Post #2592179
2026-05-01 17:44 UTC
@paco@infosec.exchange @brian@hoosier.social
The best part is that this is a long running joke (the same actor did a more recent redo of this). The Rockwell one is a remake of an old GMC outtake reel, the Turbo Encabulator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac7G7xOG2Ag
Which itself, is derivative of an original 1944 piece that takes the piss out of technobabble. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_encabulator
The whole subreddit /r/vxjunkies takes the joke to its natural extreme where people are posting nonsensical machinery and talking about cardinal granmeters.
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@tezoatlipoca@mas.to 2026-05-01 19:35
@paco@infosec.exchange @brian@hoosier.social Remember kids, too much sinusoidal deplenaration leads to side fumbling in your lunar waneshafts.
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@uxMark@cosocial.ca 2026-05-02 19:54
@tezoatlipoca@mas.to @paco@infosec.exchange @brian@hoosier.social I hadn’t seen this version! I just shared it in the family chat, where four engineers should enjoy it 😀❤️