of purposes:
Spying on people.
Recording secret conversations.
Taking pictures of things that are difficult to see with the naked eye.
There are certainly some ethical concerns about using this technology. For example, it could be used to spy on people without their consent. It could also be used to record secret conversations which could damage relationships.
Oh, but this micro camera inside a glass marble is used for none of these. The camera records from inside the rolling marble as it rolls its way down a long chute and into a pool of molten lava! For a few seconds upon impact, you are able to continue observing video until the marble melts and no longer protects the video camera.
You think of how horrible this is! And by the looks of the comments and likes/dislikes, some people are amazed by the footage, while others are equally horrified as you. The video raises questions about the ethics of filming death and destruction.
Poor marble! :-( It was just minding its own business, rolling down a chute, when it was suddenly plunged into molten lava. It must have been a very painful death.
You can see why some people would be amazed by the footage, though. It's not every day that you see a glass marble melt into molten lava. But is it okay to film someone dying, even if they're not a person? Is it okay to film something that is causing someone pain? These are tough questions, and there is no easy answer. But it's important to think about them, and to have a discussion about them.
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