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Many years ago, in another life, I knew this guy who worked in TV. He still works professionally so lets call him Orwell. One of Or’s first jobs was working on

Many years ago, in another life, I knew this guy who worked in TV. He still works professionally so lets call him Orwell. One of Or’s first jobs was working on the special makeup for Star Trek : The Next Generation and boy did he have some stories. I always assumed that you just slap on a rubber mask and maybe a bit of glue and start the cameras running but apparently it is a lot more complex. Depending on the lighting and any requirements for special effects (done optically back then), there were a lot of calculations to do in order to make the make up look consistent between shots. Simple things like the choice of foundation were very important. Orwell used to tell me that he dreaded outdoor shoots the most. He would be feverishly working away with a light-meter and his formula when the producer would arrive on the location demanding to know why dozens of very expensive cast and crew were just standing around. The answer was always then same, they were waiting ‘ere Or’s tabulating Data’s base complexion.

technofiend 7y ago
Oh, are we doing this? So the tariffs to China ends up expanding to the Eastern Rim and the supply of parts to repair Japanese cars dries up. Overnight a black market forms and parts smuggling is a lucrative business. Somewhere over the heartland of America a DC3 develops engine trouble and the pilot says they have to lose weight ASAP. The smuggler opens the side door and starts pushing the crates out which fortunately were going to be parachute dropped anyway. A few minutes later a farmer on his way to his outhouse looks up and reads the label off a crate and says "My God, it's raining Datsun cogs!"
- Infernal 7y ago
  So this guy (let's call him George) goes into his dentist's office, because of pain in his mouth. The dentist takes a look and quickly sees that the plate he installed just six months before is severely corroded, so he asks George about his diet. It turns out George loves eggs Benedict, and eats them for breakfast every morning. The dentist realizes what's happening now - the lemon juice in George's breakfast is corroding the dental work. The dentist recommends replacing the dental plate with a chrome model, because everyone knows there's no plate like chrome for the hollandaise.

technofiend 7y ago

Oh, are we doing this? So the tariffs to China ends up expanding to the Eastern Rim and the supply of parts to repair Japanese cars dries up. Overnight a black market forms and parts smuggling is a lucrative business. Somewhere over the heartland of America a DC3 develops engine trouble and the pilot says they have to lose weight ASAP. The smuggler opens the side door and starts pushing the crates out which fortunately were going to be parachute dropped anyway. A few minutes later a farmer on his way to his outhouse looks up and reads the label off a crate and says "My God, it's raining Datsun cogs!"

Infernal 7y ago
So this guy (let's call him George) goes into his dentist's office, because of pain in his mouth. The dentist takes a look and quickly sees that the plate he installed just six months before is severely corroded, so he asks George about his diet. It turns out George loves eggs Benedict, and eats them for breakfast every morning. The dentist realizes what's happening now - the lemon juice in George's breakfast is corroding the dental work. The dentist recommends replacing the dental plate with a chrome model, because everyone knows there's no plate like chrome for the hollandaise.