Watched it live. Hype was infectious. Seeing the two side boosters coming down together in almost perfect synchronisation was quite a thing.

People hear that the flicker fusion threshold is about 16hz, and that movies play at 24hz so they assume that there must be no benefit to higher framerates. Ofc, movies have a lot of motion blur to make the movement appear more smooth and quite often a TV will have sophisticated tech to make the lower framerates on TV shows appear smoother than they actually are. Computer monitors, for the most part, show sharp images and we sit closer to them so low frame rates are much more noticeable. The rods and cones in our eyes might have a "fresh rate" of 16hz (I think rods actually respond much faster, but w.e) but they aren't synchronised like a camera. Our eyes will detect light, or any changes in it pretty much instantaneously. You don't have to wait for the next refresh. At what point our brain, or the variance in latency of the optic nerve, become the limiting factors I don't know. I'd like to think we wouldn't have evolved such advanced optical receptors only to be bottle necked by our brains. In short: 120hz ftw.

My absolute greatest peeve with console ports is mouse settings though. The number of times I've had to delve into the .ini to disable mouse acceleration or set my sensitivity to something sensible. Sometimes even the .ini doesn't have the answer. I fucking hate it when you get a sensitivity slider with 10 arbitrary notches. "Don't worry gamers, I'm sure you'll find a setting you like. As long as your preference is for a mm of mouse movement to spin you between 360 and 720 degrees. Ps. you do have a gamepad rite?"

As you say, "Fuck you" indeed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapperboard

"A clapperboard is a device used in filmmaking and video production to assist in the synchronizing of picture and sound, and to designate and mark particular scenes and takes recorded during a production. The sharp "clap" noise that the clapperboard makes can be identified easily on the audio track, and the shutting of the clapstick can be identified easily on the separate visual track. The two tracks can then be precisely synchronised by matching the sound and movement."

If anyone is still reading this topic please see the comments on this video
http://videosift.com/video/Cartoon-Real-Life-Backstreet-Boys-Synchronisation

I can't mark it dead (it is) and I cant give backups.

I still don't get why these commands are restricted. They don't have any personal gain...

I think its particularly impressive they do it synchronised. You'd think they'd get away from each other pretty quickly just to keep balance.

What!
Oh yeah April's fireball season everyone knows that!

Funny how NO other astronomical phenomena outside of the earth-moon system is synchronised to the earth's rotation around the sun..

That would require a static patch of asteroids to hold position relative to the sun for us to pass thru every solar cycle at the same time.. And to enter the atmosphere over the Americas every year.. And where's last years clip..

Not saying its not possible but these idiots seem rather keen to accept this astonishing explanation..

I think you know this, but it's "White Bread" world, not "white-bred."

I think you know this.

Here's another fact: I'm currently high as f**k, and the sun is the main cause of solar warming.


>> ^doogle:

"white-bred world"?
wow these were more honest times of class struggle. Synchronised dancing and all. Even an upstart like Billy Joel had to work a second job as a car mechanic to support his fledgling music career. Even had to do both jobs at the same time, the music videos with his mechanic duties.
Great song. Upvote.

"white-bred world"?

wow these were more honest times of class struggle. Synchronised dancing and all. Even an upstart like Billy Joel had to work a second job as a car mechanic to support his fledgling music career. Even had to do both jobs at the same time, the music videos with his mechanic duties.

Great song. Upvote.

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>> ^acidSpine:

>> ^Yogi:
No I'm sick of this "Make this an Olympic Sport" in my opinion no sports that have judges subjectively awarding points should be an olympic sport. You either have a winner by points or who crosses a line first...other than that fuck off with your lame judging who's better crap.
If artistic gymnastics and synchronised swimming are Olympic sports I can't see why breakdancing couldn't be. Either way you'd have to admit olympic breakdancing would be pretty amazing to watch.


It's interesting after watching the slow-mo trailer is how similar this is to say... pommel horse.

>> ^Yogi:

No I'm sick of this "Make this an Olympic Sport" in my opinion no sports that have judges subjectively awarding points should be an olympic sport. You either have a winner by points or who crosses a line first...other than that fuck off with your lame judging who's better crap.

If artistic gymnastics and synchronised swimming are Olympic sports I can't see why breakdancing couldn't be. Either way you'd have to admit olympic breakdancing would be pretty amazing to watch.

True dat, but it was a.......joke.

>> ^davidraine:

Fixed.
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>> ^Deano:

Best Only synchronised walking I've ever seen.


Fixed.

Best synchronised walking I've ever seen.