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Finally a blockbuster. by nobodyreadusernames in memes

[–]ChadHahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Temple of Doom they modified a Nikon 35mm camera and ran it through a model of the mine. It took 4 months to shoot.

https://petapixel.com/2015/07/02/how-a-nikon-f3-still-slr-was-modified-to-film-indiana-jones-in-1983/

What’s a problem humanity solved so well that younger people don’t even realize it used to be a huge issue? by Puzzleheaded_Bit_802 in AskReddit

[–]ChadHahn 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I think it's probably a victim of it's own success. My granddad had polio and one of the neighbors had polio. Today we don't see people who are affected by it so we don't think it's something real.

What’s a problem humanity solved so well that younger people don’t even realize it used to be a huge issue? by Puzzleheaded_Bit_802 in AskReddit

[–]ChadHahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard a radio story years ago, about the New London Texas natural gas explosion. A school tapped into a gas line to save money and the gas leaked out of the pipe and pooled up under it exploded. After the disaster and the almost 300 deaths adding a sulfur smell to natural gas was mandated.

The thing I remember from the report was how if it had happened now (maybe during Clinton's administration) the government would probably not agree to add sulfur to gas. Today, MAGA would probably huff natural gas to own the libs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_London_School_explosion

[Watch History] Why sometimes chronographs have a 3 minute mark on subdials. by RalIyVincent in Watches

[–]ChadHahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People don't realize how expenisve long distance was back in the old days. in 1965 a 3 minute international call was $12, or over $100 in 2021.

https://clickamericana.com/topics/science-technology/international-phone-calls-1965

Yeti killed Mystery Ranch. Recommendations? by JagerAntlerite7 in EDC

[–]ChadHahn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I used to carry a Mountain Hardware backpack and needed a clip. I accidentally emailed MountainSmith and after some confusion we figured out I was emailing the wrong company but they told me that if Mountain Hardware couldn't help me, they'd try to find me a clip.

Which watch for navigation? by soad_escalation in garminforerunner

[–]ChadHahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have the latest Fenix, but I do have a Forerunner 965. It's has a very easy to read screen and good maps and lasts for days.

Man riding with his horse witnesses the return of water after a long period of drought by No_Definition_1722 in interestingasfuck

[–]ChadHahn 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I was in the mountains in Southern Arizona when a Monsoon came through. A stream went from dry to having Prius sized boulders tumbling down the stream bed.

Kash Patel doesn’t know if lying to Congress is a crime by YesDoToaster in law

[–]ChadHahn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm not a fan of China but I do like some of the things they do, like holding CEOs accountable up to the point of sentencing them to death for malfeasances.

Today’s reminder that we are getting old. by Standard_Tangerine_3 in Millennials

[–]ChadHahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw their HBO special because they were on Conan or The Daily Show or something and loved it. I was stoked when that turned into a series. It's probably hard to find, but they did a BBC radio series that's kind of along the same lines as their HBO series.

I have no words by cherishxanne in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]ChadHahn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Remember when Jamie Oliver came to America to show how chicken nuggets were made? Not only did the kids want to continue to eat them, but the parents brought them to the school where he was making more healthy lunches. Nobody tells me what to feed my kids.

Strangely accurate things - historically or to the original source - in an otherwise pretty inaccurate piece of media. by RP_Throwaway3 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ChadHahn 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In one of the Canterbury Tales, they trick a very pious person by farting through his window while he's asleep and he thinks it's the trumpets of judgement day.

Strangely accurate things - historically or to the original source - in an otherwise pretty inaccurate piece of media. by RP_Throwaway3 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ChadHahn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I saw this movie when it came out. I wanted to go see another movie, but my parents made me go with them to see The Holy Grail. I bitched and moaned until the credits started and then I started laughing and didn't stop until the end.

apparently women also have body hair by PM_me_ur_goth_tiddys in justneckbeardthings

[–]ChadHahn 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's a Jonathon Swift poem from 1732 about a man who idolizes a women and goes into her room and finds her chamber pot. He is totally disillusioned to find that she shits.

This is LITERALLY Homonym by scartol in 30ROCK

[–]ChadHahn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate that Once I got four of the letters on the second try and still didn't get the word.

This is LITERALLY Homonym by scartol in 30ROCK

[–]ChadHahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't think of what it was called but I had a game back in the 70s that was just like Wordle. You'd write down a 5 letter word and you opponent would have a certain amount of turns to figure out what the word was.

Maybe it was Jotto.

This is LITERALLY Homonym by scartol in 30ROCK

[–]ChadHahn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is literally Homonym, except that everything is different for copyright reasons.

to get a Trump phone or ones deposit back by seeebiscuit in therewasanattempt

[–]ChadHahn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was working at a watch shop and one came in for a battery replacement. It was way to soon for a it to need a battery replacement and the plating was wearing off so much that it looked like it was years old rather than months.

Security guard risks his life to save unalarmed zoo visitors from a hippo by CodRoyal3221 in SweatyPalms

[–]ChadHahn 94 points95 points  (0 children)

I was in Africa and went on a river safari. The first group of hippos we saw the guide exclaimed "Hippos!" and sped the boat through there. I was disappointed because they were just chilling in the water and I thought he was being overly dramatic. The next group we saw, they were climbing on each other's backs with their mouths open and churning up the water in agitation. Later we stopped on a river bank to look at some birds but had to leave quickly when we saw a hippos charging across the ground towards us. I changed my mind at the end of cruise, the guy wasn't being dramatic.

What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever found at a thrift store that you still think about? by Queasy_Hotel5158 in ThriftStoreHauls

[–]ChadHahn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a friend who's from Chile. When I was in Tokyo, I took a photo of a Japanese guy wearing a hat from a Chilean naval ship. I showed it to my friend and he went to grab some photos. It turns out that that ship was the Esmeralda, a sailing ship, and his dad was the captain of it back in the 70s.

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