The Humorous/Interesting Video Thread - Page 8

Torplexed · 04-20-11, 07:35 PM

Speaking of galaxies, in celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s deployment into space, astronomers pointed Hubble at the galaxy group Arp 273. Arp 273 lies in the constellation Andromeda and is roughly 300 million light-years away from Earth.

Funny how the stuff we put in space gets such good mileage. I probably couldn't get a car to last 21 years.

Spyguy101 · 04-21-11, 09:31 PM

That may of been the most beautiful i have ever seen in my short life.

Pisces · 04-22-11, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Funny how the stuff we put in space gets such good mileage. I probably couldn't get a car to last 21 years.

The difference is rust.

[edit] And it helps if you can do a lap around the earth in no shorter than about 90 minutes.

robbo180265 · 04-22-11, 01:03 PM

Thanks for sharing , that really is quite beautiful.

Growler · 04-22-11, 01:10 PM

What a beautiful place we live, this third stone from the Sun.

Thank you for sharing the link!

TarJak · 04-22-11, 04:15 PM

Sorry to pee on this guys parade, but there is absolutely no way those star shots where taken from the same place as the landscape/clouds. They look more like sweeps over Hubble telescope shots to me.

Growler · 04-22-11, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Sorry to pee on this guys parade, but there is absolutely no way those star shots where taken from the same place as the landscape/clouds. They look more like sweeps over Hubble telescope shots to me.

Yeah, I had the same thought; none the less, 'shooped or no, there's still some pretty stuff in those.

onelifecrisis · 04-22-11, 05:10 PM

That was awesome, thanks Armistead.

TarJak · 04-22-11, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Growler

Yeah, I had the same thought; none the less, 'shooped or no, there's still some pretty stuff in those.

I agree it's pretty, but don't be trying to pass it off as unedited video footage of the sky.

onelifecrisis · 04-22-11, 09:33 PM

Shopped you say? Yeah, could be. I just watched it again and at 02:53 there's a shot where the stars rotate about a fixed point in the visible sky. Either I'm being dim or that should not be possible in Spain...

[Edit]
Nevermind, I was being dim. Long hours, don't mind me.

kiwi_2005 · 07-06-11, 04:38 AM

Not a country music fan but good on him anyway I just watched the video something creepy about it - in a good way though, it is quite a good video.

And at least The Prodigy made it into the final 10.

Johnny Cash - Hurt

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Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' Hurt has been named the best music video of all time.

British music magazine NME named the clip, which was released in 2002 and featured the late country singer performing the song on acoustic guitar, at the top of its list of the 100 best music videos.
NME said: "The montage of shots of Cash served a poignant purpose at the time; after Johnny's death seven months later it became even more powerful. A fitting audiovisual epitaph."

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment...ideo-ever-made

NME's Top 10 music videos of all time:

1. Hurt - Johnny Cash
2. Just - Radiohead
3. Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
4. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
5. All Is Full Of Love - Bjork
6. Everlong - Foo Fighters
7. Buddy Holly - Weezer
8. Sabotage - Beastie Boys
9. Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa - Sigur Ros
10. Smack My Bitch Up - The Prodigy

Osmium Steele · 07-06-11, 07:53 AM

Is there a video on this list, other than Wicked Game, more than 10 years old?

Hurt was poignant, but best, or even top 10?

IMO, which is all these lists ever are, the golden age of the music video was over by 1990. Everything since has been retreaded, repackaged, been there, done that tripe. Some of it is good tripe, but tripe nonetheless.

The video that launched hip-hop from the streets to suburban living rooms, Run DMC's Walk This Way, doesn't even make the list?

Feuer Frei! · 07-06-11, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

The video that launched hip-hop from the streets to suburban living rooms, Run DMC's Walk This Way, doesn't even make the list?

Not necessarily a big travesty.
Just going on the list there, i'd go for Bjork, she is just awesome and the Prodigy rock as well.
I always loved the Van Halen videos, when Dave Lee Roth was jumping around and doing his scissor kicks.
He was a true showman!

07-06-11, 08:10 AM

I have this video by Johny cash, brilliant. I wonder as I watch it from time to time if its not a reflective look at his own life, what ever it is, it's most definintely from the great mans heart.

Armistead · 07-06-11, 11:18 AM

Cash lived with a nerve disease the last several years causing much pain, I think that connected well with the song, along with hurt from his past. I think his death soon after gave the video such a connection to people.

04-22-11, 01:10 PM	#110
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	What a beautiful place we live, this third stone from the Sun. Thank you for sharing the link! __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

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onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	That was awesome, thanks Armistead. __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

04-22-11, 09:33 PM	#115
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Shopped you say? Yeah, could be. I just watched it again and at 02:53 there's a shot where the stars rotate about a fixed point in the visible sky. Either I'm being dim or that should not be possible in Spain... [Edit] Nevermind, I was being dim. Long hours, don't mind me. __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

07-06-11, 07:53 AM	#117
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Is there a video on this list, other than Wicked Game, more than 10 years old? Hurt was poignant, but best, or even top 10? IMO, which is all these lists ever are, the golden age of the music video was over by 1990. Everything since has been retreaded, repackaged, been there, done that tripe. Some of it is good tripe, but tripe nonetheless. The video that launched hip-hop from the streets to suburban living rooms, Run DMC's Walk This Way, doesn't even make the list? __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

04-20-11, 07:35 PM	#106
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Speaking of galaxies, in celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s deployment into space, astronomers pointed Hubble at the galaxy group Arp 273. Arp 273 lies in the constellation Andromeda and is roughly 300 million light-years away from Earth. Funny how the stuff we put in space gets such good mileage. I probably couldn't get a car to last 21 years.

04-21-11, 09:31 PM	#107
Spyguy101 Helmsman Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 101 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	That may of been the most beautiful i have ever seen in my short life.

04-22-11, 01:03 PM	#109
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	Thanks for sharing , that really is quite beautiful.

04-22-11, 04:15 PM	#111
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Sorry to pee on this guys parade, but there is absolutely no way those star shots where taken from the same place as the landscape/clouds. They look more like sweeps over Hubble telescope shots to me.

07-06-11, 08:10 AM	#119
sidslotm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I have this video by Johny cash, brilliant. I wonder as I watch it from time to time if its not a reflective look at his own life, what ever it is, it's most definintely from the great mans heart.

07-06-11, 11:18 AM	#120
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,864 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Cash lived with a nerve disease the last several years causing much pain, I think that connected well with the song, along with hurt from his past. I think his death soon after gave the video such a connection to people.