The greatest discovery in history up in flames. Turning a new civilization into a 4th of July piece.

— Scotty (Douglas Spencer)

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7 seconds sound clip from the The Thing from Another World movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:23:35 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- That last explosion was the engine.

- Sergeant, will you try your Geiger counter?

- Only a trace.

- That's just residual.

- It's all gone. Secrets that might've given us a new science... Gone.

- That's just dandy. Standard Operating Procedure. Ha!

- I should have thought...

- You sure should.

- The greatest discovery in history up in flames. Turning a new civilization into a 4th of July piece.

- Captain, I'm getting something over here.

- Probably a fragment from the saucer.

- We may salvage something yet.

- Hold it, everybody. I'm getting a reaction. Let me get a reading.

- It's getting warm... Hotter now...

[...]

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