Waching daily Jul 31 2018

Welcome back everyone mark with exotic car play place today we're going to talk

about the e60 m5 versus the m4 GTS which is that super rare ultra high

performance m4 that's dialed in for the track we're gonna talk about the

features specific compare one to the other now I've had the m5 here for quite

a while and I'm always looking for the next great thing and I would say the m4

GTS is the most hardcore BMW in the lineup today yeah there's the i8 that's

kind of a different animal but we'll talk about conventional sports cars by

BMW today we're gonna just preview some of the specs and some of the details but

before we get started don't forget to make sure you check out my merchandise

on the channel there's a hot link for that as well in the giveaway four

cameras no let's just do a quick look at the entire car and oh and we'll explain

it we'll make some comparisons now let's just start with the overall look of the

car the overall look on the e60 of course is the bengal era the bangl era

was crisp angle design where he created these sort of wraparound headlights the

taillights are unique and if you look at the spoiler on the m4 GTS it's very

aggressive then we come on over to the wheels

we have a standard 19-inch wheel on the m5 here and if you really look down

closely here you'll see we have steel brakes cross drilled ventilated disc

brakes on these cars not such as the case on the m4 on the m4

whose is carbon ceramic brakes then of course you have some of the telltale

symbols m5 you've got your traditional vent system here you've got the telltale

m5 and on the m4 you have its own style then we look at things like mirrors

definitely a simpler mirror setup here the m4 is a much nicer mirror it's more

than modern look now of course looking at the the entire rest of the bodywork

fairly traditional in this car but when you compare it to when we work our way

around to the back you'll notice the e60 here we have a little fin here

but that little Finn doesn't exist on the m4 GTS instead it has an oversized

carbon wing and then moving right along you'll notice as well on the e60 m5

we've got the quad exhaust tips here which you also have on the m4 GTS you

also have the quad exhaust tips there as well slightly different layout now

moving right along looking in the backseat of the e60 m5 now looking

through here of course this is an m5 they don't call it the ring taxi for

nothing the barn burner whatever you want to call it we have box seats here

not only do we have two seats we actually have three seeds if you look

here there's seating for three in the back as well as the two in the front

such is not the case in the m4 GTS where in that case the entire back area is

been stripped gutted and replaced with an aggressive racing roll cage and so

then we move more to the interior looking at the interior door panels for

example in this car typical for m5 and a lot of other BMWs of course you have a

well finished interior door panel very nice we've got leather touchier leather

in this case because I don't have the extended leather we only have the

plastic top finished off nicely with the brushed aluminum well when we look at

the m4 GTS it doesn't have any of that it actually has a single little door

pull and a slight little pad on the door which allows you a space to rest your

elbow not much more than that it's a very simple rig in the m4 GTS because

really the m4 GTS is about business racing business that's what that's about

ok so now we sit inside we look at the rest of the interior of

this car you'll notice in this car there's still a lot of plastic plastic

plastic plastic lots of plastic here this is not the extended leather as I

mentioned now in the m4 GTS they have actually a stepped-up level of trim on

the entire interior of the car as well you have a beautiful logo on the dash on

the m4 GTS that shows that that car means business and that is a special

engraved not faked well oh I know a BMW is traditionally known for stepping up

and badging non-m cars well that is a unique feature of the m4 GTS is they

have that nice little GTS logo on the dashboard here now let's go on the

inside here on the e60 m5 you actually have a very nice interior you have a

heads-up display here and you can tell the panel here this panel reflects the

heads-up display which gives you a lot of different features for sure

tachometer gives you your speed your rev count all that stuff it also sometimes

can give you some other details depending on how you configure it in

your I Drive system or M Drive but the m4 GTS also has the heads-up display as

well if you look at the overall interior here and the steering wheel this is

pretty traditional BMW product you have a leather steering wheel you've got the

paddle controls here but if you look at the m4 it has a much nicer Alcantara

steering wheel much fat are much more padded and and of course it has the dual

clutch transmission shift paddles which of course are vastly improved because a

dual clutch transmission is vastly better than the single automated manual

that you had in the e60 so there's some improvements there and that's more

justification for buying the m4 GTS now let's pop the hood let's look at where

the real magic happens

close the door here we're gonna check under the hood here pop it up now this

is the magic of the e60 m5 you have the infamous

s85 engine which essentially is the heart of this car this is the heart the

soul the f1 drivetrain in powering this car the m4 GTS on the other hand has a

much more aggressively tuned twin-turbo 6-cylinder engine that produces almost

500 horsepower way up from the standard 425 some odd horsepower that you find in

a standard m4 the m4 GTS has a lot more gem but not only that it has more torque

as well and it's just a finely tuned engine now some other things that you

want to take a look at here I'd like to make comparisons because the m4 GTS is a

very very cool car lots of trick features we have carbon fiber throughout

carbon fiber on the bottom carbon fiber on the wing carbon fiber parts on the

interior but it also has a carbon fiber hood now if you look up here you've got

your standard metal hood here pretty standard for most cars as well you've

got your heat shield and that's basically all metal pretty traditional

finishing well the m4 GTS has none of that the m4 actually has an entirely

complete carbon fiber hood that weighs almost nothing extremely light weight

then one more quick thing I want to show you on the exterior this car now we all

know that the m6 of this generation is 63 so the m6 had a carbon fiber roof

available as did some of the e90 and 92 BMWs had this available as carbon fiber

the m5 did not have that that was not available and so instead you have a

sunroof here and a standard metal roof where the m4 GTS has a wonderful

wonderful nicely finished high-gloss carbon-fiber roof on

there which thus results in a lower center of gravity reduced overall weight

and improved performance for the truck environment now to other trick things I

want to mention from the e60 and the m4 the one downside to the m4 is everybody

knows it is a track oriented car it's trying to compete with the likes of the

gt3 911 GTR Corvette with the modern dry sump systems it's trying to compete in

that marketplace unfortunately BMW looks like they have

elected to provide an integrated sump system so it's not a true dry sump that

you would find in like I said a gt3 for example that has a separate oil tank

that provides much better oiling under aggressive cornering situations the m4

does not have that they use some sort of baffling and whatnot but essentially

it's an integrated dry sump very much like what you would kind of find in the

SAT 5 engine in the e60 m5 so there's one other trick thing that the m4 GTS

has going for it is you don't have it in this car you don't have it in most cars

today because it's it's a bit more maintenance intensive if you will but

the m4 GTS has a little trick up its sleeve and its water injection because

of the high boost levels or the elevated heat that you find in the engine

compartment due to the intercooling the high turbo pressures the higher pressure

and overall higher performing levels of that engine produces a lot of heat up to

220 degrees in some parts of the intake manifold and such what it actually does

is it utilizes a water injection system that actually helps reduce detonation

and actually dramatically improve intake cooling if you were to actually improve

reliability for long hard driving for example in a track environment so that

is another trick you don't have that an e 60 here you don't have it in the F 90

or the F 10 you don't have it in any of the other m3 or m4 s you know what

is a specifically trick for that particular car the m4 GTS so guys

everybody I hope you enjoyed that really what I'm trying to get out here is I

love my car infinitely but I'm always looking at the

next great thing from BMW because I'm always possibly looking at my next toy

this could very well be the car it has so many great features to it it's just

you know it's certainly not a daily driver it is definitely a toy

and I'm looking at it because I like the extreme I like the cars that are dialed

in for the track do I always drive on the track oh no but I love that feel of

the car so everyone I hope you enjoyed the video you make sure you give the

video a like don't forget to comment and don't forget make sure you subscribe to

the channel and get in on that contest you might be the next winner of that

waterproof HD action camera thanks again everybody mark here check it out we'll

talk to you real soon bye bye

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Here Is Why Trump Is To Blame For Terrorists Potentially Getting 3-D Plastic Guns - Duration: 1:30.

>> Soon, no conditions for guns,

aparpt lay.

This morning, the plan for ghost

guns are up online.

These are firearm components for

rifles and guns who can be

created by anyone at home who

has a 3-d printer.

There.

>> The president weighed in

saying I'm looking into 3-d guns

being sold to the public.

Already spoke to the NRA.

It uz doesn't seem to make much

sense.

It was the trump state

department that dropped the

lawsuit to stop the blueprints.

The Obama administration started

them saying the plans could be

downloaded by terrorists, and

beyond dropping the lawsuit, the

trump administration is looking

at changing the very rule the

designer was originally sued

under.

And to the second part of the

president's tweet, there's no

word why he would check in with

the gun lobby or why the

conversation would have taken

place.

Let's slow it down.

The NRA is saspecial interest

group.

He didn't say he spoke to the

department of justice or the

state department.

He's not speaking to any other

gun control groups, but the

president took to Twitter to say

I have reached out to the NRA.

So those of you who have

chanlted over and over, drain

the swamp, walk us through --

>> Why you would go to the

industry group.

>> Why would you contact the

largest lobbying group ever, the

NRA, on what to do about the

ghost gun.

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The Best Elderly Joke Ever. This is Genius! - Duration: 1:15.

The Best Elderly Joke Ever.

This is Genius!

In one nursing home, there were three men that were having a conversation about aging.

The man who had 60 years, said: "The worst age to be in is 60.

You constantly feel like you got to pee, and when you go to the toilet, there is nothing."

"Oh, that is not serious," claimed the man who had 70 years.

He continued: "At my age, you cannot even crap.

You need to take laxatives, consume bran, and when you sit on the toilet, there is nothing

coming out."

And, then, the man who had 80 years claimed that his age is the worst of all!

The man at the age of 60 asked him: "Having troubles with urinating as well?"

The 80-year-old said: "No.

Each morning at 6:00 I pee a lot, like a racehorse!"

"So, problems with crapping?" asked the other one.

The man answered: "No.

Every morning at half past six I crap."

Now, the man who had 60 years old got really annoyed and he said: "Okay, let's see…

What is so difficult about being 80 when you pee at 6 and you crap half an hour later?"

The old man answered: "The problem is that I do not wake up until 7:00."

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Shooter Season 3 Episode 6: Is Bama Sr. Apologizing Or Making A Threat? | Shooter on USA Network - Duration: 1:57.

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7 Reasons why it is worth falling in love with a complicated woman - Duration: 3:06.

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Is Awamori a whisky or spitits??|1 min Trailer| English Sub | Okinawa Traditional Karate | Mizuho - Duration: 1:10.

It's different from Japanese Sake

Awamori has the history of 600 years

The difference from Sake is...

It's a spirits which is using stills same like whisky

Is this same as a single malt whisky?

Yes,it's same principle of pot stills for whisky

This is Indica rice

This is the step steaming Indica rice and spreading aspergillus awamori

Distillers that can be used in awamori are pot stills

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[FTH - Clip] What is Success w/ Jon Davidson - Duration: 1:34.

Jon - I think for a good like eight years my whole identity and and consequently my

self-worth was kind of backed up in "Jon the musician" you know. We had some success.

We had that single on tour 50 stations. We played with a bunch of big names.

Toured a bunch, blah blah blah... but like never achieved the success that we were

looking for. And along the way though my concept of what success really

is definitely redefined. I think along the way also who I am as an

individual got redefined. I'm still learning that. I'm still learning a

lot but I know that who I am and who everyone is is not defined by what we do

or the accomplishments that we achieve. We're defined by some very simple things

like: Do we love people? Do we make people happy? Do we give? And if you're doing

those things like you've succeeded.

I don't know, my heart is a work in progress. But the music chapter is not

over but it's definitely not who I am now.

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A neighborhood bodega is more than meets the eye in Boston - Duration: 4:28.

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Nature Is Speaking Joan Chen is Sky, romanian translation - Duration: 2:00.

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Federal Prosecutor Just Exposed Obama's Secret Plan to Exonerate Hillary — THIS IS CRIMINAL! - Duration: 11:41.

Federal Prosecutor Just Exposed Obama's Secret Plan to Exonerate Hillary — THIS

IS CRIMINAL!

Check it out, per Daily Caller:

A former federal prosecutor says the truth is starting to seep out about the Obama Administration's

"brazen plot to exonerate Hillary Clinton" and "frame an incoming president with a

false Russian conspiracy," according to an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller

News Foundation.

He says former FBI Director James Comey conducted a fake criminal investigation of former Secretary

of State Hillary Clinton as they "followed none of the regular rules, gave her every

break in the book, immunized all kinds of people, allowed the destruction of evidence,

with no grand jury, no subpoenas, no search warrants.

That's not an investigation.

That's a Potemkin village.

It's a farce."

DiGenova condemned the FBI for working so closely with the controversial Fusion GPS,

a political hit squad paid by the DNC and Clinton campaign to create and spread the

discredited Steele dossier about President Donald Trump.

Without a justifiable law enforcement or national security reason, he says, the FBI "created

false facts so that they could get surveillance warrants.

Those are all crimes."

He adds, using official FISA-702 "queries" and surveillance was done "to create a false

case against a candidate, and then a president."

"Law enforcement is being corrupted and media is being bought," Mr. DiGenova says.

"The only thing the American journalism community seems to care about now is destroying

Donald Trump."

The litigator also noted the Uranium One scandal, the tainted and obviously biased Mueller special

counsel investigation, and the heroism of Representative Devin Nunes.

Mr. DiGenova has no doubt that if Democrats gain control in November, there will be a

hard push to impeach Trump.

The Democrats are trying to delay any efforts by Republicans to expose the truth.

"It's important for the House to complete its work now," he concluded.

What do you think of Mr. DiGenova's claims?

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This Startup Is Using Tons Of Dead Seagrass Leaves To Produce Objects Like iPhone Cases - Duration: 3:02.

We had this crazy idea,

to create natural products

using dead seagrass leaves.

We had to create a new material,

making use of a raw material

with applications that had never been harnessed before.

We are receiving the raw material,

we're drying it out,

we're selecting and cleaning it.

Then, we're using it as a raw material

that we're compressing with bio-based,

plant-based mainly

and wood-based resins, adhesives,

and this is how we create PHEE-board.

This year, in 2018,

we collected almost 200 tons.

[Seagrass] on the beaches is not a problem

for nature or the environment,

it's mainly a problem for the people and the tourism industry.

So people who are seeing dead seagrass leaves on the beaches

are getting this negative image, you know, that

"What's this?"

"It's dirty."

"It's trash."

"I don't want to step on it."

"I'm disgusted by it," and so on.

So, mainly for this reason, local municipalities,

following citizens' requests,

but also, to a great extent, private business owners, too,

are being forced, before the beginning of the summer season,

"to clean" the beaches,

to get all this biomass of washed up Posidonia [the seagrass species]

and basically the steps [following this] have to do with

getting all this mass to the landfills.

This is already an environmental problem,

but it also has a financial impact,

because the sums of money that are being spent for this

range from €30,000-35,000 ($35,000-40,000) each year

for every coastal city.

This material, called 'PHEE-board',

is a natural decorative surface.

It's produced through a processes

that are entirely respectful towards the environment

and it's used as the raw material

for the production of functional objects

with the purpose of introducing seagrass into our daily lives.

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Google Translate is Doing Something SCARY And We Are All DOOMED - Duration: 3:13.

Google translates' artificial intelligence is scaring the crap out of social media because

it seems to be predicting the end of the world and the second coming of jesus.

Is artificial intelligence trying to warn us that the day of judgement is coming?

Or is there something else going on here?

Welcome back to IO, your YouTube source for doomsday prophecies.

And occasionally the news.

I'm charlotte dobre and if you don't want the world to end, smash the thumbs up.

Google translate is an online service used by 500 million people daily, providing translations

for over 100 languages.

It uses artificial intelligence to figure out possible translations even when languages

don't exactly match up word-for-word.

Reddit is talking about a strange google translate glitch that's terrifying social media.

Basically, it goes like this.

Someone figured out that if you type the word 'dog' into google translate 18 times,

and translate it into Maori, you will get the following translation.

Doomsday clock is three minutes at twelve.

We are experiencing characters and dramatic developments in the world, which indicate

that we are increasingly approaching the end times and jesus' return.

Ummmmm, im sorry, what?

Ok so as if one glitch isn't freaky enough, there are a bunch of other ones too.

Another reddit user typed the word 'prophecy' into google 11 times.

He got the following messages.

Your country you are living on borrowed time.

The end is near.

I have seen demons in business today.

And lastly, ICE Mass murdering people in the name of islam.

WEIRD.

It looks like google translate is either glithching out HARD or it's been taken over by demons

and the day of judgement is actually upon us and we are all going to die a slow, painful,

agonizing death.

Thankfully, expert Chris Boyd, security analyst for malwarebytes wants to reassure us all

that everything will be okay.

He said 'nothing untoward has happened to google translate, and we are not going to

die in some sort of digitally foretold apocalypse.

Translate uses a neutral machine translation, reliant on absorbing huge slices of text in

one language, alongside the relevant translation in another.

Languages which tend to have smaller amounts of translated texts to pair off against are

generally the ones most responsible for the weirdest translations.

Ok chris..but that doesn't explain why google translate sounds like a doomsday IO video.

Basically, according to chris boyd, what google is doing is its pairing off whatever texts

it does have in those less common languages.

The thing about religious prophecies and texts, is they exist in multiple languages.

Hmm, I mean.

I guess that explains it, but I'm still gonna stock up my bomb shelter with alphagetti

just in case.

At the time of this recording, Google has yet to comment on this glitch.

Alrighty guys it is comment time, do the comment daannnce.

These comments were from our video, Woman films the moment she was struck by lightning.

A21aaron said – dang it!

why cant anything cool ever happen to me.

I want to get struck by lightning.

U sure about that bro?

I feel like you're better off not being struck by lightning, but what do I know.

Xero Digz – You didn't post today…are you taking a break again?

We don't post on Mondays for the time being.

Alyssa Random – Can you make a blooper episode?

Us potatoes would love it.

Golden Gamer – Whoever dislikes this video is not a true potato.

I concur.

That's all folks, Thanks for watching.

This end screen means the video is over, don't you worry though, theres another great IO

video right over here, or how about this playlist.

Makes sure you follow me and IO on instagram, our links are posted in the description.

And obviously smash the like, subscribe and turn on those notifications, and I'll see

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The Great Climate Hoax Is Making Island Nations Disappear - Duration: 4:11.

Over the weekend, the Washington Post published a fascinating piece about the rapidly disappearing nation-states of the south Pacific, concentrating on the small country of Kiribati, which is slowly becoming a piece of that part of the south Pacific we like to call "the south Pacific

This is happening due to the diligent efforts of those crafty Chinese hoaxsters

Small island states like Kiribati and the Maldives have become symbols of the potential impacts of global warming

At the 2015 Paris climate summit, they pressured larger countries to accept the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, rather than two degrees, over preindustrial levels.

(It was mostly a symbolic victory: Barring unforeseen circumstances, particularly since the Trump administration pulled the United States out of the accord, both targets will be exceeded)

They are also working to develop first-line defenses against the effects of sea-level rise, including planting mangroves to prevent coastal erosion and improving rainwater-collection systems to protect water quality

(And, not for nothing, but the most heavily populated place in Kiribati is Tarawa atoll. Over four days in November of 1943, in one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific war, 6000 soldiers died fighting over Tarawa, including over 1000 United States Marines. It seems to me that there are enough memories there now without letting the place itself become one of them )

The Post's story also dropped into the discussion a term that I'd never heard before, but which has profound consequences for the entire world, if the crafty Chinese hoaxsters continue their winning streak—"ex situ nationhood

Environmental-law scholars have begun to discuss the notion of "ex-situ nationhood," under which governments, with some financial support from the international community, would continue to represent their populations on an international level at bodies like the United Nations, without any connection to a physical territory

Under one model, the I-Kiribati would retain some rights as citizens, even as they dispersed around the globe

As Maxine Burkett of the University of Hawaii, who has written extensively on the political dilemmas facing small island states, told me in 2014: "A number of us understand the modern notion of citizenship, where people have ties to more than one country

But the notion of that happening without a physical territory is quite novel."Can there be a Kiribati without the physical existence of the atoll? Is citizenship something beyond the physical connection to a specific place? Can there be a Kiribati of the mind in, say, Australia, or Hawaii? Is the United States of America, or even less allegedly advanced countries, ready to confront these kind of questions, questions of whether you can allow a nation within another nation? (Spoiler Alert: No

See also: Trail of Tears). There already is a climate-refugee crisis hiding in plain sight all over the world, and it will get worse and worse as the crafty Chinese climate hoaxsters devise new crafty Chinese climate hoaxes

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Why the Æon Flux Animation is a Masterpiece | Aeon Flux Animated Series (1991-1995) Movie (2005) - Duration: 16:47.

Æon Flux is a sci-fi series from the 90s loaded with action, sex, and twisted thought experiments. It's

so cutting-edge, it's STILL ahead of its time almost 30 years later. It's a cult

classic beloved by many, but for a newer generation, the Aeon Flux name is

overshadowed by the live-action flop from 2005.

I'm Dr. Em, this is my robot pal, Photon. PHOTON: Hello

EM: Upon Further Inspection, we'll be looking at what makes the original animation a

masterpiece, where the live-action movie went astray, and what we can expect from

the MTV reboot series. Strap yourself in for Aeon Flux!

EM: In 1991 MTV debuted Liquid Television, a block of hard-edged animated shorts

including one called Aeon Flux. It's set in a dystopian future where the secret

agent Aeon Flux tries to sabotage the plans of her archrival: the authoritarian

Trevor Goodchild. PHOTON: Instead of one continuous storyline, Aeon Flux was

episodic. The core characters and setting are consistent, but all the other story

details and side characters change regularly. EM: In one episode Æon might try

to foil one of Trevor's biological experiments. In another her only goal is

to cover up some compromising photos. Sometimes Trevor and Æon are lovers and

sometimes they're bitter enemies--more often a mix of the two. In some episodes

Æon dies at the end so it even keeps you guessing about whether she'll survive.

When I was a little kid seeing the main character die like this really messed

with my head. PHOTON: I don't understand WHY she dies, though. Usually when a hero dies

it's a noble sacrifice, but sometimes Æon is killed in a fluke

accident. EM: Yeah, I found that aspect particularly disturbing as a kid. But

Æon Flux's twisted tone and adult themes weren't made for kids. In fact

creator Peter Chung was very deliberately trying to get away from kid

stuff because he was tired of the limitations of the other series he was

working on: the children's smash hit, Rugrats. PETER CHUNG: When I was developing Æon Flux I was

actually working on Rugrats for Nickelodeon and I found the Rugrats

characters to be very limiting in what they could do. I mean they're very squat

and had short legs and they're babies and so I wanted to go completely

the opposite direction and create characters that were very athletic and

acrobatic and have long limbs. And also at the time I was looking at a lot of

expressionist art like Egon Schiele. EM: When you look at Egon Schiele's art you

can really see the influence there. Chung says he deliberately made Æon's

character "visually provocative to get viewers to watch something they

might not watch otherwise." Sounds good to me.

Come for the T&A, stay for the experimental philosophy.

If dominant women get you going, you've really got to check this series out. It's

not just the ladies with lean bodies and fetish wear, either. This series has

something for everyone. Each episode is filled with oddball

sci-fi technologies and unique aliens. It truly feels like a new world to explore

instead of just a rehash of what 10 other sci-fi series has already done before.

TREVOR: "I don't think I have the slightest idea how this thing works"

EM: I'm glad Peter Chung was given free rein creatively to make this. I'm kind of

surprised it made it to cable TV in the first place.

PHOTON: The earliest episodes were just a few minutes long it had no dialogue at all.

Chung says "the challenge of the filmmaker is to achieve a kind of

telepathy between the viewer and the character on screen, to enable the viewer

to infer thoughts and feelings through observation of physical action." EM: It's safe

to say he nailed it. In these early silent shorts we know exactly how these

characters feel and what they're trying to accomplish without a spoken word.

One powerful example is the episode "WAR". We see Aeon Flux and other dark-haired

fighters mowing down dozens of enemy soldiers. But then she and an ally are

killed by one of them and now we're following HIM on the blonde army's side,

watching a reversal of the damage Æon was just raining down. Next we see

a brunette man take him out with a sword then turn his attention to an incoming

invasion of redheads. Until we shift to the perspective of a redheaded woman

who's on a mission to rescue her lover from prison. The music changes throughout

the episode every time the point of view shifts to a new character, giving each army a

different feel. And even in the midst of non-stop action, we feel empathy for each

army as we dip into their perspective. Each soldier is doing what they must to

protect the ones they love. PHOTON: But then who are we hoping we'll win? EM: Everyone? No one?

You see that there's good and evil on every side and it makes the death toll

even more senseless. Quite a contrast from the usual clear-cut division

between good and evil we see in most movies. There's also plenty of moral gray

area in the pilot episode. It begins with Æon mowing down soldiers by the dozen.

We've seen that before in plenty of movies. But then she's off screen, and we

see the soldiers are human beings with their own lives. We see them suffering,

grieving, and caring for their fallen comrades.

We're shown the ugly aftermath of Æon's violence spree right down to the

cleaning crew who will have to mop up the blood.

Imagine if Stormtroopers were given as much humanity as these soldiers. It might

change how we feel about the loss of life in each battle, especially knowing

that some troopers like Finn are unwilling conscripts. The Rebel Alliance

can still be a sympathetic force, but it's worth pointing out that it's not

just the evil Empire that's killing young soldiers who are doing their best

to survive. We don't get to see behind empire masks, but if we did, we'd see

frightened young faces inside. And since real war is rarely as clear-cut as dark

versus light, it's probably better to portray something as serious as war more

honestly. The morally ambiguous themes in Aeon Flux help us to question our

original assumptions about who's good in this story. Æon isn't right just because

the story is told from her point of view. In an increasingly polarized political

climate where all sides think they're right, I appreciated that this show has

characters that MEAN well but their actions still have negative consequences.

PHOTON: What do you mean? We know Æon's a good guy and Trevor's the bad guy, right?

EM: Notexactly Æon isn't immoral but that doesn't

make her good by default. She wants to bring down

Trevor's totalitarian regime but she resorts to terrorism to do it. She turns

down good money for a mission to exploit a captured alien, but in a different

episode, she has no qualms about killing an entire alien race. She'll comfort and

seduce a man who lost his girlfriend... without telling him that SHE's the

reason that girlfriend is dead. Æon's the kind of person who will help

a guy out with a roll of toilet paper one moment and then steal a man's

crutches the next. PHOTON: Okay, maybe she's a mixed bag. But Trevor's definitely evil... right?

EM: It's more accurate to say they're opposite sides of the same selfish coin.

Trevor's authoritarian state needs rebels like Æon to justify structure and

control. And Æon needs something to rebel against or she might end up living a

stable, ordinary life which horrifies her. They're both repulsed and attracted to

each other. Their relationship is impossible, but there's no denying it's kind

of hot when your rival is SO good at what they do.

ÆON: "I know what you want. So is this more like it? Or is this?"

Trevor's fixated on Æon and wants to have her all to himself but

loses interest when she gives in too easily.

Æon pretends to be aloof and independent but squirms of jealousy when Trevor

turns his attention to other women. Just like Æon, Trevor is "flexible" when it

comes to his moral values. He puts his citizens under constant surveillance,

arguing that a society without secrets will be more just. PHOTON: It's a very

appropriate theme for a modern times with increased government surveillance

eroding individual's rights to privacy. TREVOR: "I have nothing to hide. REPORTER: "Most revealing. Very

impressive." EM: But of course Trevor is a total hypocrite. Even as he explains the

lack of privacy is the great equalizer, he doesn't think those rules apply to

him. He creates a secret hideaway where only HE can enjoy privacy and indulge in

his vices. If Trevor is a saving grace it's that he truly seems to believe that

what he's doing is best for humanity. He's not just trying to grab for power,

he already has power. Just like Æon isn't struggling for freedom; she's already

free. Trevor's leadership means surveillance and control, but crime is

low. We see a state soldier save one of Aeon's friends on the street.

Trevor does lots of creepy experiments, but it's always for the sake of

advancing humanity's health and well-being. TREVOR: "My project is not universal

madness; it's universal happiness."

EM: In an especially unnerving episode, Trevor creates a being called a "custodian" that

can override a person's will to commit crime and make them kind and charitable

instead. It has a hundred percent success rate to rehabilitate murderous criminals

into kind and generous citizens. But is this ultimately good for society or a

monstrous corruption of free will?

ÆON: "It wouldn't take much for me to kill you right now." TREVOR: "So what's stopping you? Kill me right now!

You feel the hesitation, the doubt? You're asking yourself is it your

conscience or my custodian?" ÆON: "Just because I don't feel like doing something

doesn't mean I'm not capable of doing it." EM: Both Æon and Trevor are given complex

character traits that mix noble ambition with an uglier selfish side. Even though

they're both exaggerated larger-than-life characters, Peter Chung

trusts his audience to connect with them in spite of their flaws. This is a brave

departure from typical sympathetic heroes we see whose "sins" are really

somebody else's. Batman feels responsible to avenge his murdered

parents. Spider-Man blames himself for Uncle

Ben's death. But in either case was he the one to pull the trigger. The real

blame lies elsewhere. A hero's false guilts about their

INaction isn't really as meaningful as a character who actually gets their hands

dirty and feels the weight of what they've done like Æon and Trevor do. It's

far more impactful to a character's growth if they need to overcome real

guilt from real sin instead of just false guilt over what someone else did.

Whether you think Æon or Trevor is a villain will depend on how much you

agree with their motives and actions. It's something the viewer has to wrestle with.

TREVOR: "Clean gloves hide dirty hands. And mine and dirtier than most."

EM: Unfortunately all these themes that worked in Æon Flux the series were

completely wasted and Aeon Flux the live-action movie. PHOTON: They kept a few things

from the original: kissing the pass secret messages, a lady with hands instead

of feet, using shoes as hidden spy storage. EM: The visuals and sci-fi trappings

are all there, but the characters and heart are all wrong. Instead of being

independent, Æon takes orders from Mereda's stern aunt. And she saddled

with a sister character who was immediately killed just to make Æon

angsty and want revenge. But it's completely unnecessary! The Æon we loved

in the original series is a carefree badass. She's not supposed to be moping

and full of false guilt. Now we're stuck with a trope of a cool female character

who is perpetually joyless and miserable. Why can't we get more ladies in the role

of carefree anti-heroes like Han Solo or Captain Mal? They're cool, they get things

done, and they look like they're having fun doing it! More of this, less

of this please. And it just seems like lazy writing to add a revenge plot when

the original character was already self-motivated and taking action. Even in

the movie she was already a secret agent going on spy missions before the sister

dies, so we don't need a revenge subplot to give her a sense of purpose. It just

comes across as a crutch to prop up this movie's lack of story. Æon is too

obedient, too sentimental, and too unsure of herself to come anywhere close to the

original character we love. PHOTON: For the record, we don't blame you Charlize. EM: Yeah,

Charlize Theron is cool in every role she plays. It's not her acting but the

writing that ruins this character for me. The biggest disadvantage of the original

series is you can never get too deep into a single storyline. The movie has

the perfect chance, but nothing much happens. There's a plot twist reveal

partway through but that doesn't change what actually happens in the course of

the movie. In the end it's just a by-the-numbers rebels versus evil empire

story and the bad guys aren't even sufficiently bad. In the original series

Trevor Goodchild personifies absolute power. In the movie

Trevor is a do-nothing wimp. We learn he's done some helpful research in the past

but we don't see him do anything in the course of this movie. And when that

research goes up in smoke he hardly seems to care. TREVOR: No. EM: Oh no. My life's work.

TREVOR: Freya. EM: Ah. My most trusted henchman. What a shame. If you don't care why should we? All of

Trevor's evil traits are conveniently displaced onto a separate character:

Trevor's evil brother. PHOTON: What. EM: And the brother's actions are further diffused by

spreading responsibility across a bunch of council members. PHOTON: What?! Are you kidding

me? The real Trevor would never let himself get bossed around by a council!

EM: Seriously! He should have complete control over the entire nation.

Trevor's narcissistic dark side was what made him a complex and interesting

character. Same with Æon. It was so much more

compelling when Æon took action and changed the world for her own reasons.

Now that she's just motivated by dead sister revenge

she's predictable instead of impulsive. And the romance between the characters

is totally forced and soulless. It's all just flashbacks to a different life

Trevor and Æon don't actually remember. We're told that in a different blurry

world that these two loved each other. So why not show a little

of that now? Where's the chemistry? Where's the passion? Why are these

characters so bland and toothless? PHOTON: Peter Chung called the movie a travesty and

said that watching it in a crowded theater made him feel helpless

humiliated and sad. EM: My condolences, Peter. I'd feel the same way if someone

did this to my characters. The original animated series is like nothing you've

ever seen and it keeps you guessing. The animated version MAKES you think; the

movie doesn't LET you think. What is there to think about?

What's remotely unclear? We're just experiencing a bunch of stuff that

happens with no real character development or moral challenges. It's

just so boring; we've seen this all before. Peter Chung speculates that

either the filmmakers didn't understand the source material or they DID but they

assume that their audience wouldn't get it. So they made changes to be more

accessible to mainstream viewers. And I expect that's exactly right.

Studios assume their audiences are dumb so they give Æon and Trevor siblings

to make them more sympathetic. They make it so neither Æon or Trevor are really bad;

they're just misunderstood. And they're not even fully responsible for their own

actions. If either character fails, the spy

network or government will shoulder the blame.

Even if these characters DIE they can just be reborn. In the end there's just

no deeper meaning or element of risk. We keep hearing that this world is

falling apart, but it seems like things are moving along just fine without

anyone taking action so there's really no stakes. The worst case scenario is

that things stay as they are and that doesn't look too bad. PHOTON: But they're

kidnapping people! And it makes sweet old men cry. EM: I know they

make a half-hearted show at something bad happening behind the scenes, but why

not make it more compelling? Everything looks so cute and safe and

colorful. Compare this with the original dystopian Bregna where you might get

shot in the spine for trying to escape the city, then be forced to work in a

military factory assembling widgets to pay off your medical debt, only to get

your legs amputated by a machine that uses that very same widget when you

attempt to cross the border a second time! THAT's a dark system worth

fighting. So either trust your audience to handle the ugliness of the characters

and setting or don't call it Aeon Flux. The original series wasn't a nice, pretty

place with nice, pretty people in it. And that's what I'm afraid is gonna happen

again now that MTV has announced a live-action

TV series reboot. They're gonna take the brutal world

and bizarre characters and tone them down and pretty it up, and make sure it

doesn't deviate too far from plot lines we've seen before.

I predict another disaster that's gonna fail for all the same reasons the

live-action movie did. Once again, studios will tame the beasts that we loved for

its wildness. So if you're looking for a sci-fi experience unlike any other, skip

the movie and give the animated series a watch. It's experimental and

unconventional. The kind of show that will have you thinking about it at 2:00

a.m. wondering: Who was right in the end? Why did the scene disturb me so much?

It raises more questions than it answers. If you're a character-centric

viewer who enjoys interesting psychological themes you owe it to

yourself to check this out. Thank you for watching Upon Further

Inspection. PHOTON: If you're not already a subscriber, make a robot happy and add us now!

EM: If you liked this episode, please support the channel and share

Mighty Mayhem with a friend. We'll see you next time! ...And what we can expect from the MTV

reboot. PHOTON: ...Crap! EM:[laughs] PHOTON: Peter Chung called the movie a tragedy. And said that watching it in a crowded movie theater made him feel helpless, homeless is sad. BOTH: [laugh]

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[ENG] PD48/AKB48 Honda Hitomi - This is the taste of variety - Duration: 2:06.

Came today at the studio

and the reason for that is...

Senpai!

Please teach us how to do variety!

Nice to be working with you

[Pressure] Ooo...

Doesn't it make you happy

They are asking you, Takahashi Juri-san

Yes

Let's teach them!

[Reliable]

[Reliable] All of us too, just like our seniors

wants to be interesting!

Right?

Nao-chan didn't say it!

Nao-chan

Senpai AKB48 vs Team 8 Request Game Battle

Wait a minute

Suddenly you blow a trumpet shell

Even though that was a good ad-lib

What's with this trumpet shell?

A trumpet shell

I know that

That I know, but I called the title call and everyone goes "Wah" but why did you blow that trumpet shell?

As expected, to fire up the team

To bring up the spirit right?

And here, senior Nakanishi's trumpet shell is!?

I will go with the biggest voice

Are you okay going with the battle title call?

AKB48 vs Team 8

Competition battle

Wuuoooooooooooo~

[Koushien?] -Isn't that Siren?

TL Note: Koushien is a stadium where that kind of siren is heard. -That is Koushien's Siren

Go with a trumpet shell

What was that!?

Where are you chiming at!

Where are you chiming at!

It's popping

Get back there stupid brat

Very well, that means...

From here on Team 8 members will...

She's crying

[Cried T^T ] She's crying

[Cried T^T ] It came out

[Cried T^T ] It came out, it came out

It came out, it came out

This is the taste of variety

[As expected]

[As expected] -Here it is, the variety granny

[As expected]

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Is cracking your knuckles harmful? - Duration: 8:14.

Is cracking your knuckles harmful?

Popping the joints, bone-crunching, or knuckle-cracking (however you want to call it), is a very common practice, mostly because we use it to relieve tension.

However, various studies have indicated that it is harmful to crack your knuckles.

This article will explain the reasons why such a conclusion has been drawn as well as what is going on when you hear that unique sound.

Why do your knuckles "crack"?.

That noise we hear when we crack our knuckles, wrists, ankles or any other part of the body comes from the bursting of bubbles that are in the liquid lining in our joints.

It is good to remember that our joints are the point of contact where our bones come together, and that they are covered by a thick "synovial" liquid.

When a finger joint, for example, is popped, stretched or bent, the joint separates.

The capsule surrounding the joint is stretched out and enlarges, which lowers its pressure.

When this happens, the dissolved gases in the synovial fluid form bubbles.

Then they 'explode', producing that distinctive snapping sound.

The gas needs half an hour to dissolve into the liquid, which means that after popping a joint and hearing that 'crack', it is advisable to not try it again for another 30 minutes.

With regard to the risks of this common habit, it is worth pointing out that there are not a lot of scientific studies.

Attempts have been made to analyze various people who frequently crack their knuckles to find out whether damage has resulted in their joints such as arthritis or osteoarthritis.

What was discovered during this study was that the fingers showed signs of damage, such as soft tissue injuries and a reduced ability to grab an object.

This appears to be related to the quick and repetitive stretching and contracting of the joint ligaments.

The truth of the matter is that after cracking your knuckles there is a greater degree of mobility and a sense of relaxation in the joints.

For this reason it develops into a daily habit for many people.

On the other hand there are others who often visit a specialist called a chiropractor, whose aim is to "rearrange" the bones, or "put them in order" to relieve tension.

Those who receive such a treatment indicate that they feel looser and more relaxed, with less soreness and fewer muscle contractions.

Cracking your knuckles causes muscle wasting.

Some researchers claim that this is the primary consequence of popping your joints, particularly of cracking your finger muscles.

But take note that this problem is often suffered by people who are not very physically active, since it is the only time during the day when the muscles and joints are stretched.

Lack of movement results in poor muscle strength, so it feels like they are worn out or tired.

And a vicious circle is started, where a person turns to cracking their knuckles to get that relaxed feeling for a few hours, only needing to do it again just a little while later.

We frequently want to relieve pain or contractions with this movement, but we should also bear in mind that for our joints it is somewhat abrupt, insensitive and unnatural.

And contrary to popular opinion, it does not release muscle tension, but rather only results in the loss of more synovial fluid, the natural lubricant that prevents friction between bones.

This can lead not only to a breakdown of the joints, but also to a greater possibility of suffering fractured or broken bones.

Other results are stiffness, deformation of the injured area, and sharp pain that goes away with rest.

Those who suffer most from this problem are adults over 40 years old.

And the areas where popping of the joints results in the most breakdown is in the hands (fingers and wrists) and in the neck.

The best way to avoid this problem is to exercise, taking into account our age and your physical condition.

Walking and swimming are the most recommended forms of exercise.

Other highly recommended activities are those that promote muscle strength and flexibility because they result in increased endurance to all tasks without damaging or straining the joints.

After passing 30 years of age, joint tissues begin to lose elasticity, so it is even more important to prevent or eliminate bad habits such as physical inactivity and poor posture in front of the computer or TV.

Does cracking your knuckles cause arthritis?.

Many people ask if cracking their knuckles or popping their joints can result in developing arthritis.

Although this was mentioned earlier in the article, the truth is that, if it is a regular, daily habit over the course of many years, in theory, the cartilage is damaged.

One of the best known studies on this topic was made by Dr.

Donald Unger, who for more than 60 years cracked the knuckles of the fingers on his left hand twice a day but did not do so on his right hand.

Every year he examined his hands and never found traces of a degenerative disease, even in the hand that he "crunched".

Another study examined 30 elderly people in a nursing home in Los Angeles.

Those who had cracked their knuckles their whole life did not have osteoarthritis.

In a third study, this time with adults 45 years old in Detroit, it was discovered that the main problem was in the loss of strength in their grip, and that also over 80% of those studied suffered from swelling in their hands.

For this reason, it is advisable to not constantly crack your knuckles.

Although doing so from time to time to release tension doesn't appear to be a bad thing.