How soon do I need to get these auto repairs done? [more inside]
posted by bove on Feb 10, 2009 - 19 answers

How did Kubrick do it? There's a scene in "2001 A Space Odyssey" that has always fascinated and puzzled me. It's the scene on a spaceship in which a character is walking down a circular corridor, moving away from the camera. At the end of the corridor is a rotating ring. When the character reaches the ring she starts walking around it, up the wall. Obviously the camera is linked to that far rotating ring, but the transition between the near corridor and the far ring is absolutely seamless. [more inside]
posted by schrodycat on Dec 22, 2007 - 15 answers

The 'original Greek text' of Homer's Odyssey and/or Iliad: what actually is meant by this? And what is the authority for this 'original'? [more inside]
posted by londongeezer on Aug 29, 2007 - 27 answers

I'm looking for a book retelling the Odyssey that's appropriate for an elementary-school-aged child. [more inside]
posted by expialidocious on Dec 5, 2006 - 17 answers

My used Honda Odyssey (2005) did not come with a couple of parts, which the dealer has offered to order. However, I'm having trouble getting them to look up the right part number for one piece and would like help finding the right part number to avoid having to go into the dealership just to order the item. [more inside]
posted by theredpen on Nov 6, 2006 - 2 answers

How do I program the keyless remote to work with my '95 Honda Odyssey van? [more inside]
posted by wsg on Jul 25, 2006 - 4 answers

1995 Honda Odyssey van question [more inside]
posted by wsg on Sep 28, 2005 - 4 answers

How did Kubrick film the psychedelic 'stargate' sequence of "2001: A Space Odyssey"? Some of the movie's special effects are obviously crude CGI (like the cockpit displays during spacecraft rendezvous) but the ending seems far more sophisticated. Regular old animation? Looks too... digital. Articles on 'the making of' I've seen never discuss this all-important visual (although it's cool knowing about the spinning set used for example in the jogging scene).
posted by Rash on Sep 15, 2005 - 16 answers

In Arthur C. Clarke's novel, "3001: The Final Odyssey", he postulates the idea of a "ring around the world", an artificial ring surrounding the entire globe, sitting in geostationary orbit, connected to the Earth with four space elevator towers at 90 degree intervals.

Has anyone ever rendered or painted what this would look like from space, or on Earth?
posted by Mwongozi on Oct 28, 2004 - 18 answers