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Respect Da Monkey

By Boquisucio on July 8, 2011 | | Comments (15)
Giving a new name to Spray and Pray




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By fdcol63 on July 8, 2011 10:52 AM
Which primate was the focus of the research?  LOL
 
By MikeD on July 8, 2011 11:42 AM
I waould appreciate an opinion from the Armorer, but when I watched this video yesterday, I immediately thought "fake" and cited as evidence that the AK sounded wrong.  Given the average audio quality, does this AK's acoustics sound off to you as well?
 
By Boquisucio on July 8, 2011 11:58 AM
Oh yeah - Tis all fake alright.  Still makes bellies for teh funnies, though.
 
By Attila on July 8, 2011 12:16 PM
I nominate him for Debt Ceiling Monkey.
 
By John of Argghhh! on July 8, 2011 1:22 PM
Mike - it *might* be one of the japanese cap guns, or it might be a real AK with badly dubbed effects - but there's fakery of some sort in there.
 
By MikeD on July 8, 2011 1:28 PM
Oh, the fakery of it I did not question.  But you understand, my knowledge of what an AK sounds like is not of the "live" variety.  I am assuming you have either fired the Soviet Wonder yourself, or have been in the presence thereof, and thus would have a more informed opinion than I.

Ok, that's enough $5'ing this thing.  Does it SOUND right to you?
 
By John of Argghhh! on July 8, 2011 1:34 PM
No.  I thought I said that, but clearly I didn't say so... clearly.
 
By Sporadic Small Arms Fire on July 8, 2011 3:01 PM
The Vice Guide To Travel - Liberia on youtube has plenty of unquestionably authentic sound.

This is the movie that should be cited in the top 5 research links on prancing primates.

 
By pherbrick on July 8, 2011 4:24 PM
R. (Rupert) Wyatt is the director of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011), produced by 20th Century Fox.  Videos showing chimps/apes performing human behavior are part of a viral campaign. 
 
By Boyce Williams on July 8, 2011 8:01 PM
"So simple, even an apeman can use it."
 
By BillT on July 8, 2011 9:40 PM
Sound was 'way wrong (not crisp enough and the pitch was off), the chimp (a young one) didn't react to the recoil, and there was no brass flipping around.

The AK looked suspiciously well-cared for by African standards -- in fact, it looked an awful lot like an AirSoft AK with the barrel plug painted over.
 
By John (Not The Armorer) on July 8, 2011 9:55 PM
Could have been made on a street corner in many major metropolitan areas.

No reaction to recoil, no brass, no debris in the dirt, etc, all scream FAKE! to me.

Still, funny!
 
By BillT on July 9, 2011 6:43 AM
Videos showing chimps/apes performing human behavior are part of a viral campaign.

"Videos showing chimps/apes performing taught routines on cue in a Hollywood back lot are part of a viral campaign."

There. All fixed.
 
By Rivrdog on July 9, 2011 12:02 PM
Fake: chimp making very advanced two to four round bursts. Unlikely, that, the chimp would probably just hold down the trigger and go thru the whole mag.
 
By BillT on July 10, 2011 6:43 AM
More likely he'd fire off a round by accident, hear the noise and feel the recoil, then toss the AK in one direction while he lit out in the other.

Nobody's yet mentioned the improbability of a young *wild* chimp wandering into a clearing full of people -- particularly since those people would be more likely to shoot him for the stewpot than engage in horseplay with him.