Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site leadsv.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decwrl!greipa!pesnta!amd!amdcad!cae780!leadsv!sas From: sas@leadsv.UUCP (Scott Stewart) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: GOONIES Message-ID: <512@leadsv.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 12:47:06 EDT Article-I.D.: leadsv.512 Posted: Mon Jul 8 12:47:06 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 04:06:59 EDT References: <688@dataio.UUCP>, <829@mtgzz.UUCP> <311@bdmrrr.UUCP> Organization: LMSC-LEADS, Sunnyvale, Ca. Lines: 41 Keywords: booby trapped tunnels In article <311@bdmrrr.UUCP>, shprentz@bdmrrr.UUCP (Joel Shprentz) writes: > > Some other ridiculous things about the movie: > > . > > . > > . > > o where did the power come from to operate the organ? > > Better yet, where did the power come from to operate the booby traps in > the tunnel? The same question could be asked about the opening scene > of Raiders of the Lost Ark. I have not seen Goonies yet, so I can't really say where the power for the organ came from, but remember, an organ does not neccesarily have to be powered by electricty. What about a pump organ? Secondly, traps could be power by simple mechanics. The traps in Raiders all appeared this way. (The proper balancing of weight on the idols stand prevented the boulder from being realeased, or putting weight(stepping) on certain stones causing darts to fire.) Except maybe the spikes that were triggered by blocking the light, which implies a photosensitive trigger. I believe that many Pyramids had similar style traps (sliding walls, etc.) > > One requirement of exploring such tunnels is the discovery of the > skeleton of some unfortunate previous explorer killed by the booby > traps. How are the traps reset for our current heroes? > Simple mechanics again. What about weights (rocks) attached to the trap device, connected over some pullys that eventually pull the trap back into place. Or what about a bucket device which sand or water is free to fill once the trap is sprung and enventually the weight is enough, again vai pullys, to reset the trap. Scott A. Stewart LMSC "Order is organized Chaos."