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Offline gerhed

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Lawrence of Arabia--opening scene--sort of
« on: March 17, 2011, 08:46:26 AM »
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Re: Lawrence of Arabia--opening scene--sort of
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2011, 09:35:02 AM »
"Sort of".  :o  Lets hope not!  (nice video though)

"At the age of 46, two months after leaving the service, T E Lawrence was fatally injured in an accident on his Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle in Dorset, close to his cottage, Clouds Hill, near Wareham. A dip in the road obstructed his view of two boys on their bicycles; he swerved to avoid them, lost control and was thrown over the handlebars. He died six days later on 19 May 1935. The spot is marked by a small memorial at the side of the road.

The circumstances of Lawrence's death had far-reaching consequences. One of the doctors attending him was the neurosurgeon Hugh Cairns. He was profoundly affected by the incident, and consequently began a long study of what he saw as the unnecessary loss of life by motorcycle dispatch riders through head injuries. His research led to the use of crash helmets by both military and civilian motorcyclists."

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Re: Lawrence of Arabia--opening scene--sort of
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2011, 02:51:04 PM »
Quote from: lone*X on March 17, 2011, 09:35:02 AM
"Sort of".  :o  Lets hope not!  (nice video though)

"At the age of 46, two months after leaving the service, T E Lawrence was fatally injured in an accident on his Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle in Dorset, close to his cottage, Clouds Hill, near Wareham. A dip in the road obstructed his view of two boys on their bicycles; he swerved to avoid them, lost control and was thrown over the handlebars. He died six days later on 19 May 1935. The spot is marked by a small memorial at the side of the road.

The circumstances of Lawrence's death had far-reaching consequences. One of the doctors attending him was the neurosurgeon Hugh Cairns. He was profoundly affected by the incident, and consequently began a long study of what he saw as the unnecessary loss of life by motorcycle dispatch riders through head injuries. His research led to the use of crash helmets by both military and civilian motorcyclists."

http://www.ironbikers.wz.cz/foto/brough_superior_ss100_2.jpg

No, I didn't crash, but I did see two kids on bicycles!
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Re: Lawrence of Arabia--opening scene--sort of
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2011, 02:57:38 PM »
Love classics so how about a picture of the Chief?
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Re: Lawrence of Arabia--opening scene--sort of
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2011, 05:16:16 PM »
Quote from: lone*X on March 17, 2011, 02:57:38 PM
Love classics so how about a picture of the Chief?

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Re: Lawrence of Arabia--opening scene--sort of
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2011, 06:23:46 PM »
Quote from: lone*X on March 17, 2011, 02:57:38 PM
Love classics so how about a picture of the Chief?

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Re: Lawrence of Arabia--opening scene--sort of
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2011, 09:10:17 PM »
I thought I was watching the beginning of a Seinfeld episode when the music started up.  On the chief, I think your rearsets are in the wrong place.   ;D

Seriously though, that's a neat effect at the beginning and end, what video software is that?
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Re: Lawrence of Arabia--opening scene--sort of
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2011, 01:34:45 AM »
Quote from: fastbroshi on March 17, 2011, 09:10:17 PM
I thought I was watching the beginning of a Seinfeld episode when the music started up.  On the chief, I think your rearsets are in the wrong place.   ;D

Seriously though, that's a neat effect at the beginning and end, what video software is that?
"music" comes from one of the hundreds of sound effects and variations that
are on the Korg Kaossilator--a dynamic phase synthesizer.
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Re: Lawrence of Arabia--opening scene--sort of
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2011, 06:00:28 AM »
Yeah, where's the wreck?!?! I call shenanigans!
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