Jason van Marle spent his summer vacation in Japan. He took lots and lots and lots of photos, and he assembled the 2400 best ones into this excellent little video. Check it out: Japan in 4 minutes, 43 seconds — including credits.
Love it.
Is This The Future of Air Travel?
Video: Airbus A380 Test Evacuation
Last year we reported that the Airbus A380 passed its jumbo jet evacuation test in Hamburg, Germany, and here’s the video to prove it. The crew was able to evacuate all 873 people on-board in almost complete darkness in 77 seconds, with only one broken leg (out of 1,746!) and 32 minor injuries. Not too shabby!
Related: The Cranky Flier’s Look at the A380, Airbus A380: More Passengers Means More Toilets, and Touring the Airbus A380.
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How To Insult Someone Using British Sign Language
Note: If you’re using Internet Explorer, please click here to watch the video (or use Firefox!)
Heading to Britain anytime soon? Need to communicate with the deaf? I found a whole wealth of videos to help you along the way, including everything from how to flirt, how to swear, how to make sexual references, to the one featured above: how to insult someone — all in British sign language!
Note: not for the easily offended (though it’s really not that bad. It’s got mildly not-safe-for-work language, so use your headphones if you must).
You are crap at football!
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Experience Ladakh
It helps to know French for the narration, but in this lovely video of trekking in Ladakh, India, your eyesight is really enough to enjoy the viewing. The music and the sounds of the wind create something exquisite. If you’re feeling like life is spinning fast, chblanchard’s video posted on YouTube is one way to calm down.
Trekking in Ladakh starts picking up towards the end of May and on through the summer. While it helps to be in shape, someone in decent health can trek without too much trouble as long as pacing and drinking A LOT of water are part of the trekking equation. Drinking water prevents the effects of high altitudes.