[Robotgroup] Project Hand-Off

[Vern Graner]

Paul Atkinson wrote:
> Certainly sounds like an interesting project. Is there more info for the
> curious...

More info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tingler

Relevant portion:

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Percepto: "Scream for your lives!"

For "Percepto!" William Castle attached electrical "buzzers" to the 
underside of several seats in the auditorium. The buzzers were small 
surplus vibrators left over from World War II. They had been installed 
inside the wings of air craft and when activated would vibrate to help 
de-ice the wings by shaking and cracking the ice. The cost of this 
equipment added $250,000 to the film's budget. It was predominantly used 
in the larger theaters.

During the climax of the film, the tingler escaped into a movie theater. 
On screen the projected film appeared to break as the silhouette of the 
tingler moved across the projection beam. The film went black, all 
lights in the auditorium were turned off and Vincent Price's voice 
warned the audience "The Tingler is loose in THIS theater! Scream! 
Scream for your lives!" This cued the theatre projectionist to activate 
the buzzers and give several audience members an unexpected jolt.
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:)

Vern


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