A Step Above Productions
11-01-2006, 10:14 AM
I found this on the internet and I had to show it to everyone
http://www.littlelostrobot.com/images/duke_liveshot400.jpg
"Yesterday I was sent on assignment to a conference held by the area power company. They assembled a bunch of various public agencies to talk about how to deal with power-related issues - such as downed power lines. Sounds kinda boring right?
It sorta was, until they pulled out the props. The power company had a small scale neighborhood called "power town", in which they used action figures and live power lines to demonstrate people accidentally getting electrocuted. "Now look, here comes this guy and he doesn't know that the fence has been charged with electricity.." ZAP! There was a loud crackle as electricity blasted the little fireman.
They guy ran through a number of other scenarios, electrifying various figurines. And then - much to the surprise of the television folks there, he said, "Okay, now here comes a TV news crew and they're wanting to go live out here. But they don't watch where they're settin' up and they get electrocuted."
He drove a little news van onto to "the scene" and proceeded to have them get electrocuted as they sat smiling in their crappy live truck. Oddly enough, the two little people in the news van looked nearly identical to me and my reporter Sarah - right down to the same colored hair and outfits. We just stood there and watched our plastic counterparts die a horrible death, as various police and fire officials gave us shameful, disapproving glances."
http://www.littlelostrobot.com/images/duke_liveshot400.jpg
"Yesterday I was sent on assignment to a conference held by the area power company. They assembled a bunch of various public agencies to talk about how to deal with power-related issues - such as downed power lines. Sounds kinda boring right?
It sorta was, until they pulled out the props. The power company had a small scale neighborhood called "power town", in which they used action figures and live power lines to demonstrate people accidentally getting electrocuted. "Now look, here comes this guy and he doesn't know that the fence has been charged with electricity.." ZAP! There was a loud crackle as electricity blasted the little fireman.
They guy ran through a number of other scenarios, electrifying various figurines. And then - much to the surprise of the television folks there, he said, "Okay, now here comes a TV news crew and they're wanting to go live out here. But they don't watch where they're settin' up and they get electrocuted."
He drove a little news van onto to "the scene" and proceeded to have them get electrocuted as they sat smiling in their crappy live truck. Oddly enough, the two little people in the news van looked nearly identical to me and my reporter Sarah - right down to the same colored hair and outfits. We just stood there and watched our plastic counterparts die a horrible death, as various police and fire officials gave us shameful, disapproving glances."