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Comments: 55 + - Entertainment: The Science of Caddyshack on Friday July 30, @01:28PM
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from the it's-in-the-hole dept.
from the it's-in-the-hole dept.
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astroengine writes "Thirty years after the release of the cult classic comedy Caddyshack, Discovery News has geeked out and gone on the hunt for any trace amount of science they can find in the movie (video). From gopher territoriality to seismic deformation, from pool poop bacteria to the color of lightning, it turns out there's quite a lot of science to talk about..."
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Science (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Science (Score:5, Funny)
that and Bill Murray
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Mythbusters on the forefront (Score:3, Informative)
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The problem with C4 is that it's too explosive. If you watch the show frequently, you see them talk about how it feels for each type of explosive. C4 is a very sharp and quick jolt, and as a result, won't do anything much to the ground and surrounding area at long distances. Gunpowder or something much slower, though, would have had the desired effect. Yet again, Hollywood goes for high-tech and fancy when low-tech and simple actually is how it should be. To be honest, if the guy had a few barrels of
Re:Mythbusters on the forefront (Score:4, Informative)
erm, no.
high-speed explosive is just fine for this, but i'm guessing (because i didn't see that episode) that it wasn't tamped with enough earth above it to create a reaction mass that would reflect significant energy into the ground. large bang, small bullet, no recoil. also, i highly doubt they used enough. it takes a way huge lot of thump to make ground move several meters away without some extenuating circumstance.
which brings me to the subject of golf course soils. good golf courses have very porous soil, having been constructed for drainage, as standing and flowing water are a nuisance to golfers and greenskeepers and bad for grass (or glass, if you're channelling Chinatown today). especially under the greens. you can jump a foot in the air about two meters from the hole and make a ball wiggle. so their choice of venues would be critical. local $12 muni? expect it to be hard as a rock out there. snooty private country club? like blowing up gophers next to a bowl of jell-o.
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Concerning the explosives, you're correct. But, in the movie, he also didn't pack it in(neither did Mythbusters). Of course, looking at the movie, I suspect that they actually used dynamite(or detonation cord plus gasoline - a Hollywood favorite) buried a few feet down as the holes are too large and I can't imagine even Hollywood getting their hands on that much (actual) C4 easily.
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I can't imagine even Hollywood getting their hands on that much (actual) C4 easily.
Hollywood has probably never used C4 except for the purpose bringing down a structure. When you want a fireball and a blast front you use gasoline. Indeed you'd use both if you wanted to blow up the building with big fireballs shooting out the window and then have it collapse, because when you blow out the supports with little enough C4 to avoid scattering the building across the neighborhood there's no fire to speak of, at least nothing you see outside the building.
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Re:Mythbusters on the forefront (Score:4, Informative)
I don't think so. They forgot to properly mold the C4 into friendly forest animals.
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shape charges. why does it always have to be shape charges...
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This is the new definition of... (Score:2)
Re:This is the new definition of... (Score:5, Insightful)
Of course it's a slow news day.
Everyone is off playing Starcraft 2.
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Science to talk about? (Score:1, Flamebait)
People, its a movie for god sake!!
Science was the furthest thing from the author's mind when writing this. Just have a beer and watch it, don't over analyse it.
Hint: Just because you can find some vapid article posted somewhere on the web doesn't mean they all deserve space on slashdot.
So this is going to be done by Mythbusters (Score:3, Funny)
Re:So this is going to be done by Mythbusters (Score:4, Funny)
And as usual, Tory gets to be the subject of the test.
Damn you, Mythbusters!
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I'm also wondering if they look into the science of booger eating and...........DOOOOOOODY!
Re:So this is going to be done by Mythbusters (Score:4, Funny)
No, thank you very little. [youtube.com]
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What about (Score:4, Funny)
What about gopher dances? How accurate are the gopher dances? That is obviously the most important part of the movie!
Re:What about (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:What about (Score:4, Funny)
Only until he gets his foot loose...
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LoB
Slow news day indeed (Score:3, Funny)
When asked for further comment, Discovery was quoted as responding 'Nnnnnnanananananaaa'.
So, you know (Score:4, Funny)
Jumping the shark (Score:3, Insightful)
The "Science Of ___________" meme has finally jumped the shark.
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Not until the do The Science of Happy Days, including the water-skiing scenes.
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The "Science Of ___________" meme has finally jumped the shark.
Congratulations! Misuse of both terms meme and jump the shark.
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Next week on Discovery News: The Science of Jumping a Shark.
Simple Mathematics (Score:2, Funny)
Well... (Score:2)
The world needs scientists, too.
Screw the gopher... (Score:3, Funny)
I want to know about the science of:
"This is a hybrid. This is a cross, ah, of Bluegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent, and Northern California Sensemilia. The amazing stuff about this is, that you can play 36 holes on it in the afternoon, take it home and just get stoned to the bejeezus-belt that night on this stuff."
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funniest line by far (Score:2)
But seriously, no BS. If you ever want to rap or just get weird with somebody. You know, buddies. I'll drop by.
Hungry now (Score:2)
Heading to the store to pick up a Baby Ruth.
Science? How bout humor (Score:2)
That facial groweth... (Score:1)
That dude's soul patch is unscientific....
Can a Gopher (Score:1)