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Video Of The Day: Pong Traffic Light
Sep 13th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
What do you do when you're waiting to cross the street? Do you people watch, run through your mental to-do list, or count cars? If you're in Germany, you might get to play a little Pong while you wait for the little green man to flash. A recent video on YouTube uploaded by Caburaska shows a German demonstrating the Pong traffic light game, played with a willing stranger (and potential love ...
Video Of The Day: Fighter Jet Flies Above Northern California
Sep 3rd, 2012 at 5:00PM: Here's a dash cam video you won't soon forget. An F/A-18 Hornet cruises at top speed through the canyons of Northern California, showing off the landscape of the area while also completing amazing acrobatics. Watch how ridiculously close to the ground the pilot flies as he inverts turns and completes barrel rolls just over tree tops and riverbanks. These fighter jets are the same aircraft used ...
Video Of The Day: Humpback Whale Gets Dangerously Close To Kayakers
Aug 27th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
A mother and daughter kayaking in Avila Beach along the coast of California get a surprise from a 30-ton humpback whale when it surfaces within just a few feet of their boats. You can tell the women are surprised from their screams (be sure to keep the volume low on this one).
"I quit filming it because the whale was still moving forward and it ran into me," the daughter writes, adding she ...
Video Of The Day: 'Samsara' Captures Imagery From Across The Globe
Aug 13th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Today's Video of the Day is an exclusive clip from "Samsara," a new movie featuring mesmerizing scenes from more than 20 countries. Filmed over a period of five years, the footage covers sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial sites and natural wonders, demonstrating that human's life cycle mirrors that of the rest of the planet. The film's title is a Sanskrit word meaning "the ever ...
Video Of The Day: Cuban Trapeze Artists, To The Sounds Of The Temper Trap
Aug 7th, 2012 at 6:30PM:
With the Olympics in full swing, it's easy to focus on the athletes' accomplishments - the scores, the times, the medal counts - instead of celebrating the journey that brought them to London in the first place. Though not specific to the Olympic Games, this music video from Australian rock band The Temper Trap chronicles a journey that is probably familiar to many Olympians, particularly ...
Video Of The Day: Warsaw, Poland Stands Still In Remembrance
Jul 30th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Each year on August 1, the city of Warsaw, Poland literally stands still to pay tribute to those who fought in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. The biggest rebellion against the Nazis during World War II, the two-month uprising came at a huge cost: more than 200,000 lives and destruction of Poland's capital city. The film above was shot last year with the help of nearly two dozen people. At ...
Video Of The Day: Traveler Lets People Leave Mark On His Shoes
Jul 23rd, 2012 at 6:00PM:
"I've been to some beautiful places and done some awesome things, but the best part has been meeting all kinds of amazing people," said the filmmaker of the above video. He had learned the valuable lesson while living in Asia for three years, but when he took a six-month trip through the Philippines, China and Mongolia he decided he'd like to visually demonstrate how the people he met left ...
Video Of The Day: Ramadan Iftar Feast, Olympics Edition
Jul 19th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
Tomorrow, July 20, thousands of Muslims will wake up around the world and begin a month-long fast for the occasion of Ramadan. From sunrise to sunset, they will abstain from eating, drinking, and smoking, while breaking the fast with lively Ramadan iftar feasts at night. This year is special as it will coincide with the London Olympics, and UK mosques will be welcoming people from all over the ...
Video Of The Day: India From A Traveler's Perspective
Jul 16th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
"India is amazing," writes filmmaker Stanislas Giroux in the description of the above video. It's a simple statement, but it really captures the essence of what this short film is all about. Shot while on a two-week trip to India, the video was entirely filmed from his point of view. From the people he met walking the streets to dancers in thumping nightclubs, this video is a rare glimpse ...
Video Of The Day: Rail Company Spreads Happiness Through Japan
Jul 9th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
To announce the launch of a new rail line, the Kyushu Rail Company loaded one of its bullet trains with cameras and sent it speeding through Japan. Onlookers came out in droves to catch sight of the train, which linked Japan's southernmost island to the mainland for the first time. They dressed in a rainbow of colors and waved, danced and smiled as the train went by (the Power Rangers even ...
Video Of The Day: 'Line Of Sight' Trailer From The 2012 Bicycle Film Festival
Jul 3rd, 2012 at 7:00PM:
While most eyes are on the Tour de France, there's a much more intriguing form of cycling that's quickly becoming a phenomenon: underground bicycle messenger racing.
Yes, it's a real thing, and it appears to be spreading. Filmmaker Lucas Brunelle spent more than a decade profiling and documenting messenger cultures around the world, and he recently released "Line of Sight," a 60-minute ...
Video Of The Day: Rush Hour At Boston Logan Airport
Jun 28th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Today's Video of the Day brings you a moment of Zen from an unlikely source: Boston Logan Airport at rush hour. Boston-based Chris Eagle made the time-lapse video from about 40 minutes of airplane runway footage, and with the accompanying music by Little People, it feels almost peaceful (probably much more so than if you were on one of the planes waiting to take off). The video is a sequel of ...
Video Of The Day: Crazy Bikers Race Down Glacier
Jun 25th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
It appears as though crazy bike stunts and dangerous urban bike courses just aren't enough of an adrenaline rush anymore. In Saas-Fee, Switzerland, bikers push riding to the extreme as they pedal down a glacier in a death-defying race. A handful of the 142 riders mounted cameras to their bikes and helmets so us less adventurous (and perhaps more sane) types can get a feel for the crazy race. ...
Video Of The Day: Men Nearly Drop Saint Statue On Crowd At Peruvian Festival
Jun 18th, 2012 at 6:30PM:
Bearing the weight of a saint on your shoulders can be a heavy burden. Just watch the men struggling to carry their church's patron saint around the main square in Cusco, Peru, at the annual Corpus Christi festival earlier this month and you'll get a feel for the lumbering task. The video comes from this year's festival, customarily held 60 days after Easter Sunday. It takes up to 50 men ...
Video Of The Day: Huayna Picchu Offers Bird's-Eye View Of Machu Picchu
Jun 11th, 2012 at 6:30PM:
Standing on the mountain ridge of Machu Picchu, the most recognized site of the Incas that sits high above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, is an experience sought after by people from all over the world. Walking around the UNESCO World Heritage Site, one can't help but wonder what life was like for the Incas who lived there in the 15th century. As visitors take a moment – or in some ...
Video Of The Day: Capturing Monument Valley, Arizona
May 28th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
In the United States, Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff for summer. Stop by any cookout or barbeque today, and you'll likely be asked by friends or family members what your travel plans are for the summer. It seems the season is nearly synonymous with travel. With the sunshine comes plenty of daydreaming about seaside vacations, nights camping under the stars, days off to visit friends ...
Video Of The Day: Muralists Change The Face Of Baltimore Neighborhood
May 21st, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Over the past two months a group of 20 muralists from around the world have been coming together to revamp vacant walls in a Baltimore neighborhood. Although not currently well trodden by visitors, the neighborhood is full of theaters and art galleries and was recently dubbed the Station North Arts & Entertainment District in hopes that it would become the new cultural heart of Baltimore. ...
Video Of The Day: Scary Russian Amusement Park Ride
May 14th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Something about this ride at the Divo Ostrov (Wonder Island) amusement park in St. Petersburg, Russia, seems a little bit off. Things start off pretty normal on the "Wind Shear," but as you'll notice about a minute into the video the ride throws all of the riders for a loop – or rather an upside-down nonsensical twist. Just watching the video is enough to make stomachs turn, ...
Video Of The Day: How Humans Have Fundamentally Changed The Earth
May 9th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Over the past 250 years, humans have impacted the Earth irreversibly. This three-minute short film, commissioned by the Planet Under Pressure conference, uses stunning visuals to show how population growth, combined with rapid industrialization and globalization, have contributed to a degree of global change on par with a major geological shift. In addition to being a feat of data imagery, the ...
Video Of The Day: Midnight Sun Shines In Iceland
May 7th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
The "midnight sun" is a natural phenomenon occurring north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle when the sun never fully sets and remains visible 24 hours a day. Since there are no permanent human settlements south of the Antarctic Circle, countries and territories that experience the midnight sun are limited to those crossed by the Arctic Circle, including Canada, ...
