Fun Facts

freshnesschronic · 07-30-2010, 05:41 PM

I learned something that blew my mind today. I dunno if I'm getting all the specifics right, but that's why I made this thread.

Blu-Ray vs. HDVD
Blu-Ray won this competition a few years ago a large part because of the porn industry, which dwarfs the movie industry almost 10:1....all the other industries followed.

I was blown away! Had no idea the influence porn had.

Post your fun fact here too!

Lamplighter · 07-30-2010, 06:11 PM

Didn't WalMart have something to do with this, or is that a different orange ?

TheDaVinciChode · 07-30-2010, 10:44 PM

It was the same with Betamax vs VHS.

Porn backed VHS, VHS proved the winner.

The adult film industry is incredibly huge. They spew films into the market as if it were a cheap, Asian hooker, asking only ¥1 for a facial.

Hollywood, by comparison, is an Amish Mormon (say what?!) who doesn't plan to wed, as he's taken a vow of eternal chastity, to better his understanding of the teachings of Buddha.

Whatever the adult film industry backs, in short, will win... because they release so much, on that format, that it saturates the market, leaving no room for the other format, whether it be superior, or not.

(However, they always back the correct media format, so, good for them.)

Clodfobble · 07-30-2010, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDaVinciChode

(However, they always back the correct media format, so, good for them.)

Says who? Betamax was a superior product, and even after it "lost," it remained the default choice for professional video editors for a decade and a half. (Record/edit the whole thing in Beta, only downgrade to VHS copies after you've finalized the master.)

sweetwater · 07-30-2010, 11:30 PM

I thought it was mostly because "Blu-Ray" is a much cooler name than "HDVD".

BrianR · 07-31-2010, 09:26 AM

Actually, the influence of the porn industry goes back further than VHS vs Betamax. Porn was the first to popularize Polaroid photography. Also digital photography, membership websites, motion pictures and even the printing press.

CNN.com recently had an article on this.

GunMaster357 · 08-10-2010, 08:27 AM

Can you imagine in the next few years a guy on his couch masturbating in front of a Blu-Ray 3d HD porn movie naked save for a pair of 3D glasses ?

What a sight !

ZenGum · 08-12-2010, 06:42 AM

Fun fact: if you lined up all the Volkswagons ever made along the autobahn, some idiot in a Porsche would pull out and pass the lot.

BrianR · 08-13-2010, 08:46 PM

Fun fact: the expression "To give someone the third degree" comes from the Freemason initiation to the rank of Master Mason, the third degree of Freemasonry. True!

Crimson Ghost · 08-15-2010, 01:38 PM

Fun Fact: "On the level" is also a Masonic phrase. So is to "blackball" someone.

Trilby · 08-15-2010, 01:50 PM

so far - none of these facts are particularly "fun" -

someone's on notice.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-16-2010, 11:41 AM

Yes M'am...
FUN FACT from kisrael: Space-sickness is measured in "garns", a unit named for Rep. Senator Jake Garn, who politicked his way to a space trip and upchucked like mad...

SteveDallas · 08-16-2010, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

so far - none of these facts are particularly "fun" -

I've been wondering that: What qualifies a fact as "fun?"

Pete Zicato · 08-16-2010, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

I've been wondering that: What qualifies a fact as "fun?"

If it entertains Bri.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-16-2010, 06:01 PM

I'm on pins and needles, hoping I've pleased Mistress Brianna.

07-30-2010, 05:41 PM	#1
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Fun Facts I learned something that blew my mind today. I dunno if I'm getting all the specifics right, but that's why I made this thread. Blu-Ray vs. HDVD Blu-Ray won this competition a few years ago a large part because of the porn industry, which dwarfs the movie industry almost 10:1....all the other industries followed. I was blown away! Had no idea the influence porn had. Post your fun fact here too!

07-30-2010, 10:44 PM	#3
TheDaVinciChode Chews Food Coming In, And Going Out Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 339	It was the same with Betamax vs VHS. Porn backed VHS, VHS proved the winner. The adult film industry is incredibly huge. They spew films into the market as if it were a cheap, Asian hooker, asking only ¥1 for a facial. Hollywood, by comparison, is an Amish Mormon (say what?!) who doesn't plan to wed, as he's taken a vow of eternal chastity, to better his understanding of the teachings of Buddha. Whatever the adult film industry backs, in short, will win... because they release so much, on that format, that it saturates the market, leaving no room for the other format, whether it be superior, or not. (However, they always back the correct media format, so, good for them.) __________________ "O' Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done;" "The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won;" - Walt Whitman / Leaves Of Grass.

07-30-2010, 11:30 PM	#5
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	I thought it was mostly because "Blu-Ray" is a much cooler name than "HDVD". __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

07-31-2010, 09:26 AM	#6
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Actually, the influence of the porn industry goes back further than VHS vs Betamax. Porn was the first to popularize Polaroid photography. Also digital photography, membership websites, motion pictures and even the printing press. CNN.com recently had an article on this. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

08-10-2010, 08:27 AM	#7
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	Can you imagine in the next few years a guy on his couch masturbating in front of a Blu-Ray 3d HD porn movie naked save for a pair of 3D glasses ? What a sight ! __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

07-30-2010, 06:11 PM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Didn't WalMart have something to do with this, or is that a different orange ?

08-12-2010, 06:42 AM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Fun fact: if you lined up all the Volkswagons ever made along the autobahn, some idiot in a Porsche would pull out and pass the lot. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-13-2010, 08:46 PM	#9
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Fun fact: the expression "To give someone the third degree" comes from the Freemason initiation to the rank of Master Mason, the third degree of Freemasonry. True! __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

08-15-2010, 01:38 PM	#10
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	Fun Fact: "On the level" is also a Masonic phrase. So is to "blackball" someone. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

08-15-2010, 01:50 PM	#11
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	so far - none of these facts are particularly "fun" - someone's on notice. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-16-2010, 11:41 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes M'am... FUN FACT from kisrael: Space-sickness is measured in "garns", a unit named for Rep. Senator Jake Garn, who politicked his way to a space trip and upchucked like mad... __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-16-2010, 06:01 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm on pins and needles, hoping I've pleased Mistress Brianna. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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