Joe Frickin' Friday Posted November 19 I recently read an article about an arcade in Japan that was trying to recreate the feel of Kowloon Walled City. I had a feeling I knew vaguely what KWC was, so I googled it and yes, it’s the freaky dystopian-future-looking mega-city slum in Hong Kong that’s been featured as a backdrop (real or reimagined) in any number of movies: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/kowloon-walled-city/ (click link at top for full-screen version of the very detailed graphic) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City (a lot more verbal detail of the history and environment of KWC, plus a lot of good pics) And finally, since this is a thread for YouTube videos worth watching, here's a 1988 documentary by an Austrian film team that actually went into KWC: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted November 24 Ever have one of those days? 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEWKS Posted November 24 Yup! Gotta give it to him, he stuck with the task at hand! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve1962 Posted November 25 For the Jean Luc Picard fans amongst you.......... Beam me up Scotty.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnotherLee Posted November 25 Nice to see activity on this topic. here’s one I like: Irish People Try Krispy Kreme Donuts For The First Time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnotherLee Posted November 26 How big is the earth compared to the universe ? Mind Blowing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldironken Posted November 29 On 11/24/2019 at 11:43 AM, TEWKS said: Yup! Gotta give it to him, he stuck with the task at hand! Eventually he'll learn to pull it against the wind, but he is tough. I think he's gonna ride a GSA before too long 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LBump Posted December 2 On 11/24/2019 at 8:04 AM, Joe Frickin' Friday said: Ever have one of those days? I wonder about that kid... why didn't he just turn around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eddd Posted December 2 It is long and disturbing but worth watching. Exploitation on steroids. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norm 83 Posted December 3 Wow!! After watching this, how fortunate we are!. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnotherLee Posted December 3 Yep, Norm, those guys have a hard life for sure. Lately I've been watching a lot of Austin Ross - a pipeline welder in his late 20's. This might be a good introduction: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkroeger Posted December 3 The bizzare story of the Dale. BMW moto powered, btw. I'm hooked on this history guy. Check out his channel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwpsg42 Posted December 3 ride what you have adventure bike: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrianM Posted December 4 On 12/1/2019 at 7:18 PM, LBump said: I wonder about that kid... why didn't he just turn around. Because he is a kid? I teach college (physics), we do not get too many geniuses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyShields Posted December 4 Common sense seems to have a long gestation period. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antimatter Posted December 5 Hindsight is 20/20. Most 'geniuses' are only smart in one area. I seem to remember a story about Einstein forgetting his belt and having to use one hand to hold his pants up while he wrote on the blackboard with the other. Trying to do something the hard/wrong way for the wrong reasons seems to be the human condition, and the cause of most arguments on the internet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_Walker Posted December 5 58 minutes ago, Antimatter said: Trying to do something the hard/wrong way for the wrong reasons seems to be the human condition, and the cause of most arguments on the internet. I think that's completely wrong! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken S Posted December 5 19 hours ago, RandyShields said: Common sense seems to have a long gestation period. My son finished an aerospace engineering degree a couple years ago. One of the last classes he had to take was called "Human Factors". It was basically a "common sense" class. Like one of the sigs on this board says: keep the pointy end up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted Tuesday at 06:30 PM You wish your dogs were this well-trained: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted yesterday at 01:54 AM A dog with questionable judgment and/or short-term memory: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted yesterday at 01:56 AM A dog with insane agility (video cued to 0:59): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
