Boat posted:

I'm betting this is a lot of the reason why they're catching fire. Designed as a toy to just fart around in your house, driving to the store and back is putting a huge sustained draw on those batteries/motors and they're really not up to the task.

Boat posted:

I'm betting this is a lot of the reason why they're catching fire. Designed as a toy to just fart around in your house, driving to the store and back is putting a huge sustained draw on those batteries/motors and they're really not up to the task.

Wanamingo posted:

Gallagher's a jackass, though.

Phanatic posted:

Fishstick posted:

pwn posted:

A pair of real nice pieces from the trenches, courtesy of Indiewire: Meet the Brave Projectionists Behind The Hateful Eight Roadshow

What It's Like to be a 70mm Projectionist (with Quentin Tarantino watching)

AlphaKretin posted:

Timelapse of NYE celebrations somewhere.

quote:

Rising 1,337 feet above sea level, Mt. Rubidoux in the city of Riverside may very well be the world’s tallest Roman candle.

For at least 50 years every Fourth of July, Riverside City Hall has staged spectacular displays of fireworks above Mt. Rubidoux, an outcropping of weathered granite and brush near downtown. The event is advertised in the local press as a safe and fun alternative to private fireworks displays, which are illegal anyway. And just about every year from the time the tradition began, an errant spark or early detonation of one of those skyrockets sets Mt. Rubidoux on fire.

This past Independence Day, the first skyrocket went up at 9PM and the hill caught fire at about 9:01PM. After dousing what proved to be two separate spot blazes ignited by that single rocket, city fire officials gave the green light for the show to resume. It did, and the hill promptly caught fire a third time.

“I wouldn’t say it’s a joke among firefighters—we take it very seriously—but it does seem to be a tradition among residents to come out and watch Mt. Rubidoux burn,” says Riverside Fire Battalion Chief William Stamper. “If doesn’t light up, they’re kind of disappointed. On the other hand, the fireworks display is very impressive. Sometimes, when the hill catches fire, it’s an added show.”

Stamper and others point out that City Hall has gone to great lengths to keep the mountain from catching fire. The skyrockets were adjusted to detonate higher in the air than previously, and city crews regularly clear dry brush and erect fire lines. But what the city hasn’t done is discontinue the annual practice of detonating hundreds of pounds of sparkly explosives above the tinder-dry mountain. And so, every year like clockwork, the big rock goes up in flames.

Like the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano, the burning of Mt. Rubidoux has become an event around which many Riversiders plan their July 4 activities. They barbecue or picnic during the day, make that last booze run around 6PM, and sometime after 8:30PM set up lawn chairs in their front- or backyards (the hill can be seen from most areas of the city) and wait for the mountain to ignite.

FCKGW posted:

http://ieweekly.com/2008/07/news-stories-2/news-stories/awesome-riversides-annual-burning-of-mt-rubidoux/

bobjr posted:

FCKGW posted:

They launch fireworks from the top of a dry brush hill every 4th of July in my hometown and it catches fire every single year.


http://ieweekly.com/2008/07/news-stories-2/news-stories/awesome-riversides-annual-burning-of-mt-rubidoux/

Testekill posted:

So I woke up this morning and had pinched a nerve in my calf during my sleep. I put deep heat on it and have an itchy nose, which I scratch because I think I have wiped off all the cream from my hand. Spoiler alert, I didn't so now the only thing I can smell is menthol and I can't feel my nose.

WarpedNaba posted:

What the hell was she doing to your calf, chiropractic realignment?

MisterBibs posted:

Bit of a crosspost from the Hateful Eight thread; figured I'd post it here


I'm getting so much freude from the 70mm showings of the film. Screw ups were notable, and even if they weren't loving up, the dudes who have to run the thing(s) were putting out fires left-and-right just to avoid even more failures. This is why the industry started abandoning film and going to digital, folks!

(Not to mention that, having seen it both in 70mm and digital, the difference is the filmic incarnation of "this expensive HDMI cable makes things better" or "Vinyl is so much warmer")

MisterBibs posted:

This is why the industry started abandoning film and going to digital, folks!

bobjr posted:

Hedrigall posted:

For those of you who don't wade into the mire of the GRRM thread,

"George R. R. Martin posted:

Here it is, the first of January. The book is not done, not delivered. No words can change that. I tried, I promise you. I failed. I blew the Halloween deadline, and I've now blown the end of the year deadline. And that almost certainly means that no, THE WINDS OF WINTER will not be published before the sixth season of GAME OF THRONES premieres in April.

http://grrm.livejournal.com/465247.html

Jippa posted:

Is a war head very sour?

Jippa posted:

Is a war head very sour?

pik_d posted:

Yeah, this is their logo:

Jippa posted:

Is a war head very sour?

Velocity Raptor posted:

You know how your mouth will start to water when you're eating anything sour?

A warhead is the kind of candy that once you've had one, simply thinking of a warhead candy is enough to make your mouth start watering.

Rough Lobster posted:

If you manage to power through the sourness, Warheads actually get pretty delicious. I remember Black Cherry having the biggest sweetness payoff in regards to its sourness.

ekuNNN posted:

Wanamingo posted:

...the Mexicans have their salt candy...

ekuNNN posted: