Curious/Impressive Videos on TFTS - Page 5

Posted by Andrew Tingle on November 5th 2006 | 2 Responses

I must confess that I was rather intrigued with this video which shows a collection of imagery taken of Japanese scarecrows. Now I know what you’re thinking, a post about scarecrows – just how many beers has he had? But, believe me, these are nothing like the scarecrows I have …

Scarecrow
Posted by Andrew Tingle on October 12th 2006 | No Responses

It has to be said that the Japanese can always be relied upon to come up with some of the most bizarre and frankly weird things ever conceived and, as further evidence of this – as if any were truly needed – we now have a curious walking motorbike.
Unfortunately I …

The Walking Motorbike
Posted by Andrew Tingle on October 1st 2006 | No Responses

I stumbled across this video by mere chance and I felt compelled to post it as the skill shown by the operator truly belies belief. As if flying a remote controlled aircraft with any degree of panache is not hard enough, to conduct stunts such as these in what appears …

rcbelletheader
Posted by Andrew Tingle on September 16th 2006 | No Responses

The majority of us, at one point or another, will have had the rather disconcerting experience of being caught in turbulence whilst flying and enduring that feeling that our stomach is somewhere it the cabin between the roof and the floor.
This quality video features of a series of landings being …

crosswind header image
Posted by Andrew Tingle on September 14th 2006 | 7 Responses

I have had this clip on my hard disk for some considerable time, so why I have only got round to posting it now is beyond me as it is a gem. Even if you don’t think that this clip will be of interest to you I would urge you …

RC Helicopter
Posted by Andrew Tingle on September 12th 2006 | No Responses

The next installment in the Thoughts from the Sidelines Video Curiosities section is, once again, courtesy of the Japanese (who else?) and is well worth an airing.
There is always a raft of curious videos doing the rounds on the internet, but this is certainly one of the more curious on …

stunt flies
Posted by Andrew Tingle on September 3rd 2006 | No Responses

Much has been made out of the “special relationship” between Tony Blair and George Bush so it is nice to see this relationship celebrated in this video that shows both the US President and the British Prime Minister engaging in a touching duet.
The subtext will be evident to most, so …

blair and bush