# The Fifth Element

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Podcast: [Popcorn Science Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/popcorn-science-podcast-7320349)
Published: 2026-04-05T18:08:38+00:00
Episode link: https://www.popcornscience.ca/the-fifth-element/
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In this episode of "Popcorn Science," discuss the 1997 film The Fifth Element. Topics Science Gripes (5:10) Technobabble "Memo-groups", the perfect being, genetic memory Generate skin by exposure to UV Gravity will mess you up ( 10:05 ) 3D grid lock? Fog layer in NYC? How big is the death sphere anyway? New Moon? What about tides, tho? How do shadows work? ( 18:41 ) -5000 degrees? ( 22:57 ) Parable of the Broken Window ( 22:37 ) Science Shine (24:23) Aziz! Light! The fifth element is... Boron... err... Ether ( 25:40 ) Languages ( 29:40 ) Planetary Protection ( 32:12 ) Diva Dance ( 33:40 ) We bring the evil with us where we go ( 36:32 ) Single-use beds Garbage strike 65 trillion served, plausible? Hallway disguise Of it's time (41:05) 23rd century look an awful lot like the 90s. Phonebooks? CDs? Bruce Willis is in every 90's action film. Space Die Hard! Misogyny. Luc Besson is a creep as are most of the male characters. Ruby Rod is ahead of his time. Zorg is a techbro, but what's his motivation. Ratings (56:52) References The Fifth Element (1997) Luc Besson - director New York 2140 - Kim Stanley Robinson Kármán line Parable of the Broken Window Divine Language Toki Pona Laura sings the "Diva Dance" from the Fifth Element

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