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Charlie Fish
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Attachment Theory by Charlie Fish

July 23rd, 2007 4:53 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: Invent a new technology for affixing one thing to another. Go beyond glue, staples, nails, and tape.



This task came at the perfect time for me, just as I had finished my paper on Nanotechnology and the atmospheric ether's adhesive effect on organic subparticles (soon to be published in the North Brixton Journal of Unnecessary Research).

I have documented some of my trial and errors below, as well as the triumphal moments. The story is told in pictures first, with the full video at the bottom.

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Adhesive_0001.wmv
Strange Glue.wmv

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(no subject)
posted by Ziggy C. on July 23rd, 2007 7:55 PM

While I like this, I'd have to say that naturally occurring phenomenon =/= newly invented technology..

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posted by Charlie Fish on July 24th, 2007 1:37 AM

Ah, Ziggy C., you have misunderstood how this novel invention works. While I have relied on newly discovered natural phenomena, without the invented technology it would be useless.

The fact that tungsten becomes white hot when electricity is passed through it is a discovered natural phenomenon, yet you surely would not deny that light bulbs were invented, not discovered?

I would love to be able to explain it to you in more depth, but I must protect the secrets of this new technology until it is ready to be released to the public - or rather until the public are ready for its release.

;)

I like...
posted by Meta tron on July 24th, 2007 7:14 AM

your disclaimer.
your taste in films.
your support of the Welsh national produce (the music)

And I'm sorry if this makes me look stupid, but I don't know how you did it. it looks to secure to be static, did you have a ruler up your sleeve?

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posted by Charlie Fish on July 24th, 2007 9:06 AM

No ruler - no sleeves!

If I made the video again I'd make it clearer that there's no ruler or pole or anything sneaking under my arm... [EDIT: I added a second video to show this]

It did take me a while to figure out how to pull this task off in a remotely convincing way. I'm glad it's got you (at least temporarily) flummoxed!

PS the music is Catatonia's "Strange Glue" :)

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posted by YellowBear on July 24th, 2007 1:27 PM

No ruler or pole sneaking under your arm huh? That is surely what I had suspected. If you could some how demonstrate to me that this is true, this would be vote worthy. If I were going to do this task and have it look convincing with no obvious assistence, I would drill a hole through the table under the book (or DVD, can't tell), attach a handle to the book and have someone push it up under my hand. It doesn't look to me like that is what you did, so if your ruler denial is truthful, then you got me stumped too

*edit: Video #2: You are a clever fellow. One vote from me as promised. I know something is going on, but I don't know what it is. I feel like i've been hoodwinked

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posted by Ink Tea on July 24th, 2007 7:57 PM

There's something going on with your thumb. Why do you thumb the edge of the video?

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posted by ROGER RABBIT on July 24th, 2007 10:29 PM

Clueless.... but thumb is involved (how, I don't know). Mystery. Nice Glue.

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posted by Meta tron on August 21st, 2007 7:06 PM

I've figured it out. My god you're a clever man, it's so simple. The trick is to go to far more effort than anyone would imagine you would go to to achieve your goal.
I'm not sure what it was that gave it away, but when I re examined the second video I spotted a clue so massive it's practically an insult. Damn you lowness of resolution!

I figured you out.
posted by Lincøln on October 22nd, 2007 5:58 PM

That's clever. It reminds me a little of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-eZEDkFYFA

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posted by susy derkins on October 22nd, 2007 7:43 PM

This glue is going to be everywhere! Man, are you going to get rich...
I utterly fail to see the connection with Gondry´s video, but it is a good ad for feet-tasking.

Ha!
posted by Spidere on October 22nd, 2007 9:25 PM

Very neat. Nicely done.

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posted by teucer on January 18th, 2008 11:40 AM

That's brilliant.

(And yes, I think I have it figured out. And yes, the clue is in video two. And yes, I'm nonetheless quite impressed.)

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posted by Absurdum on August 22nd, 2008 9:54 PM

That is just great. Even without the "obvious" clue in the second video, the way the object moves makes what's going on pretty clear. The first video manages to hide it better, although the corner of the paper is a bit of a giveaway too... Very nicely done though.

I actually wish I could vote twice, just because you used the word "ether" in your subtitle. If you'd said Phlogisten I WOULD have, even if it required sock-puppetry...