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Author Topic: Movies in 5D! Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-17-2015 05:40 PM                        With so much water it looks more like a water pipe breaking than a rain leak.  |  IP: Logged Buck Wilson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 894 From: St. Joseph MO, USA Registered: Sep 2010 posted 06-17-2015 06:08 PM                     Hahahahahah IMMERSIVE- I just got it.  |  IP: Logged Mark Ogden Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 943 From: Little Falls, N.J. Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-17-2015 06:24 PM                     If this were still the film era, I would congratulate the guy in the booth for staying on the screen.  |  IP: Logged David Buckley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 525 From: Oxford, N. Canterbury, New Zealand Registered: Aug 2004 posted 06-17-2015 08:45 PM                        At least they didn't e-etop the projector before they found the switch for the fluorescents...  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 06-18-2015 02:59 PM                     Maybe I don't understand people at all... The roof is clearly collapsing above their head and instead of vacating the room, they just stay and record the whole stuff on their mobile phones. Even after the whole mid section comes down, they keep on filming. A few weeks ago, the show I was attending was interrupted by a (later acknowledged to be false) fire alarm and mandatory evacuation. The movie stopped, the tape announced you're supposed to get the f*ck out in three languages... So, I took just my basic belongings and escorted my girlfriend out of the room trough the nearest emergency exit. To my absolute surprise, people only started moving after I went out of the door. After we were sent back by the manager, I noticed almost half of the room never even got out of their seats. I'm certain there are ample situations where a fire went so fast out of hand that there was simply no escape possible, but having experienced similar situations in the past, I'm now blissfully aware many victims are just a result of utter stupidity. quote: Mike Blakesley With so much water it looks more like a water pipe breaking than a rain leak. I've seen similar things, with my own eyes, although only the roof panels ended up collapsing, not the strutting itself.. It's quite amazing what amount of water a heavy thunderstorm can dump on your roof. The usual reason for a roof collapse is the amount of water that has already accumulated, due to e.g. clogged up drains. It's also this load of water you see pouring in.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-18-2015 04:10 PM                     quote: Marcel Birgelen I've seen similar things, with my own eyes, although only the roof panels ended up collapsing, not the strutting itself Yes, I've seen roof leaks that brought down the ceiling, too. Yes, only the panels came down and, except for a few bars that come loose, the rest of the grid stayed up. If there is enough water to bring down the whole grid, there is a problem. If there is problem enough to cause water to rush into a theater at that rate and bring down the whole ceiling like that, grid and all, it is wise to assume that it's a BIG problem until you get a responsible person in there to check things out. If there is a potential problem, that big, it warrants evacuating the theater until things are sorted out. Yes, people as a group can be "stupid." Any responsible theater manager should know that and take action in an emergency. It could be as simple as sending somebody to the back of the auditorium and announcing to the customers that they need to proceed to the nearest exit in an orderly manner. To do otherwise is borderline criminal negligence and, if somebody got seriously hurt, it would be negligence.  |  IP: Logged Don Furr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 509 From: Sun City, Ca USA Registered: Nov 2002 posted 06-19-2015 12:01 AM                     Picture it. Columbus, Mississippi. The Varsity Theatre. 1962 and I was a freshman in high school. To Kill A Mockingbird was on the screen. Half way through the movie several sections of the ceiling tile fell from the overhead for some never determined reason. The good news is no one was seriously injured but with all the dust caused by the celotex type ceiling panels falling one would have thought the entire roof had fallen. The theatre reopened the following night.  |  IP: Logged Tim Asten Film Handler Posts: 98 From: Brighton, United Kingdom Registered: Nov 2006 posted 06-19-2015 04:24 AM                     This report says it actually was a burst pipe.  |  IP: Logged Ram Melegrito Film Handler Posts: 12 From: Mandaluyong City, Philippines Registered: Dec 2014 posted 06-26-2015 04:38 AM                     Construction is very shady here in the Philippines. Too many people asking for too much kickback. Contractors end up cutting corners and installing sub-standard materials to recuperate the costs.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 06-26-2015 01:59 PM                     If it was a burst pipe, then I'm wondering who decided to route such a high pressure water pipe trough the roof of an auditorium.  |  IP: Logged Ram Melegrito Film Handler Posts: 12 From: Mandaluyong City, Philippines Registered: Dec 2014 posted 06-27-2015 09:04 PM                     From a sprinkler maybe  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-27-2015 10:05 PM                     If it was a sprinkler, it would have had to have been a standpipe.  |  IP: Logged

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