So, here’s the Delta Airlines In-Flight Safety Video. Pretty standard, right? Nothing to write home about. A good-looking, vaguely-Southern flight attendant, some poor, dorky guy whose big break was wearing a life vest — all good fun.
Well, someone took that fun a step further …
Did you think that that “smoking is not allowed” moment was a little over-the-top? Somebody did! Enjoy this hilarious slowdown, and re-slowdown.
I can’t believe someone took the time to do this, but dang, it’s funny.
Yesterday I wrote about the fun I had on board Virgin America flight 8001. This inaugural GoGo Wi-Fi enabled plane was also the celebration plane for the launch of Youtube Live.
Of course, when you mix free Champagne, live broadcasts of Youtube celebrities and Internet access, you end up with one happy party plane.
Check out the gallery of shots I made of the flight, and you might get a bit of an idea just how much fun we had (don’t worry, I’m keeping the photos of the afterparty to myself).
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What would life be like if we were able to travel through time? I recently came across an entertaining and creative YouTube video that mirrors the premise of the “Choose Your Own Adventure” book series from the 1980’s.
Filmmakers/Actors Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Rob Polonsky, and Jonah Goldstein tell a very unique story of three ordinary guys who find a time machine that is wanted by Matrix-like Mr. Smith’s. The trio travel through time and have to face dragons and zombies to ultimately avoid the bad guys and return to peaceful life again.
If you’re short on time and want to get to the happy ending, choose these adventures when prompted:
If you follow these choices, your viewing time is about 10 minutes. Enjoy your time travels!
Even though gas prices have dropped considerably (a gallon of gas is $1.77 not far from my house) conserving energy and protecting the environment is still a concern. In Washington, D.C., bicycle commuting has grown considerably as a viable way to get from Point A to Point B.
Anyone living in an urban environment knows that bicycle commuting can create traffic problems even though they solve many problems. This video documentary created for Round 2 of the YouTube and Pulitzer Center “Project:Report” competition looks at the issues about bicycle commuting in D.C, but they could be applied to any city.
When I watched the video, it did give me the feeling that I really ought to bicycle to places more than I do. Since I never bicycle anywhere, an increase wouldn’t take much. When I lived in Denmark, riding a bicycle was how I got to the train station in the town where I lived–even in the winter. It was a sane way to live.
When Lam Sai-Wing’s Hong Kong-based jewelry business, 3D Gold, took off more than a decade ago, he made a rather unusual investment. He built the “Hall of Gold” in one of his showrooms. This unusual and extremely expensive structure was made of six tons of gold. The furnishings included a fully working solid gold toilet.
As gold prices rose, Lam began dismantling the hall, melting down the gold and selling it to finance his company’s expansion into mainland China. He never parted with the toilet, which is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s most expensive toilet. Here’s what it looked like:
But, visitors to Hong Kong won’t be seeing it any time soon. Lam died unexpected earlier this year and his company has become engulfed in scandal after five executives, including his own widow, were accused of stealing nearly $23 million worth of gold bars from the company vault. Public trading of the company has stopped and what remains of the Hall of Gold has been closed to the public indefinitely.
[Via Time’s China Blog]