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Also, it occurs to me that since the photon is its own antiparticle "a laser capable of emitting a beam of pure antimatter" is just any old laser EDIT: Which is significant because I initially thought he was misusing the word "laser", but he'sactually not

The Inspired from Eberron and the Dragonblooded from Exalted. They're both fake arhats. Do they have a common inspiration?

28.) Death It is said that in the hereafter the utensils are too long to properly feed oneself with. In the planes of law the people starve, but on the planes of chaos they eat with their hands

Ok, I'm watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show and am now struck with the idea of using curry powder as an ingredient in meatloaf

30.) Import/Export Yarel is a world defined by its dysfunctional deities, and the high quality of life provided by its ubiquitous use of black magic. On Yarel, powerful magical devices are ubiquitous, but they are dependent on the blood of sapient beings to function. Magical beasts are...

Alright, lets talk about The Rocky Horror Picture Show, since I'm watching it right now *Does Rocky lack a bellybutton or is the video on my copy just scuffed? If he does that's very good attention to detail on the part of the filmmakers. *Despite technically occurring offscreen, Eddie's death...

27.) gala When the city of Gowell had languished under the joy hating, toil-loving thumb of the forces of Baator for too long then came Rumjachuv, the demon prince of partying to free them. He turned the leaders and taskmasters of the establishment into hamburgers and flesh pinatas. He...

What's your opinion of The Sixth Sense?

In reteospect I think I've conflated the horror thread here with one of the threads on giant in the playground

If it's because people in the past had longer attention spans then why are movies from before those decades faster paced? As I pointed out (I think) on the horror movies thread, if you compare a movie like Dracula to something like Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Halloween, Dracula is much faster paced

Anyway, speaking of freaky movies, has anyone else here seen the true-crime animated musical Live Freaky, Fie Freaky?

Why is it that movies from the 1960's-1970's are all so slow paced?

I don't think that article's supposed to be all horror movies, just weird movies. EDIT: Also, apparently Child of Rage, from the list, promotes dangerous quackery

Terminator isn't any more relevant now than it was when it came out. And there were any number of movies, books, and plays prior to it with killer robots and computers. Including 2001 A Space Odyssey, Rossum's Universal Robots and The Second Variety

That Cirque du Soleil thing he was somehow involved with It seemed relevant to evaluating the similarity of Avatar to "a night at the circus" in terms of memorability and enjoyment

Presumably, if I'm understanding the way it's been described, it would only come up during spell research

What exactly was his association with Worlds Away?

No, I mean unlike the original part 2 wasn't the subject of conversation with anyone I knew even while it was in the theaters

I heard this, but I'm not sure I believe it. I don't know a single person who saw it or cared to see it. I'm starting to wonder if it wasn't a money laundering scheme. Or conversely maybe its record profits are due to it being one of the few films that is aboveboard. A lot of studios use...

I agree, Return of the Living Dead is a good one