Comments on: Destructive, weird and absurd acts recorded in super-duper-slo-mo http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 07:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1403328 Kimmo Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1403328  Your reply indicates an unfounded assumption.  Your reply indicates an unfounded assumption.

]]> By: Brad Zimmerman http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1401490 Brad Zimmerman Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1401490 Anyone that has read Monstrous Regiment is not surprised. Anyone that has read Monstrous Regiment is not surprised.

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1401386 timquinn Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1401386 That is a highly bizarre standard to expect a critic to uphold, whatever the level of seriousness intended. That is a highly bizarre standard to expect a critic to uphold, whatever the level of seriousness intended.

]]> By: Aaron Swain http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400837 Aaron Swain Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400837 I love that camera so much. I love that camera so much.

]]> By: sgeorge http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400814 sgeorge Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400814 "Flour and Candle" - I expect that people might be surprised that a handful of flour can instantly catch file, when released above a candle. However, in flour packing factories, they are constantly worried about static electricity, since a spark can ignite flour in the air, and cause a huge explosion.  The same problem exists with grain elevators. “Flour and Candle” – I expect that people might be surprised that a handful of flour can instantly catch file, when released above a candle. However, in flour packing factories, they are constantly worried about static electricity, since a spark can ignite flour in the air, and cause a huge explosion.  The same problem exists with grain elevators.

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400632 noah django Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400632 ROCKIT PROPELLLLLLLED DRYARRRRR RAAAAAAAAACK! ROCKIT PROPELLLLLLLED DRYARRRRR RAAAAAAAAACK!

]]> By: chupsahey http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400589 chupsahey Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400589 Sooooommmmmeeee mmmeeeeeeennn juuuuuuuusst waaaaaaantt tooo waaatch thhheeeee woooooooorrlld buuuuurrrrrrnn. Sooooommmmmeeee mmmeeeeeeennn juuuuuuuusst waaaaaaantt tooo waaatch thhheeeee woooooooorrlld buuuuurrrrrrnn.

]]> By: 10xor01 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400451 10xor01 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400451 Excuse me, but I must go make a small modification to my dryer rack. Excuse me, but I must go make a small modification to my dryer rack.

]]> By: Sasha@librtee http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400426 Sasha@librtee Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400426 wot did i just watch??? wot did i just watch???

]]> By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400423 Kimmo Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400423 Oh goody, another one for the Phantom Flex subfolder in my HD vids directory : ) <i>Love</i> the tune, too. /looks up Trentemøller Thanks, Nathan : D Oh goody, another one for the Phantom Flex subfolder in my HD vids directory
: )
Love the tune, too.

/looks up Trentemøller

Thanks, Nathan : D

]]> By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400418 Kimmo Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400418  Please notify me if/when you shoot your own slo-mo reel of awesomeness. I will be most interested.  Please notify me if/when you shoot your own slo-mo reel of awesomeness.

I will be most interested.

]]> By: richard wright http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400281 richard wright Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400281 doesn't the title translate to "dumb and dangerous"? love it! doesn’t the title translate to “dumb and dangerous”? love it!

]]> By: mat catastrophe http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400208 mat catastrophe Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400208 Less destructive, but no less cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGmEYopFcVg Less destructive, but no less cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGmEYopFcVg

]]> By: dragonfrog http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400194 dragonfrog Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400194 Not that it makes much difference, but it's a carton of creme fraiche, not a milkshake, that they chuck into the lawn mower. In that one, and the chainsaw + bottle of coke, I like the remnants of the previous awesome stuff-demolishing experiments... Not that it makes much difference, but it’s a carton of creme fraiche, not a milkshake, that they chuck into the lawn mower.

In that one, and the chainsaw + bottle of coke, I like the remnants of the previous awesome stuff-demolishing experiments…

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400193 timquinn Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400193 What is the value of the "meh" comment? Well, it is sort of a minimal criticism suggesting that the author has not pushed hard enough, has not 'really' dealt with the material, has not honored the audience by delivering on tacit promises.  meh. What is the value of the “meh” comment? Well, it is sort of a minimal criticism suggesting that the author has not pushed hard enough, has not ‘really’ dealt with the material, has not honored the audience by delivering on tacit promises. 

meh.

]]> By: George Herbert http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400186 George Herbert Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400186 The flour+candle one almost replicated an accident I had when much younger, that ended up with a severa-foot-across fireball of gasoline vapor with my head and upper body entirely within the fireball.  I do NOT recommend anyone replicate these, if you're breathing in at the wrong second you can get mouth, throat, or even lung burns, and the face and hair and clothes on fire are not fun even if you avoid fatal internal injury. The flour+candle one almost replicated an accident I had when much younger, that ended up with a severa-foot-across fireball of gasoline vapor with my head and upper body entirely within the fireball.  I do NOT recommend anyone replicate these, if you’re breathing in at the wrong second you can get mouth, throat, or even lung burns, and the face and hair and clothes on fire are not fun even if you avoid fatal internal injury.

]]> By: bcsizemo http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400185 bcsizemo Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400185 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V9Gn0auLFUA Alright it's not wine, but I still question a man's sanity when he blows up a microwave inside a garage... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V9Gn0auLFUA

Alright it’s not wine, but I still question a man’s sanity when he blows up a microwave inside a garage…

]]> By: Maneki Nico http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400184 Maneki Nico Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400184 Sure, your whites may be a little singed, but for sheer efficiency it's hard to beat the rocket-propelled drying rack. Sure, your whites may be a little singed, but for sheer efficiency it’s hard to beat the rocket-propelled drying rack.

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400183 franko Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400183 :O "indoor fireworks" "flour & candle" "waterbed & needle" so... much... destruction.... mind can't comprehend. i'd love to know more about the aftermath of the waterbed. who's place was destroyed to get *that* footage? :O
“indoor fireworks”
“flour & candle”
“waterbed & needle”

so… much… destruction…. mind can’t comprehend. i’d love to know more about the aftermath of the waterbed. who’s place was destroyed to get *that* footage?

]]> By: Chloramphenicol http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400158 Chloramphenicol Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400158  My thoughts exactly.  Somehow 'vamp' is the perfect track for this video.  My thoughts exactly.  Somehow ‘vamp’ is the perfect track for this video.

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400144 teapot Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400144 I don't buy it: http://youtu.be/oqT7uwz79Zk?t=4m18s Does that look like a "near fatality" to you? This video is amazing though. Who knew wine in a microwave would be so devastating? I don’t buy it:
http://youtu.be/oqT7uwz79Zk?t=4m18s
Does that look like a “near fatality” to you?

This video is amazing though. Who knew wine in a microwave would be so devastating?

]]> By: gothicgeek http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400129 gothicgeek Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400129 How I laughed! :) How I laughed!

:)

]]> By: BonzoDog1 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400126 BonzoDog1 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400126 The bullet-disposable lighter reminded me of a near-fatality of when the Bic first came on the market and a welder had one in his shirt pocket until a welding spark popped in. The story got around in the trade and they all went back to Zippos. The bullet-disposable lighter reminded me of a near-fatality of when the Bic first came on the market and a welder had one in his shirt pocket until a welding spark popped in. The story got around in the trade and they all went back to Zippos.

]]> By: Jonathan Cundiff http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400125 Jonathan Cundiff Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400125 At 2:36 - 2:36 you can clearly see the "bullet" come back into frame after passing through the Coke can and traveling back toward the direction fired.  Scary. At 2:36 – 2:36 you can clearly see the “bullet” come back into frame after passing through the Coke can and traveling back toward the direction fired.  Scary.

]]> By: giantasterisk http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400119 giantasterisk Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400119 Balloon + Face is still my favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90VyvOhPmA0 Balloon + Face is still my favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90VyvOhPmA0

]]> By: Dolphin Bunnywolf http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400082 Dolphin Bunnywolf Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400082 I'm pretty sure this was filmed by one of my (former) tenants. I’m pretty sure this was filmed by one of my (former) tenants.

]]> By: Mike McDougall http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400081 Mike McDougall Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400081 The music choice was great! Also, it's amusing to ponder that the bill for all the things they destroyed (not to mention cleaning up that house) is still smaller than the bill for renting one of those cameras for a day. The music choice was great! Also, it’s amusing to ponder that the bill for all the things they destroyed (not to mention cleaning up that house) is still smaller than the bill for renting one of those cameras for a day.

]]> By: GawainLavers http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400068 GawainLavers Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400068 Here's hoping their ad revenue can pay for a new house... Here’s hoping their ad revenue can pay for a new house…

]]> By: nathan foote http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400065 nathan foote Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400065 Awesome! Even better for using  Trentemøller for the music Awesome! Even better for using 
Trentemøller for the music

]]> By: K. Kebabyoghurt http://boingboing.net/2012/04/19/destructive-weird-and-absurd.html#comment-1400055 K. Kebabyoghurt Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155536#comment-1400055 Sexy Destruction! Sexy Destruction!

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