AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 6-1-2026 Part 2

Well, that was frustrating. >> [clears throat] >> This is my YouTube uh hammer. Um I uh I don't think Disney killed it. I think that somebody mentioned the um that's someone Mary Jo had used this in a Mystery Science Theater episode. And I'm wondering if that's what has caught caused the problem. Because of in the past, I've been uh slapped by Shout! Factory for that. All right. So, anyways, we're going to move ahead. It's very frustrating. Um but here is Pedaling Safety. >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Interest in cycling is increasing every day. A bike is inexpensive transportation, good recreation, and good exercise. But, like many other things, a bicycle can be dangerous if it's not used properly. >> Work at 661X. 832, welcome. >> The youth was struck by a car at the corner of Broad and Valley Streets. The child was taken to a local hospital in undetermined condition. We'll have more news in a moment. >> That's why I didn't want you to take your new bike out on the street until you finished your bike safety course. I think since we all ride bikes, we ought to let Colleen tell us what she's learned about bike safety. >> Okay. >> Well, what did the man at the bike shop tell you? >> He said to make sure the bicycle is the right size and to be careful. >> Now, bike is the right size if you can put your heel on the pedal in its down position with your knee just slightly bent. The handlebars should be adjusted so that you lean slightly forward. Also, make sure that the handlebars and seat are tight. And check to see that your brakes work properly before riding out into the street. >> What are some of the things you learned in your bike safety class at school? >> Well, first he said to ride in a straight line and not to show off. >> Ride in a straight line and don't show off. Keep your hands on the handlebars at all times except when making signals. With both hands on the handlebars, you will have control if you hit a bump. Bikes should move in the same direction as traffic and should stay as far as possible to the right side of the roadway. When there are several riders, ride in single file. Let drivers know what you are going to do. Always signal before you make a change of direction. A left turn is made by extending your left arm out to the left before you begin the turn. Then return your hand to the handlebars and check the road behind you before you make the turn. Making a right turn, again signal by extending your left arm up at a 45° angle. Return your hand to the handlebars and look before the turn is made. If you are going to stop or slow down, drop your left arm to the side before you begin to stop. >> [music] >> When possible, use streets with little traffic. But remember, you must use all the safety practices you would use in heavy traffic. Ride in a straight line. That way, cars will not be surprised by a sudden change of direction and you will have better control of your bike. When If are riding beside parked cars, watch out for one pulling out from the curb or for someone opening a door. Look ahead. If you see someone getting into a car, you will know he will soon move the car. Or if you see someone parking ahead of you, you will know to be on the lookout for a door opening. Look ahead and try to figure out what drivers are going to do before they do it. Watch cars ahead of you. If the car's signal light comes on, you know he plans to turn. As soon as you see the signal, you can begin to slow down. An excellent piece of safety equipment is a good horn. That way, you can signal if you see danger. >> [music] >> You and your bike are not very large compared to other cars and trucks on the streets, so anything you can do to be more easily seen will add to your safety. You will be seen better if your bike is painted a bright color and if you wear bright clothing. Safety flags on your bike will help drivers see you behind obstructions and other cars. >> [music] >> Traffic signs and signals are for bikes just as much as they are for cars. A stop sign means just what it says. Stop. Look in both directions and don't go until it's safe. Stop if the light is red. Do not go into the intersection if the light is already yellow. Stop. After the light turns green, make sure traffic is stopped in both directions before going through the intersection. At a busy intersection, stop your bike, get off, and walk it across the crosswalk. >> [music] >> Pedestrians have the right of way. Anytime there is someone crossing the street, stop and let them go first. When leaving your bike, park it out of the way. A bike which isn't parked correctly, or even worse, lying down, can be a danger to pedestrians, or cars, or to your bicycle. >> [music] >> Don't leave your bike near cars because the driver will not be able to see it out the car window. If there is no place provided for bicycle parking, put your bike in a place out of the way. When you leave your bike, put it in a place provided for it, and lock it if you can. >> [music] [music] >> A license is another good way to protect your bike. It will help the police find your bike if it is lost or stolen. Use a basket if you carry packages. Don't pile things up so that your view is blocked. >> [music] [music] >> Going down a hill, be careful not to go too fast because it's hard to control and stop a fast-moving bike. Use the brakes all way down the hill. Don't wait till you get to the bottom to try and stop. If you cannot go up a hill easily, get off and push your bike. When you have to cross a railroad track, stop your bike and look in both directions before you cross. >> [music] [music] >> Safety also depends on your knowing how your bike works. If you have a bike with more than one gear, it's important to know how to shift. When you change gears, sit down on the seat before you shift. Then make sure the bike has changed gears before standing up to pedal. Never change gears while standing up. If your bike has handbrakes, you will probably have two controls, one for each hand. One operates the front wheel, the other, the back wheel. Always use both brakes at the same time. If only the front brake is used, the bike may flip over or go out of control. If you must ride at night, there are several things that will make night riding safer. Make sure you have good lights. Wear clothing that is light color. You will probably be able to see the lights from cars long before the driver can see you, so stay out of his way. Remember, to stay safe on your bike, don't show off. Ride in a straight line. Ride on the right side of the road going in the same direction as traffic. Always use hand signals before turning. Use streets with light traffic when you can. Watch for cars turning in front of you. Obey all signs and signals. Stop for pedestrians. Park your bike out of the way. If you see a train, don't try to beat it. Wait until the train passes. Night riding requires good lights and light colored clothing. A license is another good way to protect your bike. It will help the police find your bike if it is lost or stolen. Look out for yourself and for others. Bike riding is fun when it is done safely. >> [music] [music] [music] >> So, I have I feel like somewhere I have the original AB roll for that. So, I have the original film materials. Um and I don't think we've scanned it yet, but we will. And so, it's annoying. We will have a unscratched version. Cuz that actually had a big old scratch in it. And just not a fan of that. Um Wow, so the it totally threw me off. The um getting interrupted totally threw me off. And so, what's frustrating about that is I didn't get any message. I normally I get an email saying like, "Your stream has been interrupted." But, I got nothing. And so, it was only when I looked up and I saw uh the logo that I was like, "Wait a minute. What What just happened?" So, I am looking to see what we might have that we haven't shown recently. Um I hope everybody had a great weekend. Let's see. Nope. Nope. I've shown that recently. We have so many films. So many films. Um And I don't have my scanner hooked up today because I'm doing some work on that computer. I installed a new operating system, and so that makes everything more annoying. I have one more film to show. I know it's super exciting to have me um All right. This is what we'll show. Um have me typing. >> [laughter and gasps] >> All right. Um I feel like this was This is in a Devo's Beautiful World video. And um This is a black and white version, and it is also scratched to hell. Uh meaning it was shown a lot. Um and the Devo Beautiful World video is really one of those things that planted a seed in my head about where I'm at now as far as the use of archival footage. So, there you go. Enjoy. >> [music] [music] [music] >> attacks us with nuclear weapons. Danger will come not just from blast or heat or nearby radiation effect but also from fallout. Fallout which may occur miles and miles away from the blast. You need to know about fallout, what it is, how to detect it, and what to do to protect yourself against it. Everybody needs to know. Yes, this does mean you. Watch and listen. One day, these facts may save your life. What is this fallout anyhow? Just bits of radioactive fallout of the mushroom cloud of the nuclear explosion and settle on the ground. These bits of matter can be dangerous. You're exposed to some radiation every day from cosmic rays or other natural sources of radiation. These exposures are too small to hurt you. But when a wartime nuclear explosion occurs, a serious fallout follows. Thousands of tons of atomized earth, building materials, rocks, and gases may be thrown into the air. And the mushroom cloud containing them sometimes moves as high as 100,000 ft. Nearly 20 mi up. Some of the radioactive particles spill out near where the explosion site. Others may be carried for 10, 50, 100 mi or more. But how will you know if there is fallout? You can't hear, smell, taste, or see the radiation. But you yourself can detect the fallout particles that produce it. The easiest time to do this without special instruments is when the fallout is settling through the air. This starts anytime from about 1/2 hour to several hours after the explosion depending on how far away you are. And it continues to fall for an hour or longer. Usually, you can see the fallout. So, if there has been an explosion of a nuclear weapon within a few hundred miles of you, you should suspect every unusual concentration of dust in the air of being fallout. After an explosion in daylight, watch any unusual accumulation of dust. At night, put a white or light-colored plate outside. Examine it every 15 minutes or so. If dust has accumulated on the plate, treat it as fallout. The particles in that fallout behave like miniature X-ray machines, sending out radiation in all directions. If there are many particles, and if you are exposed to them long enough, you will be hurt. Others will be watching for that fallout, of course. Experts will estimate the probable path and speed of approaching fallout and try to keep you posted. But it may come before you hear any details by radio or otherwise. You must take precautions, whether you hear their reports or not. If radio stations are operating, you will hear reports, especially on the Conelrad frequencies, 640 or 1240 on your AM dial. As soon as it is safe for specially protected crews to get out into the open, These highly trained civil defense radiation detection teams will make a thorough check of radiation levels and characteristics. Those facts will be relayed to you by radio as fast as they come into civil defense headquarters in your area. Information from the radiation monitoring teams will be combined and analyzed by experts manning a central radiation control point. These experts, who know just how fast harmful radiation reduces in force, can predict when it will be safe for people to come out of shelters and resume normal tasks. We have warned that you may have to act before you get any detailed reports. Just what can you do if fallout comes your way? Find the best shelter you can. The more solid substance you can put between yourself and the fallout, the better. But an ordinary frame house with windows closed will give considerable protection. In a house, it's best to get on the floor away from doors and windows. Or if you can, find a location with additional walls in the center of the building. A basement is even better if the house has one. Large buildings, such as apartment or office buildings, give good protection. The thick, heavy masonry of their walls and floors makes it hard for radiation to get through. Basements, inside rooms, or corridors on the lower floors are safest. The basement of any house or building will become a good improvised shelter if you block the windows with sandbags and place other sandbags on the floor above the shelter area. If you don't have sandbags, thick solid layers of books, magazines, or newspapers, or even a series of file cabinets standing close to each other can cut the radiation danger. In some parts of the country, there are storm cellars or outside vegetable storage cellars. They may be used as shelters from fallout. If you plan to use such a cellar, or your basement, or any other shelter, stock it with food and supplies. To equip and supply your shelter area, you need some of the same things you might take on a vacation camping trip. First, sleeping equipment to fit your shelter area. Folding cots, or sleeping bags, and blankets. Then, food and water. There should be at least a 2-week supply. You want plenty of fruit juices, and lots of your family's favorite canned foods. The drinking water supply should be rotated often to be sure it's fresh. And don't forget such basic needs as sugar, salt, pepper, and other seasoning that your family ordinarily uses. Now, some equipment. A radio is very important. It should be a battery portable with spare batteries. A transistorized radio is best as the batteries last longer. Next, you need light in the form of flashlights and a battery-operated lantern. Then, a good first-aid kit. Now, plates, cups, silverware. A can opener and a bottle opener are important. Add to these things enough closed containers to take care of garbage and human waste. Especially if there will be children in the shelter, include some books and magazines, paper and pencils, maybe one or two small simple games. The best protection of all is the special shelter built according to specifications of your local civil defense organization. This has an air filter to allow ventilation, but keep dust out. And it has at least 3 ft of earth over it. It would be a good idea to go right now to your local civil defense office to secure plans for the type of shelter you want and then to get busy on construction. Plans are simple using standard materials, so maybe you can do the job yourself. But all this special shelter talk won't help very much if you are caught way out on the open road. If that happens, keep driving until you see a building, which may be a house or barn, church or school. Drive as close to the building as you can. Then get yourself and your family out of the car and take cover in the building. If you live on a farm and have sufficient warning, get your animals under cover and give them enough food and water to last several days. And if you can, cover any piles of hay or harvested crops that may be outside. If the explosion has been some miles away, you will have time to fill tubs and other containers with water before fallout arrives. All locations where outside dust does not penetrate will be safe storage points for water. Whatever kind of shelter you find, settle down and make the best of it. If there are others with you, help them by being as calm as you can. And don't be discouraged. You can go out for very brief periods if you are well covered and keep the dust off your skin. Wear heavy boots or shoes and pants tucked in or tied around the bottom to keep dust out. If any dust gets on you, brush it off promptly. And when you have a chance, wash it off. That dust can burn your skin. But what happens if you do get exposed to a great deal of fallout? Food or water has been contaminated by the dust, internal damage may occur. When dust has been left on skin, there will be skin burns. When you have been near dust too long, there may be radiation sickness. Exposure can even cause death. If you have had considerable exposure, you will vomit and grow weak. But after a few hours, this sensation will pass. And by the next day, you may have had the last of it. Even if you have been exposed to excessive fallout, you may eat and drink just as you normally would. But don't force yourself. Whether you have had these symptoms or not, if civil defense radio announcements have said that radiation has been high in your section, keep an eye on your condition for the next few days. Watch especially for these developments in the 2 weeks following exposure. Return of nausea. Sore throat. Bruise spots developing without any known reason. Loss of hair. These conditions or nosebleed or diarrhea should be reported to a doctor or to the nearest first aid station set up under civil defense plans. Unless civil defense teams have warned that your area is still dangerously radioactive you can get out and work to help yourself and help others. Although fallout can be deadly your chances of avoiding damage from it are much better if you follow the directions we have given you. During an alert keep your portable radio tuned to the Conelrad radio frequencies 640 and 1240 on the AM dial for the latest reports and advice. Right now, today, before there is an alert take time to learn the civil defense five steps to safety. Learn warning signals and what they mean. Learn your community plan for emergency action. Learn protection from radioactive fallout. Learn first aid and home emergency preparedness steps. And learn how to use Conelrad 640 or 1240 on the AM dial for official directions. >> [music] [music] >> I want to give a shout out to Conelrad, which is a website uh that's dedicated to documenting everything that was related to this time period, uh Cold War stuff. Um the uh he's written an article, I can't remember his name, something quite suddenly, now how embarrassing for me. Um he's written articles about uh different films that came out, different public service announcements, uh about different documentation, records, albums, music, all that stuff. Um so I recommend checking out Conelrad. Um it's pretty great. And I actually tried to have him on the show during COVID and he was like, "Nah." >> [laughter] >> So, I I think he just didn't want to be on the screen. So, anyways, uh I recommend it. It's uh it's pretty great. Uh yeah, so I'll be back tomorrow doing a show, and then I'll be on the road uh up in uh Long Island for the rest of the week. And we'll then eventually make my way back on Tuesday. So, got some stuff planned for us. Uh we will see you soon. Thanks so much uh Cam McBride for donating beer to this via the Super Thanks button. You can hit like, subscribe. You can also go to patreon.com/abgeeks, ko-fi.com/abgeeks. These are all great ways to support us. Thanks so much. See you