The TechDif crew talk about a Runaway Train, an ill-defined "pumpy thing" and the escapade of the train that got turned into a movie.
Article of Conversation: The Crazy Eights Incident
Tropes:
- Ask a Stupid Question...: Tom mentions that the Crazy Eights incident has one notable thing about it; Gary immediately mentions that there was a film made about it; Tom later reiterates that there's two things notable about it.
- Damned by Faint Praise: Gary mentions this trope after Tom describes the train jump.
- Handcar Pursuit: The titular "pumpy thing" is how Gary describes using a handcar to chase the runaway train.
- Humans Are Morons: Chris mentions that the people trying to stop the train attempted to jump onto it, as one would see in the movies, and Tom confirms this was the case, though he clarifies "it was a bit more thought out than that".
- Lame Pun Reaction: Matt mentions he's seen the film with which the incident is based on; Unstoppable, and mentions it has a terrible name, so much so that he didn't remember it because of how much of a bad pun it was (Chris and Matt say "Runaway"). Matt got some Mystery Biscuits, partially for being right, and also for skipping a good chunk of the article.
- Runaway Train: The premise of the Crazy Eights Incident, and the video's main topic.
- Shout-Out: To Chris Pine, in reference to him playing Captain Kirk in the Star Trek films.
