Mr Mist’s Blog

I liked this film. It was entertaining and the effects were very impressive. Considering this was shot almost entirely in blue-screen, it was difficult in many places to tell where the animation replaced reality. The comic-book style of the graphics helped this along, I’m sure, but still, pretty good.

It has its amusing and its corny moments, and enough of a plot to see the film through to the end. To me, this film seems like a prime canditate for converstion to a video game, and, indeed, if you go to www.skycaptain.com [www.skycaptain.com] then there is a downloadable game there (though I’m surprised there is no full priced release version.)…

Worth a look, if only for the ooos and ahhs at the crunchy special effects.

Hi. Someone asked in a comment why bread goes mouldy. Well, there’s a few things.

First, it helps for the bread to be out in the open air, where it will be exposed to the bacteria in the air that cause the mould to start growing. If the bread is sealed, then it is unlikely that mould growth will occur (it is still possible because some bacteria may have gotten to the bread during the making process.) However, once the mould spores have gotten to the bread, then you want to limit the air circulation, as this will keep moisture levels up.

Second, a damp atmosphere will encourage the mould growth. For example, bread left in plastic bag will mouldify quicker than in the bread bin, other things being equal.

Sunlight is not a great factor, though in can decrease the level of mould growth.

Temperature is important, mould likes high temperatures.