![The pod racer crowds from Star Wars Episode 1 were actually 10s of thousands of qtips painted different colors. They used fans from underneath so it would simulate movement. : r/interestingasfuck The pod racer crowds from Star Wars Episode 1 were actually 10s of thousands of qtips painted different colors. They used fans from underneath so it would simulate movement. : r/interestingasfuck](https://preview.redd.it/y53opa3eiim61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=31557d383508abf89aa2c5ae7baab300f31d6b6d)
The pod racer crowds from Star Wars Episode 1 were actually 10s of thousands of qtips painted different colors. They used fans from underneath so it would simulate movement. : r/interestingasfuck
![During the podracing scene in 'The Phantom Menace,' the crowd was actually 450,000 Q-Tips being blown by fans. : r/interestingasfuck During the podracing scene in 'The Phantom Menace,' the crowd was actually 450,000 Q-Tips being blown by fans. : r/interestingasfuck](https://i.redd.it/jl0zsdm7fqma1.jpg)
During the podracing scene in 'The Phantom Menace,' the crowd was actually 450,000 Q-Tips being blown by fans. : r/interestingasfuck
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![The podracing crowd in 'The Phantom Menace' was really 450,000 Q-Tips being blown about : r/Moviesinthemaking The podracing crowd in 'The Phantom Menace' was really 450,000 Q-Tips being blown about : r/Moviesinthemaking](https://i.redd.it/kirap04k31y01.jpg)
The podracing crowd in 'The Phantom Menace' was really 450,000 Q-Tips being blown about : r/Moviesinthemaking
![Photo of the day #163 for February 12, 2015. This is the miniature from the Pod Race scene in STAR WARS: T… | What is amazing, Practical effects, The phantom menace Photo of the day #163 for February 12, 2015. This is the miniature from the Pod Race scene in STAR WARS: T… | What is amazing, Practical effects, The phantom menace](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1e/9c/95/1e9c95a7ffe61346bbe8996603fe0ad5.jpg)
Photo of the day #163 for February 12, 2015. This is the miniature from the Pod Race scene in STAR WARS: T… | What is amazing, Practical effects, The phantom menace
![Tori Fox on X: "Sometimes I am sad but then I remember the q-tip audience members from the podracing scene in the Phantom Menace https://t.co/d9KC6oHNQq" / X Tori Fox on X: "Sometimes I am sad but then I remember the q-tip audience members from the podracing scene in the Phantom Menace https://t.co/d9KC6oHNQq" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E3Eh3cgXEAYIMaq.jpg)
Tori Fox on X: "Sometimes I am sad but then I remember the q-tip audience members from the podracing scene in the Phantom Menace https://t.co/d9KC6oHNQq" / X
![History Defined on X: "During the podracing scene in 'The Phantom Menace,' the crowd was actually 450,000 Q-Tips being blown by fans. https://t.co/31k4KAtNCa" / X History Defined on X: "During the podracing scene in 'The Phantom Menace,' the crowd was actually 450,000 Q-Tips being blown by fans. https://t.co/31k4KAtNCa" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fiu0O5hWYAMyILK.jpg)