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April 3

Longest series of snookers + fluke snooker compilation

In snooker, a player may escape a snooker and additionally set up a counter-snooker - either intentionally or as a fluke (fluke example of Stephen Maguire vs. Dechawat Poomjaeng). Of course the opponent may then do the same. What is the longest series of snookers and counter-snookers that has ever occurred? As a parallel question: On Youtube, you find compilations of snookers and compilations of flukes (mostly potting the ball). Is there also anywhere a compilation of such fluke snookers? --KnightMove (talk) 04:34, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

It looks as though none of our regular responders here know the answer to your questions: it may be that no-one in the snooker world (or World Snooker) has yet thought to research that particular statistic. I myself often watch YouTube compilation videos of 'interesting' snooker shots, and have not seen one exclusively devoted to the type of situation you describe. However, it sounds like a good theme, so I suggest you contact one or more of the several YouTubers who run snooker-shot compilation channels (I'm sure you're familiar with several) and suggest it to them. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.209.123.235 (talk) 16:14, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

MOD DVDs

I have several times utilized the services of a well-advertised business that offers hard-to-find movies on DVD. In a surprisingly short time a disc (clearly DVD-R) in plain sleeve with no artwork is delivered by post (once from USA, another time from Israel). Variable quality but watchable, and at a moderate price (around mid-range for store-bought discs). By the rules of Reference Desks I can't canvass legal opinions, so my question is: does the supplier have an avenue for paying the appropriate royalties ? Doug butler (talk) 22:13, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

There are quite a few films that are in the public domain, and copies of varying quality can be legally purchased from (sometimes) dubious suppliers (including these "classics"). See also: List of films in the public domain in the United States. --2603:6081:1C00:1187:D966:623A:2E8A:3A4B (talk) 23:08, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Several large media companies also offer MOD DVDs of their own catalog, alleviating concerns about "but do they know who to pay for the royalties?" --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 12:02, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Is there a "request a sound" page?

I often use the Common's "request an image" page, is there something similar for sounds? I'd like to get a three-chord free sound file for the dun dun duuun! page. Maury Markowitz (talk) 23:28, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

I dunno, but found this online: "Free Dun Dun Dun Sound Effects | MP3 Download | FStudios". www.fesliyanstudios.com. --2603:6081:1C00:1187:D966:623A:2E8A:3A4B (talk) 23:35, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Freesound also offers some (with CC-by-attribution licenses). Personally I think this is the canonical dun-dun-dun, but there's clearly a range of opinions. Should be (relatively) simple to copy one of these to Commons since you know what the license is.  Card Zero  (talk) 00:09, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Isn't the third one ("120Speed Dun Dun Dun V2 From Sound Effect") close enough to what you consider canonical? The original Dramatic Chipmunk dun dun duuun is markedly different, though.  --Lambiam 11:31, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Yes, the third one is pretty much the same (if a little jazzy). I just bumped into Freesound last week while looking for streetcar bell sounds and wanted to mention it now since I didn't use it at the time. Sunk-cost fallacy, possibly.  Card Zero  (talk) 13:50, 4 April 2022 (UTC)