Shaky Danny

I quarrel with one certainty, repeated by every expert: -There is no way the gun could go off without pulling the trigger. Contact explosive. I first saw the effect of this in a statics and dynamics class at Illinois Institute of Technology. It was a washout course, the professor was a pedant and someone had poured contact explosive in the chalk powder. I entered the class late so I missed the explosion. Dr. Messinger proceeded with the class, each footfall of explosive chalk dust erupting beneath his feet. I startle easily. It was the worst lecture I ever had. Given the nature of movie sets, Baldwins annoying character, and some people like to pull stunts, it is reasonable that someone hoped to teach Baldwin a lesson. They painted the back of a live round with contact explosive and waited for it to dry in the gun. Odds are 5 to 1 that the bullet would make it out of the revolver. Or perhaps they were careful to position it, making use of an associate dummy round. Being a singl...

Someday you’ll die Someday you’ll die No need to cry All gonna die   One year more Till the last Never know When it's past   Enjoy the day Might as well Laugh and play Meet in hell   On your birthday Have your fun One more year Till you’re done   Throw your body In the lake Put up a plaque You know is fake   Throw your body In the ground Somewhere it Can not be found   Throw your body Incinerator Lose the ashes Sooner or later   No one remembers Who you were Why it mattered What you wore   The past is taken Without its sense Memory lost In present tense   Did it matter Did it count Just a little Any amount?   How much harm Did you do? Would it help If you knew?   Did you increase Population? Create more bodies for Conflagration   Pulled it off Took the fall Ripped them off Lost it all   Were you d...