that made me laugh out loud... I heartily support this action, and believe other companies should fire employees from cannons to reproduce their own corporate jingles...

Hoping my company never comes up with a jingle....

Are you the biggest fools for thinking it's real or am I the biggest fool for thinking you think it's real? Vote now!

LINSIHNLTMSGDOAMCHLTITM!

Thanks for getting me all excited and then letting me down. In those few short seconds between clicking the link and the article page being rendered what was flashing through my mind was indeed very different to what the article actually tells.

Though I can't complain, It is after-all why I read El Reg - Tech news with an additional smut add-on (Or should I say strap on!)

Cynics. Of course its real. I have ordered a new five core Xeon on the strength of the advertisement.

I'm running to the store post haste to buy something with Intel Inside!

What made them think that they could make the world's most irritating jingle less so by making this turgid dog poo

Playmobil version?

There's more on Intel's site, looking at the behind the scenes clips and the rest of the content (Including a longer version of the launch)

After I'd finished laughing hysterically for a good 5 minutes and watching it a bunch of times I'd say it's real.

If not it's a fake with a level of skill that would be greater than firing 5 guys out of cannons.

http://www.intel.com/en_UK/CannonBells/index.htm

As for what it does to my opnionion of Intel:-

a) R&D is about risk taking.

b) Sometimes doing what others would think gets impressive results

c) Because of a+b Intel is wise to have and R&D team in Finland, but keep them away from explosives please.

d) I suppose after the precision needed to make processors for them this is child's play.

e) It's still a brown trousers event, and the level of confidence in what they have designed is impressive.

e) How the BLEEP did they get this project funded by Intel?

f) Whatever Intel paid to fund this non-core-business project was totally worth it.

g) Intel should not push their luck firing anymore employees, but these ones involved in this need a promotion. :-)

g) ARRRGH DA BELLS!

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intel folks take it on the head *whack*

Only the Finns would have ago at that. Beautiful! Beer icon, naturally!

Of course, there's the World phone-throwing championships (http://www.savonlinnafestivals.com/en_index.htm)

World air-guitar championships

Yet more, Wife-carrying (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_carrying)

Finally, surströmming eating. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iebNdCSqWmc). NSFA*

Actually, the last is something I almost bought in my supermarket at $10 today. Problem is, it smells like a cadaver, and the natural human reaction on smelling a cadaver is an intense fear-and-flight reflex. But for $10....cheaper terror than a roller-coaster...

What? You think Finland is boring??? ;-)

*Not Safe For Anywhere.

Remember the long-range skijump tube vid? Same idea. It's a vidoe effect. Nice, well done, but a vidplay none the less. Pity, I thought Intel had a good idea going there... next up, shoot some politicians through paper targets mounted in front of a solid concrete wall, perhaps? *evil grin*

They'd need 12 folks. Are there that many left?

If there are any rules as to how many notes there can be in a corporate jingle and if we can persuade Steve Jobs....

Well if not fake; the 'arrrrgghhh (of impending doom)' before the notes chime is much more realistic for an Intel product...

Greetings and Salutations....

and if anyone has a link to the outpost.com commercial that involved firing hamsters from a cannon at the hole in the "O", I would LOVE to have it again. That was a great piece of politically incorrect film that is worth watching.

regards

dave mundt

Obviously those working for Intel are so cerebral that they only care for completely mental pursuits.

I cried when i saw the badly lit and rendered metal cylinders.

You owe me 5 engineers being fired at metal tubes. :'(

Where would they have got so many cheerful, sober Finns?

I'll get my warm coat.

Where they AMD engineers?

I like their countdown,

5 - Viisi

4 - Neljä

3 - Kolme

2 - Kaksi

1 - YIKE-ski

Paris, who is impressed with people who can count backwards from 5

If you watch it a few times, see the small landing platform they have, no net behind in case one of the flyers misses the target, no padding on the cranes holding the 'bells', the unnatural flailing arm movements - mannequins, maybe? -, with no protection in front should a cannon miss the targets or malfunction, and the unnatural - theatrical - Finnglish accent of the presenter (No educated Finn talks like that. I know, I live there. Even the local drunks can pronounce better.

He sounds like he's doing a parody of the 'Swedish Chef' from the muppets. Brilliant).

Intel, Finland allowing the shooting of experienced and valued engineers from cannons? Gi's a break! We DO have Elf and Safety here too.

But, Kudos!! Nice video! Beautifully done! 10 points.