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Old 01-15-2014, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by urgeok2 View Post
re. the girl catching fire 'twerking'

you guys didn't know it was a hoax ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSJMoH7tnvw
It fooled me. I thought it was real. I didn't study or look into it, but I don't think it had any of the tale tell signs of being fake. Unless you count the blatant stupidity of uploading the blunder, videotaping dancing with so little amount of room, drinking during the day, and then dancing with a handstand next to a glass table with candles and alcohol. But with stories of actual ignorance I heard, and people uploading other's blunders, I wasn't going to discount authenticity just for stupidity. I consider myself pretty good at picking out fakes. I think it was really well done (as a fake) and well acted.

If I were prompted to look for authenticity, I likely would have noticed some defects. One, the couch and coffee table are too close for the door to open all the way. That's a give away. Although there's certainly an optical illusion there. Another thing is, the alcohol doesn't seem to have a genuine label. Also, the glass coffee table seemed to lack proper structural resistance. And the sound of the breaking glass table didn't sound right -- the timber was much too delicate and high pitched. The "PC-Mic pickup" sound indeed helps hide that.

Anybody see anything other credibility problems?
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