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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]