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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away
    Make them shoot lasers and explode, and the audience will... perhaps double.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away
    Gadgets and technology in general has been employed heavily in theatrical work since, well -- forever, frankly. The use of special effects, lighting, audio, set design, costuming -- they have all had technical aspects made to bring the world of the play to "life" on the stage. Often times the technology and/or gadgets are not obvious to the audience, but in this case the director appears to have used the gadget world itself as part of Oberon's fairy kingdom.

    As a sound designer on King Lear at the University of Oregon's Robinson Theatre production back twenty years ago (yes, I am that old) we used a Macintosh for all of the sound effects tied to our lighting, for example. The art of illusion is often tied directly with gadgets and technology of all types, and that has been true since the day Sheakspeare took the stage.
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away

    The problem with robotic actors is they are prone to sudden and dramatic amnesia.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away
    Both attendees look like riveted.
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    11/19/09

    @badhatharry: Unintentional puns are the best kind.
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    Image of Mayor McRib Mayor McRib
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away
    What the hell is Manny doing in that photo. "We can fix it together".
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/19/09

    In reply to Fly Away
    i don't care what you tell me. there is nothing in the world that will convince me that someone in college station knows what a robot is. ever.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/19/09

    @Nick: In college, my department (sound design) was all about automation and trying to do everything we could to get out of sitting in the theater watching the same show night after night when there were plenty of parties and art openings. We didn't have the budget, but we were all about getting robots to do our work.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/19/09

    @badhatharry: you know, when robots fail -- monkies serve well.

    #tips
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/19/09

    @Nick: No, no they don't. You try to keep them from throwing poop and beating off 135 times a day.
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/10/09

    In reply to The Sponge That Can Absorb 180 Times Its Own Weight (In Toxic Sludge)

    Are you following me camera guy? #carbonnanotubesponge
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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    11/10/09

    @Benguin: Good work #carbonnanotubesponge
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/10/09

    In reply to The Sponge That Can Absorb 180 Times Its Own Weight (In Toxic Sludge)
    Interesting and all, but does it have squarepants? Because it has to have squarepants. Nanotubes or not. #carbonnanotubesponge
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/10/09

    In reply to The Sponge That Can Absorb 180 Times Its Own Weight (In Toxic Sludge)
    ELAINE: So, you think you're sponge-worthy?

    BILLY: Yes, I think I'm sponge-worthy. I think I'm very sponge-worthy.

    ELAINE: Run down your case for me again...?

    BILLY: Well, we've gone out several times, we obviously have a good rapport. I own a very profitable electronics distributing firm. I eat well. I exercise. Blood tests - immaculate. And if I can speak frankly, I'm actually quite good at it.

    ELAINE: You going to do something about your sideburns?

    BILLY: Yeah, I told you...I'm going to trim my sideburns.

    ELAINE: And the bathroom in your apartment?

    BILLY: Cleaned it this morning.

    ELAINE: The sink, the tub, everything got cleaned?

    BILLY: Everything, yeah. It's spotless.

    ELAINE: Alright, let's go. #carbonnanotubesponge
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/10/09

    In reply to The Sponge That Can Absorb 180 Times Its Own Weight (In Toxic Sludge)
    And after we've absorbed all of this harmful sludge with the magic sponges, we can put them in a burlap sack, and have superman toss them into the sun. #carbonnanotubesponge
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/10/09

    In reply to The Sponge That Can Absorb 180 Times Its Own Weight (In Toxic Sludge)
    I foresee that this will bring great advancement to the Chinese inflatable bra technology.

    Good times.
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    10/23/09

    In reply to Sharp Triple Layer Solar Cell Sets New Efficiency Record
    Way too expensive. #energy
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    Image of hoocli hoocli
    10/23/09

    In reply to Sharp Triple Layer Solar Cell Sets New Efficiency Record
    how expensive is it though? #energy
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/23/09

    @hoocli: First born.99. #energy
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    Image of Metkis Metkis
    10/16/09

    In reply to Poison Gas Can Induce Suspended Animation, and Could Save Your Life
    Ahh, the old Schrödinger's mouse paradox.
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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    10/16/09

    In reply to Poison Gas Can Induce Suspended Animation, and Could Save Your Life

    You know who else gave groups of people poison gas.... #poisongas
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