Linky Dinky Do

Links I have been telling people I will post for ages, plus a couple I haven't. Mostly youtube so apologies if you're still on dialup.

Irrefutable proof if any were needed that Star Wars Episode IV was reverse engineered from The Dam Busters (among others).
Anyone with the intention of seeing the Peter Jackson produced version next year(?) should check out the 1954 original first. Still an excellent movie, and almost all as it happened in real life

Boy Racers in 747's. Nuff said really.

RNZAF Skyhawk fleet put on Trademe. It's only two years since the government announced (probably completely coincidentally just prior to the last election...) that they were sold and would be leaving the country soon. Farce. Seller allows pickups apparently.

How to make your tank or Landrover disappear in the middle of the street. Inventive.

Crazy 1950's US airshow using actual live weapons. Think of the liability.....course, in the 1950's this was probably perfectly normal.

The nine minute tour of Paris. Don't try this at home, especially if you live in Paris. Okay so it isn't as fast as the soundtrack would have you believe, but there are some plenty faster than sensible bits.

And trying to recreate the tour thirty years later. Not trying the recreation at 5:30 in the morning probably didn't help. Good background though.

And finally, all glory to the HypnoToad!