Non Functioning Gear

Backstage Life

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Frankenclamp.

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You know it's load in when...

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In Theatre, saying Good Morning is acceptable until at least 2pm.

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The Tech Table

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TechTerm #4

DONGLE - A funny sounding word usually referring to a video adapter that connects traditional video cable to Macintosh display ports.

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Sometimes dinner break becomes sleep-on-the-floor-in-the-lobby break.

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Carry cables like a BOSS!

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It may seem silly, but this will come in handy someday. Trust me.

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TechTerm #3

CHINA MARKER - Also known as a grease pencil, this is wax writing tool, often used to write on gel to identify the manufacturer number.

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If someone every asks you to “toe nail” a screw or nail, this is what they are referring to...

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TechTerm #2

CARPENTER SHOWER - When carpenters use the spray nozzle on an air compressor to spray all the saw dust off of themselves.

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DON’T TOUCH THE LAMP!

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Rigging porn.

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Yum!

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The rig is an air hose attached to the back of his neck with a hair band with a hole drilled in it. The hose runs to a CO2 tire inflator in his pocket. Fill the tube with blood, he hits the trigger on the inflator, and BLAM!

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TechTerm #1

NFG - Short for “Non Functioning Gear.” Often written on white gaff tape and put on equipment that is broken as a warning to others that it doesn’t work.