Comments by "Cal Travels" (@caltravels9454) on "IWrocker" channel.

  1. Darwin was bombed in 1942 WW2 Japanese air raids and cyclone Tracy wiped it of the map in 1974.
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  2. It's a wine bottle holder, it balances the bottle sideways when you use a full bottle of wine, you can get other ones that are only on one leg, makes it look like you're defying gravity.
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  3. The government who oversaw the nbn was voted out and the next gov stuffed it up by not going through with the original design, opting to continue using old cobber networks and not connecting directly to the homes, the original design would have put us at the top of internet service speeds. Don't want to get too much into the politics but that is the reason why, one gov setup a great plan, great idea, and the other goes no, no matter how good it is, just because they didn't come up with it, school boy stuff.
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  4. As a former machine operator, German built machines last forever, not so much their cars but printing finishing machines are bullet proof, also German machines are known as 'Over Engineered' and very hard to work on.
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  5. It is sad that sooo many Aussie companies have been sold to other countries, the list is massive.
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  6. Frilled Neck Lizards are harmless, just intimidating, those guys handled it perfectly.
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  7. Roundabouts are the most effective model to keep traffic flowing, the issue is, a lot of people don't learn how to properly use them, how to indicate onto and off, dual lane ones can be confusing to many aswell.
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  8. It is interesting, how others perceive the danger of water/swimming, Aussie kids are taught to swim as early as infancy, we grow up so early knowing how to swim and water safety, sooo many people come to Aus that don't have that background and end up in trouble and some drown. Bondi Rescue, the tv show, can't display enough to tourists how dangerous it is.
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  9. I feel obliged to say, our tyres are not allowed to exceed the width of the vehicle. mud flaps are also a legal requirement
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  10. Way back when, our Prime Minister, John Howard, was "attacked" by the Chasers War On Everything, what did he do? He shook their hand, he got the humor, other politicians since have gone down the "woke" route and tried to sue them for jokes. These guys are legendary comedians.
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  11. The old pavilions are state heritage listed so they can't be knocked down even if they wanted to, things like that are protected all around Australia under the heritage act.
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  12. Tried to talk in discord, just to warn you of a hacker going around, starts from a sponsorship proposal email, Rob Reacts has been hacked and in a big battle to save his channels, be careful. Rob hopes YT can sort it out pretty quick but who knows.
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  13. super proud moment, when Dani said 'Noice' about the Mad Max car, nailed it hahaha
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  14. The prop is from Pitch Black, Vin Diesel movie. The bat is called a Flying Fox or Fruit Bat here, they are quite big compared to most other bats and are pretty harmless to us.
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  15. a good tip for when parking, turn your steering wheel upside down so when you come back the top is cooler cause it has been shaded.
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  16. In Aus we also have a toilet paper company that is a delivery only service called 'Who Gives A Crap'.
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  17. Perth just endured its biggest heat wave of 14 days straight over 40 C, and WA recorded the hottest day in history, Also Perth is known as the windiest capital city in the world. WA AKA 'windy as' A lot is talked about NSW and VIC but Perth has extremes too, while flooding was going on over east, we were in a mega heatwave, it is nuts.
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  18. Roos are absolutely not pets, that one was likely getting relocated to a wildlife park or sanctuary.
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  19. Magpies are friendly and comical birds, just not in spring, had multiple cool physical interactions with them other than being swooped
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  20. When I was a kid, luckily got to go to Bali, one day I saw locals surfing the break out from the hotel called Sanur, so went out, they asked me where I was from, I said Australia and they immediately replied, ohh Sydney. I was like umm, no... Perth. lmao. Australia does not revolve around Sydney, lol
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  21. Esperance and other places on the South coast WA has similar sand, mostly quartz, it is so clean and fine local jewelers use it to polish their jewelry. because of the high quartz content there is next to no silt so the water stays crystal clear, and it squeaks when you walk on it.
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  22. In Australia, not very much anymore, the last unit I lived in, they wanted 500K for something that only cost 125K to build, young people are locked out of the market big time, it sucks.
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  23. Omg Emma made me cry, that was the cutest thing ever, thanking Australia.
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  24. One the most memorable moments for me, apart from famous victories, is Jamie Whincup running out of fuel on the last lap, his team failed big time, he was the fastest driver all day but he and the team messed it up, pretty sure it was 2015
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  25. Veritasium (Derek Muller) I have followed for a loooong time, Aussie legend of the scientific fields and research, so glad he has made to your channel.
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  26. The planes and choppers dumping water was in my home city of Perth and was for display on Australia Day on the Swan River, we have fireworks later on and are usually shot from a barge in the river.
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  27. The big lizards is either a type of Monitor lizard or a Bungarra. The little spikey one in previous video was a Thorny Devil, the medium size one in this was likely a Blue Tongue or Shingleback, or Bobtails as we like to call them. Fun fact about the Rainbow Lorikeet's, they are monogamous, I used to live in a place where every morning they'd all come in their pairs, that will mate for life, sometimes maybe 50 pairs, hang out and socialize before moving on, about an hour later all the bachelors and bachelorettes would come to our fig tree and make a big scene, fighting over who gets the girls.
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  28. Little creatures pale ale is my favorite beer of all time, not for everyone gotta admit, lots of hops, lots of hops, gotta get you a Cadbury chocolate stout, another that is a polarizing, that one is on the top end of the beer scale though and is pricey.
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  29. Another point is, we connect words, like 'I don't know' turns into 'Dunno' which also connects to the way we abbreviate everything, Or like my nickname for being West Aussie the 'Sand Groper' turns into 'Sangropa' lol, you should look them up, they are crazy little critters that burrow under ground and are commonly mistaken for frogs by the sound they make.
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  30. Here in Perth we are heading towards having nearly 10 zones in our train network, to get from one side to another was expensive, they have now made it that in one trip you will only be charged 2 zones max no matter how far you go. Say Joondalup to Mandurah is 100km, with a smartrider card with autoload it's just 4 bucks.
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  31. I cut my own hair with clippers, No comb, just a zero cut, to get that done at my local barber is $35, only time I have had my head shaved professionally is when my friends sister had a apprentice, I was asked to be a subject, I volunteered to be the subject in a heart beat, cost me nothing, both my friends sister and her apprentice were hot AF, it was the best haircut ever.
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  32. one word, WARBIRD, just came back to Aussie from custody of Cleetus McFarland, Aussie built car sent to USA and had a lot of fun, you do have burnout comps dude in the USofA.
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  33. Somebody is taking the piss, International Roast instant coffee is the worst. lol, you only see that in the workplace cause the boss is a cheapskate,
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  34. 15c??? What decade are you living in.
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  35. Hiking on the Bibulmun Track, between Walpole and Albany on the south coast of WA, I came face to face with a big Western Red Roo, I'm just shy of 6 foot tall and it was taller than me, I just stopped, stood still and waited for it to bugger off, luckily it did, still managed to get a photo of it, that part of the track is through thick heathland so wildlife use the track too. If it was to get aggressive I would do what he said.
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  36. Happy Feet is a massive movie, made in partnership with the US, Baz Luhrmann is a big Aussie film maker, Romeo and Juliet, Elvis, Australia, The great gatsby, moulin rouge and strictly ballroom to roll off a bunch
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  37. Toodyay is pronounced '2J'
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  38. Never seen anyone crack an egg like that, that's was cool. Way too much fussing and mess for my liking but I bet that tastes amazing.
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  39. that would be a DUD
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  40. Kangaroos are daft animals, had many encounters, 1 hiking that freaked me out, it was about 7 feet tall on the Bibulmun Hiking track, I just stood still until it buggered off, hit 3 fatally in my Hilux over the years, hit one in Albany, my home town, on a golf course with my ball, it was laying down and miss hit the ball and felt kinda bad when it hit the roo, roo was unfazed,
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  41. It sucks having to buy 2 different sets of spanners and sockets, especially if you need the best quality, tools get expensive fast. Having to carry both on a fourby trip where space and weight matters a lot, sucks. Don't care how long it takes, get rid of Imperial. It makes no logical sense, 16ths 8ths etc bugger off. lol
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  42. I second that motion
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  43. 708 wickets mate, more than anyone, I am still in shock that he and Rod just died, two of the best cricket players of all time
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  44. Before I begin, There is no ultimate, depends on what you want to do, a rock crawler is not a mall crawler, nor is a tourer a mud slinger lol, it is a very personal choice, My car is a tourer, 2002 Hilux 6 banger, custom canopy, it is hard to keep the weight down to stay legal once you have a canopy and bullbar.
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  45. They also use the island as a base for the coast guard and border control, catching illegal boats, people smugglers from Asia and Indonesia well before they can get near the mainland.
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  46. I chose Cairns for the first one too, No joke the only one I got was Perth, my home city, this is extremely hard, even for Aussies that have been around, to be honest, most of those shots could have been anywhere, biggest clues are number plates, signs and the bins, but still really not much to go on. Tullamarine on the sign was a dead giveaway on the last one. That is Melbourne's International Airports location, otherwise would have again just been guessing.
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  47. Yep, we have a few great movies to boast about of our own, but not many people know that Australia is a film studio powerhouse.
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  48. outside on a day like this, you will be dead in a matter of a couple of hours if you don't have water and shelter, no joke, I almost got heatstroke the other day here in Perth, we are amidst a very long heatwave atm 40 deg days every day for almost week and not lower than 35, nights min are 27, it is dryer than a nuns c@&t.
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  49. So happy for you guys, lots of love to you all, so cool to see the kids understand the camera more and more, it is so cute.
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  50. There are no known Cobras in the wild in Australia, if there are they would be very rare and would have had to be introduced by negligence or smuggling, pretty sure we would know still if they are in the wild here.
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