Shadowing Practice: Exploring the Scariest Google Map Locations - Learn English Speaking with Video

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All around the world, there are unexplored Google Map locations that most people wouldn't dare to explore.
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And over the last month, I've pinned some of the scariest ones I could find just to see these places in real life.
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And what I found was much crazier than I expected.
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The first Google Map location I have arrived at is the Appalachian Mountains.
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I booked an Airbnb in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains on the tallest mountain here.
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And we're going to find out what's in these mountains because they're not on Google Maps.
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So, maybe they'll be on my camera.
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Not Google Maps, though.
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They'll be on my camera.
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The Appalachian Mountains are known for strange disappearances and conspiracies.
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One of the most famous being that the US government quietly restricted certain areas because of unidentified creatures.
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People all over TikTok have claimed to see skinwalkers in the Appalachian Mountains.
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They're basically these huge, weird figures that disguise themselves as something they aren't, meaning they could be a deer.
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It's really creepy, I don't know.
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These clips often go viral, but most are blurry, shaky, and dramatic.
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Some people think they're real, others say it's edited.
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There's no real proof, just a lot of creepy stories and speculation.
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Yeah, we're, there's mountains, a lot of mountains behind me, and I'm scared, so I got a pickaxe. Did it look good?
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Uh, do it again.
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Okay, I don't get paid enough.
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You raised my salary a little bit.
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You rolling?
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Yup.
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All right, this is day number four in the apple.
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I almost smacked my leg with the pickaxe, but okay, it's lonely AF up here.
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But there's snakes, there's bears, there's stuff in these mountains that we're gonna find because they're not on Google Maps.
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Let's do this thing.
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This is also from Walmart, so I'm not really dangerous.
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Did that look good?
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Yeah, it's good.
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All right.
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Actually, no, bro, you look pretty short.
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What?
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You look really short compared to these mountains.
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Delete it.
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Don't fall, bro.
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Why'd you say that?
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Yeah, don't fall.
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I'd be really bad if you fell right now.
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Ah!
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I didn't fall.
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We're good.
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I barely made it out.
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It's super duper lonely up here.
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The closest place is over three hours away.
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There's a lot of conspiracies and a lot of theories about these mountains.
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When you go on Google Maps, these Appalachian Mountains aren't even there.
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So that's kind of crazy to think about.
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But we are here.
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If you could zoom into that house all the way up there, I don't know if like the cam will pick it up, but people really live isolated out here.
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Tonight, we're going to go explore these Appalachian Mountains when it's pitch black.
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Okay, we have no survival skills.
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The road to get up here is insane.
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You got to go Mud you gotta go through lakes.
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What is down there?
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Oh, what could be in here?
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We just found a fake rock in the Appalachian Mountains.
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I don't know what it could be but should we do an unboxing?
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So fake They didn't even try to disguise it.
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That's a wire.
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You think it's like service like Wi-Fi maybe should I lift it?
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There's definitely snakes in there not gonna lie dude.
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We're literally in the middle of butt ass nowhere.
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Oh
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Oh, bro, this goes deep and there's probably poison ivy in there
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when you walk in that random trail There's just more of a road that leads down down downhill.
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We're just exploring right now because you can't look at this online So, you know, we're looking at it in real life.
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I have SOS service I don't have Wi-Fi no more you lose signal and use mountains, but we have Wi-Fi there B&B now we're disconnected So if something happens, we are absolutely done cooked gone.
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Goodbye forever done.
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Bye It'll be much scarier tonight when we explore this during the nighttime.
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We're gonna are we twin?
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This is sure is a workout.
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These Appalachian Mountains are no joke.
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God damn.
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Oh, s*.
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We're gonna come back to these Appalachian Mountains and explore during nighttime, and hopefully we can get to the bottom of what actually goes on here.
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If I die, you know where to find me.
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Actually, if I die, I need you to tell my dad I did wash the toilet with his toothbrush.
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And then put it back.
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I think we're gonna make it out.
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We might not make it out, but at least we're filming it and this could really go down.
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So it's everyone for themselves
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What come on there is a very real chance that
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when we leave we actually bump into a bear Could we just go?
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Oh, I think you're being too loud really well if there is hypothetically someone or something You're gonna hear us coming here.
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See us coming these bright-ass lights were done.
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Oh No, I didn't think about that I think we should turn off all the lights.
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What?
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Just turn off the lights.
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Okay.
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My middle name is brave.
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Let's go.
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Oh, careful with the snakes.
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Oh, I forgot about the snakes.
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Yeah, careful.
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What was that?
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What was that?
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My middle name is brave.
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As we're getting deeper, it's just straight bugs.
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Like, nah, there's more and more bugs now for sure, right?
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Or they would all spawn where the lights are.
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No, they're coming in the lights.
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Stop.
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Don't turn around, too quick.
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Bro, we are the only people in these woods, realistically.
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Yeah.
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So it's us or an animal?
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No, it's us, bears, and snakes.
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I heard that bears actually hide in the top of trees.
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Oh my god, imagine.
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As we're walking, we have to just keep showing up the trees so we make sure that we don't actually get attacked.
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Okay, let's be careful how far down we go because if something runs at us, we're running uphill.
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So we're going to be 2x slower, and yeah, we might get eaten or attacked.
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We have more time.
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Stop.
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You heard that too, right?
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Think about people in the 1800s.
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They did this shit for a living.
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No, yeah, yeah.
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Let's fucking do this.
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My middle name is great.
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Okay.
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Oh My god I think we're good.
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I think this is enough footage right?
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We're good right?
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Is enough footage?
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We haven't even made it 200 feet for god We're literally in the Oh
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Oh the frog thing on Actually stop What do you mean actually stop?
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Dude stop being scared What are you gonna do?
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Like Seriously, you're aiming like a human.
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No, dude, I'm gonna get the bear.
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No, no, no, give Seb the knife.
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I have a knife.
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I think, no, I think he needs that.
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Is there a way to holster this?
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Yeah, I tried to, but it was cutting my dick.
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So you give it to me?
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Well, I give you a hold.
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You just think I didn't have a dick or something?
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Is that the crib right there?
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Bro, we're like, kind of far now.
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Yeah, we are far.
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We should go back there.
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No, let's keep going.
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Wait, what is that?
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Is that bear s*?
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It's bear s*.
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Uh, no, dude, but that's literally dirt.
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No, it's bear diarrhea.
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Okay, shine some lights over there though.
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Shine lights everywhere around us.
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Please oh, this is literally just for an emergency if we actually die.
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I want a second angle Wait, I think I was holding the light backwards the whole time.
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Well, look how far we are from the crib You don't even see the house anymore.
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Oh my god.
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This is bad.
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We made a horrible decision.
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What?
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Yeah, let's be totally silent for the next 20 seconds and see if we hear anything.
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Oh poison ivy That's poison ivy.
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Look it up.
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We're not getting content until we go down.
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I'm terrified.
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There's poison ivy, bro.
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Okay, poison ivy or a bear?
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You good?
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Daddy long legs.
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Kill it.
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No, we're outside.
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Put that little air boy.
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I saw eyes.
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Yeah, I did too to the right, right?
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Yeah.
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We have to keep going, bro.
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I saw eyes.
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We're just going.
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What the f* was that?
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Yeah, no, there's a bear.
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No, that was sad bro.
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Come on.
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Yeah with the rocks.
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Yeah, do rock.
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Oh Guys, I think we're good on footage My god look at that spider.
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Oh my god look at that spider.
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Okay, no, yep, no problem. Be quiet. Be quiet. Be quiet. Be quiet.
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Be totally silent and see if you hear anything.
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Wait, why do you look weird as fuck?
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You have like white sh around you It's a skinwalker.
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Oh my god, look at him.
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He's possessed.
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He's possessed.
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Let's literally sit here till we hear something just be completely still and silent ready Let's turn the lights off No,
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I'm actually panicking.
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I'm actually panicking.
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That was terrifying.
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That was some chill ass shit.
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I'm not gonna lie We should do that again
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Are you not like scared at all now when the lights were off relaxing all right turn off again?
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I'm just adapting What the fuck?
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Alright, fuck all that pussy shit, let's actually go into the woods.
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Okay.
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By let's, I mean you.
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Me?
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You want me to go in the woods alone.
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Really?
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You have fun, bro.
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Yo.
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Yeah?
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You're not even on the phone.
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What's up?
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No, I'm not really busy or not.
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I can pull up.
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Yo, I gotta get you guys.
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Yo, wait.
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Did he invite me too?
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You want Seb to go?
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Seb, you wanna pull up?
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Yo, Matt.
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You're good.
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Yeah, Seb.
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Let's go.
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Peace out, Matt.
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Yo, take it easy, bro.
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Alright, see y'all.
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Alright.
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Peace bro.
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Have a good one.
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Yeah, he was cool.
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I'm not gonna lie.
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Shout out to Matt, bro.
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He was a real cool dude.
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Sometimes in life, you want to take it to a far extent where you want to get views
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and you just don't make it out.
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And for example, that's gonna happen to him.
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Honest rating on him gotta be like a 9.7.
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Dude is a solid guy.
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Just arches his ass a little too much.
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Now this will work out, sweetie.
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Now we feel we're leaving him though.
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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What did you see?
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What did you see?
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Nothing!
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Oh!
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It's piss!
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No way you're tired from that bro!
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I think I'm not tired right now bro!
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Bro we just walked like a block and a half I thought I saw something I thought I saw something
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I thought I saw something Dude are you good?
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I'm good.
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I'm really good.
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I'm really good.
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Yeah, no, we're good.
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Let's keep going.
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I think you should go alone.
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Shut up.
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Just go live on cake.
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We'll make sure you're good.
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There's no service.
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Take the start link from upstairs.
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Yeah, we got that.
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You're good.
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Tomorrow.
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Tomorrow.
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Tomorrow.
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Getting late.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Yeah?
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No, yeah, you're good.
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You can go.
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Alright.
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Do you know what it is?
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I don't even think I can right now if I wanted to.
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I mean, I want to, but I don't think I can.
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That's a steep hill.
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No, it really is a pretty steep hill, actually.
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That's a good workout.
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This is my second workout today, surprisingly.
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The first one...
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Well...
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Nico, remember the first workout today?
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So, we didn't find any skinwalkers or anything too creepy in the Appalachian Mountains, but that brings us to the second Google Map location, which is all the way in Miami, Florida.
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Florida.
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It's called the Miami Marine Stadium.
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It was once the spot for insane boat races and concerts.
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A bunch of famous people used to perform here on floating stages.
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But after Hurricane Andrew in 1992, it was shut down and completely abandoned.
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Now it's covered in graffiti and surrounded by urban legends.
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Some people say it's haunted by people who died in the races.
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Others claim secret parties and illegal fights still happen inside at night.
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It's one of the most iconic abandoned spots in Miami and technically it's off limits, but explorers keep breaking in anyways.
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We have officially arrived at the Miami Marine Stadium.
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This place was abandoned in 1992 and now it's just left here.
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It's not demolished.
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It's 240 acres and no one uses it.
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We're gonna sneak in.
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It looks so cool.
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One, two, three, four, five, six, no trespassing signs.
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No habla ingles.
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Dude, what's the worst that could happen?
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Yo, there's homeless people probably living in here, eh?
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I don't wanna f.
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I like what they did with the place.
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You think Do you think this is safe enough to walk on?
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Yo, what?
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Why is there a kayak right there?
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And like boats over there too.
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Do you think people just like chill here?
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What are these rooms?
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Oh my God.
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Oh my God.
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Holy .
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There's just so much graffiti.
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Literally on every single seat in the stadium, there's a piece of graffiti.
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I wonder what they were watching.
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It's just facing at water.
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This is sick.
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I almost just leaked our location.
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I'm surprised they haven't demolished this place.
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Crowd's a little bit dead today.
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Yo, how the f* did people spray paint up there?
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This s* don't even make sense.
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Let's hear it, Miami.
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This used to be hosting water sports and boxing matches.
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Matches in the water?
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Yeah.
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Look at that bird just chilling.
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Oh, he's mad.
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What the f*?
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We're gonna go down in the stadium.
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There's like some crazy rooms and they're all pitch black.
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It's really f*ing scary.
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But we're gonna try to explore.
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This is like a bathroom.
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Bro, hell nah.
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The concrete is so old it's just breaking.
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What the f* was that?
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Torture room?
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Oh, I could finally go in the girls' bathroom.
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Oh f*, it smells terrible.
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Dude, there's like a telephone in here, bro.
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Mmm.
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I don't know about this, man.
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This place was really just left in time.
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It's crazy to think about.
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Seeing this place on Google Maps is one thing, but being there in real life was a completely unreal experience.
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It was pretty fascinating to see, but it does not compare to the next Google Map location, which is located all the way in North Carolina.
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This place looks like it's straight out of a horror movie, and it kind of is.
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Henry River Mill Village is a 100-year-old ghost town in North Carolina that was completely abandoned in the 1970s.
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It used to be a thriving mill village, but after a fire and years of decline, everyone just left.
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What's crazy to me is this entire town is still standing.
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Empty houses, the general store, and even the old factory.
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People claim it's haunted, and visitors have claimed to hear footsteps in the empty homes, and even see figures in the windows.
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But here's the crazy part this ghost town was used as district 12 in the Hunger Games
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So it's a literal haunted movie set in the middle of nowhere.
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We have arrived at Henry Mill village, which is an abandoned ghost town It's been abandoned since the 70s.
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This place was burned down and we're here.
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We're gonna go explore look at this house Like where do these people go?
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It's just so interesting to me, but no one has ever tried to redo this town I was literally just looking at this on Google Maps
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Like who owns the property though, you know, dude, it's so creepy in there.
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Okay.
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So I would go to the extent to pose for YouTube thumbnail in there, but that is just like disgusting and I probably will die.
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Look at that tiny off in frog.
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I didn't know they make them that small.
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I don't know how these places are not falling down to the ground.
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You guys exploring this place too?
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Yeah, allegedly this right here was the town hall when it burned down everyone lost their jobs.
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So everyone had to evacuate the town and go get jobs somewhere else.
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Kind of sad.
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But kind of fascinating.
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And it's so crazy that so many people drive past here.
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Like it's like an active town.
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Wait, sorry, what?
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The house 12 and Hunger Games.
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Oh, Hunger Games.
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Yeah.
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Oh, they filmed it here?
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That's what it's filmed.
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Oh.
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The first Hunger Games in the White House down here, you can see it.
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Do you know what happened here?
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Back in the day, this was a middle town, but Hunger Games made it a little bit more popular.
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I remember when I was growing up, you could have your radio station on one radio station, and when you come down through here, it would flip back to the 1930 radio.
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Really?
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Yeah, it would.
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My son even, he graduated here, and he goes, I remember that, Dad.
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I said, yeah, remember how the radio station would always change to another radio station?
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That's weird.
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He goes, yeah, and it's like playing 20s music.
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I said, yeah.
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And then after you go across the bridge, it would flip back to the regular radio station you had it on.
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Whoa.
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You think this place is haunted?
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I don't know.
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My wife, she lived in that very first house.
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Really?
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When they first started it here.
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Wow.
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Did your wife just like abandon the house?
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Was she the last person to live there?
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Yeah.
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Wow.
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The houses got so old.
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So everyone just left their own houses?
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A lot of people come here and camp out in these old houses and they swear about all kinds of stuff.
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How many houses are abandoned on this road?
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Uh, there was about 18.
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He said when he was driving, when he was younger here, the radios would switch back to like 20s and 30s music.
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When he would get in this town.
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Bro, what?
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I've never been to an actual ghost town.
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I don't get it.
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Like, how do you pay for a house and you just leave it one day?
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That's where they filmed Hunger Games.
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I never watched the movie, but that's where they filmed it.
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That's pretty sick.
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As we were walking around this place, it just felt too quiet.
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Every house was still standing completely empty, and it made me wonder, where did these people go?
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Everyone just vanished overnight.
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Locals say if you come to this place at the right time, you'll hear doors creak by themselves or footsteps behind you.
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And I'm not that curious, so I will not be looking for that at all.
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Most of these houses still had furniture inside.
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Everything was frozen in time.
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This is by far one of the creepiest places I've ever explored
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and one of the creepiest abandoned towns in the south Maybe
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i'd say this place has about 10 years until all these buildings just collapse
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because like even bro Look all the way down there.
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There's an abandoned house down there.
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This goes on for miles rents probably hella cheap here I'm gonna stick my gopro in there.
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Let's see what we see.
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There was a fireplace in this guy's house I see the kitchen damn That's sad.
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Maybe these places are better off not to be explored.
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This place was crazy.
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Probably won't come back here ever in my life.
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20k likes, I'll come back here, I'll renovate this crib, we'll turn this into an Airbnb, and I'll f*ing live here for seven days.
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20k likes.
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The last Google Map location is located in Key Biscayne, Florida.
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This was once a popular zoo attraction in Miami, but after Hurricane Andrew in 1992, it was shut down and never reopened.
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What's left behind doesn't even look real.
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Rusted animal cages, overgrown paths that lead to nowhere, and eerie vibes.
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Do not enter.
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Authorized vehicles only.
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I think we're classified as authorized vehicles.
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Excuse me.
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Do you know where the zoo is?
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Right in there.
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All right, thank you.
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Yo, ain't no f*ing way.
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What the f* am I looking at?
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Oh my god, is this real life?
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No, this is a prank.
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No, that's the biggest bird I've ever seen in my f*ing life.
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Bro, it's like purple and s*.
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Who the f* do they think they are?
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He does a money spread with his wings.
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No troll.
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Are they a part of the zoo?
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Yo, what?
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No shot.
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That's real life.
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No, they're trolling.
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It's a money spread twin.
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Dude, they're so colorful.
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It took forever to find this place because it's literally not on Google Maps.
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Alligators in area.
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Crocodiles.
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Oh, I think I see one.
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Oh, I do see one.
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Yeah.
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Is that the head of one?
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It looks like a back of a croc...
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What sound effect is that?
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Okay, they're planning something on us.
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So I was just waiting like...
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It was not about it, bro.
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Bro swears he's a hammer.
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We found the first two remains of the zoo.
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So let's go check this out.
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Whoa.
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Locked off entrance.
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Bro, I think we have to go in.
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What is that?
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Yo, where the f* am I, bro?
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Yo, it's like they did this on purpose.
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They just put a bunch of metal pieces to block this gate.
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What's behind it, though?
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Oh.
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It's literally nothing.
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I wasn't that crazy.
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There was literally nothing behind it.
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What an edge.
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Let's keep heading down the trail.
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We just found a little tunnel.
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I think it's haunted.
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Is that not an art piece?
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Bro, there are some crazy iguanas in here.
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Whoa.
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Oh, hell no. What?
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There's something in it.
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I just heard some move in it.
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What?
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This is where they used to keep the animals.
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They would lock them in here.
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and that would be where you probably pet them, but like these are pretty intense cages, bro.
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What kind of animals would be in here?
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Maybe like cats?
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Dogs?
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My middle name's Grape, let's go.

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Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
abandon werkwoord/əˈbæn.dən/opgeven, prijsgeven
explore werkwoord/ɪkˈsploɹ/onderzoeken, bestuderen
creepy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈkɹipi/griezelig
haunt werkwoord/hɔnt/rondspoken
poison zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpɔɪ.zən/gif, vergif
snake zelfstandig naamwoord/sneɪk/slang, serpent
workout zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/training, oefening
crib zelfstandig naamwoord/kɹɪb/wieg
graffiti zelfstandig naamwoord/ɡɹəˈfi.ti/graffiti
footage zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/filmmateriaal
authorize werkwoord/ˈɔθəɹaɪz/machtigen
demolish werkwoord/dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/slopen
fascinate werkwoord/ˈfæsɪneɪt/fascineren
footstep zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfʊtstɛp/voetafdruk, voetstap
pickaxe zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpɪkˌæks/pikhouweel, pikaks

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
turn off werkwoorduitzetten, uitschakelen
burn down werkwoordplatbranden, afbranden
come back werkwoordterugkomen
go down werkwoordafdalen
shut down werkwoordafsluiten, uitzetten
find out werkwoordontdekken, onderzoeken
get up werkwoordopstaan
go back werkwoordteruggaan

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • Why'd you say that?
  • We're gonna are we twin?
  • I think this is enough footage right?
  • Did he invite me too?
  • Seb, you wanna pull up?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
“Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer kloptused to perform · used to be · used to keep
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog teltI've pinned · have arrived · have claimed
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetare unexplored · are known · were done
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dinglocation, which is · people who died · village, which is

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 140 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals we're, don't, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De “th”-klanken: authorize /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/, thumbnail /ˈθʌm.neɪl/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, thrive /θɹajv/
  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: demolish /dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/, shine /ʃaɪn/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/, speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: conspiracy /kənˈspɪɹəsi/, alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/, evacuate /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/, diarrhea /ˌdaɪ.əˈɹiː.ə/, unidentified /ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: crib /kɹɪb/, footage /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/, authorize /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/, disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/, cage /keɪd͡ʒ/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: abandon /əˈbæn.dən/, fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/, pickaxe /ˈpɪkˌæks/, panic /ˈpænɪk/, alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: graffiti /ɡɹəˈfi.ti/, disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/, bug /bʌɡ/, alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/, iguana /ɪˈɡwɑnə/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als abandon, explore, creepy.

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

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