murphy slaw
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1:43 · 87K views · Dec 13, 2018
A short scene from the Amazon series Patriot in which a spy character gives a deadpan, jargon-filled lecture about pipes and nut plate spacing. It is a comedic bit of corporate-cover absurdity.
HN commenters cite it as the funny reference whenever someone gives an impenetrable technical presentation.
3 comments from Hacker News
I was about to post this, it's excellent. I also like the depressing tone of the series, a bit like Mr. Robot. Wait, I've just clicked your link, I thought you were referring to the scene of the presentation: this video
This post is double great and I will never forgive Amazon for canceling that show. For those that don't know this is from a show called Patriot. [LINK] Scene: this video
> Up front, McPherson struts with coil springs and a stabilizer bar provide decent handling, while at the rear, a semi-rigid axle with torsion bars and hydraulic shocks prioritizes comfort over sporty roadholding—a compromise criticized against the Citroën CX’s independent suspension or the Germans’ stiffer setups That read a bit like John Lakeman's piping speech. ( this video ) The text itself, unfortunately, is clearly written by (an older version of) Chatgpt