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Category: Weirdness
Posted on: March 22, 2006 10:54 AM, by PZ Myers
How could she do this to me? I've got lots of work to get done today, but the this busy image is mesmerizing. I think I need to sit here for an hour watching the little blue balls wander around.
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Comments
Posted by: dorkafork | March 22, 2006 11:02 AM
It's much better with music.
Posted by: GM | March 22, 2006 11:04 AM
You know, that would look even better if I were hopped up on Sudafed.
Posted by: Corkscrew | March 22, 2006 11:41 AM
Gah! You've got me at it now! You bad bad person!
Posted by: GrrlScientist | March 22, 2006 12:08 PM
wow, thanks for the link, PZ! and yes, i did post that gif specifically to distract you; i knew you'd love it!
Posted by: NJ | March 22, 2006 12:30 PM
Actually, I think the most appropriate music would be the classic 'industrial process' music from the old Warner Brothers cartoons (think of the one with the two chipmunks accidentally shipped off to a food processing plant).
I just wish I knew what the name it.
NJ
Posted by: NJ | March 22, 2006 12:32 PM
Arrgh!
How about "I just wish I knew what the name of it was."?
Posted by: Mithrandir | March 22, 2006 12:37 PM
For that matter, what's the name of the tune that it already is set to? I feel I should know it - I know I've heard it before, but never with a "this song is called..." attached. It's not "Sabre Dance", but it sounds like the same style...
Posted by: PaulC | March 22, 2006 12:41 PM
Finest example of irreducible complexity I've ever seen. Take one part out and it ceases to do whatever it is it's supposed to be doing.
Posted by: Nuts to Your Blue Balls | March 22, 2006 12:51 PM
Actually, PaulC, looks like intelligent design to me. *snicker*
Posted by: Nuts to Your Blue Balls | March 22, 2006 12:53 PM
Mithrandir, if I'm not mistaken, that music is from the beginning of the movie "Pee Wee's Big Adventure."
Posted by: Matt Davis | March 22, 2006 12:55 PM
You're probably thinking of "Powerhouse" by Raymond Scott. I don't have speakers on my system, so I don't know what's currently playing, but my first thought was "Breakfast Machine" by Danny Elfman.
Posted by: Nuts to Your Blue Balls | March 22, 2006 1:05 PM
Just looked it up and I am, in fact, right. (Mind like a steel trap, I tell you! An IQ around 150 helps, too.) Go here for a [rather poor quality] sound clip:
http://elfman.filmmusic.com/media.htm
Look under "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" and play the "Finale/Breakfast Machine" clip.
Posted by: dorkafork | March 22, 2006 1:31 PM
Yeah, Powerhouse is good, too.
Posted by: No More Mr. Nice Guy! | March 22, 2006 4:14 PM
I think it would look better if it featured George Bush Jr. bouncing around helplessly. Like this.
Posted by: Jan Andrea | March 22, 2006 7:26 PM
My 5-year-old was also quite amused.
Coincidence?
I think not!
Posted by: craig | March 22, 2006 8:30 PM
yeow. not good if you have a ruined vestibular system. Especially on a 24" widescreen monitor.