kennethfrankel The scientists in the movie have a line - sort of like this: Since the last known element is 111 this must be element 112. No real scientist would ever make a statement like that. Maybe it could be 113, or 115 or who knows what. The actual element 112 was made by smashing zinc and lead together. The current heaviest element is 118 - made by smashing Californium 249 and Calcium 48. An element has a certain number of protons. Period. Each atom could have a variety of neutrons, which seem to help hold the nucleus together. So for an example, Uranium has 92 protons, and a variety of neutrons, bringing its atomic weight up to 235 or 238, and several other varieties - these are isotopes. Each proton or neutron is added as "one". What is interesting is that there may be a stable "island" at element 120, but it is anyone's guess. It should be noted that these heavy elements were not "discovered" - they were made. People picked the 2 smashing elements based on calculations. Note that often only a few atoms were made, sometimes even just 1. To make matters worse, one guy faked his data. So the bulk properties are not known. For example, is Element 118 a solid or a metallic gas?How is the rain solution going to tip the axis back to normal? Why would the rain replace missing mass and restore the too low gravity in some areas? To be fair, the monsoons do shift the Poles a bit. The scientific details are made up. Yes, rain would have mass, but compared to the vast bulk of the Earth, it is a hill of beans.Scientists in the 30's - 50's movies are like another species. People today say they are a molecular biologist, or a nuclear physicist, etc. Not a scientist. A striking example was "Son of Frankenstein" with Rathbone as Wolf Frankenstein. Ygor says - 'but you are a scientist' - meaning that he should have no trouble doing a brain transplant! They went to the deepest part of the Earth - Carlsbad Caverns - to avoid noisy data. That would be about 1600 feet - they say 1800 feet - who knows. That is only scratching the surface. The deepest we have drilled is about 20,000 feet.Finally, a plane was seen to be bombing trucks in a convoy - probably WWII footage.

Uriah43 Two seismologists by the name of "Dr. David Conway" (William Leslie) and "Dr. Ellis Morton" (Tristam Coffin) along with their pretty assistant "Laura 'Hutch' Hutchinson" (Kathryn Grant) have just produced a machine that can predict earthquakes. Unfortunately, the first earthquake it predicts is extremely catastrophic and it's followed by much larger ones. Soon the earth has reached a critical point and everything points to a new discovery called "Element 112" as the cause. But can anybody do anything about it? Rather than answer that question and possibly spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was a satisfactory science-fiction movie for the most part. Obviously, being made in 1957 one shouldn't expect graphics quite as good as those produced today but for that particular time they weren't too bad. Likewise, the acting was adequate as well. All things considered then I suppose this movie is worth a look by fans of this genre and I rate it as average.

LeonLouisRicci You might think that the explosion of the whole World, no less, could muster some thrills and chills as Scientists race to uncover the cause and apply their Egghead methods to stifle the upcoming Apocalypse.Not so much in the hands of these cheap Hollywood Hacks that in the Fifties exploited Science in their Fiction and made some Really Cool Posters but some very Uncool Movies. This isn't the worst of its kind and does manage to be involving enough. Just the thought of what's at stake could put the nerves on edge.But here just climbing down a rope is enough to make a Female Scientist freeze with fear. The cardboard sets have some visual charm and the stock disaster footage is mixed in nicely with some looking very ominous. But the Plot of the New Element and Diluvial problem solving is rather lackluster and hokey, as is the Romantic necessities. The final shot of the Lovers on an elevated Stage with a Kiss that makes Her quake is an exclamation point on the stodgy and stagy nature of what went before.

captainapache If you're looking at the reviews for Night the World Exploded, you are probably already a hopeless 50's sci-fi addict. But it's OK, you're in good company.This is actually a pretty engaging film that may hold up to some repeated viewings. Although the props and sets are not as good as they could be, they still support a very interesting story with good production values and some very good B movie acting.I would actually recommend this film above The Unknown Terror and Flame Barrier. These two are probably better films with bigger budgets but have a very boring script with little to no action.Also, if you're into 'End of the World' flicks, don't miss Crack In The World - one of the best!!