- Molecular structure of this crab is entirely disrupted. There's no cohesion between the atoms.
- I don't understand.
- Nor do I.

— Dr. Karl Weigand (Leslie Bradley)

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9 seconds sound clip from the Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:42:25.974 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- All I can tell you now is that this is a male land crab, which you as a biologist will know better than I.

- Yes, Karl, I know the species appears to be that of an ordinary land crab, but...

- Out! Quickly!

- You have destroyed McLane and all of his party.

- You have destroyed them and tried to destroy me. This, mes amis, was one grave mistake.

- Well, doctor?

- Oh, this is ridiculous.

- Molecular structure of this crab is entirely disrupted. There's no cohesion between the atoms.

- I don't understand.

- Nor do I.

- Apparently we have one of those biological freaks resulting from an overdose of radiation poisoning.

- The way to explain it is, look, electricity. The free electron in the copper atom breaks off to circle the next atom, taking the charge along the wire.

- Do you follow me, Hank?

- I think so.

- The free electrons jump from atom to atom along the copper at the speed of light. I remember that from high school.

- Yes, atom to atom.

[...]

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