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Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
An excellent FOUR HOUR LONG video likely originally aired by the Discovery Channel about a team of climbers (as well as many other climbing teams, some with conflicting/different goals and perspectives) looking to summit Mt. Everest. I'm about 3/4 of the way in, so I don't know how it ends, but it's a good documentary of what climbing on Everest is like these days; espcially the human traffic jams. I highly recommend this if you find mountaineering interesting or entertaining, if you've ever wondered what a start to finish expedition looks like, or if you're passionate about it like I am.
Fun Everest facts: In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former British Surveyor General of India. His name was pronounced Eeeeverest (like weeeeasel) and it somehow morphed into the pronunciation used today. Everest was actually adamantly opposed to having the mountain named after him. The Tibetan name for Everest is Chomolungma, which means “Mother Goddess of the World.” The Nepali name is Sagarmatha, which has various meanings.
Fun Everest facts: In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former British Surveyor General of India. His name was pronounced Eeeeverest (like weeeeasel) and it somehow morphed into the pronunciation used today. Everest was actually adamantly opposed to having the mountain named after him. The Tibetan name for Everest is Chomolungma, which means “Mother Goddess of the World.” The Nepali name is Sagarmatha, which has various meanings.
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Maximalist
Treehouser
This video is not in Russian.
You just need to go to YouTube and turn on the video translator (marked in red)
Maximalist
Treehouser
This language is definitely not Russian. Moreover, it does not even belong to the Slavic languages. It probably belongs to the languages of the Romance group. Maybe Romanian or Moldovan. But this is not entirely accurate. It's not translatable at all(
Maximalist
Treehouser
Maximalist
Treehouser
Mick!
TreeHouser
This was on another platform FB or Instagram I forget which.
The climber involved hurt himself very badly, lost a kidney in fact.
Still climbing though! So you know, don’t come on here moaning about stiff knees or a bad back..
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
For the version of you who loves an authentic sea shanty!
This genre of music scintilllates (this is my made up, verb version of the adjective "scintillating") the souls of, and is preferred by, intellectuals around the world. It is enjoyed above all other musical varieties by people as far up the "food chain" as Elon Musk. This personal factoid about the second richest man alive (as of this year) was mentioned at least twice while Elon was live on Joe Rogan's podcast.
This genre of music scintilllates (this is my made up, verb version of the adjective "scintillating") the souls of, and is preferred by, intellectuals around the world. It is enjoyed above all other musical varieties by people as far up the "food chain" as Elon Musk. This personal factoid about the second richest man alive (as of this year) was mentioned at least twice while Elon was live on Joe Rogan's podcast.
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Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
This is really fascinating...
It's less than ten minutes long and you'll be better off having this knowledge!
It's less than ten minutes long and you'll be better off having this knowledge!
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
I love this song and I racked most of the links I could find of the different singers and groups singing it.
A lot of work in this one :
In the same idea but not at sea, the "sixteen tons" hits a chord in me too.
A lot of work in this one :
In the same idea but not at sea, the "sixteen tons" hits a chord in me too.
Alright, thanks for listening and the info.
Nutball
TreeHouser
I'm not sure how I'm better off knowing this.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
It was a good spin on some science that has been around since the 80s and 90s. I enjoyed it. Especially nice graphics.
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
I would argue that by taking the time to educate yourself, even if it was about something you currently have zero uses for, you have become a better version of yourself; even if the amount of betterment is difficult to detect.
Or maybe I'm wrong. Just trying to offer a different perspective. =-D
Mellow
BCMA
I'm sure we can fix it with just a few trillion dollars.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Is the “sea shanty“ thing still going?
I enjoyed it for about 15 seconds 3 years ago.
I enjoyed it for about 15 seconds 3 years ago.
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
I can tell you yes : at least, the wellerman song played in my head all day long ! 
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
Eeeeeeeeeyyyyy! I see what you did there! Solid zinger, sir! Was that intentional?
flushcut
TreeHouser
Maximalist
Treehouser
gf beranek
Old Schooler
You rang?
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
@gf beranek Oh good, I thought I was the only one who heard the calls. I won't be participating in the mating season this year. I found my girlfriend years ago and I'm a monogamous frog. I get a lot of a shaming from my fellow male frogs. They tell me I'm missing out on the action and that I'm contributing to the decline of our population. My girlfriend gets shit on by all of the female frogs too, and they insist that she should be laying eggs instead of touring the Amazon rainforest with me on my leaf and stick pontoon boat.
My friends don't understand how I wouldn't want to get laid every time the monsoons roll through, but they don't realize that life is about more than carnal desires. However, it isn't as though she and I don't do the nasty froggy style anymore. It's just that after mating wtih so many different frogs, and with the mother's obtaining more and more rights in family court, I had to claim bankruptcy after being ordered by an amphibian judge to pay massive sums of child support. As the frog philosopher Kermit once said, 'it isn't easy being green."
My friends don't understand how I wouldn't want to get laid every time the monsoons roll through, but they don't realize that life is about more than carnal desires. However, it isn't as though she and I don't do the nasty froggy style anymore. It's just that after mating wtih so many different frogs, and with the mother's obtaining more and more rights in family court, I had to claim bankruptcy after being ordered by an amphibian judge to pay massive sums of child support. As the frog philosopher Kermit once said, 'it isn't easy being green."
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
We all know how tempting that ramp is. Like a magnet.
