Comments on: Bridge demolitions set to opera http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/bridge-demolitions-s.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 01:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/bridge-demolitions-s.html#comment-433926 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433926 I suddenly have the urge to play Pontifex... I suddenly have the urge to play Pontifex…

]]> By: ArghMonkey http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/bridge-demolitions-s.html#comment-433448 ArghMonkey Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433448 Be on the lookout for a fat lady as the american economy collapses like these bridges ... Be on the lookout for a fat lady as the american economy collapses like these bridges …

]]> By: ArghMonkey http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/bridge-demolitions-s.html#comment-433452 ArghMonkey Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433452 Be on the lookout for the fat lady as the american economy collapses like these bridges ... Be on the lookout for the fat lady as the american economy collapses like these bridges …

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/bridge-demolitions-s.html#comment-433454 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433454 Anonymous Coward sez: btw it's Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Anonymous Coward sez:

btw it’s Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.

]]> By: zuzu http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/bridge-demolitions-s.html#comment-433456 zuzu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433456 Needs more <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Ca_edg6RE" rel="nofollow">Night on Bald Mountain</a>. (Yes, nearly all my knowledge of "high culture" comes from either <i>What's Opera, Doc?</i> or <i>Fantasia</i>.) Needs more Night on Bald Mountain.

(Yes, nearly all my knowledge of “high culture” comes from either What’s Opera, Doc? or Fantasia.)

]]> By: ZoopyFunk http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/bridge-demolitions-s.html#comment-433477 ZoopyFunk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433477 Excellent Editing. However, for me this was overshadowed by the repetition. A remix is on order. More bridges, more explosions, and a grand finale. Excellent Editing. However, for me this was overshadowed by the repetition. A remix is on order. More bridges, more explosions, and a grand finale.

]]> By: hiyayaywhopee http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/bridge-demolitions-s.html#comment-433487 hiyayaywhopee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433487 @4 Since this video was just Virginia bridges, I'm sure someone would be able to find plenty of bridges to operaize. @4

Since this video was just Virginia bridges, I’m sure someone would be able to find plenty of bridges to operaize.

]]> By: aj http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/bridge-demolitions-s.html#comment-433522 aj Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433522 Nihon Break Kogyo would be proud! Nihon Break Kogyo would be proud!

]]> By: w000t http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/bridge-demolitions-s.html#comment-433819 w000t Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433819 I was expecting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmina_Burana_(Orff)"><i>O, Fortuna</i></a>, but that's really a cantata not an opera. I suppose it's probably more suited to skyscraper demolition, anyway. #4 / Zuzu - Nearly all of my knowledge of "high culture" comes from <a href="http://www.erowid.org/">Erowid</a>. I was expecting O, Fortuna, but that’s really a cantata not an opera. I suppose it’s probably more suited to skyscraper demolition, anyway.

#4 / Zuzu – Nearly all of my knowledge of “high culture” comes from Erowid.

]]> By: presterjohn http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/bridge-demolitions-s.html#comment-434090 presterjohn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-434090 I like how the exploding concrete pillar in one shot produces huge clouds of dust. It reminds me of some other exploded concrete video I've seen elsewhere. I like how the exploding concrete pillar in one shot produces huge clouds of dust. It reminds me of some other exploded concrete video I’ve seen elsewhere.

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