[Kate Adams]

I seem to remember an interview where Rob Hirst makes it abundantly clear 
that the whirring sound that starts that song is NOT a real bullroarer but 
a schoolboy copy of one ... a ruler at the end of a piece of rope.

A true bullroarer is apparently a very sacred instrument ... and the Oils 
respected that.

At 08:15 PM 5/31/02 +0000, Stephen Scott wrote:
>Hi there,
>The bull-roarer makes a humming or whirring sound when spun around 
>rapidly. Aboriginal men used these as a signal to the women and children 
>to keep away from their secret ceremonies.
>If you listen to the start of the song, the noise before the guitars kick 
>in is a bullroarer. Also, if you watch that classic (?) old 80's comedy, 
>Crocodile Dundee, you will see him using one to signal someone. It is 
>basically a piece of wood on the end of a long piece of string, which you 
>twirl around your head. It makes different sounds depending on how fast 
>you twirl it.
>See ya
>Stephen
>
>"This is a mad house...you'll be lucky to make it till Tuesday"
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>>From: Mitchega@aol.com
>>To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
>>Subject: Re: [Powderworks] "HAND" logo t-shirts?
>>Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 13:12:02 -0400
>>
>>I know that Bullroarer is a great Oils song but besides that I now little 
>>more about the term bullroarer.  Can someone please give those of us 
>>Yanks who wouldn't know a bulroarer if it fell on us a little 
>>education.  Thanks much.  Art
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>>In a message dated Thu, 30 May 2002  2:59:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>>"David Vaillancourt" <davev@hotmail.com> writes:
>>
>> >Any know where to get a t-shirt (XXL) with the "HAND" logo? preferably the
>> >one on the amp cases the says "Midnight Oil   SYDNEY"  way cool...
>> >Also, channel-surfing the other night, heard what sounded like a Bullroarer
>> >and stopped to watch- sure enuf, it was Crocodile Dundee II with Mick 
>> Dundee
>> >swinging a bullroarer!
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Kate Adams
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