Youtube hearted comments of Brad Griffin (@BradGryphonn).

  1. You won't see this comment, but thank you. Thank you for using your experience of living in China and gaining knowledge of how the Government works and being brave enough to tell the plain truth.
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  2. Here's something weird: I'm 58, and when I started school I was taught that 'Christopher Columbus' sailed West from Europe to prove the earth wasn't flat. I still remember imagining as my teacher told the story, of ships tipping off the edge of the world, and thinking how stupid people were in ancient (for me) history. A few years later, Apollo 11 happened and we saw pictures of the earth from space. Many years later I learned that the Columbus stories were bunkum and that people centuries before his time knew the earth was a globe. History repeats itself. Today there are a lot of people who believe the earth is flat. Stupid never disappears.
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  3. I once left my wallet on the roof of my car at a shopping centre. I got home and realised what I'd done and was getting ready to retrace my steps to try and find my wallet. As I was about to leave, a gentleman came into the property asking for me. He'd found my wallet on the road and checked the license, then drove 5km to my place to return it. Bloody legend.
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  4. RIP Gary The Goat. A Legend with a short, yet stellar life.
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  5. I have a theory. From what we see of US politics, decisions seem to be made in favour of which company's lobbyist has the deepest pockets. So I'm thinking that chemical companies, including Monsanto, who I believe owns patents on most of the corn grown in the US, spend a lot to ensure food and health scientist's warnings about unhealthy food additives are ignored by politicians. Just a thought. We have similar problems here in Oz.
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  6. Finally! Possibly my favourite Australian comedy series. The handshake shots always made me laugh. Yeah, you need to watch more of Russel. Any of them/all of them are funny. Try and find the one where he met the hippies in the bush and they fed him some 'cookies'.
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  7. Thank you man. You are one of the reasons I appreciate YouTube. Not the Company itself, but the wealth of real information about social issues provided by people like you.
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  8. I'm happy you are doing videos about other countries. It helps us all learn more about our friends around the world.
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  9. Rain on a tin roof, mate. A beautiful sound. These two are about 2.5 metres, maybe 7 feet? And thanks buddy. I thought people would like this. The one at the bottom that looked at me I think is the male that claims this territory, and the female. I feel so privileged to have watched and recorded this for over 40 minutes.
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  10. The EU is far more complex than I thought! This was educational and enlightening. I'm going to the original video to watch because it deserves more views. Thanks, Ian. I probably wouldn't have seen this if not for your reaction.
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  11. Absolute Aussie Gold. This video should be in the National Museum on loop.
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  12. Coopers Pale or Sparkling Ale
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  13. Hey mate. I live a bit North of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. I live in a rooftop tent on a mate's property, so I'm keeping a close watch on this. I'll probably pull the tent down tomorrow morning. I feel sad for my daughter though. She came down for the Greenday concert on the Gold Coast, but it's been cancelled, and now they're stuck there, waiting for the cyclone to hit. The south side of cyclones carry the most damaging weather, so we may dodge the bullet if it doesn't push north.
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  14. Shares in Arnott's has had a boost lately. I am comfortable that you have a larger Tim Tam collection than anyone in the US and arguably in Australia and the world.
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  15. Simon Whistler has to have the busiest voice on YouTube. Multiple channels with him as the narrator/host with content being pumped out almost daily. Oh, and the bridge? A stunning piece of architecture.
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  16. Fun fact: The following advertisement appeared as full-page ads in many magazines some years ago. Mid 90s? An Apology Dear Motorists, Subaru Australia would like to apologise for the article titled 'The Handling Debate' published in a recent issue of AUTOCAR (UK). The contest unfairly pitted the two-wheel drive Porsche 911, BMW M3, Lotus Elise and Peugeot 306 GTi-6 against the All-Wheel Drive Subaru Impreza WRX. It was not so much the result that has embarrassed us, but the way in which one of the most respected and authoritative motor magazines went about damaging the reputation of the world's most prestigious car companies. It must have been heartbreaking for them to read that Autocar named the All-Wheel Drive Subaru 'The Ultimate Driver's Car' and called it 'one of the outstanding car designs of the decade.' Obviously Autocar were amazed by the acceleration off the line of the Subaru during the Traction Test. But did they really have to go on and on about it? 'Six and a half thousand revs, dump the clutch and away she goes. And there was nothing even the 911 could do to touch it.' Our hearts go out to all those rear-wheel drive Porsche owners who paid 5 times the price of the Subaru, only to come a distant second. As if they didn't have enough insecurities already! And it's hard not to feel for the poor BMW driver whose M3 clocked up an impressive 46/52mph in the Speed Corner Test, only to read '... that was nothing compared with the beautifully balanced Impreza through the bend. Result? A crushing 52mph in the wet, 58mph in the dry and the widest smile from our drivers all day.' Really, how could a two-wheel drive be expected to compete with that? But it wasn't until Autocar said '... so well balanced was the Subaru's basic handling and so well apportioned was the grip between the four driven wheels that... in the dry the Subaru was untouchable,' that the rumours and innuendo began to surface. For the record, we would like to state that every new Impreza, Forester, Outback and Liberty we sell does in fact contain the unfair advantage of Subaru All-Wheel Drive plus our unique flat-four boxer engine and summetrical drive line. Admittedly, it does make contests like this a little one-sided. So much so that All-Wheel drive vehicles have been banned from the world's major motor sport competitions like Formula One. Only the World Rally Championship allows us to demonstrate the full advantages of AWD. A championship, by the way, we've won for the past 3 years. Even Autocar admits 'a properly sorted All-Wheel drive car like the Impreza will blitz any two-wheel drive rival in virtually any objective handling contest. That's a truly astonishing result given the quality of the rest of the field.' You see, there was nothing they could do. In the end, the only thing we couldn't handle was all the attention. 'There was one very clear winner in this contet. The Impreza was more composed, generally faster and markedly grippier than most of the competition in most of the tests.' Again, Subaru would like to apologise for any harm or distress this has caused any makers or owners of two-wheel-drive vehicles and outrageously expensive sports cars. The fact that our All-Wheel Drive vehicles start from $21,990 (and $39,990 for the Impreza WRX) must simply rub salt into the wound. For those looking for compensation, please visit your nearst Subaru Dealer. By experiencing All-Wheel Drive yourself, it should go some way to making the whole situation easier to handle. If you would like a full copy of the Autocar article in question, call Subaru on 1 800 642 454, or visit our website www.subaru.com.au. And remember, we don't write the articles, we just make the cars. Yours sincerly, Trevor Amery Managing Director Subaru Australia
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  17. Comparisons between Australia and the US are very interesting. I've long held the belief that the US was influenced strongly by their war for independence history. Therefore, defence spending and the capitalisation and rampant promotion of gun rights were born from that history. White Aussies came from convict stock. Our Cultural capital (in Psychology terms) is completely different. I'll also state that the economics of the US Government and the arms industry, in my opinion, survive by ensuring that the US is involved in some sort of armed conflict. Please understand, I don't blame the majority of US citizens, I just feel that the US is culturally controlled by the perceived need to keep the economy going by producing arms and securing oil deposits. In respect to the video. No, we spend relatively little on defence. I think we rely on our Big Brother, the US, to come to our defence when we need defending. Personally, we all, as humans, need to learn to be excellent to each other.
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  18. Australia, particularly Brisbane in Queensland, has embraced tunnel tech. There are road, and soon-to-be-finished rail networks across Brisbane that go under both suburbs and the city, as well as the river. It may be worth looking into the development of the Brisbane tunnel traffic network.
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  19. Funny. It's a shame no one from OS believes Tree Kangaroos exist. But hey, if you reckon duck beavers are weird, I guess Tree Kangaroos would be a bit out there too.
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  20. That's a herring trail at Hook island. Or a blackweed trail. Edit: Or, it's a mass of fish caught in a drag net. The bloke on the boat is probably pulling the net with the fish balling at the close end.
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  21. The HAKA. Yep, frikking formidable. Absolutely awesome stuff. I'm Aussie, but Haka are just mesmerising and somewhat scary.
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  22. I had some 'interesting' experiences as a driver in Central Queensland in the late 80s. When the rains hit the dirt roads were, let's just say, not a place for young players.
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  23. The thing about that move is it was all or nothing. He was out of the championship but that mad move got him in. I understand why he did it but yeah, it could have ended in carnage.
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  24. 6:50 Well, for me this is a daily thing. Not the show these guys performed, but the girl and the boy are always here. And the rain on the roof and the bird's sounds from out the back are very calming. Plus the birds, and my new friend, an Alexandrian Parrot that ran away from home and decided it likes it here. If I was religious, I'd say I'm blessed. But no, I just like animals.
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  25. Man, I really enjoy your lessons on the geographical history of Australia. As a kid, I was taught that Australia is the most ancient and stable land mass on the planet. However, we were never taught the ancient geographical history that formed this place. I guess that in the 60s-late 70s, it wasn't a priority. It was all, "Look at all the mineral wealth we have and look how stable our land is". Your explanation of ancient events that shaped Australia physically is fascinating for this old fella.
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  26. I have a friend who is involved with the Australian Yowie Hunters team. I don't doubt his integrity and he has thermal footage of an unidentified, tall creature taken in the Gold Coast hinterland. Have a search on YouTube. The video is around somewhere.
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  27. Every time I watch this (and yes, I've watched it a lot too) I think the video has been sped up. An insane, yet oh-so-clever move!
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  28. I just love the sound of a dirty old Aussie V8. Both Ford, Holden, and Valiant (Chrysler) produced some awesome V8s and they all sounded deadly with the right exhaust system. The VK SS sounded like that off the showroom floor though.
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  29. Ummm, I thought that the liw 'tables' were for one person tents to be erected on when hiking. It keeps you off the ground so that ants, bugs, and snakes can't get into your tent.
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  30. The Range is pretty trippy. Over the years I've crossed The Range at many locations, from Barrington Tops, Barcaldine, Georgetown, and Laura among others. The first time I crossed the range Barcaldine, I was blown away. I was used to The Great Dividing Range being tall mountains and winding roads. The crossing between Jericho and Barcaldine is not much more than a big hill.
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  31. 102 thousand subs? Your channel has exploded, mate! Give the family a hug for me.
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  32. 2:26 It's that instant gear change that gets me. Like a high-powered motorcycle in a shell with four wheels but harder.
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  33. I remember when I first saw this. Laughed my arse off! Yes, I've been guilty of warning tourists about Drop bears...in the Tropical North, where Koalas don't live. Well, they do live up North on the tablelands, but not up around Cooktown way.
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  34. This year's race was an example of intelligent and clean racing. There were a few mistakes, but only one safety car. I call that a win.
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  35. I was shocked by the Formula 3 crash in 2018 when 17-year-old Sophia Floersch went airborne and slammed into a media stand some 12 feet off the ground. She survived, but how is anyone's guess: https://youtu.be/ju2oF2d4vGA
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  36. 7:06 It's an old telephone junction box I think.
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  37. Hey mate. You should check out some videos of the Laura Dance Festival, held every two years in Far North Queensland. Clans from all over meet and 'compete' over a few days, dancing traditional dances. It's a pretty special experience.
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  38. Gotta say, I'm very happy that the US ones are true to the Aussie recipe.
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  39. Thank you for producing this video. I was always told that the Glasshouse Mountains were old volcanic cores. I guess that's true but I assumed they were all 'real' volcanoes that did the whole volcano thing. I also made that assumption due to the extremely fertile ground around the mountains. Thanks again for enlightening this 59-year-old kid.
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  40. 24:00 Shark, or as it was known in fish and chip shops in Australia for decades past, Flake, has a unique flavour when caught and cooked fresh. I liken it to the difference between farmed chicken and wild fowl. Shark, compared to the usual white fleshed sea fish, is more gamey, for me at least. I like the flavour.
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  41. Australia had a lot of these. As a kid, I was enthralled with these 'swing-wing' aircraft. It was the first Airfix model I ever built.
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  42. 4:00 That was quite poignant for me. In the late 70s, I was exploring an abandoned homestead in far western Queensland. One of the quirks of these old buildings was they'd lay newspaper down before laying linoleum or other coverings on the floor. I was peeling up the flooring to check if there was newspaper underneath and found a page from 1947. There was a small article of only a few paragraphs that said the Holden company was discussing designing and buildng an all-Australian car. I took that page from under the floorboards and kept it for about 2 years before I lost it in a duffel bag fire.
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  43. Yeah, don't go to Devil's Pools. That's just a scary vibe there, even without knowing the traditional story. Oh, there is a waterfall up where I lived called Roaring Meg Falls (Kija) where men are not supposed to swim. For good reason. Traditional Lore says the falls are only a woman's place and men can die if they venture too close. And yes, many men have died ignoring this rule, yet no women from memory have ever come to harm there. I just didn't go near the place.
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  44. Aotearoa, New Zealand is the one place I'd migrate to if I had a mind to leave Australia. The history and culture and landscape just draws me in. Aotearoa never ceded to British rule. A treaty was signed, unlike Australia where the British basically tried to commit genocide on the Traditional Owners of this country.
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  45. That downshift in the chase, man. So sweet.
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  46. At 7:25 you just missed where one of the pythons had a bite at the other one. That's why they did that big slap. They only bit at each other twice in the 40 minutes. Otherwise, they were trying to out climb or squeeze each other. It was pretty trippy.
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  47. 9:11 The way both wheels got ripped off at the same time, and how the two concrete barriers created the perfect ramp to launch the car into the canal. Like a failed James Bond movie stunt.
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  48. I call gugu Yalanji my home country. It's up on Cape York between Mossman and just South East of Cooktown. It is one of the 20 languages where it is spoken as a first language still. I know a little language and will learn more when I return next year. Wujal Wujal, the main community North of Cape Tribultionis very cool. It's one of those places where you'll see the lads driving down the road with their mullet spears hanging out the window. The Culture is still rich up there.
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  49. Yep, houses, wineries, farms. A regular rural neighbourhood :o)
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  50. That's awesome, Raye! It is an incredibly technical sport to excel in. Congrats to all your family champions.
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  51. Hey, Greg. This is probably one of the most nerve-wracking, yet hilarious snake relocations I've ever witnessed or watched on YT. Truly funny for this Aussie but also very concerning LOL.
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  52. I don't watch TV. I haven't seen this before now, and I came into it expecting some sort of cringefest. I am pleasantly surprised. This is pretty good. Quite enjoyable, and just sayin' when I see people speak language, it moves me emotionally.
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  53. 2:55 That may be a Kellit Autogiro craft that the US Mail used for a while in the 30s. Mail was delivered and picked up from skyscraper rooftops. Yes, of course, I Googled, and was truly surprised by what I found!
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  54. Australia has evolved along US lines with respect to servos. Back in the day, every servo in Australia also had a mechanic workshop attached and didn't sell food or even snacks besides drinks like coke and fanta. They didn't have restaurants etc. As time passed, the model changed and we got carwashes instead of workshops. Then came video shops, then came basic snacks and stuff. Then...a sudden change happened and servos became affiliated with supermarkets and sold groceries as well as fuel. They also became part of the 'Service Centre' complexes that have become common in Australia. It is a huge fuel centre that also offers food and drinks, with other shops like Maccas or Hungry Jacks or McDonald's. As well as coffee shops and other stores (Dunkin Donuts anyone?). The whole idea of entering a petrol station has changed. You rarely see a mechanic's workshop attached to a servo today.
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  55. @kevkoala You made some really thoughtful choices man, well done.
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  56. Hey mate. Check out 'Just Icelandic'. He lived in Grindavik for many years and now does Iceland-specific videos. His narrations will help with pronunciation.
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  57. I will always love the huge rear tyres of this era of F1 cars. You just know there is some serious torque and power driving them.
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  58. 7:30 Yeah, nah. That blew me away. I started my computing days when 5-inch floppies were a thing. I had no idea the floppy was a Hungarian invention.
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  59. Gotta love Carl. A legend of Aussie comedy.
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  60. I was at Lakeside in around 1978 and watched a mini brick roll at Hungry's. It rolled for about 100 metres (100yards or thereabouts) and as it rolled the bonnet, boot, and both doors got ripped off. It ended up on its wheels and the driver climbed out with no dramas. But damn, it was an exceptional crash LOL.
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  61. Not sure if anyone has commented, but the disk she is holding holds 1.44mb.
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  62. I should hunt down some video showing how eroded and topsoil-depleted land is being restored. Yes, we have a deplorable record with respect to logging native forests. Further, people were paid to clear land many years ago for grazing and agriculture. Contrary to some in the comments, we have clear-felled 90% of our arable land. Land was cleared using two bulldozers with a huge chain attached between them. They just drive through the scrub, ripping every tree from the ground. There are a now vast tracts of land being repaired by farmers nowadays. I won't go on. It'll be another long rant.
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  63. Great stuff.
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  64. The closed captions are Gold!
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  65. Good on ya, mate. Bloody beautiful stuff my friend. And thanks for keeping the video simple. No need to 'big-note' with a flashy video, as us Aussies would say. Love your work and say hi to the family for me, please.
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  66. Hey Ian. You and I both. Banger racing is quite simply the most insane style of racing I've ever seen. I have been told by Dutch banger racers that there are very few 'serious' injuries. Mainly due to the vigilance of the volunteer flag people. They check to make sure a trapped driver is okay by receiving the thumbs-up. If they don't get that, or feel the next bang will hurt someone, they throw up the Red flag, indicating that drivers can't ram that particular pile of carnage.
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  67. Hey, you do you. Family and staying real are far more important than anything else my friend. And yes, you didn't need to address this. You don't have to explain anything to us but we appreciate you do. And yeah, I saw you were pregnant on the stream. Way cool! Give Dani a hug for me.
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  68. Oh, and Ian, this guy has some brilliant videos. He even educates me as a hard-core Aussie.
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  69. You've got me intrigued, Ian. What were you saying under the "Queensland" you were dubbing when you edited? C'mon, mate, don't come the raw prawn and try and pull the wool over our eyes, what word did you stuff up?
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  70. 2:25 I've got a similar photo somewhere but the downdraft is circular. It's a phenomenon (I think) where there is a part of the atmosphere where the clouds are that causes a sudden downward pressure due to cold. Kind of like a microburst in a storm. It's trippy to see in real life.
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  71. I LOVE Ginger. Ginger in cooking, sugared Ginger, Ginger marmalade, Ginger tea. I love the stuff. Bonus for me is that I live not too far South of the Buderim Ginger Factory. A somewhat famous tourist attraction on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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  72. That was so much more fun than I expected! They had a ball playing with each other for the crowd.
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  73. Yeah, nah. I'm glad it was just an April Fools joke. Ian, the best way to test this is to spread some Vegemite on a Tim Tam and let us know how it tastes :) Or, drill a hole through the centre with a small drill bit and fill the centre with Vegemite.
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  74. This was a brilliant ad.
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  75. I just Patreoned (within my budget). You're the second person I have supported through Patreon. I'm very picky on where my meagre income is invested. Thanks Paul for your awesomely entertaining productions. EDIT: I LUUURRRV that shirt man!
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  76. Yeah man, weather-wise, we're blessed by the season gods. I'd die at -20. Kangaroo, in the gugu Yimmithr language, is spelt, 'gungurru'. The 'g' is pronounced more like a 'k'. Yes, I lived in that country for some time. And the story wasn't so much 'debunked', more like clarified. Our Aboriginal Culture is rich and complex. Well-worth researching.
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  77. 6:20 I am dead-set sure there is an ad, possibly a parody, or maybe a banned ad of a similar situation. However, the pigeon was on the bonnet/hood, and the car itself flipped up the bonnet and jettisoned the pigeon. I'll try and find the ad and post it on your Discord.
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  78. 3:25 The big problem with a lot of usually city drivers on outback highways is that they sit so close behind a semi that they can't see what's coming, even if it is a dead flat, open highway. All they need do is back off a hundred metres and have a peak. Most cars/SUVs/4Wds have enough acceleration to safely pass without going in blind.
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  79. Yeah, Ian, I agree. As much as I love the idea of small-time supercar makers, yes, I still consider the Vector W8 my Grail car. If I won a big lottery I'd hunt one down. I just see this as a great idea that has been choked by budget versus aspiration constraints, and the developers are doing an Elon by promising diamonds and delivering Zircons.
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  80. Frill necks are the BEST lizard! No, they don't spit venom hehehe. They will run on their hind legs at trippy speeds to get away. They will rise up on their back legs and tail and flate out that big frill to scare large potential predators. They will also try to lay flat against a tree trunk. As you approach, They'll move sideways around the trunk to try and stay out of site. They are way cool! The longest I've seen was nearly 2 metres long, 5 feet from nose to tail tip.
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  81. I haven't seen this breakdown of the crash before. I've seen a few but none so intense as this. Even though I know he got out okay, I'm 3-minutes in and seriously rocked by this once again.
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  82. BUNNINGS! In Queensland and Western Australia you can/could get a Covid vaccine when you went shopping at Bunnings Warehouse. I shit you not. I think you folks have a big Lowes hardware warehouse? Imagine a Covid vaccine tent near the sausage sizzle tent outside a Lowes.
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  83. Some serious 'The Italian Job' vibes in that video.
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  84. I grew up using ft/lb for torque doing mechanical work, so in that context, I can relate to foot/pound easier than Newtonmeters. However, my new torque wrenches have both measurements so I'm learning to use Nm. As for vehicle torque and horspers, I am easy with both measurements.
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  85. 0:55 Days in mangrove country, Sandflies, mosquitos, relentless sun, cuts, and abrasions. Yeah, he was gunna be a red mess. I've experienced one night in a similar environment with no way of repelling the bitey bugs other than a sleeping bag. I had to keep part of my face exposed so I could breathe. In the morning I discovered that during the minimal sleep patches I got, the mozzies had been on my eyelids. They were swollen to the point that I could barely open them. Yeah, nah.
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  86. GREEN TREE ANTS. Their butts contain a very acidic, citrusy liquid. They actually taste really nice and also work as a poultice on sores like an antiseptic. Yes, I have lived with them and used them.
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  87. I know enough about Dakar vehicles to sound stupid, but I love this style of racing. Hardcore speed over country tracks and off-road. Awesome stuff.
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  88. Yeah, that hairpin pass is bloody brilliant! I've seen it before and never tire of watching it. I hadn't seen the back side view before though. Yeah, legend status pass that. I really hope he waved at them as he was sideways in front of them.
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  89. Hey Dani! Those glow things are beautiful. There is a small cave under a waterfall in Queensland's Gold Coast hinterland that has a small population of glow worms. Nothing like this spectacular light show. This reminds me of Avatar.
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  90. The Kimberley region is truly stunning. As an Aussie, it's on my bucket list to spend some time there, but not as a tourist.
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  91. Granny-Golf was funny. The last one with the key rings was very clever.
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  92. We don't have Walmart in Australia. We do have IKEA, CostCo, Aldi, and a few other foreign mobs I think.
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  93. Spare a second at 1:00-1:02 to appreciate the expression on that kid's face. It is just too cute, and way too piss-funny to ignore.
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  94. I love these boats. The pilots are crazy!
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  95. 12:10 I hope everyone saw the snake being given right-of-way across the road.
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  96. It's a beast of a thing! I had an XR Fairmont with a 289 in it for a little while in the 70s. It had a V8 sound but yeah, nothing like a big banger like that.
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  97.  @OzGeologyOfficial  Rock n Roll!
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  98.  @kevkoala  Definitely! He loves his 4x4 stuff.
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  99. I've been spending some time trying to find a video of Dick Johnson's XB Falcon from 1977. The only stuff I found was a Scalextric car and another 1/12 scale model. Any XA-XC series videos are Moffat's or collector's videos. Frustrating. I did find some A9/X videos (my second favourite car behind the XA or XB). I won't post them here, but I'll work out a way to get the links to you. I have some stuff to send to you when I am rich enough to pay the postage. Take care you wonderful people.
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  100. Damn you to HECK! I'm watching this at about 6pm (just after you uploaded) and I have nothing to put in with my rice besides a tin of Baked Beans (payday will be Thursday). So now I'm putting a few things on my shopping list so I can cook up a storm in a few days. Pop over and I'll share.
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  101. 4:47 The Blue car is a Valiant Pacer and if memory serves correctly it has a 265 Hemi 6 cylinder.
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  102. Be careful of the Minties. They can stick to your teeth and pull fillings. True story.
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  103. UnZud :o). Maori is generally pronounced (by Maoris) as 'Mow (like Mao tze dong)dee'. The 'r' is hard, like a D. Well, that's what I was taught by Maoris. I may get to New Zealand one day. I think it's a beautiful country.
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  104. 2:10 Hang on one second here! look at the interior of that cab! That is something special.
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  105. I shall refrain from comment-flooding but yes, please give us a review of 'The Castle' after you watch, even if it's a comment on Discord.
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  106. I'm not sure if anyone has said yet, but whenever the question of changing our national Anthem comes up, three songs always rank high in the list of alternatives: Waltzing Matilda I Am Australian I Still Call Australia Home If you see this, Ian (I'll put it on the Discord video ideas too), may I recommend you listen to this version of 'I Am Australian', by The Seekers, a famous Australian band from the 60s. https://youtu.be/pL_JvhfQjms
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  107. I found Sassy the Sasquatch a few years back and have been a fan ever since. Great fun.
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  108. I saw this video prior to this. I'm keen to hear your take. She was definitely a driver. A very good driver.
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  109. I like the longer vids, but shorter clips are cool. Yep, I remember this. Back in those days I never missed a race in the series.
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  110. I'm 2:45 in. You know I love your family, and I hope you know I don't tar all Americans with the same brush. However, I see a little proud American defensiveness creeping into your tone. I'm only a few minutes in and I haven't watched it all the way through, but mate, you deserve to have a little defensiveness. America isn't quite the shitshow it is sometimes portrayed to be. I've spent the past 20 years online and I haven't 'met' a shit American in chatrooms, BBS's, IRC, etc. ever. The only bias I have is that the US has an extreme level of mass shootings compared to any other country on the planet, including the lawless ones. Your citizens need to get that sorted, and you ALL need to start demanding free healthcare. For the supposed bastion of freedom the US claims to be, the government sure doesn't care about the people that live there when it comes to keeping them alive. It seems to me (from all I've seen and heard) that only the rich can afford proper health care. Anyway, I'm going to shut up and keep watching now that I've dumped my opinions in the thread.
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  111. I call most 'cookies', biscuits. Except for chocolate chip. I always call them chocolate chip cookies. Maybe a hangover from watching Sesame Street as a kid.
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  112. 500 miles, but I guess you figured that out. Prior to Australia going metric.
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  113. LEGEND!!!!!!
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  114. Rock n Roll, Ian! Happy Thursday! This story was a cracker! I remember when this happened. You wouldn't be an Aussie if you didn't offer a fugitive a beer after he'd spent days in the mangroves.
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  115. Four minutes in and loving this! I'll be sure to share the original and your reaction video, Ian. Cheers buddy. I'm at the intermission (20:00). Yep, absolutely succinct. Love it.
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  116. Hey, mate! I at first thought that we'd had some algorithm match. This was a great video. I'm glad you liked it.
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  117. Ah, the Salvos (or Sallies). A dear friend of mine's parents have been members for many years. Her dad is 80+, a Major (ret.), yet still takes donations at his local train station and plays trumpet in the local Salvos band. He's a really nice bloke.
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  118. Oh, my friend. When I was of an impressionable age, the 'Antz Pantz' "Sic 'em, Rex!" ad came out. Please, do a search and watch, react. A truly brilliant ad.
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  119. DIY all the way.
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  120. I like the exaggerated side-mirror mounts. These are similar to the Japanese car mod hobby of Bosozoku. Indonesia and Pakistan also have a subculture of decorated trucks.
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  121. 11:55 That graphic is awesome! Contrary to my previous comment, I do love the technology behind F1 racing cars. It is completely insane. Oh, Ian. If you read this, please have a look at some of the Formula E racing. I call it electric F1 and it's arguably 'quicker' and more entertaining due to the battery limitations. You don't get to refuel in F-E.
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  122. 4:19 If you look at the chrome pieces on the corners at the back window, they were supposedly designed to create a wind across the back window to keep the dust off them. And yep, they are louvres on the car. Very popular over here in the day as an optional extra. They're fixed, as in they don't move.
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  123. This was a great video, mate. Thank you for sharing.
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  124. I like the old '71 ute with the 350. I'm old school. And I like the history of the old gems.
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  125. You'd think he'd use reverse! LOLZ. On another note, I knew a truckie who picked up fish from Kuranda years ago, and when he'd back the trailer down the ramp to load directly from the boats, sometimes he'd have to hang the last two axles of the trailer over the edge of the ramp to reach the boat due to the tide. He was also a master of driving one of those rigs over that slippery red dirt around Normanton.
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  126. I've always wondered about Mt Morgan Mine and if it was the rich deposit it was claimed to be. A hell of a lot of rock was crushed up there too, over the years.
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  127. 1:30 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Chortle, choke, gasp, LOL and LOL again. Ya did well, mate :)
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  128. Sorry for the multiple comments. I became a fan of modern military aircraft when I worked airside in the freight industry. I got to meet an FA-18 pilot before an airshow in our city. He described how efficient the aircraft was by stating that one of these jets could take from Brisbane some 800km away and release ordinance on our city of 75000 people, completely wiping it out before anyone knew what was going on. On the days before the show, he showed everyone at the airport how nimble the aircraft was by taking off and instantly going vertical until he was out of sight. Insane weaponry.
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  129. Ian, can I highly recommend doing some searches for 'Toots Holzheimer;. She was a legend in her own lifetime as a semi driver carting freight from Cairns up through Cape York for many years. Here's a start: https://youtu.be/jM1J6ih1uTI
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  130. A million bucks? I could buy a thousand acres up in Far North Queensland and build a fully self-sufficient home right in the middle of it and still have change to buy a ute and a boat and throw a party. LOLZ!
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  131. They're a lovely-looking and sounding motorcar. I'd have one. They'd be a ton of fun.
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  132. I'm now getting to finish watching this. Lowes is a clothing store that caters for big blokes (and us little fellas).
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  133.  @thylacine1004  I've done the Armidale run, and the Gwidirr as well but many moons ago.
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  134. Pretty sure (after some searching) that Hell Razor ran an 8-litre. Apparently Higgins supplied the heads, and were also involved with Perkins racing back in the day when he was winning Bathurst.
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  135. 6:48 The Nibiru, Flat Earth, and alien invasion conspiracy theorists will LOVE that image.
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  136. 10:10 Enough of my incessant commenting. Just know that I'm tripped out by these trucks. I want one!
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  137. G'day mate...yes, you've become an Aussie. Now all you need to do is try Coopers beer.
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  138. Nomm! Nomm!
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  139. American Chargers were awesome too. We had a 'Chrylser by Chrysler'. A luxury Valiant in 2 or 4 door with options up to a 360 V8. They had the wrap around front bumper as well. I owned one for a while that had a completely rebuilt and toughened engine, torqueflite and an LSD.
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  140. 6:15 I did some searching, knowing that the car was obviously something available, or built in Australia in the 60s. I first thought maybe a Sunbeam, then I thought maybe Austin. Finally, I went image-searching for Singer Motor Cars. This is most likely a 1960-ish Singer Gazelle.
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  141. Posting a link to your Suggestions video (sorry, posted multiple) thing. I have one coming with the World Record truck tow...which of course happens here in Australia.
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  142. Emoo is so funny!
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  143. Yep, we're old. Sixty-odd thousand years of indigenous habitation and hundreds of millions of years of dinosaur habitation. We're a very lucky country. Oh hey, look up a song called 100 Smokes To Kununurra by The Roadtrippers. It may give you some ideas to make a video following the places mentioned in the song. Start at The Lion's Den Hotel at Helenvale in Far North Queensland.
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  144. It's Mad Skelli! Wasteland Firebird's camera person.
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  145. 7:10 I've always known that what the media says about the border country was just propaganda. When two societies live close together like that (ignoring Isreal/Palestine), the locals tend to socialise and share their 'cultures' socially with no conflict.
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  146. I knew a Systems Engineer in the late 70s (these guys were rare and earned 700 bucks a day back then) who had his home base in Pattaya. He didn't say too much but yeah, big house, lots of staff, an international model for a wife. You know, normal stuff.
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  147. The 'Cursed Map' shows the Mediterranean Sea inside Australia.
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  148. We dog people love our furry companions. My old dog, Jack, who passed away some years ago was a bush dog. He slept under my 4WD when I lived in the scrub. If there was a perceived danger about, he'd let out a low, distinctive growl just loud enough for us to hear. Over the years he warned us of snakes, wild pigs, suspect people sneaking through the bush at night, and even a crocodile. He was an awesome dog. His 'sister' is still with me. She's nearly nine now. Jack was nearly 19 years old when he died. Jack was a diver. I have photos from when he was a young dog staying underwater (looking for the rock I threw) for over 30 seconds. This is a short video of when he was about 10 years old I think. He's chasing a rock for me https://youtu.be/hcdmZKeN8aM
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  149. Ian, education is wanting in every country. I'd suggest Aussie kids have an enclave of clueless kids too.
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  150. My soulmate and I lived out of a 60 series Landcruiser wagon (early 80s model) for 4 years or more. It was a brilliant vehicle. Up North where I call home, a 3WD is a pretty common family vehicle because you need something a bit tougher than your family sedan.
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  151. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Chortle, choke, gasp, LOL and LOL again. Ya did well, mate :)
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  152. This was a GREAT video. Thank you.
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  153. Black Mountain has always fascinated me from the first time I saw it in 1982. Then I got to live fairly close to it some 30 years later. EDIT: I used to drive a bus from Wujal Wujal to Cooktown, taking dialysis patients to the hospital. When we drove through the gap at Black Mountain, my passengers stayed quiet so as not to disturb the spirits.
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  154. Did you know that Australia invented cask/boxed wine? Do a search for old 'where will you hide your Coolibah' ads. They are classics.
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  155. I was going to suggest this stuff some time ago. They have entire shows where they move dirt with dozers and buckets and dump trucks, crane freight onto trucks, and tow thing in huge stadiums. It's insane!
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  156. I really enjoyed this story. Thank you so much. Oh, and I don't even follow basketball!
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  157. I feel the concept of tectonic shift of landmasses over billions of years is too hard a concept for some brains to comprehend, hence the bs comments.
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  158. 4:30 You hit the nail on the head and an example was happening as you spoke...LOL
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  159. That's a Vitamin B overdose right there!
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  160. Fairy Bread. Butter a slice of bread and sprinkle Hundreds and thousands on it.
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  161. Very cool boots!
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  162. This is a bit trippy. I watched this exact video a few days and when you uploaded this, I thought, "did I recommend this video?" But I don't think I did. Agro was awesome.
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  163. Maaate, three videos in one day? I'm having trouble keeping up :)
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  164. Our ingredients are ordered by weight in the product.
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  165. Sorry for the timestamp and rambling stuff but man... 2:30 Yep, Ian. We had/have the 300/Cs and the Chargers. Had a drag racing acquaintance in a city I lived in who owned a tweaked 300C with the 5.7 litre. It was all Black and in Chrysler 300C terms, it was a sleeper. For context, he owned and ran a Top Fuel drag racing team with a full workshop. The car got the treatment. His car made me want a big 300C. I still want one 16-odd years later. 2:47 I'm commenting as I go, so there may be more further on, but that Pink Dodge reminds me of a '58(?) Plymouth Hardtop that someone offered to sell me for 700 bucks in 1977 when I was a young car nut of fourteen. It was a 318 with a push-button auto on the dash. Not inlet manifold and it had been sitting with no bonnet/hood for many years. Anyway, I raced home on my pushbike/dragster the five kilometres/3 miles home and proceeded to beg and plead with my dad to loan me the money. I raved and raved about the thing and he said no. I was gutted. 3:20 I had a Fawn '74, 245 Charger for a few months in 1983 before I near killed myself in it. That's way too long a tale to tell here...lolz 3:33 I bought one of these, a VG, for 300 bucks in 1993 from a bloke. I drove it home and started to work on it from front to back. I stripped out the flooring and it was pristine. In fact, from the front to the back of the rear quarter panels was pristine...the rear quarter panels had been stuffed with chicken wire and bog. The entire rear bottom 18 inches of the car was bog, wire and prayers under a so so paint job. He used to back it into the river with his boat trailer... 9:03 I love the Australian Ford coupes (XA/B/C) from that era but I too feel the Chargers had their own style that just said 'Muscle Car'. 9:23 I think that's a 'Chrysler by Chrysler', the luxury model that Chrysler/Valiant released over here in the 70s. I had one of these in 2004 that just needed paint and a new electric fuel pump before it was ready to roll. Worked 360, 727 Torqueflyte(?), LSD. Then someone decided to put a wallaby carcass in the back seat (we lived in the bush) to keep it from the dogs overnight and then forgot to tell anyone. I found it four weeks later...I sold the drivetrain for 1500 bucks on the condition that they took the entire vehicle away on purchase. I've had a few more Valiant/Chryslers but this comment may not even make it. It is a bit long.
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  166. 6:55 I didn't notice the placement of the video side mirrors before this shot. That's clever. It would really suck if the cameras failed though.
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  167. Wow! One percent! That's seriously dry!
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  168. Full respect for old-school NASCAR. Just like Australia's early production car series that helped cement Bathurst as the best race track on the planet...REAL wheels.
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  169.  @IWrocker  Yeah, she was a bit laggy :)
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  170. Useless fact: I haven't watched commercial TV for over four years.
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  171. I can relate.
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  172. I love these big jiggers. I can think of places I'd go if I had one ...
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  173. This made its way into my feed, and it piqued my curiosity. I'm only 1:30 in, but I feel I'm going to enjoy this. And by the end, I reckon I'll be subscriber.
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  174. 3:00 That is trippy! It looks like the lane that the Aussie cars are racing on is levels lower than the normal traffic because of the size difference in the cars. That's weird!
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  175. Maybe I'm feeling in a cynical mood but I smell snake oil. All power to them if they're genuine, but yeah, a bit suss. But then, I was a huge fan of the Vector W8.
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  176. Okay, I'm now 5 minutes in and I feel like you've been inside my head, reading my files about stupidity... I have this overwhelming urge to share this on ...shudder...Facebook. Anyway, I need to keep listening.
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  177. I fell into the YouTube RC Rabbit hole some time ago. From memory, some of these RC machinery vehicles can cost upwards of 20 thousand dollars.
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  178. Cadillac. We had a 70s vintage Cadillac hearse in the yard here for about 3 years. It had been here for some panel work but due to some serious health issues for the bloke working on it, work stopped and it sat in the paddock. It eventually got sold for the giant big block motor that was in it. However, before they took the thing away I grabbed a bunch of badges and lights off it. I might mount the emblem on my old Ford Courier when it's finished. That Caddy had truck tyres on it. Heaviest looking car I had ever seen. You could have built a house with the chassis rails.
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  179. 4:38 Nearly 17 and a half feet, buddy.
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  180. Yep, the snorkel is a factory option. Most Australian sold 4WDs have a snorkel option. My old 60 series...it died a less than graceful death due to rust issues those models had. We lived on a beach for quite some time. Anyway, my 60 series Landcruiser wagon had the old 2H diesel and a snorkel. I put extensions on the axle breathers so that they were above wheel height It was a great old rig while it lasted. I bought it in around 2007(?) and put it to rest in a paddock up North in 2012. It has some stories to tell.
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  181. 7:15 I worked construction on a washplant at a new coal mine many moons ago. There was a deadline date on that project as well, with the main contractor facing thousands of dollars a day in penalties if the project wasn't finished by deadline. Not sure if they succeeded. I ended up in hospital after a car crash a month before they finished.
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  182. I like my Jakfruit really ripe, so it tastes like bubblegum.
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  183. 11:16 (you know me, I comment throughout the video like I'm having a conversation with you) Yeah, gotta give them credit for a well-tuned exhaust. Still suss tho.
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  184. I didn't realise you hadn't covered these little jiggers. They're much fun!
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  185. Gotta love a Charger.
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  186. If you take the military figures/stats for US v Aus in per capita terms, we're equivalent in troops etc. However, if we were invaded by an Asian country, we'd be basically defenceless. Indonesia could give us a run for our money.
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  187. 3:47 The Cutting looks like a boomerang from the air. Trippy how tight it is.
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  188. 11:30, yeah, I was watching it and the front wheels bulldoze through the corner.
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  189. Happy New Year gang! Love a good hat. Mine is pretty weather-beaten now. It's probably 20 years old or more.
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  190. I think I clicked too early. Still lo-res.
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  191. Oh, yummo. I've done similar with Capsicum (which you call peppers). Now I'm hungry. I might buy some squid tubes and stuff them for dinner!
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  192. The first map shows surviving aboriginal languages. However, only 20 of those are still spoken as a first language. I speak a little kuku yalanji (upper right side of the map), one of those 20 languages.
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  193. I have a few magpies here that I've been hand-feeding for three years. They bring their babies to meet me and some eat straight from my hand. They're great birds. Oh, not sure if you've heard of 'Riverfire' but this video will show it all. https://youtu.be/BAXpIwFeUAA You might be able to find shorter videos of the event to react to.
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  194. Somebody wasn't being safe in the Safety motorcar. Probably on their phone asking where all the race cars were.
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  195. The NASCAR Mustang is an 870+ horsepower beast. I like it more than the Supercar version. I've never been negative about NASCAR. The cars are way overpowered which makes for a serious exercise in driver control both mentally and physically.
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  196. This was a brilliant comparison. However, you have to give technology an award for being able to put the power and torque of a beast machine into a package that is quite civil when driving on your average road but can unleash itself to almost Group B pace when allowed.
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  197. 2:45 I remember the tables! I used to collect them...for no idea why! Probably because they looked like little tables...
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  198. There's a bloke in the US that has a channel and he mines gold using RC trucks and sluices. Seriously. He dredges Gold with RC vehicles.
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  199. Fun fact. Four Mile Beach at Port Douglas in Far North Queensland was once used as an airfield. It was also a really nice, quiet country fishing village before the megarich developers turned it into a playground for the wealthy. Second fun fact. That lookout where the photo was taken was a great spot to trip on mushrooms back in the late 70s, early 80s.
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  200. Yep. Ya gotta love big trucks doing awesome stuff.
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  201. I've seen sunflower paddocks, what appears to be eggplant paddocks and is that barley? Racing through farm tracks. Cool.
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  202. I have fond memories of the Thunderdome. I saw the first Australian Truck Grand Prix down there after a 5-hour roadtrip (I believe it was 1988 as well). We got there about 7am and had pit passes, so got to check everything out. Sadly, the Calder Park complex had a meteoric rise to fame and a crash almost as spectacular. It was almost a Mecca for motorsport geeks for a while. As for Nascar, as a teenager I could never understand oval track racing for race cars. I liked our Aussie speedway, where we had dirt ovals and raced bikes and super-modified cars. It wasn't until I got older that I began to understand the dynamics of racing on a banked oval. The speed and aerodynamics of other cars make this sport a very complex one. I enjoy Nascar nowadays but don't see enough of it. I don't have TV as such, so don't get sports channels. That's why I like your content and other motorsport-related channels. I get my fix on YT.
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  203. 9:20 That was Gold! 😂
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  204. KOMBI. Short for 'Kombination' from memory. The Kombi van was very versatile.
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  205. Australian built cars I've owned: 1963 (?) XP Falcon wagon 1966 (?) HR Holden panel van 1966 XR Fairmont with the 289 V8 1967 VE Valiant with the 225 slant six (my favourite car EVER) 1969 VF Valiant Pacer (265) 1970 (?) VG Valiant with the 265 Hemi 1971 CH Chrysler by Chrysler with the 360 and the Torqueflite transmission 1974 Valiant Charger (245 model) 1980 something XE Falcon There may have been others that were somewhat forgettable.
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  206. This trips me out. It seems that 70 to 80 percent of videos I watch, you end up reviewing the subject a short time later. YouTube must be applying the same algorithm to both of us LOLZ
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  207. That was a brilliant feed of Salmon. Yummo!
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  208. Fish cakes are bloody brilliant! Damn! I haven't made fish cakes for at least 15 years! Fuggit, I'm making fish cakes on Thursday night!
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  209. Oh man. You need to search for an All Blacks Rugby team Haka video and react to it. Or any Haka video. Definitely an intimidating welcome or challenge. New Zealand was part of what was called 'New South Wales', basically Australia, New Zealand, and I think Papua New Guinea. New Zealand became a separate colony in 1841. PNG gained independence from Australia in 1975.
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  210. 3:30 Now that is clever. How much easier would that be in very tight garages where you have to carefully squeeze out of the car, or when putting your car in a closed trailer? As much as I prefer a basic vehicle without any frills, this is cool. Remote control trailer reversing and other silliness could ensue.
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  211. 13:00 I lived on the very Northern outskirts of Perth when I was a kid. Some years ago I used Google Earth to find my old home. Just by scrolling around, I couldn't find it. So I put my old address into the search thing on Google Maps. Holy shitballs Batman! My old home is basically part of Perth suburbia now. I did learn that the 4 bedroom, two bathroom, main bedroom ensuite walk-in -robe, lounge and family room, lowset home, and block of dirt that they paid 36000 for, are worth near on a million now. They sold the place four years after it was built for 120000, when we had to move back to Brisbane.
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  212. TIM TAM SLAM! Bite a tiny bit off diagonal corners. Dip one end into a cup of coffee and suck the coffee into the Tim Tam. Eat quickly or it will collapse on you. NOMM NOMM!
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  213. I guess 'recently discovered' can cover anything over the past 200 years :).
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  214. There were some awesome clips in that compilation!
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  215. Some silly bugger somewhere on the corporate Walmart ladder thought that the company could play Aldi's game in the US and take a bite of the pie in Germany. And they went into Germany with that blissfully ignorant attitude that far too many rich folk have.
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  216. Australia invented wine in a bag. Oh, and Bundy Rum? If you do find it anywhere, try the overproof. The regular is a sickly sweet rum.
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  217. Try a history of Lakeside, north of Brisbane. The birthplace of Queensland motorsport.
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  218. I had a 1970, fully imported VW Kombi pop-top camper with a 1600CC engine. 60mph flat out, downhill with a tailwind.
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  219. Gold. And yes, you made this 61 year old get the feels, and I cried.
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  220. Hey mate, I know you get heaps of links to videos but I thought you'd like this one. Amethystine Pythons are fairly common in the rainforest where I used to live and I figured you might like to see how big they can be. https://youtu.be/bPMRodTixnM
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  221. If I win the lottery, I'll find one and send it to you...
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  222. He near lost it in the dirt at the top of the mountain, then locked up heading into the dipper (or was it the esses?) and still hit the line half a second in front of everyone else. One can only wonder what the time would have been if he'd nailed the top of the hill.
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