There's a good chance that I am one of a very few people who noticed this, and there's a good chance that I am one of a very, very few people who laughed when they noticed it. Nevertheless, I could not let this one pass, for it brings me great enjoyment each time I see it. You see, ladies and gentlemen (or at least the dedicated few who like to have a gander at this blog from time to time), when I saw this scene in Total Recall, where our hero is about to have very bad things happen to his mind, my first thought was not, "Gee, wonder how Arnold is going to get out of this one." No, it was, "Hey, that's a hitch pin! I've used one that looks exactly like that! When they finish with Arnold they can go till some of soil!" (Ah childhood memories, causing weird connections to appear most everywhere I go.) That being said, Arnold really didn't have any other choice but to break the fancy chair. Those pins are tough, without or without the cotter key in place. I think what also makes the whole thing even funnier is that the presence of the pins seems to say that despite all of the advances in technology shown in the movie, the device we're supposed to be so afraid of still needs pins that can be bought at the hardware or farm store. (How far we've come indeed :).)
(There, now I've written it up, you've read it, it's no longer hanging over my head, and "I'll be home in time for Corn Flakes.")
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