Archive of entries posted on 14th May 2018

Monday Night Open Thread

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Okay, it’s starting to look like I”m sharing a Movies Explained For video every week. That was not my intent. I really enjoyed the attitude Jebediah took explaining classic films such as The Godfather and Psycho to millennials, so I shared those. But, his take on those superhero movies is so dear to my heart, I had to share the one I did last week.

Well, there’s one more superhero movie he did, and I’m going to share it. Language (bleeped) warning again. Oh, and pay attention real close for the first 30 seconds or you’ll miss the best part.

[The YouTube]

Told ya.

Anyway, now it’s your turn. Monday Night Open Thread means it’s your turn to run the show.

What’s on your mind?

We Had the Technology to Fake the Landing, But Not to Fake the Video Feed

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[Astronauts falling on the Moon, NASA Apollo Mission Landed on the Lunar Surface] (Viewer #153,371)

I’ve seen a lot of moon footage. None of it this.

Also, it made me think about how that fragile little suit was all that stood between those astronauts & death by vacuum.

Personally, I’d be a lot more leery of rolling around on a surface covered with random sharp rocks.

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Icebreaker: Who Would You Choose to Be Marooned on a Desert Island With?

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Having finished “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data” and enjoyed the results, I’m moving on to a new list:

76 Fun Icebreaker Questions (Not all of which will be used, since some are either/or questions, which are boring.)

Your mission: answer the question in the comments with a good story.

If you don’t have a good story, you are encouraged to make one up.

Who would you choose to be marooned on a desert island with?

Plan A: my wife, so I could be happy

Plan B: the guy who runs the Primitive Technology YouTube channel, so I could at least be comfortable