Comments on: Physics of violence

By: George

George — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:33:45 +0000

Well that’s funny, my SA forums username is at the end of this and I can’t even remember what I contributed to it.

By: sirjonsnow

sirjonsnow — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:57:02 +0000

The Marx Brothers are much better than the Three Stooges

By: Eric Hill

Eric Hill — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:34:54 +0000

If you like animated violence nothing beats the stick figure flash anims that xiaoxiao made years ago. http://www.xiaoxiaomovie.com/index02.htm

By: Eric H

Eric H — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:26:50 +0000

When it comes ot animated violence you really cannot beat the stick figure flash animations created years ago. In case you have not seen them: http://www.martialartssupplies.com/stickfight.html

By: Knives

Knives — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:18:58 +0000

You can download the software here: http://www.pintarmedia.com/pdload/

Just click on “Mech,” enter the required fields, and it’ll download.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:40:08 +0000

Amusing, but I would prefer “Itchy and Scratchy” with a similar soundtrack.

By: Mark S

Mark S — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:25:07 +0000

I cracked up. My wife, looking over my shoulder, thought it was dumb. Takes all kinds.

By: Dean Baird

Dean Baird — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:43:19 +0000

The software looks like Interactive Physics to my bloodshot eyes. But IP is this really weird program--they make you pay in order to use it. When did people start doin' that?

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:23:33 +0000

This looks a bit like the Soda Constructor at http://www.sodaplay.com...

By: Navneeth

Navneeth — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 06:31:04 +0000

CarrerCrytharis Says:
November 22nd, 2006 at 3:46 pm

Yeah, thatâ€™s the ending theme to the third Matrix movie, I think.

That’s right.

Itâ€™s in Sanskrit…

Correct. It’s one of the more popular extracts from the Upanishad. http://archives.amritapuri.org/bharat/mantra/asatoma.php

…with a really bad accent.

Most certainly.

By: Shnakepup

Shnakepup — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:09:02 +0000

I have an account to the forums. I saw this video a few weeks ago, and thought it was freakin’ hilarious. I’ve tried to find the software myself, but have been unsuccessful (the forums are pretty big and the search function sucks).

By: Mark Martin

Mark Martin — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:00:26 +0000

Oh yeah; this has been on Google Video for several months. The software is “Pintar VirtuaLab Mechanics”.

Speaking of physics on Google Video, this may be an edifying experience:

http://tinyurl.com/yb86b3

By: Jack Hagerty

Jack Hagerty — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 02:49:40 +0000

Zoot Says: “Iâ€™ve always connected it to Carl Orffs Carmina Burana ,quite possibly the most sampled classical work ever.”

Absolutely right. I didn’t know how many people would get the reference, though (I should have known better with this crowd) so I used the “Omen” reference. CB is a whole cantata, though, and all of this movie music seems to derive from just “O Fortuna”!

- Jack

PS – Boorman’s “Excalibur” went straight to the source

By: One Eyed Jack

One Eyed Jack — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 02:13:39 +0000

If Buster (the crash test dummy on MythBusters) could dream, this would be his nightmare.

Great stuff.

By: Chip

Chip — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 02:07:54 +0000

Murdering line drawings and figures – sick. I prefer the Three Stooges and Laurel & Hardy for funny ha ha violence. Possibly because the short animations imply the finality of death, which isn’t funny to me due to associations with reality. The Stooges get into incredible trouble but Curly remains impervious.

But that’s OK – to each their own. – I laughed hard at the insane stupidity in Borat though other folks are totally offended by it.

By: Zoot

Zoot — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:06:10 +0000

As for the music, ever since Jerry Goldsmith did â€œThe Omenâ€ thirty years ago, it seems that all dramatic violence music has to be is a large chorus chanting in a Latin-sounding language

I’ve always connected it to Carl Orffs Carmina Burana ,quite possibly the most sampled classical work ever.

By: CarrerCrytharis

CarrerCrytharis — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:46:05 +0000

Yeah, that’s the ending theme to the third Matrix movie, I think. It’s in Sanskrit, with a really bad accent.

By: Thomas Siefert

Thomas Siefert — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:29:25 +0000

Ah, a man after my head, you would appreciate a game of Porrasturvat

By: Evo Terra

Evo Terra — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:51:07 +0000

I’m right along side you with this one, Phil. Little moist spot in the front of the jeans, ’twas so funny. Would give a testicle for this software. Well… not my testicle.

By: Evo Terra

Evo Terra — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:50:34 +0000

I’m right along side you with this one, Phil. Little moist spot in the front of the jeans, it was so funny. Would give a testicle for this software. Well… not my testicle.

By: Jack Hagerty

Jack Hagerty — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:30:24 +0000

I dunno, Phil, we’re really on different pages on this one. This bring new meaning to the term “cartoon violence.” I didn’t laugh once, and, in fact, got bored enough halfway through that I fast forwarded to the end to see just how this thing would resolve. (It didn’t. It just ended.)

As for the music, ever since Jerry Goldsmith did “The Omen” thirty years ago, it seems that all dramatic violence music has to be is a large chorus chanting in a Latin-sounding language (even if it’s made up) in a minor key. Of course, never having seen any of the Matrix movies (they fail my guns/explosions/car-chase test) I’m hearing it out of context.

Then again, maybe I’m just grumpy because I have a cold coming on just in time for T’day tomorrow.

- Jack

By: zachary

zachary — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:26:19 +0000

I want that physics program badly Can i get it somewhere on the net?

By: Chuck S.

Chuck S. — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:15:56 +0000

*yawn*

By: Eugene

Eugene — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:14:08 +0000

By Juno Reactor on the Labyrinth CD.

By: Spartan55

Spartan55 — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:52:55 +0000

The Song is “Navras” from “The Matrix Revolutions” soundtrack.