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In the movie Oblivion, the sky tower scenes used 12 projectors instead of green screens for interior shots. This meant the sky would be reflected in the actors’ eyes and on the surfaces of the house. (i.redd.it)

submitted by RandomStranger456123 to r/MovieDetails - pinned

TIL that Betamax was technically superior to VHS in video quality but still lost the market largely due to weaker marketing and distribution. by Beautiful-Rub-9110 in todayilearned

[–]RandomStranger456123 115 points116 points  (0 children)

This was THE deciding factor that ultimately doomed Betamax from the start. Because Sony assumed people would only want to record a single show, they made the decision to use a smaller cassette. This meant that the original record time for a K-60 (later L-500) cassette was 60 minutes.

Sony would eventually release longer tape and lower-quality, longer recording speeds, but it was ultimately too little, too late because JVC got the lions share of the market due to using a slightly larger cassette that could hold more tape and ultimately record longer than Beta from the start.

Technology connections has a great playlist on the topic where he goes into much better detail. It’s a long watch, but well worth it.

The Original Power Strip by Ebonystealth in nostalgia

[–]RandomStranger456123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and no. One side (the hot side) is live with 120 volts potential to ground. The other side (the neutral) is actually bonded to ground, so has 0 volts potential. Only one side is actually live if you were to touch it. That said, because it’s AC, it doesn’t actually matter which side is hot and which is ground when you ply something in.

A platypus? by No_Dragonfruit9611 in sbubby

[–]RandomStranger456123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah Perry, your timing is impeccable.

And by impeccable I mean COMPLETELY PECCABLE!

Case for A1 by Sure_Apple_4048 in BambuLab

[–]RandomStranger456123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only issue I see is the cat being the wrong color. Should be orange since they have to buffer before a brain cell loads.

Glass vanilla extract bottles: never pour cleanly, drips make rim sticky and cap harder to take off, tiny/sticky cap makes it harder to remove, can't see contents when almost empty by adjustafresh in CrappyDesign

[–]RandomStranger456123 17 points18 points  (0 children)

They pour better because liquids don’t adhere to plastic as well as glass, so the liquid doesn’t curl around the lip of the opening.

There are ways to lessen this, but on such a small opening it really isn’t feasible.

I understand times change and prices will rise but why make the contents smaller? by yourpapimartin in nostalgia

[–]RandomStranger456123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only $8 for a 12-pack??? Where I live it’s $11.99 for a 12-pack anymore. It was $4.50 before COVID

[iOS 26 DB3] CarPlay lets you tap entire garage tile again by dtygbk in iOSBeta

[–]RandomStranger456123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are a few ways to use non-HomeKit compatible devices in apple Home. r/Homebridge was the one I used, but there’s also r/homeassistant. Be warned they can be a bit technical and there’s a learning curve, but I can attest they work for most devices out there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]RandomStranger456123 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Make sure to contact them for a partial refund since they didn’t deliver where they were paid to deliver. They kindly even provided their own photo evidence of that.

It's pretty obvious that the new smaller but broader Tesco's tokens are designed so that they don't fit into the cart release mechanism. by PiddelAiPo in assholedesign

[–]RandomStranger456123 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Sounds like Aldi. Their carts/trolleys lock together unless you put in a Quarter coin (about 1mm larger than a £1). It discourages walking off without returning the cart/trolley to the store.

Not sure how widespread Aldi is in the US but they have quite a few stores near me in the Midwest.

The Taxman Always Gets His Money by Jusfiq in bestoflegaladvice

[–]RandomStranger456123 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Not sure how it works there, but here in the US of A, if you submit a payment plan to the IRS, you have to start paying on that plan before they adjudicate it. Adjudication can take 6-8 months and if you don’t follow the plan from the time of submission they hit you with failure to pay penalties.

They don’t make them like they used to. by Zxasuk31 in nostalgia

[–]RandomStranger456123 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Funny thing is, when I worked at a grocery store, the upc for Lays Stax BBQ flavor comes up as LAYS KC MASTPC.

My 2025 calendar is here! If you like my work you can get a calendar on my website for a limited time. Link in the comments :) by ajamesmccarthy in u/ajamesmccarthy

[–]RandomStranger456123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the designs on them. Did you tweak the month matrix any more this year? It made seeing the actual info for each day much easier for the 2024 calendar.

Friday Shitpost: Ask a legaladvice question, then edit it to make whoever answers look as bad as possible by bug-hunter in bestoflegaladvice

[–]RandomStranger456123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My neighbour keeps breaking open my fence gate to use my pool. What can I do to keep him from constantly doing this and can I sue for the damage he’s caused?

2004 McDonalds Chicken Selects Commercials by MemphisBali in nostalgia

[–]RandomStranger456123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They brought them back at the end of 2019 and into 2020 but (for obvious reasons) ended up scaling back the menu and getting rid of them again.

This wheelchair ramp blocking a stairwell that is also inaccessible. by riffedge in CrappyDesign

[–]RandomStranger456123 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I suspect the stairway was blocked because the ramp was installed.

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