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Oh yeah, really safe! XD”
OH I GET IT! BECAUSE IT’S NOT SAFE
/lol at you.
ha ha, you got lolled.
Heh… I remember this…
From. BME Pain Olympics…
You could just tell by the way his hands were shaking that something bad was coming.
As soon as he said “one of a kind” you knew something bad was coming, he was squeezing it too hard.
Totally. That was hilarious!!!!!
you can tell that because the video was posted on Failblog that something bad was coming.
Yeah I know.
You could tell that because this video was posted on FailBlog that something bad was coming
Yeah I know
superman can’t control his power
Yeeah. Second!
TIMING FAIL!
He was laughing but he obviously wanted to cry.
Pointing out obvious informations fail!
Pluralization fail.
lol “so you are done with that one?”
The guy deserves a “bash the old guy WIN!”
Best part. *nod*
HULK ANGRY!
PARKINSON FAIL!
Very funny. Now go get some Parkinson and try NOT to fail at anything. I’m sure you will find the experience -ing hilarious.
Whining baby FAIL
get out and find some humor, jerk!
Ironic FAIL
“Get out and find some humor”, said the nerd who frequents failblog
Keep watchin’ David Letterman, whimp!
I’ve never watched David Letterman in my life, so you have a massive projection FAIL. Guess you’re the whimp now, sorry.
ur mum’s callin ya, go to her.
Another comeback fail. You’re getting lamer with every post. Oh well, no more lulz out of this one.
isn’t “whimp” spelled wimp….
pwnd.
Maybe he meant weak chimp, and created a portmanteau of the two.
lol
JamesValentine:Fail.
Creativity FAIL.
James Valentine…what a stupid name is that
Kid Choronsom is oh so much better. Riiight…
Good comeback James Valentine
James Valentine is the name of a video game from the 90s
sock puppet fail
Chromosome spelling fail
Can’t spell it when I have to many of em you know =)
Too many of what? Chromosomes?
So I guess you’re down with the syndrome.
(going to hell for this pun)
Yes I’ve got raging Down’s
That was funny as hell.
What is that supposed to mean?
It’s okay James, thank you for your sensitivity, but my father had Parkinsons and he felt it was okay to make jokes about it.
PWND
Parkinson WIN
Hitler had Parkinson’s. I’m just saying, because it always comes up sooner or later.
be careful, now James Valentine will come out with some shitty speech like “so what do you mean, that everyone who has parkinson is a bad person?”.
REDUCTIO AD HITLERUM FAIL
Well, Hitler was also a vegetarian. So, not eating animals makes you a Nazi.
olol xD
epic conclusion win
I so totally second that!
And gives you Parkinson.
comiting suicide and dying a virgin make you a nazi
OH MY F…KING GOD SWEET MELODY JESUS!
I KNEW IT!!!!11
Man that’s pretty weak for a dictator to be vegetarian, me thinks..
I saw an old photo where Hitler gave his girlfriend Eva Braun a fur coat.
He wasn’t like a hippie vegetarian. Hitler had a stomach problem, eating meat gave him the poopsquirts.
Poopsquirts win! What about the photo where Hitler gave his girlfriend Eva Braun a small caliber headache?
Interpetation FAIL and whining baby FAIL. This blog is definitely your place in life, Lk.
DUMBASS FAIL
Interpretation FAIL confirmed. Also, run out of comebacks FAIL.
STILL COMMENTING WITH DEEPSHIT FAIL
Guess I should stop commenting with you, deepshit, and post something in a separate thread. Bye-bye.
Wow, James, just please stfu, my eyes hurt reading your posts…
If you don’t like it, don’t read them. You don’t have to.
And writing STFU won’t get you anywhere.
do you two need a room?
Godwin’s law fail.
But Murphy’s Law WIN
Things were a little shaky for a while…
LAUGHING…
That looked less like Parkinson’s and more like “ohgodibetternotbreakthisohgodibetternotbreakthisohgodthetensionoshitshitshitshitshitokigotititsallgooditsgoo…FUCKKKKKK!!!!!
I want to know when that does happen (according to the guy on the left). I’ve never even heard of someone breaking a cylinder like that just by holding it too tightly.
Damn it, I meant the guy on the right.
Direction fail!
its not an ordinary cylinder, its a record. Or?
The precursor…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph_cylinder
Since they couldn’t be stamped like the disc-shaped records, they had to be recorded individually. Edison would have lots of recorders sitting in a room, and a band would play to make a series of records in parallel, and the process was repeated. The stamped vinyl of the disc-shaped records made them better-suited for mass manufacture, and that’s why that technology won out.
Usefull explanation Win!
Also:
Edison early steps fail!
Yeah, that’s complete misinformation. Edison rather quickly learned to use a single wax cylinder master for mass production by plating it with metal. Don’t believe everything you read, folks, especially on wikipedia.
This whole thing was staged, by the way. The reason Cloral never heard of a cylinder breaking by just holding it is because it doesn’t happen. The man had no Parkinsons disease — his hands were shaking while he stumbled over his words because he was squeezing the shit out of it to get it to break and get a reaction from the ghey-ass ‘host’ of the segment. Even mid-level collectors know you don’t handle rare (much less “one of a kind”) wax cylinders without gloves, if indeed they’re handled at all (and most aren’t).
Sorry Turds, but that info I mentioned isn’t in the wiki – I took a course on the history of popular music which discussed the topic. You have your hate on for Wikipedia like a grade-school teacher! (”It’s not a reliable resource, don’t use Wikipedia for your project!”)
Also, you’re wrong about the metal plating for cylinders which eventually took place – a metal casting was done of a master cylinder, and then more cylinders were moulded from that original.
In general, the need to “play” a cylinder for the entire length of the tracks in order to record it is a fail. The moulded cylinders weren’t perfect, mostly because of parting line problems (the line along which two halves of a mould separate).
At the end of the day, in terms of these cylinders, nothing beats a recording from an original source.
Better luck next time turds! If you want to read more about the mass-production of cylinders, a search term that you’ll find useful is “Edison gold moulded.” Then, if you _do_ ever come across a mistaken post on the interwebs regarding this _phenomenally important_ topic, you can NAIL ‘EM!
Wax cylinder masters were PLATED to form a mould. Big difference from ‘casting’. Then they’d place a wax cylinder inside this mould and heat it so it would expand enough to accept the impression of the ridges inside the mould. After it cooled, it could be removed. The moulded cylinders were one mechanical generation removed from the master, and they were just fine. There were NO “parting lines” — why on earth would Edison create a system in which the master mould had to be separated into two parts? That assumption/fabrication on your part is the difference between someone who took a class in college and a professional collector like myself. You should work on your reading retention.
And to some of us, yeah, that is important. If you’re not one of us, don’t bother chiming in, especially if it’s just to spread more misinformation. Enjoy your pwnage.
Since you know so much, why don’t you correct the wikipedia article?
smartass fail
oh f….. shit
nice recovery old man
Please refrain from swearing.
Please refrain from posting videos with swearing in them.
Mod Fail.
QQ. I never hear anyone swear IRL. OMG MY EARS.
Everybody, please refrain from refraining.
I abstain from refraining.
Scroticus the Chaste <- handle win
He quotes the video you posted and you mod him? FAIL
I agree… I logged on here for wholesome family entertainment… you know, like Sam Kinison used to provide.
My husband as a child knew Sam Kinison from church. You should have seen his face when I introduced him to some of Sam’s stand-up as The Screamer. Priceless!
R.I.P. Sam Kinison
Sam was going to be a minister when he grew up. All that power. I still love the line he said to a heckler: “The last thing you want is my complete and undivided f-ing attention…”
RIP Sam indeed.
Please refrain from writing words/phrases that suggest swearing. (ie. “f-ing”)
Mod Fail.
Hypocrisy fail
That’s it, FailMod. You’ve been warned about this shit. Banned!
You make my day,
As a reply to everyone, if failmod was actually a mod they’d have an avatar…
Haha that was my favorite part. This whole video is really made of win (in the most fail way possible) but his reaction was priceless.
I like the host’s deep sexy voice.
Turned me on!
as a history enthusist, i wanted to cry…
No kidding. All I can do it hope that the wax was so brittle that it wasn’t really the poor guy’s fault. (On that note, however, if it was so brittle and priceless, why was it even being handled outside a museum setting?)
Wondering what if he was holding Mona Lisa.
– F… Shit…
– So you are done with that one?
Epic comment!
It looked like a toilet paper cardboard, covered in chocolate.
That’s so old and I still laugh every time. Pinky the Cat should be next! Pet Adoption fail!!!
Checked Pinky the Cat. Das Megatonn.
Oh fffffffffffffffffff….shit.
I imagine the mindset is “Fuck…oh wait, I can’t swear. Umm…. Know what? Who cares…shit!”
Good classic TV clip though. I think this one was rated #1 for Outrageous TV Bloopers on a few lists.
I thought it a perfectly appropriate reaction to that awful accident.
I feel sorry for that guy.
You actually took time to post “I feel sorry for that guy”
I feel sorry for you…
You actually took time to post ‘You actually took time to post “I feel sorry for that guy” I feel sorry for you…’ I feel sorry for you…
You actually too.. ah never mind
you actually took time to decide wheather or not to say”you actually took time to post “You actually took time to post ‘You actually took time to post “I feel sorry for that guy” I feel sorry for you…’ I feel sorry for you…” i feel sorry for you”, i feel sorry for you…
you actually took time to post ‘you actually took time to decide wheather or not to say”you actually took time to post “You actually took time to post ‘You actually took time to post “I feel sorry for that guy” I feel sorry for you…’ I feel sorry for you…” i feel sorry for you”, i feel sorry for you…’ i feel sorry for you……..
I don’t feel sorry for you. Not in the least. Any of you.
I do.
I actually took the time to read all this shit, and post a comment…
I feel sorry for myself.
I feel sorry for us both.
I feel great about starting all this crap nonsense =)
I feel sorry my eyes, rain drops keep fallin out of em because I’m lol’ing too hard at these comments
I wonder if he’d recorded anything important on it before obliterating it.
I wonder how much it was worth. I mean, if it’s a one of a kind antique….
It was literally priceless. One of the originals.
There’s no fixing that.
Kinda makes my heart hurt.
It makes my heart laugh.
what the hell was it?
didn’t get that either
It was a phonograph cylinder.
ugh.. should’ve watched more carefully.. drunk fail. thanks though
Pornography cylinder? They sure don’t make those any more.
yeah they do, only they call them ‘dildo’ now
What use is a phonograph cylinder? Get an MP3 or even a CD player but… a phonograph cylinder – worthless!
What use is the Sistine Chapel? Get an apartment building or even a trailer…
tard
Thank you! I was waiting for someone to suggest we destroy the Sistine Chapel. It’s so useless, get rid of it.
He didn’t record anything on it, it was manufactured with a recording on it. It wasn’t worth anything more than maybe a dollar. Nothing about it was priceless whatsoever. This whole thing was staged.
And yes, even a shattered cylinder can be fixed if you wanna take the time to do it. There’s a dentist in California who is known by collectors all over the world as the Cylinder Doctor — he takes dentistry wax and pinpoint heat to re-bond the pieces, fill in any missing chunks, etc., and then meticulously recarves the groove with dentist tools. And he’s brilliant at it.
I don’t know….I mean I’m one of a kind and I’m pretty worthless
Just like everyone else.
this group of comments are flat out hilarious !!
arf, the pov little dude !!
“this is the only one..” not enymore…
“…It really is one of a kind”
Gee, you’re kidding me! Now you’ve got thousands!
HAHA
so so true…
i love the part where he said its one of a kind XD
Bahaha nice dude. I love the part where he breaks it and then he goes, “Oh f–..$h!t.”
so obviously fake
agree! that guys press so hard on that thing it just have to break.
PROVE IT
his hands were obviously photoshopped.
bwahahahaaa. ftw.
hey, this guy has superpowers despite of his Parkinson. Who could break such a thing just by holding it between thumb and forefinger? Not even the Governor of California.
You mean the Govenator of California.
the Governor can break ALL even chuck norris
No
yes
did you make an account just to say that? fail.
no, just changed the “name”-field for that
never
Michael J. Fox????
Kicking someone who’s already down WIN =)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph_cylinder
photoshoped!
maybe it’s Huntington’s…
or lupus
It’s never lupus.
Except when it is.
It’s never lupus
It was once.
“Ooo…don’t know my own strength!”
- Bullwinkle
EPIC FAIL @ Failblog… it’s not funny to laugh about an ill man!
sure it is funny … mostly
Yes it is!! I looked it up.
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILL
Yes it is! Look it up before you speak!
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILL
Oh my god what happened?!
That’s a russian artifact for sure
In russia something does you instead of you doing it… or so I’ve heard
in soviet russia commenting fails in you
in soviet russia, fails comment you
Dude you just don’t get it do you…hahaha….I just made fun of a certain type of commenters and you stepped right into the punch and said “Hey I’m one of those morons”.
In soviet Russia, phonograph cylinders break you.
That annoying little prick next to him can’t have made the situation any better.
seriously.
sympathy fail from the Ritalin-boy host.
Totally – graceful recovery FAIL.
yeah “are you done?”
what a fuckstain
Commenters’ medical diagnosis FAIL:
that’s not Parkinson’s, that’s nerves. Only his hands are trembling — no postural tremors, body tilt, or difficulty initiating movement.
overestimating the average intelligence of commenters FAIL
Painful truth WIN!
hm – clarity in comment FAIL
(should have said he’s nervous, since Parkinson’s is substantia nigra FAIL)
this is why I don’t teach
Very nearly an FCC banned words fail. Heh.
Oh Fuu….shit.
wow that is an old clip
was this from tech tv?
Yes.
Then it must be old, since they just released phonograph cylinders…
That was the biggest FAIL of the Call for Help-a-thon. The second being when Chris(the guy on the right) snapped at hour 12.
Ooh, snapped how?
He tried to answer a question, before it was asked, then couldn’t stop laughing like a hyena.
Ha ha
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=PkFm3WdOgB8
way better!
everything but the comments on that site is in some other language that i’m too lazy to look closely at. the comments are in english… mostly.
it’s not even a real fail anyways. read the comments; it was faked.
its not real..it was a skit or something.
Lol. Reaction censorship fail..
Totally photoshooped. Yes, photoshooped
“This video is no longer available”
nobody said it yet?
“In soviet union, wax cylinder break you!”
that was like 20 comments ago.
cylinder break waxes you. Nyet!
FIRST!
EPIC HUMOR WIN
He’s worried about saying “Fuck” on television. So he says “Shit” insted.
Although I can’t say I blame him.
OH FFF…shit.
This is hilarious haha, cant believe Chris Pirillo (the young guy) made it into the blog!
Ohh fff – shit. I want that as my ringtone.
Windows startup
Wow failblog must have some backlog. I sent this weeks ago.
That guy needs a hug.
Man, I feel bad for the old guy.
I tricked all you dumb asses into voting for me…..twice. Heh! That was pretty clever. Heh heh.
American Sheeple FAIL!
Baaaaah…
The other dude busted it with his telekinesis.
chris pirillo has telekinesis?
Aww, man. I feel so sorry for that guy.
As for the rest of you, could you please keep the comments civilised and clean, for crying out loud? This isn’t 4-chan; it’s a public website. Anyone could wander in, see your comments, and be scarred for life.
eat balls. Nom nom nom.
Epic Reply.
You’re not even supposed to hold it like that. See?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:HoldPhonoCylinder.jpg
Man, poor guy. I didn’t really find this funny. It sucks that our bodies keep getting worse.
I agree, this whole thread is an ‘innate primate propensity for sociological compartmentalization and condescension of those perceived to be weaker’ FAIL!
The funniest part, in fact, is that he stops himself from saying ‘FUCK,’ pauses, then says, ‘SHIT.’
WIN!
I agree, this whole thread is an ‘innate primate propensity for sociological compartmentalization and condescension of those perceived to be weaker’ FAIL!
The funniest part, in fact, is that he stops himself from saying ‘F*CK,’ pauses, then says, ‘SH*T.’
WIN!
I know this guy. He runs a vintage record store. He’s hilarious, and crazy loco, and a real nice guy. His house is PACKED wall-to-wall and often floor-to-ceiling with boxes of records, old 78’s, cylinders, phonographs and all kinds of stuff. I mean it’s EVERYWHERE. Down the hall, in the bathtub, everywhere. It’s amazing.
When you walk in his house, your feet are crunching around 2 or 3 inches deep in crushed records that have fallen and been broken over the years. He keeps a box of 78’s on his front porch and invites visitors to smash them over their heads.
He’s awesome. I wouldn’t be surprised if he broke that cylinder for a gag. I also wouldn’t be surprised if it was an actual accident. He’s that cool.
Where is this?
top ten comments
dis up dere
The only fail in that video is the utter destruction of TechTV by G4.
Agreed.
That’s pretty funny but it would be ten time funnier if it happened on antiques roadshow.
Antique expert: This original Edison recording cylinder would be worth between fifteen and sixteen thousand dollars at auction if it were in mint condition!
Old lady:
Antique expert: But it has a few scratches on it and the original case is missing so I’d put it’s auction value at four to five thousand dollars!
Old lady:
Well that’s still good I’m glad I *SMASH!* Oh Fffff… shit!
Antiques Expert: Damn! Three dollars and twenty-five cents!
Old Lady: :’-(
o ffff…. shit lol rotflmfao
two up hahahah nice
lolz to strongsad
, That would be priceless if it happened.
OMG ITS CHRIS PIRILLO!!!!
what is the recordy thingy?
There is more failure in the comments than anything else on this site.
Seriously, I can’t believe I just scrolled through half a page of people bickering back and forth like morons. Find a life off of the Internet.
As for the video… yikes. I don’t really know what to say about that one. Breaking something like that is bad enough, but breaking it on video? Agh.
I was at a little museum that had those kinds of record things in them, and you could pick them up and touch them and I did and one just broke right in my hand. They’re made of wax and old as heck so they are very delicate. I was freaking out, but the old guys who owned the museum were like, “It’s okay, it happens all the time.”
didnt he say it was one of a kind?
Precisely. Was.
His hands were shaking. He needed a drink.
I love how he thought fuck was too vulgar to say, so he said shit instead?
“Oh f…shit” LMAO
LOL!
“Oh Fuh… Shit…” XD
I couldn’t stop laughing lol. Priceless.
I have no idea if someone already said it; reading comments fail on me; maybe even repetitive comment fail on me…
But I like how he decided “shit” was better to say than “fuck”. XD
Seeing my comment right after three comments of the same caliber..fail.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
“aww f…shit”
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
aww I feel sorry for the guy! *woeface*
Chris Pirillo “Off The Cuff Transition” Win.
Ahhhh ffffff… s**T lol
ROFLCOPTA! Just as funny the 427th time!
jewtube fail
Aww, I feel so bad for the man
Ohh f…. shit!
lol
Can I join the action? Spit roast anyone?
LLoydy likes sticky, sticky in his bum
Shoot that sticky over me, and rub it on my tum.
Yayyyyyyyyyy!!!!
Your rhymes are weak, the lines are boring
You’re not wanted here, go back to Google and keep touring
that was excellent.
Let me guess… hymen from Comment Fail?
http://failblog.org/2008/07/10/comment-fail/
I love you! You’re so funny and original!
sarcasm win.
pwned
bend over and i’ll show you a sarcasm win
lol!!!
methinks gasman forgot his name
And all this time I thought you had left… thankfully you’re still around to remind us what humor doesn’t look like
how do you transfer cocaine through the internets?
Nothin wrong with a little cocaine son. Everyone experiments at one time or another.
Just look at the time mah daddy bailed me out of that whole drunk driving hubbabaloo. Heh heh.
Taco’s Rule!
burrito-babies > tacos
i want a burrito.