Random Thought Thread

tinfoil hat timmy said:
they're already tubby so I guess that's just adding fat to the fire.
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It’s more the risk of teaching them the bad habit of eating away one’s troubles. But it sure makes things easy, doling out sweets to solve those problems. It quiets my kids right down and ends the thing. I’ve been trying lately to stop doing that, and stop getting angry in front of the kids. I try to be reasonable and send them to their rooms to think until they’re ready to be nice.
 
Private Klink said:
^^^ Probably why there are so many misbehaving kids today ; no real penalty for bad behavior other than taking away their I-phone for 15 minutes. 😏
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I've never laid a hand on my son beyond a swat on the rump when he was still in diapers, he's extremely well mannered and on his way to his second associates degree at 19...you don't need to beat your kid into not being an asshole😒🙄
 
WValtakis said:
I've never laid a hand on my son beyond a swat on the rump when he was still in diapers, he's extremely well mannered and on his way to his second associates degree at 19...you don't need to beat your kid into not being an asshole😒🙄
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I guess it depends on the kid, the parent and what the situation was. I honestly am glad that my dad whacked me when I deserved it- I was an obnoxious twit....prolly still am sometimes.
 
I was more dog than human in my youth. Physical reprimand was the only message that got through. My parents weren’t much for it after the age of five. I was a mess into my late 20’s.
Took a while, but I make for a passable human as an adult. I do still growl when irritated.
 
Anyone here with any movie set work experience to help me understand how a prop gun could fire and kill someone on set? How t.f. does that happen?


Not a political/ 2A question. Not any sort of social commentary about Hollywood elitism. Nothing of the sort, so please don't take this there.

I am merely wondering what sequence of events could lead to a working firearm and bullets on set.
 
TRfromMT said:
Anyone here with any movie set work experience to help me understand how a prop gun could fire and kill someone on set? How t.f. does that happen?


Not a political/ 2A question. Not any sort of social commentary about Hollywood elitism. Nothing of the sort, so please don't take this there.

I am merely wondering what sequence of events could lead to a working firearm and bullets on set.
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Yes, very odd. I would have thought that the props themselves and how they are managed would eliminate this possibility by now. I would hate to work there and have to rely on each actor to keep me safe.
 
Richard338 said:
Yes, very odd. I would have thought that the props themselves and how they are managed would eliminate this possibility by now. I would hate to work there and have to rely on each actor to keep me safe.
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I was always taught and continue to function today that every firearm is loaded (with real bullets) until I (not a property manager) verify it is clearly not loaded. Every single time.

I would not know how to function if someone out a firearm in my hand and said, "Action!". I'd have to stop and clear the weapon out of instinct.

Private Klink said:
Alec Baldwin is an idiot.
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Nope. Please don't take this there. I am asking about the possible sequence of events is all.
 
TRfromMT said:
I was always taught and continue to function today that every firearm is loaded (with real bullets) until I (not a property manager) verify it is clearly not loaded. Every single time.

I would not know how to function if someone out a firearm in my hand and said, "Action!". I'd have to stop and clear the weapon out of instinct.


Nope. Please don't take this there. I am asking about the possible sequence of events is all.
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I'm not in the movie business, but it is surprising that they can't make prop guns with no capability of harm. It's bad enough at a gun range making sure that everyone is being safe, let alone a movie set where inexperienced people are intentionally pointing them at each other.
 
TRfromMT said:
Anyone here with any movie set work experience to help me understand how a prop gun could fire and kill someone on set? How t.f. does that happen?


Not a political/ 2A question. Not any sort of social commentary about Hollywood elitism. Nothing of the sort, so please don't take this there.

I am merely wondering what sequence of events could lead to a working firearm and bullets on set.
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Not in the movie business. No actual knowledge of how they treat guns on a set. I would hope they are kept under lock and key and only the key holder and actor using said weapon ever touch them. And I would hope the key holder is someone with high proficiency in said weapons. Somebody who would treat the guns as you have stated. Verifying clear weapon and blanks before handing over to actors. And maybe that is the case (with occasional breaches in protocol).
This isn’t the first time this has happened.
 
I think the problem occurs when you have a firearm with a barrel obstruction loaded with blanks. You could double check it is clear and running blanks but unless you put a light down the barrel to confirm the entire bore is clear you could still launch something from it. I can recall hearing about a serious injury (it may have been a death) from a reenactor firing a musket with an over charge but no bullet and part of the gun itself became the projectile when it came apart. I can imagine a scenario where a fake gun running blanks could kill someone for similar reasons. I'd bet there wasn't a real bullet involved in this accident, just people who are ignorant on how a firearm works.

Think on this for a moment, there are a ton of people who think the entire cartridge leaves the end of the barrel, not just the bullet. A lot of people simply don't know how it works.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I think the problem occurs when you have a firearm with a barrel obstruction loaded with blanks. You could double check it is clear and running blanks but unless you put a light down the barrel to confirm the entire bore is clear you could still launch something from it. I can recall hearing about a serious injury (it may have been a death) from a reenactor firing a musket with an over charge but no bullet and part of the gun itself became the projectile when it came apart. I can imagine a scenario where a fake gun running blanks could kill someone for similar reasons. I'd bet there wasn't a real bullet involved in this accident, just people who are ignorant on how a firearm works.

Think on this for a moment, there are a ton of people who think the entire cartridge leaves the end of the barrel, not just the bullet. A lot of people simply don't know how it works.
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Those people should have no business handling firearms then.
 
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