And the 720p BluRay H.266 VVC USAC 2.0 rip played on—perfectly, forever, in swamps and basements and long-haul flights everywhere.

Donkey trotted over, eyes wide as dinner plates. “Whoa, Shrek! That’s—that’s a file! A digital file! And look at the name, man! ‘Shrek -2001- 720p BluRay H.266 VVC USAC 2.0 -RA...’”

“Worse,” Chip whispered. “The ‘-RA’ at the end of the filename? That’s not a typo. That stands for ‘Residual Artifacting.’ You’re starting to corrupt reality around you. Look at your left hand.”