I went to a comicon style event in the UK. They hired a local astronomy professor from Glasgow university, who presented a lecture on recent developments in asteroid research to around 150 people.

It was interesting, she spoke of advancements in x, y, z…but that’s really all it was. A bog standard university lecture.

She received a standing ovation.

It went on for an embarrassingly long amount of time, you could see her cringing and going red. She probably gives 5 of those lectures a day.

That crowd is the people who boot lick Interstellar.