Two clips from the old Adam West Batman show prove that printing is only good for one thing: CRIME.
In this clip, Bruce Wayne sets up a sting operation, convincing The Joker to print some fake money on his old letterpress. The Joker is posing as a comic book publisher. Bruce says “I chanced to be thumbing through one of the comic books you publish and it struck my eye that the inks you use are identical to the inks used by the United States Treasury.” (what?) The dynamic printing action starts at 3:25.
This next clip features a second-rate villain called “Colonel Gumm” who counterfeits stamps. Just watch the first two minutes:
Time-lapse video of the installation and disintegration of Women are Heroes, a public work by JR:
One of the passers-by interviewed for this video says: “I hope that it will last a long time. At least long enough for me not to notice it anymore.” This is as profound a comment on public art as you’re likely to hear.
