I'm only going to speak in animated gifs in this thread. ;)

Bill_Dungsroman · 2011-07-15T12:22:27.000Z

RobotPants:

As far as I remember from some class I took way back when, it’s something about how our brains recognize different parts of the human face at different times, so when presented like in that gif, we end up processing and mixing features.

Thees

Bill_Dungsroman · 2011-07-16T22:29:58.000Z

ChristienMurawski · 2011-07-18T02:41:51.000Z

-xtien

Cormac · 2011-07-18T03:08:19.000Z

Bill Dungsroman:

Is that Carl Sagan??

Cobra · 2011-07-18T03:39:38.000Z

Nom nom nom nom

MatthewF · 2011-07-18T04:03:05.000Z

Cormac:

Is that Carl Sagan??

Damn right.

beecubed · 2011-07-18T07:22:32.000Z

Alistair:

So how the holy hell does this work?

Compliments of Little Green Footballs:

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Lizard_Dude · 2011-07-18T13:28:59.000Z

RobotPants · 2011-07-18T14:41:22.000Z

Now that’s someone who’s really dedicated to being an asshole.

Staff_Sergeant · 2011-07-18T14:49:49.000Z

Didn’t realize what was going on there until the third run through. Bravo.

TranquilityBase · 2011-07-18T19:45:28.000Z

BlueJackalope · 2011-07-18T19:52:40.000Z

good to see the equipment operator is still there after that.

I think they all got lucky the explosion went up and out of the top valve.

It looks like the gasoline (?) blew out the top of the tank, like a fire-whale’s blowhole.

EDIT: So I just noticed a little plume of exhaust coming out of the tanker’s tailpipe right before the explosion…ummmmm hmmm y’all kept the motor running? (It might be some of the venting explosion, but it sure looks like exhaust)

RobotPants · 2011-07-18T20:06:41.000Z

Looks like dirt pouring out to me.

BlueJackalope · 2011-07-18T20:21:31.000Z

RobotPants:

Looks like dirt pouring out to me.

Mayyybee, but I feel pretty good in assuming not all safety precautions were being followed in this instance.

TimElhajj · 2011-07-18T21:58:52.000Z

BlueJackalope:

Mayyybee, but I feel pretty good in assuming not all safety precautions were being followed in this instance.

The guy in the yellow shirt was STANDING BACK and wearing his safety BASEBALL CAP, so I’m not sure what you’re talking about Jack.

chet · 2011-07-18T22:55:34.000Z

BlueJackalope:

Mayyybee, but I feel pretty good in assuming not all safety precautions were being followed in this instance.

That’s because they listened to all the nerds on the Internet disproving explosions in movies and they knew these things could never blow up. The film is faked.

Harkonis · 2011-07-19T01:02:47.000Z

I thought it looked like a fluid pouring down before the blast

Cobra · 2011-07-19T02:16:01.000Z

Scotch_Lufkin · 2011-07-19T11:40:53.000Z

Intangir · 2011-07-19T19:43:45.000Z