Shadowing Practice: Exploring Mysterious Shipping Containers Lost at Sea! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This shipping container is worth more than half a million dollars.
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Oh my god.
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And this one was completely flooded with water.
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And today, we're discovering and opening shipping containers that we found on Google Maps.
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But first, we need to find one.
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Okay, so it looks like it's right off the coast.
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Okay, then we just go to the coordinates.
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All right, let's go.
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So we hopped on a plane and made our way over to the shipping container's last known location.
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That's if it's here.
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Like, we might have flew here for nothing.
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Don't say that!
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Come on!
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Every year, thousands of shipping containers fall off boats and go missing.
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And this beach has two of them.
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But after searching the entire coast...
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I do not see any shipping container!
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Yeah, there's nothing here, Brent.
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We decided to rent a boat and continue the search in the water.
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Right now, we are on the river and we're searching for these containers.
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Hopefully, we find either some clues or the container.
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I thought that was an alligator.
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Dude, that is an alligator!
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But alligators aren't the only thing we have to worry about.
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There are police patrol boats everywhere.
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And since this area is abandoned, it's illegal to be here.
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So we got to be careful.
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Well, I think the alligators are scarier than the police.
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What?
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And after finding a few things that we thought were shipping containers.
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Wait, is that just like a giant tree branch or something?
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What?
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We were almost ready to give up.
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But then we found this.
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What is it all say?
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Hold up.
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Do you think that this was on the crate?
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Does that say Firefly Shipping?
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Bro, that's the double F.
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That's the crate.
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That's the name of the container we're looking for.
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And if the river's flowing this way, then the container's probably this way.
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Okay, then we just keep going that way.
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Follow the waves.
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And now that we know we're in the right area, we got back to searching and finally found it.
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That might be the crate, Brent.
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Wait, what?
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Look at that.
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That is the exact crate that we saw on Google Maps.
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Oh my God.
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Only thing is, how did it get way up there?
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Yeah, in the Google Maps photo, it was on the beach.
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This part of the shipping dock is completely abandoned
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and for some reason one container ended up on this broken down barge boat and the other fell off into the ocean.
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Oh my god.
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Bro I'm literally touching it right now.
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Bro this is so sick.
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Finding the container was the easy part and now it's time to figure out how to get it back on land.
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So we jumped into the water to get a closer look.
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Um, Brent, why is there a danger sign right here?
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Uh, I have no idea.
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I feel like I shouldn't be in the water with this thing.
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And since this water is extremely dangerous, we tied some ropes onto the shipping container
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and started towing it towards the crane that we rented because we need to lift it out of the water.
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Oh my god, there is so much water in that container.
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But since the crane was making so much noise, it caught the local coast guard's attention in.
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Who's that?
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Wait, who's that?
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Boy, bro.
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I think that's police.
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There's no fucking noise.
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He's looking at us.
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He's looking at us.
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He's looking at us.
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Wait.
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Oh, he has lights.
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He has lights.
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He has lights.
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He has lights.
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That's a cop.
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Is that a police?
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That's for sure a cop.
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He just turned his lights on.
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Are we sure?
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Okay, are we sure it's us?
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Yeah, he's coming this way.
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Okay, well, we didn't do anything.
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I'm just standing here.
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What?
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What are you doing up there?
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He said, what are you doing up there?
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We just saw these containers over there
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and we thought they were abandoned i don't care about the containers it's a barge come down here
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so i can talk to you oh it's it bro we gotta go
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so we got off the barge
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and started talking to the officer the barge is a piece of equipment it's someone's property
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but after a few minutes of explaining our situation he gave us the boat company's address
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so we drove there and met the owner have you all opened the containers at all yet no
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We haven't opened it yet.
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I think you said Firefly.
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It's Firefly?
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It's Firefly.
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Those guys, they ship a lot of stuff.
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Anything that can be shipped, they ship it.
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Anywhere from bowl noodles to teddy bears to grenades, I don't know.
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Grenades?
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They're like actually live explosives inside the container?
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They could have, yeah.
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Well, now that we know that pretty much anything can be inside these shipping containers, it's time to ask him how much it would cost us.
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To use our bars for landing, you're probably looking at somewhere around 25 grand.
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25 grand?
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$25 ,000 is a lot of money.
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And these shipping containers could be completely empty.
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But after discussing our options...
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Should we do it?
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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I think it's worth it.
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Worth the risk.
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We accepted his offer.
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Okay, you know what?
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We'll do it.
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All right.
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Woo!
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Now we have exactly four hours of daylight left to open and search both shipping containers.
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Otherwise, we'll have to pay another $25 ,000 to rent this barge again tomorrow.
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Hold on, Brent.
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I don't think we should open this.
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What?
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What do you mean?
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Glamable objects, danger, toxic hazard.
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Live animals.
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What?
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Live animals?
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Why is there a picture of a lion?
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Well, the guy said that this is a crazy company.
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Like, there could be anything in here.
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I'm actually kind of terrified.
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This is it.
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Like, once we cut.. this there's no going back moment of truth we get it in three two one oh
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holy this is the shipping manifest oh my god it says everything that's inside this container we use the value
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Brent we look at the value Let's go!
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This shipping container might have been worth $112 ,000, but that was before it fell off a boat and flooded with water.
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Okay, true.
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If something's damaged, it's definitely a knockoff to value.
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We got to go through every single thing in this crate, and we also got to try it.
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Okay.
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But before we test to see if any of these products still work, we started opening some boxes.
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I'm not going to lie, guys.
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There's a lot of stuff in this crate.
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I don't really care about the shirts.
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All right.
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Some of these packages are massive.
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But a lot of the small ones just got added to our donation pile.
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Oh!
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Wait, wait.
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Wait, what the?
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Bro, why did that scare me?
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Okay, no, this is like a Halloween decoration or something.
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Bro, what?
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That mummy was definitely fake.
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But what we found next was 100 % real.
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It says...
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What was that?
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Wait, you heard that?
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That was like in the back.
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There's been growling?
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Bro, it did say live animals on the front of it.
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Guys, let's just not talk about it.
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It almost was actually going to freak me out.
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Okay, well, literally one of these boxes is going to have something in it.
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And we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into.
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But for now, let's get back to opening.
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Wait, dude, dude, this is electronics.
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Okay, wait, this could be something really expensive.
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Okay, open it.
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Open it.
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Oh!
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Shut up.
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Holy s*.
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Dude, this is full of Nintendo Switch.
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What?
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I got to make sure it's not like waterlogged.
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Freaking brand new.
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You know what?
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This is way too many
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Nintendo Switches for us, so I say we give it to the subscribers.
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Yeah, I agree.
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Guys, subscribe if you want to switch.
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Subscribe.
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We're only a few boxes in, and we've already made half of our money back.
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But since we still have so many more packages, it just keeps going.
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We have to be fast because there's only three hours left.
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I'm scared to look in.
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Go look.
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Wait.
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What?
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Boom.
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There's a f*ing alligator in there.
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Shut up.
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I swear.
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Wait, what?
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Oh, my God, Brent.
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That's real.
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Wait, that's kind of sad.
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How long has he been here?
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Oh, I feel bad for him.
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We should free him.
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Dude, what are you doing?
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He looks nice.
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He does.
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Bro, don't open the cane.
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Oh, s*.
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Oh, my God. That scared me.
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Oh, my God.
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His mouth is taint.
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Dude, that probably means he hasn't eaten in, like, months.
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And since we clearly don't know how to take care of an alligator,
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we called a local reptile expert to release it back into its natural habitat hat.
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If there was a real alligator in this container, what else could be hiding inside?
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Next thing you know, we're going to find a freaking bomb.
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I don't know.
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It better not be a lion.
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One by one, we made our way through the boxes and now we're about halfway done with this first shipping container.
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Oh my God, Brent.
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These are drones.
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Wait, they're all drones?
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How much do you think these are?
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I mean, at least like $500 each drone.
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But just as things were starting to look good a storm rolled in
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and destroyed everything all of our stuff is getting wet
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that we put out there whoa oh my god
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it is literally pouring outside oh what press the drones just got soaked shut up
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while everything was getting ruined outside the shipping container we started finding boxes
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that were already ruined inside the shipping container bro
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this one's soaking wet oh my god that's what sucks about these containers is
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that some of this stuff probably doesn't work anymore.
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Yo!
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Brent look at this one.
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This one's like soggy.
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Oh my god.
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Wait what?
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Wait these are sick.
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It's the overwater trampoline.
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Oh my god I'm not gonna lie this might be the best thing we've found so far.
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We just need to blow it up.
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It's at least gonna be the most fun.
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Let's take this to the beach around the corner and test it out.
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Alright.
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Let's go.
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See it's way bigger than I thought.
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This is sick.
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Cannonball!
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I say we go explore the rest of the stuff in there.
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I think so, too.
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After that, we got back to opening packages.
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But after a few more useless items...
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Okay, we're finding a bunch of bullshit now.
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I don't want this!
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We found the most expensive box so far.
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You got it?
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Oh, my God.
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Wait, dude, this is electronics, too.
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Honestly, bro, I need a new phone.
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I'm hoping this is, like, an iPhone.
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Oh!
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Wait, what?
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Not an iPhone, but it's an AirPod.
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Wait, what?
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Oh, my God, the box is filled.
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Look, there's all underneath here.
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These are worth like $500 each.
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This is literally No way.
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Brand new.
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What?
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Oh my God, Brent.
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These are brand new.
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So far, we've found working
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Nintendo Switches, drones, and these AirPod Maxes, but we weren't so lucky with our next few items.
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What is it?
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Oh, s*.
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Hey, it's a freaking go -kart.
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Bro.
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What?
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How are we supposed to get this out?
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Oh my God.
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Bro.
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Okay, well, let's see if this go -kart actually works.
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It should work.
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Bro, this was at the bottom, too.
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Like, is it water damage?
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Maybe.
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Well, there goes a couple thousand dollars.
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But the next package we opened was a couple thousand more dollars.
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Wait, do you see that?
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Is that like money?
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Bam.
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Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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Oh, my God.
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Shut up.
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I don't get it.
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Is that real?
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No, no. There's no way this is real.
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Wait, how did we know?
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It says in motion pictures we tried.
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So this is just prop money.
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Yeah.
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Damn it.
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Bro, I thought we came up on like a million dollars.
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Me too.
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And that wasn't even the only movie prop we found.
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Oh my god, it's a safe.
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Wait, what?
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Wait, look at the keys are there too.
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Bro.
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What the?
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Oh.
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All right, ready?
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Three, two, one.
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What the?
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Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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What is that?
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What?
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Whoa.
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Is that a bomb?
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What the fuck is that?
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It's a time bomb.
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A time bomb?
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No, it's not.
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What the fuck is that, actually?
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Bro, that looks like a clock right there.
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Yeah, but it's not on, bro.
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Oh, yeah, oh, this is fake is it big?
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Yeah, look it's got freaking little batteries plugged into it at first
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This was really concerning though Let's just get out of here
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Alright Brent look another electronics box.
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I didn't know how many electronics we're gonna be in this container
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No, this is where we make our money back.
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All right ready.
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What do we got?
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What do we got?
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Oh my god?
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Is it not water damaged no I mean look the seals there and everything brand new iPad.
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Oh my god.
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This is the moment of truth.
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Do they still work?
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Huh?
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Wait, it looks good.
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No, this is good.
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Oh my god.
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Wait, wait, wait.
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Turn it on.
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Turn it on.
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Turn it on.
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Come on.
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Please, please, please, please, please.
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Oh!
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It works!
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Brand new iPad and we have like freaking 50 of them.
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Yeah.
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Again, we have too many.
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Alright guys, if you want a new iPad, like the video and comment down below done.
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We're gonna send these to subscribers.
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We're gonna be checking.
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We're giving away pretty much everything we find in these shipping containers
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so make sure you keep watching because the packages only get crazier
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and crazier look at this and we got more electronics oh
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wait is
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that a ps5 no
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it's way too big of a box wait sub blue nav
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bow what oh my god look at this underwater scooter what these are expensive too okay yeah
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we're definitely gonna have to try
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that out okay bring it over here all right ready okay here we go moment of truth two one oh Oh, what?
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Wait, he's mobbing, actually.
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This underwater scooter was cool, but it's not even the coolest vehicle in these shipping containers.
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And since we're running out of time, we got back to searching and testing these products.
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Oh, my God.
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This might be the greatest thing we've ever done to him.
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We have so much left to go through in the container, so we...
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Ow!
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We have so much stuff still left in the container, So we have to go back.
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Let's go Alright, come on drew
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What is that?
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That's a military crate
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if I've ever seen one wait why like this is like what like military men will put their stuff in
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or Maybe it's another movie prop.
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Oh, you're right.
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You're right.
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It might just be props.
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It could be Oh The hell is that those are RPGs.
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Oh, what the fuck?
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There's gas masks.
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Wait the gas
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Close this though.
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Bro, if we like, we can't have this.
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We'd get like straight up arrested for even touching that.
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Let's give it to the guy that we talked to and just have him deal with it.
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Okay.
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It's honestly sketchy to even bring this out of here.
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Be really careful with it.
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Well, now that we got the most dangerous item out of here,
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we opened up a few more dangerous boxes before finally finishing the first shipping container.
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Hold on.
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Is that all of it?
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Oh, yeah.
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That was the last box.
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Well, let's hope this second crate is not just empty.
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All right.
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You guys ready?
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Yeah.
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Alright, let's go.
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I'm so excited.
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Okay, so this one says flammable objects.
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Well, you know, if it's anything like the other one, hopefully it's just movie props.
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I am so scared to see what we're about to find.
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Ooh!
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Alright, here we go, guys.
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Three, two, one.
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Well, it's not empty.
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What is that, though?
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I don't know what this is, but it looks like it could be a car.
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Okay, wait, wait.
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Before we do that, we should open the boxes right here first.
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Dude, I'm feeling like a hood.
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Bro, stop!
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Don't jinx it.
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I think we got lucky.
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Do not jinx it.
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Now that we're on the second shipping container, here's our plan.
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We only have half an hour left to open the rest of these boxes.
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Otherwise, it'll cost another $25 ,000 to rent the boat again tomorrow.
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So let's hurry.
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Oh, Sabrina Carpenter.
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I like Sabrina Carpenter.
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Alright, let's see.
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What are these?
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Oh.
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It's freaking bubbles.
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Huh?
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Can you stop blowing it?
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Ow!
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It's in my f*ing eye.
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Alright, let's keep opening the boxes so we can find out what this big thing is.
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Here.
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Guys, this one has live animals.
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Wait, what?
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Why is there so many live animals?
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Wait, wait, wait, wait.
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I'm scared.
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Live animals?
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Bro, just open the thing.
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Bro.
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Bro.
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We're wasting our time.
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Oh my.
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Yeah.
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It's just a bunch of rubber duckies.
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This is the thing about these crate videos that you really never know what you're gonna find.
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It's either something really expensive or something just so random.
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Okay, wait, this is a big one.
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This is a big one.
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Bro, this one says fragile too.
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Oh, shit, be careful.
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Okay, what's in here?
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What is this?
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Oh, my God, Brent.
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Holy shit, it's a crossbow.
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Wait, what?
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Wait, it says tactical lightweight hunting crossbow.
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What?
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Wait, we can like full on hunt with this.
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What?
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Okay, dude, that thing is dangerous.
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Yeah, I don't feel like I trust myself holding this.
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I trust myself.
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I look you want to shoot it off.
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But before we try shooting the crossbow, it's time for the biggest and most expensive item in these shipping containers.
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Okay, three, two, one.
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Oh, my God.
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It's a freaking car.
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Wait, what?
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What is this?
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No, dude, it doesn't have any wheels.
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Look.
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What?
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What is this?
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Wait, so it's like a boat car?
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Oh, my God.
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It's a freaking boat that looks like a car.
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Wait, what?
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What is this?
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This is the front of a boat.
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Is that not?
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It is.
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Wait, hold on.
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Yeah, because lookit, there's no wheels.
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Bro, but it's a freaking Mercedes.
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Wait, what?
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Did we just find?
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What is this?
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There's four seats.
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There's a steering wheel.
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There's cup holders right here.
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Wait, what?
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Okay, we got to take this thing on the water to see if it actually works.
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Okay, but guys, this container was the one that was underwater, which means that it probably doesn't work.
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Wait, why?
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It's a boat.
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Yeah, but boats aren't supposed to be under the water.
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I'm not going to lie.
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The hood is wet.
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Look at this.
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Well now that we have the boat the only way to see
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if it actually works is by putting it in the water and testing it out
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Oh my god
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This is literally a car on water like I didn't even know these exist
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Oh my god, we're actually in a car boat right now.
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I'm not gonna lie.
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It kind of feels like driving a car Really?
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Look at this.
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I have the steering wheel and then I have my gas right there in my brake Ready?
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Bro, this is so cool.
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Oh my god, this is actually kind of scary.
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Do you guys know what's better than a jet car?
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What?
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A free jet car.
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Yeah!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Exploring Mysterious Shipping Containers Lost at Sea!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: container, bro, shipping, boat. This video has 529 sentences and 3293 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:29. The speaker talks fast, about 188 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 106 of its 529 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| container noun | /kənˈteɪ.nəɹ/ | An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| package noun | /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ | Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. |
| electronics noun | /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/ | The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of… |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| drone noun | /dɹoʊn/ | A male hymenopteran (ant, bee, hornet, or wasp), whose sole primary function is to mate with the queen. |
| prop noun | /pɹɑp/ | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| barge noun | /ˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/ | A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo. |
| abandon verb | /əˈbæn.dən/ | To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. |
| underwater adjective | /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/ | Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| flood noun | /flʌd/ | An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| ruin noun | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| lion noun | /ˈlaɪən/ | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
| do up verb | To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.) | |
| fall off verb | To become detached or to drop from. | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| break down verb | To stop functioning. | |
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you think that this was on the crate?
- What are you doing up there?
- He said, what are you doing up there?
- Bro, why did that scare me?
- Dude, what are you doing?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't opened · we've already made · has he been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was completely flooded · is abandoned · is completely abandoned |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep going · started towing · started talking |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · the most fun · the most expensive |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 81 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: donation /doʊˈneɪʃən/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: electronics /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/, underwater /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/, coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like container, whoa, package.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.