Archive of entries posted on 14th July 2017

Friday Night Open Thread

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Over at my little blog, I have a post up about how I’m missing music from the 40s.

If you want to know the whole story behind it, you can check it out here.

If you are only curious if there’s a video of 40s music that I posted, well, there is. The only thing you’ll get is the story I wrote to go along with it. I’m just posting the video here. Well, that and a link to the little story that goes along with it.

See how nice I am? I’m not going to make you click through to my little blog to see the video I posted. Although, if you want to click through, feel free.

[The YouTube]

Here, though, it’s time for Friday Night Open Thread. You pick the topic, or topics, and others join in. And this goes on all night long.

Who wants to start?

Murder by Malted Milk Ball

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[Compressed Air Cannon in Super Slow Mo – The Slow Mo Guys] (Viewer #1,403,972)

Normally, “shooting things in slow motion” videos get dull after a while, but using an air cannon is different. The projectile breaks the thing, then the residual blast of air scatters it, adding a fun layer of chaos to the destruction. Frankly, I never got tired of this, even though the video’s 16 minute running time made me not want to even start.

Just tell yourself “I’ll quit as soon as I get bored”, and see what happens.

Link of the Day: I’d Forgotten About “Spaceballs: The Flame Thrower”

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[High Praise! to Thrillist]

The 100 Greatest Props in Movie History, and the Stories Behind Them

There are a few swears in there, so you’ve been warned.

Another warning: this is a very long list, so you might want to just jot down some numbers on your first pass so you know which ones you’ll want to come back to. Otherwise you could be there for hours.

My favorites were 57 and 6

You can share your favorites in the comments, if you’ve a mind to.

[Think you have a link that’s IMAO-worthy? Send it to harvolson@gmail.com. If I use your link, you will receive High Praise! (assuming you remember to put your name in the email)]