ernokaikkonen 0 #1 October 11, 2002 The strangest things can pop in one's head... When did ventilation ducts "premier" in movies? I mean the big ones, suitable for a hero to crawl to safety/to kick bad guys asses. I would think very few places(IRL) actually have ducts that big, so it has to be a Hollywood thing, right? (Well actually there was this one incident here where a burglar tried to enter a supermarket via the vents in the roof. He got as far as the first corner before he got stuck. He was rescued by the fire brigade... So it didn't work IRL...) Off the top of my head I remember the first Die Hard(1988), which showed extensive use of the ducts by Mr. McClane. Anyone remember an earlier film with similar scenes? Erno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 October 11, 2002 Oh geeze. Look at any of the Mission Impossible episodes from the '60s.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakshow 0 #3 October 11, 2002 Quote . I would think very few places(IRL) actually have ducts that big, so it has to be a Hollywood thing, right? No actually I worked in a heating duct factory one summer and you'd be surprised at the size of some of the heating ducts. We did ducts for a building that we could only fit one piece on a truck and had to put a wide load banner on the front. B.L Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #4 October 11, 2002 >Oh geeze. Look at any of the Mission Impossible episodes from the '60s. I guess everything really is bigger in America then. I've only seen ducts big enough in the ceilings of some warehouses, and, well, they've been pretty high up(which of course wouldn't be a problem for your average movie-hero). So, we have the 60s called - Do I hear the 1950s? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #5 October 11, 2002 Quote I guess everything really is bigger in America then Yah, that's what my g/f says. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #6 October 11, 2002 I've only been at work for two hours and I'm already posting stuff like this... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #7 October 11, 2002 Ah, the hours of fun I've had with rolls of silvery duct tape...The Power Puff girls have there zip ties, I have my duct tape.... I've only been here qan hour and already I'm responding to to stuff like this..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #8 October 11, 2002 Quote I've only been at work for two hours and I'm already posting stuff like this... Yeah, what everyone seems to miss is that duct tape was never intended to fix HVAC ducts or any type of ducts for that matter, its sole purpose is for body repair on NACAR race cars and some minor structural repair on general aviation aircraftAnd I have been at work for 8 1/2 hours so it is Ok for me to reply to this thread? I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #9 October 11, 2002 "And I have been at work for 8 1/2 hours so it is Ok for me to reply to this thread?" All right by me, I like posting at this time, its a lot quieter than when your countrymen wake up....-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #10 October 11, 2002 Quote"And I have been at work for 8 1/2 hours so it is Ok for me to reply to this thread?" All right by me, I like posting at this time, its a lot quieter than when your countrymen wake up.... They do tend to be quite rambunctious (sp) I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick 0 #11 October 11, 2002 I spent a while working with AC/ventilation systems and some of the ducts were so big you could drive a car through them, when I was tired I would crawl inside some and have a quick sleep!! Nick Gravity- It's not just a good idea, it's the LAW! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skeletor 0 #12 October 11, 2002 i seem to remember some rather large ducts in a Bond film from 1962 called Dr. No, and that was made in the UK. -rich Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBile 0 #13 October 11, 2002 Quote So, we have the 60s called - Do I hear the 1950s? There was a 1958 film called "It! The Terror From Beyond Space! ". It is set in the future (1973 ) and it involved a scene where the creature is hiding in the ventilation ducts of a ship, so the first thing they do is send a guy in. When he sees the alien, he begins firing his gun at it, inside the all-metal ventilation ducts. That doesn't work so they decide to rig up a bunch of grenades all over the ducts' opening, which detonate yet don't seem to hurt the ship at all. Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #14 October 11, 2002 Quote Quote So, we have the 60s called - Do I hear the 1950s? There was a 1958 film called "It! The Terror From Beyond Space! ". It is set in the future (1973 ) and it involved a scene where the creature is hiding in the ventilation ducts of a ship, so the first thing they do is send a guy in. When he sees the alien, he begins firing his gun at it, inside the all-metal ventilation ducts. That doesn't work so they decide to rig up a bunch of grenades all over the ducts' opening, which detonate yet don't seem to hurt the ship at all. Uh duh, don't you know that all stuff in the future is really tough. Just like the 1950's comic book "1984" siad, we would be zipping around in space with rocket backpacks having laser gun battles. Duh. I mean I just got back down from a job running off a Russkie spy from my space station yesterday. I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #15 October 11, 2002 According to Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet et al..) we should all be living on the moon by now.....Which would be cool, lower gravity = longer freefall just don't screw up the spot.. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #16 October 11, 2002 >which would be cool, lower gravity = longer freefall just don't screw up the spot.. Hmmm. An atmosphere would be nice. Not to breathe, of course, but to control one's movements in freefall. And didn't we just have that Space Odyssey 2001 thingie go by? It must've been a (US)government coverup since I haven't heard of any ships going to Jupiter. Erno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBile 0 #17 October 11, 2002 Going to Jupiter by 2001 was a bit far fetched seeing as we haven't even gone to the moon yet. Conspiracists are a bunch of ______________ (Insert suitable insult here.) Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #18 October 11, 2002 Conspiracists are a bunch of ______________ (Insert suitable insult here.) Nasa employees...... Hey Bile, good morning to ya, did you see the prog on a couple of weeks ago that expounded the theory that the colonial cousins never actally made it to the moon? Intriguing stuff...-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #19 October 11, 2002 Quote Conspiracists are a bunch of ______________ (Insert suitable insult here.) Nasa employees...... Hey Bile, good morning to ya, did you see the prog on a couple of weeks ago that expounded the theory that the colonial cousins never actally made it to the moon? Intriguing stuff... Yup, we never went to the moon, one gunman really did kill Kennedy, and Jaguar really isn't owned by Ford Motor Company. I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #20 October 11, 2002 LOL.. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #21 October 11, 2002 I thought that you would like that I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBile 0 #22 October 11, 2002 Quotedid you see the prog on a couple of weeks ago that expounded the theory that the colonial cousins never actally made it to the moon?Mornin' Muttley. Sure did. They go on about several 'discrepancies' which they've noticed, such :- No blast crater visible below the lander. No blast noise over communications to Houston during landing. Inconsistancy of shadows, suggesting that their light source was closer than the sun (artificial). This was the most intriguing for me. Background mountains showing an uncanny resemblence to the surrounding landscape of Area 51 Photographs of astronauts where the lighting was 'too good to be real' No stars in the sky. Flag waving as if it's being blown by wind. The launch of the lander not blowing up a dust plume from the moons surface. Nasa's reluctance to point Hubble at the moon and photograph one of the landing bases to prove the conspiracy incorrect. What do you reckon ?Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #23 October 11, 2002 "What do you reckon ? " Certainly some convincing arguments made in the prog. One of the other striking things also was the 'altered' photographs. To be fair, I'd like see some sort of official comment on the arguments to let Nasa put their point of view on the 'discrepancies'. Personally, I think it might have been faked. And why 'fake' a moon landing? To be better than the Russians during a period when this was important. After that statement I think things might get a little hot around here when the colonial cousins wake up and that always makes things interesting! But then again, I believe in the JFK conspiracy stuff too..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #24 October 11, 2002 The conspiracy stuff gives me a headache. It's just as bad as trying to figure out the meaning of life, the size of space, and particle/wave duality. I just let it all pass and pretend none of that exists. Makes my life much easierErno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #25 October 11, 2002 "Makes my life much easier" Hah, that's exactly what THEY want you to think... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
