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Storm by Tim Minchin

by Vladimir_Nesov
15th Mar 2009
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Storm by Tim Minchin
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[-]TobyBartels13y10

Here's a version with the story animated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U

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[-]MichaelHoward16y10

Here's his interview for The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Podcast.

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[-]Vladimir_Nesov16y10

Surprisingly, I haven't found anything impressive from him beside this single performance. His earlier works are quite silly, maybe he's changing the style?

P.S. Your link doesn't work ("Service Unavailable"). This direct link to mp3 download works for me. The interview starts with this quite hilarious performance, where he sings a sceptic's challenge.

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[-]MichaelHoward16y10

Eek! It worked when posted (I checked the link). Hopefully it'll be back.

[Edit 16 March - it's back!]

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[-][anonymous]16y00

Oh - I just commented on this on another thread. Didn't see this.

Hilarious.

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[-]MBlume16y00

Excellent link -- thank you.

This post inspired me to do a quick test run on whether LW supports embedded video in posts, and the answer appears to be no.

Of course, some might claim this is a feature, not a bug.

ETA: On my mac, it appears embedding works in Safari, but not in Firefox. Not sure about other browsers/OSes. I can post my test page publicly if that would be helpful.

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[-]Vladimir_Nesov16y00

I've already filed a report on this issue.

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I'm sure many of you have already seen this performance. Tim Minchin's beat poem "Storm" is about the sceptical, secular understanding of the world, stupidity of quackery and supernatural, weight of dishonesty, and joy in the merely real. Contains strong language.