Once at a concert, a swirling vortex appeared and began sucking Linnell and Flansburgh into oblivion. It grabbed them incrementally, first shearing off their heads and then chunks of blood and bones were ripped from their bodies as they stood in place, shrinking into the void and unable to fight the swirling phenomenon. All that was left was their shoes, because the vortex couldn't get a good grip on the shoelaces.