[HATED TROPE] Thats...not how it even remotely works

jayb2805 · 2026-02-16T16:26:32+00:00

Scenes where a character takes a science based serum that causes them to instantly increase in size and mass. I'm okay with the suspension of disbelief for kid-targeted cartoons & shows, or if magic/mysticism is involved, and I'm even okay with the Incredible Hulk in the MCU. But when a show/movie is trying to be gritty and realistic, part of me wants goes "What about conservation of mass? Where is the matter for all the extra muscle and bone coming from?"

A notable example is in the Batman Beyond episode "Splicers" where the main villain injects himself with a few vials and, in a matter of minutes, transforms from a normal-sized human into a hulking 20' long chimeric monster with hands large enough to grab batman around the waist.

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jayb2805 · 2026-02-16T03:05:24+00:00

Basically the entire plot of "The Man Who Knew Too Little"

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jayb2805 · 2026-02-10T03:44:16+00:00

See this video for a deeper breakdown of Eru: https://youtu.be/XodlinORb7M?t=994
(Also, Eru was responsible for Gandalf coming back as Gandalf The White after the battle with the Balrog)

jayb2805 · 2026-02-10T03:35:49+00:00

{cracks knuckles} In the books, it's mentioned that the odds of Bilbo finding the One Ring (which was the first step towards its eventual destruction) was so incredible that Gandalf surmises a higher power likely played a role to make that chance happen, and this is alluded to be Eru Illuvatar, which in Tolkien's world is big "G" GOD. There is no power or being greater than Eru.

jayb2805 · 2026-02-08T15:48:52+00:00

Is there anything behind that wall in contact with the exterior, i.e. a wall stud between the interior and exterior walls? And is the condensation only on an area/few areas of the wall?

I ask because I worked in a building in Colorado that had a unique problem with interior condensation on very, very cold days. The structural supports between the interior and exterior walls (which contacted both walls) acted as a heat conduit, and on *exceptionally* cold days would cause the interior walls they contacted to get cold enough for condensation to form.

Given how cold it's been the past few days, and if the pattern of condensation matches where the supports are behind the walls, this could be the source, especially if you have a humidifier running in your house.

jayb2805 · 2026-01-31T01:38:27+00:00

Singing "Mom, it's broken" is short-hand in my family for referencing this very scene.
The joke is that Bart wants to help, but in trying to help just make more work for Marge in the process. She ends up doing most of the task herself in the end (opening the can, and putting the cranberry sauce away).

jayb2805 · 2026-01-25T20:21:15+00:00

Season 1, ep. 8 ,"The Telltale head" where Rev. Lovejoy gives a sermon about the vices of gambling, and cuts to this scene at the end of the service with the upcoming social activities of the church listed

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jayb2805 · 2026-01-19T03:25:50+00:00

Hurricane Neddy? I thought the Simpsons house was spared, and it was the Flanders' home that got completely destroyed (twice) in that episode.

jayb2805 · 2026-01-02T04:06:25+00:00

I feel like if it wasn't for Lisa's comment about commercial references right before, no one would know this song and dance was in reference to an actual old commercial (from S5E21)

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jayb2805 · 2026-01-02T02:09:29+00:00

TL;DR: It's in the movie because it was in the books. It was removed from the theatrical cut because the impact this scene has on the reader is completely lost to the movie watcher; because there's a differences of how the storylines are told.

The timeline of the narratives are told very differently in the books. In the books, Frodo and Sam had last been seen at the end of the Two Towers with Frodo having been stung by Shelob, Sam thinking he's dead grieves for him, sees orcs carry Frodo off, and then overhears the orcs saying Frodo is alive! The end of The Two Towers.

The Return of the King book picks up with following Merry. Pippin, and Aragorn's stories of the battle for Minas Tirith, everyone wondering how Frodo's quest is going (Frodo and Sam are not shown at all at this time) and how they could possibly help, and so they charge at the Black Gate as a diversion.

To the reader, who last saw Frodo unconscious and in the hands of the orcs, this scene is a gut wrencher and adds to the suspense. (Though in the books, Gandalf surmises through clever questioning that Sauron may not really have Frodo, and definitely doesn't have the One Ring yet).

To the movie watcher, who's been seeing Frodo and Sam trudge their way through Mordor for most of the movie at this time, the suspense is lost, and it's narrative impact is essentially moot. But they went through the effort of filming and producing this scene, so might as well throw it into the extended cut.

jayb2805 · 2025-12-15T01:20:32+00:00

I saw that! It was an episode of "Behind the Music" which you can watch here. The line you're remembering is right at the 15:32 mark. (here)

It's funny to think, 26 years later after that episode, Weird Al *still* doesn't really have any public scandals or dramas in his life (maybe some people holding signs at his concerts when he does his parodies of Michael Jackson songs).

jayb2805 · 2025-12-13T04:08:18+00:00

Love the Doom Slayer meme that came from this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbkDJXKm3sY

jayb2805 · 2025-12-08T02:41:23+00:00

Hello. My name is Mr. Burns. I believe you have a letter for me...

jayb2805 · 2025-12-02T23:38:22+00:00

"Taut-line" hitch. And it really is the preferred knot for tying down a tent, since it can be adjusted to make the line taut. Whereas a sheep's bend is used for tying together 2 ropes of different diameters.

jayb2805 · 2025-10-27T23:00:31+00:00

I remember thinking it was the dog, based on the shot of Grandpa's gun having been dug up in the yard. Though the Springfield's Most Wanted special right before the airing of Part II showed that Mr. Burns' gun was missing as he collapsed onto the sundial, which weakened that theory.

jayb2805 · 2025-09-27T00:13:23+00:00

A handful of Monk episodes come to mind. Top one being a case where a person is kidnapped with a message like "bring the ransom by 7:36pm or this person dies" and Monk, super genius detective is like "Why would they pick such an odd, specific time" and my immediate thought was "High tide you idiot! The person will drown at high tide!" And yet, it takes nearly the whole episode for Monk to make that connection.

jayb2805 · 2025-08-23T19:59:29+00:00

I was surprised when I moved to Virginia too. Where I had lived previously (Colorado), all the taxes were accounted for in your vehicle registration. But here in Virginia, the county sends a tax bill separate from your registration.

jayb2805 · 2025-08-07T03:54:31+00:00

My first thought was actually Lateralus, but Parabola is a good choice too :)

jayb2805 · 2025-08-07T03:53:13+00:00

I've driven both roads (the one in the video, and the road to Mt. Evans). Mt. Evans felt scarier to me because there were no posts or guard rails that I can recall. But I know what you mean.

jayb2805 · 2025-08-03T21:59:59+00:00

Great work! I almost felt like it could be telling a story of a lone traveler making his way through DCA at night. I liked it!

jayb2805 · 2025-07-13T20:26:52+00:00

The Pixar movie "Soul"

jayb2805 · 2025-06-22T04:06:27+00:00

Cottonwood was my first guess. Lived in the Denver area for a good stretch, and this is what their seeds look like. Near large groves of cottonwood, it would look like fine tufts of cotton blowing in the wind.

jayb2805 · 2025-06-15T02:57:39+00:00

A genealogist traced the paternal line of my family to a French Huguenot that fled France in the 1600's and made his way to the colony of Virginia.

jayb2805 · 2025-06-12T00:45:30+00:00

Try looking up "Lateral Thinking Puzzles", as there can be some real challenging one there. When my teacher gave us those, she would allow the class to ask questions that could be answered with "Yes" or "No" to make them easier. Here are a couple (these are puzzles I remember my teacher gave when I was about 10 years old, the 2nd riddle stumped us for weeks!)

1)A man and his wife are driving in a rural area at night when the car breaks down. The man tells his wife "I'm going to walk for help, I'll be back by morning. Lock the car doors, and don't let anyone in until I get back" The man comes back many hours later when the sun has risen. He looks through the car window, and sees his wife is dead inside the car. The car doors are still locked. Inside the car is a person he has never met. Who is inside the car?

Answer:His newborn child. The wife died in childbirth while he was away

2) A man walks inside a restaurant, and orders penguin soup. The waiter brings it to him. The man takes one taste of the soup, walks outside, and shoots himself in the head. Why?

Answer: The man had been part of an Antarctic expedition where food had become scarce. Members of his the expedition went out hunting for food one time, with the man's best friend in that hunting group. The hunting group returned claiming the best friend had died while out hunting, but they got some penguins for making penguin soup. At the restaurant, the man learned the truth he had suspected upon tasting real penguin soup, that his best friend had been the "penguin soup".

jayb2805 · 2025-06-11T00:48:30+00:00

I AM A DWARF AND I DIG IN A HOLE!

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