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    Real Genius (8/8) Movie CLIP - Jerry's House of Popcorn (1985) HD

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    4 HN mentions · mentioned in 4 months, 2015–2023

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    2:43 · 397K views · Mar 9, 2013

    A clip from the 1985 comedy Real Genius in which a laser ignites a giant container of popcorn inside a house.

    Not recommended; commenters use it as a joke reference in threads about military lasers and similar technology.

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    4 comments from Hacker News

    1. @baldfatMay 2015· in “Military technology: Laser weapons get real”

      Here the link I am referring to before I get 4 down votes. This "joke" actually is referring to something special. A 1980s movie about technology, military and academia. this video

      AsideView on HN
    2. @karmakazeSep 2023· in “Britain to build world’s most powerful laser”

      Good to see it's for a nuclear fusion energy source, rather than say a 'star wars' weapon or popping popcorn[0]. [0] this video

      AsideView on HN
    3. @mr_overallsMay 2019· in “U.S. Air Force has shot down multiple air-launched missiles in a test”

      This scenario has been carefully explored since the mid-1980s. For clarification, are you made of popcorn? this video

      AsideView on HN
    4. @hnhgMay 2020· in “X-37b space plane’s microwave power beam experiment”

      I don't know if you're referencing it but that was the ending of Real Genius: this video [edit: possibly a spoiler?]

      AsideView on HN