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Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> On 13/09/2011 11:38 AM, Warp wrote:
> > IIRC also in the original Dracula movie sunlight wasn't such a big
> > problem.
> >
> > The whole sunlight thing was invented by the movie Nosferatu. For some
> > reason it stuck.
> I'm almost afraid to ask how you know that...
It's well known trivia.
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- Warp
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> On 09/13/2011 05:40 AM, Invisible wrote:
>> On 13/09/2011 09:32 AM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>> OK ... noticing times on some of these posts! LOL what a bunch of
>>> vampires (me included) ... yikes the sun is about to rise. Quick ...
>>> hide from the light!
>>
>> BUT EVEN WHEN IT'S OUT OF SIGHT THE SUN SHINES NIGHT AND DAY!!
>>
> yes ... and even if no one is there when a tree falls, it DOES make a noise
No, it only make a noise if there is at least one person to perceive it
as a noise. Noise is a question of perception.
It ALWAYS make a _sound_.
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> Jim Holsenback<nom### [at] nomailcom> wrote:
>> OK ... noticing times on some of these posts! LOL what a bunch of
>> vampires (me included) ... yikes the sun is about to rise. Quick ...
>> hide from the light!
>
> In the original Dracula novel the eponymous character was not even
> annoyed by sunlight. (But IIRC he was unable to transform.)
>
> IIRC also in the original Dracula movie sunlight wasn't such a big
> problem.
>
> The whole sunlight thing was invented by the movie Nosferatu. For some
> reason it stuck.
>
> Comparing those two movies is actually interesting, as they both set
> precedents that have lasted to this day. The former set the precedent for
> an elegant suave aristocrat gentleman who would lure their victims using
> his sheer charm and personality (with possible bits of hypnosis).
>
> The latter set the precedent for the deformed, big-fanged, pointy-eared
> (and hence more bat-like) vampire, which also sees its uses nowadays to
> larger or lesser extent.
>
> A mix between the two is also sometimes used, with the vampire transforming
> between the two forms (like in Buffy). For some reason the lethality of
> sunlight is (almost) always retained in both characterizations, though
> (except for those few movies that try to be loyal to the original novel).
>
In a variation, older master vampires are imune to Sun light, although
it may prevent them from using some abilities. It's assumed that they
protect themselves with their sheer will.
But, for lesser vampires that have been recently transformed, Sun light
can range from totaly debilitating, causing total paralisis, to
instantly deadly.
As new vampires ages, they may gain some progressive imunity to the Sun,
making it only harmfull rahter than deadly. Something like geting sun
burns in only a few seconds...
Alain
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Alain <aze### [at] qwertyorg> wrote:
> In a variation, older master vampires are imune to Sun light, although
> it may prevent them from using some abilities. It's assumed that they
> protect themselves with their sheer will.
> But, for lesser vampires that have been recently transformed, Sun light
> can range from totaly debilitating, causing total paralisis, to
> instantly deadly.
> As new vampires ages, they may gain some progressive imunity to the Sun,
> making it only harmfull rahter than deadly. Something like geting sun
> burns in only a few seconds...
As a curious variation (minor spoiler alert), vampires in the Twilight
saga are impervious to sunlight, but they still avoid it because it makes
it very obvious that they are not normal.
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- Warp
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On 9/13/2011 10:05, Alain wrote:
> It ALWAYS make a _sound_.
How do you know?
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
How come I never get only one kudo?
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Invisible escreveu:
> On 13/09/2011 11:38 AM, Warp wrote:
>
>> IIRC also in the original Dracula movie sunlight wasn't such a big
>> problem.
>>
>> The whole sunlight thing was invented by the movie Nosferatu. For some
>> reason it stuck.
>
> I'm almost afraid to ask how you know that...
People from this planet read and watch movies. Nosferatu is a
well-known classic movie.
--
a game sig: http://tinyurl.com/d3rxz9
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>> I'm almost afraid to ask how you know that...
>
> It's well known trivia.
Your definition of "well known" terrifies me.
Then again, "well known" and "trivia" are practically antonyms, so...
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> >> I'm almost afraid to ask how you know that...
> >
> > It's well known trivia.
> Your definition of "well known" terrifies me.
> Then again, "well known" and "trivia" are practically antonyms, so...
At this point it shouldn't be any surprise that you wouldn't fare very
well in quiz shows... ;)
--
- Warp
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On 13/09/2011 07:58 PM, Warp wrote:
> Orchid XP v8<voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>>> I'm almost afraid to ask how you know that...
>>>
>>> It's well known trivia.
>
>> Your definition of "well known" terrifies me.
>
>> Then again, "well known" and "trivia" are practically antonyms, so...
>
> At this point it shouldn't be any surprise that you wouldn't fare very
> well in quiz shows... ;)
Well, yeah, but I don't bother watching those things. There's "trivia"
and then there's "on which day of the week was J. S. Bach born?"
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Orchid XP v8 escreveu:
> Well, yeah, but I don't bother watching those things.
A much better movie than most shitty things these days.
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