On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:36:53 -0400, Dutch <buryit@blackholespam.net>
wrote:


>>
>> When I originally asked what was happening here people just
>> answered "it's a hoax", which is just useless without offering a
>> reason. But even on the assumption it was a hoax, the most likely
>> actual reason for the kernels "popping" was video editing. From my own
>> experience I know that to do that as seamlessly as it appears here
>> costs significant money. So it made no sense that without any
>> incentive people would go to such lengths simply to perpetrate a
>> farce.
>
>Oh yeah, once the hoax was admitted, then any sort of "movie magic"
>becomes a reasonable assumption. :-)

Well, not exactly. I assumed a hoax from the first, but "movie
magic" costs $$$. All other possibilities, such as a camouflaged
heating surface, etc., were just too difficult a stretch.

What seems reasonable is that someone (a corporation) was
willing to spend the money for a mildly sophisticated video effect
because they believed _they would get it back_. The promise of profit
makes the assumption reasonable.

DGI