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All right, all right. Now, it took 50 years for the lead and the gold to mingle. But what would happen if we could speed that process up? And I don't mean just lead and gold. I mean anything. Concrete, wood, steel.

12 seconds sound clip from the 4D Man (1959) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:23:53.584 in the DVD version of the movie.

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[...]

- You think this cargonite is the ultimate defense, don't you? Bomb-proof, bulletproof, heat-proof, absolutely impenetrable.

- This idea of yours is...

- Okay, it's my idea, but you gave it to me.

- Look, Scott, will you sit down and listen to me for five minutes? Please.

- Do you remember when I was still in school, you showed me a picture of a piece of lead and a piece of gold from a European museum.

- Yeah. The Paris conservatory.

- Then you do remember.

- There were these two pieces of metal, and over a period of time, they'd grown together. Am I right?

- All right, all right. Now, it took 50 years for the lead and the gold to mingle. But what would happen if we could speed that process up? And I don't mean just lead and gold. I mean anything. Concrete, wood, steel.

- Where would your cargonite be if I could penetrate it with a small piece of wood?

- Tony, it's impossible.

- All right. I can't get any cargonite. But what about steel and an ordinary wooden pencil?

- What would you say to that? I've done it. Oh, now you really think I'm crazy.

- Well, you just sit right where you are. Don't you move. Don't either of you move.

[...]

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Actors: Robert Lansing (Dr. Scott Nelson), Lee Meriwether (Linda Davis), James Congdon (Dr. Tony Nelson), Robert Strauss (Roy Parker)

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