What are you watching on Youtube, right now? Part V

[Kyriakos]

To hear Kippers speak sometimes, the BBC should be actively recommending that video to all and sundry, being the bastion of left-wing liberalism as every true Kipper knows.

Link to video.

"Hoi polloi" is NOT pronounced in this ghastly manner

Oi there is a double vowel. It is not some south-of-the-Thames dodgy git's spewed exclamatory pseudo-homophone.

 

[Arakhor]

It is not some south-of-the-Thames dodgy git's spewed exclamatory pseudo-homophone.

I think that's one of the single greatest lines ever committed to print.

 

[Borachio]

The anti-ukip one.

That's a shame! It's a really good rant, imo.

 

[Kyriakos]

I think that's one of the single greatest lines ever committed to print.

"Oi!" :\

 

[Formaldehyde]

Link to video.

Link to video.

 

[Borachio]

Link to video.

 

[Kyriakos]

Best video of all time, award-winning dark claymation


Link to video.

"And i, i shall rise, like the Phoenix from the ashes, i float on wings of silver and gold..."

 

[Borachio]

Link to video.

Wallace, in case you don't know, is fast asleep in the "wrong" trousers which are being remotely controlled by the master criminal, and diamond thief, "Feathers" McCraw.

 

[Kyriakos]

^At least it is not Rex the Runt!

 

[warpus]

A 12 minute long highlight video of all the hikes I did it Norway, in chronological order


Link to video.

I went through 15 hours of go pro footage and for the last 2 days worked on putting this together using all remaining jetlagged energy I had so that I could show it at the potluck we had at work today. This was supposed to be the first rough draft, but I think I'm just going to leave it as is. (with maybe some musical readjustments, but to be honest with the lack of sound editing experience that I have I am pretty happy with how it turned out)

 

[Kyriakos]

Another excellent brief animation work:


Link to video.

 

[Birdjaguar]

A 12 minute long highlight video of all the hikes I did it Norway, in chronological order


Link to video.

I went through 15 hours of go pro footage and for the last 2 days worked on putting this together using all remaining jetlagged energy I had so that I could show it at the potluck we had at work today. This was supposed to be the first rough draft, but I think I'm just going to leave it as is. (with maybe some musical readjustments, but to be honest with the lack of sound editing experience that I have I am pretty happy with how it turned out)

Superb! With an appropriately dramatic ending. I loved it.

 

[warpus]

Thanks!

What you see at the end (starting with the door opening) is footage from my stay on one of the Lofoten islands - in my opinion the most beautiful part of Norway (that I got to see). The hike I did there (to a lookout point overlooking in part the town I was staying in) was my favourite by far - felt like an appropriate dramatic end to my trip too. Thanks for watching!

 

[Formaldehyde]

That was awesome! You have gotten really good at making the videos and the GoPro really helps a lot. You should think about contacting Norwegian tourist bureaus to use parts of it in advertisements.

But I must admit that I would have likely tried to do the downhill bike runs a lot faster, probably with disastrous results.

I also noticed that you seemed to be a lot older than most everybody else in the parties. Was this true?

 

[Kyriakos]

^The Formaldehyde is known to hypnotise his victim before dealing the fateful blow!

/jk obviously

 

[warpus]

But I must admit that I would have likely tried to do the downhill bike runs a lot faster, probably with disastrous results.

Let me assure you that you probably wouldn't have done that - there was a lot of gravel and uneven terrain, and there were often dangerous and at times deadly drops you had to watch out for. Some sections could have been done faster, but that gravel made everything potentially unexpected.. I almost wiped out a couple times at the beginning as I was getting used to the bike and the terrain! After that I kept to a reasonable speed - fairly fast generally speaking, because I would pass people far more often than people would pass me - but not fast enough for it to be a danger. Seemed to be a fine line between going fast in a fun way and going so fast that you wouldn't be able to react and remain in control of the bike should something unexpected happen (and with that terrain, it did) .

The zig-zaggy part was VERY steep, I basically had my hand on the brake for 15 minutes non-stop. Wiping out at the turns was almost inevitable, you had to slow down quite a bit to do those right.. and that was all near some of the craziest drops of the whole route, so that part everyone was extra careful on. Later on, closer to the finish, there were at times cars sharing the route with you, and there were many turns, so you had to slow down enough to be able to get out of the way in the case of an unexpected car.

I also noticed that you seemed to be a lot older than most everybody else in the parties. Was this true?

Tough to say, I guess it sort of depended on the hike I was on? There were a lot of university students hiking, especially on some of the trails, and on some of the trails it seemed popular for Norwegian parents to take their kids hiking (even infants!), but there were also larger groups of older tourists hiking as well, especially on more accessible hikes like the pulpit rock one.

I basically either ran into independent hikers like me on the trails, who were usually about my age or a bit younger on average if I had to guess, groups of university students, obviously younger than me, groups with guides of generally older tourists, or families (usually Norwegian), which were composed of people of all sorts of random ages, but usually with a lot of kids.

So I wouldn't say a lot older, but maybe I'm in denial

 

[Formaldehyde]

Yeah, I noticed the penalty for screwing up was quite severe on some parts of the trail. But other parts didn't look too bad and the trail seemed fairly wide. But I have a distinct need for speed which is far greater than most.

Did you have much experience mountain biking before this trip?

I didn't see any middle-aged people or young kids on the boat rides in particular. But it could just be they weren't in these shots.

 

[warpus]

Did you have much experience mountain biking before this trip?

Not at all, I don't think I'd ever been on a real mountain bike before either. They gave me 3 options - regular, mountain bike, and something more advanced.. using industry lingo of course, which I don't remember. It had to do with the suspension and gears and stuff.. all well above my head.

I did some research and went with the mountain bike, but it took me a while to get used to it. When I first got on it, I almost fell right away. It just handled way differently than what I was used to and at first seemed almost impossible to really control well enough for a long ride through that sort of terrain. But after 5-10 minutes I was used to it and felt very comfortable in my seat. It was a big learning experience for me overall.

I didn't see any middle-aged people or young kids on the boat rides in particular.

Oh yeah, the white water rafting attracted slightly different demographics I suppose, from my memory in my boat we had a family from Denmark, which included several teenagers. I think there might have also been a "nobody under 18 or 16" or something like that rule, but I can't remember.

 

[Formaldehyde]

Mountain bikes definitely take some acclimation. For one, your position is so pitched forward it feels like you might even make a face plant compared to a regular bike. If you started out going downhill on a steep gradient this would be even more pronounced.

I became quite adept using one in Manhattan. They are ideal for all the potholes, curbs, and steel plates used to cover underground repairs done in the wee hours of the night. I used to bike to Central Park nearly every weekend and frequently rode down to the Village. It was a real adrenaline rush to risk death so often.

 

[Kyriakos]

Mountaineering is pretty hardcore. By now i am quite thin/fit, but due to smoking i would never be able to do such things..