Shadowing Practice: I Broke Every Rule At Theme Parks - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What is the fastest setting a ride can go on?
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Can you balance something while going on a roller coaster?
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Can you catch a bouncy ball if you drop it off the drop tower?
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And how fast can you theoretically spin the teapots?
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Well, these are just a few of the crazy limits I'll be testing out today
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because I have access to an entire theme park all to myself.
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Let's go ahead and answer these questions.
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I'm excited.
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The very first limit I want to test at this theme park is what happens
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if you drop a bouncy ball off of a drop tower?
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Are you able to catch it?
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Does it just go flying?
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Well, we're about to find out.
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All right, let's see how bouncy this is.
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All right, we're going up.
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I think it's about 40 feet high.
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Oh wait what?
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Okay, here we go and Oh catch it, catch it!
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No!
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Wait, this one's kinda scary too.
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Oh my gosh, it actually came back to us.
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It was within reach for a little bit.
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We were so close.
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What?
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Oh it's on like, wait what?
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The limits of the drop tower.
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What is going on here?
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I think it's glitching out.
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No more, all I wanted to do was drop the ball.
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Why is it so long?
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I think they stopped the brakes on this thing.
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Okay, I'm feeling good this time.
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Ball.
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Bounciest ball.
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And I know how to account for it now.
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Here we go.
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Oh, no! So close!
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All right, well, I think it's doable.
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But unfortunately, I missed right there.
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Such a failure.
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Round three for the luck.
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Yeah, third time's a charm.
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That's what they say, isn't it?
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If I catch this, you have to subscribe.
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Nobody likes going on drop towers three times in a row.
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Round three.
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Can you catch the world's bounciest ball on a drop tower?
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Right there.
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This is where it needs to go.
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Here we go.
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Yes!
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Got it!
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Yes!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Subscribe.
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Yes!
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Yes!
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Yes!
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That was the greatest moment of my life.
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So I completed it on the mini drop tower
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and now I'm going on a 220 foot drop tower to see if we can do the same thing.
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All right, let's see.
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There's no way this works.
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All right, let's go.
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This would be a world record.
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Nobody has ever done this before.
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220 feet in the air starts right now.
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All right, it's going to go.
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Set.
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Oh no!
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Oh no, so close. So close.
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Actually not close at all.
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That actually was like the least close thing ever, but at least we tried.
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Oh no. All right, it was a Valiant attempt.
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Turns out when you're that high in the sky, it's nearly impossible to get enough of a bounce from a bouncy ball to catch it.
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I feel like I should have known that, but now we know.
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All right, we're going again this time.
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I'm just going to leave the ball like this Ben, I want to see what happens when you're on a drop tower that goes 220 feet in the air.
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Straight face.
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Oh!
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It's not going anywhere!
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Alright, here we go, here we go.
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No!
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How fast can you actually spin on the teacups?
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So to find out, I purchased work gloves that have insane grip, and I'm wearing them.
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And my goal is to set a record for the most spins, most rotations per minute on this teacup ride.
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I have a feeling we can go incredibly fast.
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I'm probably going to get nauseous, but it's worth every second.
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All right, let's do this.
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I think I'm going to go this direction.
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Oh, I have so much grip.
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It's crazy.
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Oh, no. Someone's getting sick on this.
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Oh, I don't know how long I can do this for.
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Oh, my gosh.
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What the?
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We're going to go off the hinges.
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Bro, I'm not even kidding.
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I don't know if you guys could tell.
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I might have to close my eyes because I'm definitely going to get nauseous from this.
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Find your equilibrium.
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Find your equilibrium.
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Okay, okay, okay.
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Oh, my gosh.
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We're going so bad.
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That was the worst thing I've ever done.
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I actually did not realize that these things could spin that fast.
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I thought there was like a limit baked into them.
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Like they wouldn't let you do that many rotations.
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But we straight up might have just gone.
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I don't even know, like 60 rotations per second.
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Like we're going insane right there.
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How are you feeling?
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How do you recover from this?
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You can't.
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It's unnatural.
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No joke, I think we actually just broke a record right there.
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I've never spun that much in my life.
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We're going to see if you can balance something while you're on a roller coaster.
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So I have one of these fun games right here.
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But I'm not going to be playing it.
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I'm instead going to try to just be balancing this as we go around.
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There's apparently a lot of g-force and this is a pretty fast ride, so we'll see if it's possible.
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Okay, the ball is on.
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Over under on how long this is gonna last.
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I think I'm gonna go the entire coaster.
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Alright, we're going up, so far so good.
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Nice and steady here.
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I have a feeling when we go down though, the first drop, I might be done for.
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I don't know if there's flips or anything on this ride, I hope not.
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Okay.
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Oh no, already!
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I would've immediately lost in one.
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All right, let me try to get it.
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Why is this ride so fast?
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Okay, so that didn't work out as planned.
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That was basically immediate.
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So I guess it's impossible to balance something on a roller coaster.
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You'd think it would be a bit easier, but I mean, you saw it right there.
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I do think it's possible.
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Balance, it's all about the balance.
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Don't fall, don't fall, don't fall.
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All right, here we go, here we go.
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This is where I lost last time.
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Counteracted, counteracted.
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Oh, the same exact spot.
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Oh, and my hat.
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All right, guys, so I don't think it's possible to balance something on a roller coaster.
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In fact, it might be impossible, but at least we tried.
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And there goes my hat.
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So that's another thing.
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If you wear loose articles of clothing on a roller coaster, it is certainly gonna fall off.
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Typically at theme parks, they usually have caricature drawings in
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which they basically accentuate certain features of her face into something super goofy.
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So I wanna see if they're able to draw the most average person with no features.
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So right here is what I generated via AI.
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It is the most average person.
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And I'm gonna see what they do with this because it literally gives them no content.
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So I'm not sure how they're gonna accentuate this to turn it into something crazy.
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Let's see if they're willing to do it.
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Hey, what's up man?
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If I give you a picture of my friend, are you able to draw him?
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Yeah, he's gonna do it, yeah.
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Oh, okay.
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All right, cool.
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So now we wait 30 minutes and we're gonna see what this looks like.
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There's no way they could generate a featureless person, but we'll see.
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It's been about 30 minutes, so I think they drew our AI average person with no distinguishable features.
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So let's go see what this looks like.
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Alright, here we go, here we go.
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You're right?
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I'm ready.
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Oh, wow, that's good.
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Dang, that's really good.
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Yo, thank you, man.
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You're talented, that's really good.
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This is what our guy originally looked like, and then this is what the caricature of him looks like.
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Really not that far off.
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And it doesn't look like he accented any specific areas.
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So all things considered, they are able to do it.
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So if you have no defining features and you're just average, this might even look like you.
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Just know you could still get a caricature done.
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All right, pretty cool.
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So we were unable to balance that toy on the roller coaster, but I want to see if I'm able to do this clown plate balance thing on this ride.
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I feel like there's a higher success rate because one of my hidden talents is this.
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It's going to be impossible.
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Oh no, we're already tilting.
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Oh, this is gonna be impossible.
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Do I have to go the other direction to counteract it?
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No, nothing will work here.
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Okay, here we go.
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Here we go, here we go.
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Okay, fine.
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I found the flow.
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It is possible to do.
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You are able to spin plates on a jumpy ride.
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Took a while to get things going, but we are in full clown mode now, and we are spinning.
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I did not think this would work.
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Yellow is my favorite color.
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Oh.
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Oh!
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Should I get some air time?
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Look at that!
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This is defying physics.
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I'm gonna throw the whole thing in the air.
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All right, well, I guess it is possible.
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You saw it right there.
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Took a lot of attempts, but you can certainly spin a plate on a ride.
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Might be the first person to have ever done that.
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We're about to find out if you're able to blow a bubble using the swing ride.
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So I have a bubble wand right here, and then using the momentum of the swing, I'm going to see if we can create a mega bubble.
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So here's the bubble wand.
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It's more like a bubble sword.
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I don't think this has ever been done before, so we're about to find out.
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It's one of my favorite rides, too.
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Okay, so we're going to have to generate some good speed, because when you create a bubble, think about it.
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We're going to be like SpongeBob out here with his net.
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All right, we might have enough speed.
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Oh, yeah, we got enough speed now.
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Here we go.
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Here we go.
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Oh, we're going too fast, I think.
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Oh, we're going too fast.
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We need slow mode.
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Okay, maybe something there.
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I'm getting soap in my eyes and everything.
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Hold on, here we go, here we go.
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A good dip, good dip.
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And, oh no. I think we're going too fast.
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Okay, our last attempt here, as we slow down maybe, cause maybe we're just going too fast.
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All right, let's try it.
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This speed.
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Oh, there we go, there we go, let's go.
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So you just have to be going the perfect speed and then you are able to blow bubbles using the bubble maker.
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All right, it actually works.
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Very messy, but it's soap at the end of the day.
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But you could do it.
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Make sure it's not when it's going full speed.
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Is it possible to not spill your drink on a ride?
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So we're gonna see right now, I'm gonna pour some water in a cup, and then I'm going to put it on this spill me not device
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And we're gonna go on a buccaneer sort of ride where we go back
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and forth and I'm gonna see
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if I can keep this thing stable I've actually never been on this before
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so I do not know how this is gonna fare, but it's already moving.
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Okay, okay Oh wait, we're actually moving fast.
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Okay, it's good.
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It's good.
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Okay, it's not spilling so far.
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Oh, they're turning it up now.
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Oh no!
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Look at this thing.
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Alright, it looks like we were able to secure it.
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Not the craziest ride, but I didn't want to honestly spill water on any of the rides.
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But it looks like I was able to hold the water in the cup, despite all the spins and all the rocking.
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Still have my drink, post-ride.
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Let's say you're at a theme park and you want to play the balloon dart game, but you only have five darts typically and you want to win that prize.
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Well, all you need is a blue light laser and you can absolutely max out the limit of these balloons.
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So we're gonna try and get as many as we can inside of five throws, which is basically just like one click of this thing, because this thing is absolutely crazy.
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Let's see if it works.
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It kind of works.
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Not bad.
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It's crazy that this thing is legal.
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This is 7,500 megawatts.
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Definitely don't use this.
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I'm in a closed setting, but you are able to pop an unlimited amount of balloons if you use it.
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Pretty cool.
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At a theme park, fellas, if you want to win a prize for your girlfriend and you're not good at any games, I'm going to find out how much money it takes to just pay off the carny and just get the prize itself.
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I see a game behind me that no one's on, so I'm going to see if I can just outright buy the prize.
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And if so, what the upcharge is, because I'm assuming it's going to be crazy.
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Can I just buy this stuffed animal?
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How much?
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because like this banana or the corn
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because i don't want to play i'm not good
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so it's like what can i pay 40 bucks for the
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corn oh yeah that's good all right thank you brother appreciate
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it thank you guess the answer is 40 bucks i'm gonna go ahead
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and look up how much this thing actually costs i bet
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you it's got to be like two dollars ai corn
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that guy was decisive though bam 40
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so he knew what the price was i'm guessing other people may have asked him
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that in the past but let's see how much our corn friend is.
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Okay, guys, I found the corn.
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This is him.
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Okay, so it looks like this sold at retail is about $15 to $30, which means that it's anywhere from like 200 to 400% of an upcharge at 40 bucks, which all things considered is not too bad.
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So I kind of got a deal, I think.
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And I didn't have to throw my arm out in the process, but now you know if you want one of these, it's gonna cost you 40 bucks.
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The next limit I wanna test is
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if you're able to use this as currency and pay for the next game that you decide to play.
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So I see a game behind me right now.
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It's calling my name.
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So I'm gonna try to exchange this for a couple throws.
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Let's see what he says.
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For one throw, I'll give you two free throws.
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Oh, free throws for this?
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Yeah.
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All right, let's do it.
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So that was 40 bucks.
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Yeah.
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So basically 40 bucks for three throws.
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And how many do I have to get?
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I'll give you four throws.
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Four throws, nice.
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All right.
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Two in a row for small price.
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Three in a row for three.
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OK.
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Nope.
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Nope.
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It's so precise.
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Nope.
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This limit we're going to test is how fast can a ride really go.
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So right now I have the merry-go-round behind me, which is a typically slow paced ride.
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You go on with kids.
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It's just like a really safe family ride.
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But what happens if you jack it up to the max speed?
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We're going to start on its typical mode where it goes like two miles per hour
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and we're going to see how fast this thing can go.
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It looks so innocent.
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I'm actually scared.
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Rugrats ride about to go like 30 miles per hour.
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Wish me luck.
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I'm really not afraid of the merry-go-round.
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How bad can this get?
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Let me go ahead and situate on this guy.
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Okay.
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Is there a weight limit to this?
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It does for a seat belt.
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Oh yeah.
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Never forget the seat belt.
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I forgot there's a seatbelt on this ride.
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Okay, so we're starting off on the normal mode.
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This is like for the little kids and stuff.
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I think this is what it runs out on like a daily.
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There's the bell.
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Oh, we're crawling.
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This is like if I was three years old.
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I think we're legitimately going like two miles per hour.
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We're gonna have unlimited angles because it's so easy to just catch up.
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So far, not too bad though.
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Okay, so now we're gonna turn it up.
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We're gonna go to level two.
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We just stopped.
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I think that means we're about to go fast now.
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It can't be that much faster, right?
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It's just a merry-go-round.
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Okay, this is faster for sure.
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Oh, this quickly turned into an adult ride.
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Wait a second, wait a second.
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All of a sudden we're going like eight miles per hour.
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Why is it so fast?
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I see why I need to be strapped in.
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It's time to go to the final level.
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All right, let's turn up the level.
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Turn it up.
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Starting to get dizzy now.
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I didn't know these could go this fast.
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Michael is full sprinting right there.
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So we're coming to a stop now.
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You were like full on Usain Bolting just to keep up with this.
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We're finally slowing down.
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I'm actually surprised that merry-go-rounds could go that fast legally.
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Cause that was pretty insane.
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I felt at any given point I could fall off this thing
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but luckily i was strapped in so i don't know
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if the manufacturers build that into a lot of different rides
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but at least on the merry-go-round you have three different levels crawl medium
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and fast like you just saw i don't know
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if they ever use fast
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but i see why this next limit i'm going to test
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is how much you can deep fry a single food item
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so at the fair there's a bunch of different fried things like corn dogs fried oreos zeppoles
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so my goal is to get a super super battered
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and fried Maybe a fried Oreo
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or something just to see how much batter can get on
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it I want the Oreo to no longer look like an Oreo.
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I want it to look like a chicken wing So let's go ahead and wrap up those fryers.
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Question, are you able to like triple fry the Zeppolis?
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Like can we just fry it like as much as we can?
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Okay, cool.
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Yeah, like as much fry as you can.
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This is the time of year where we just like like, you know, like the full fry Alright, so we're in there and we're frying it to its limits right now now.
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This is gonna be the most unhealthy thing ever eaten.
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That's gonna be battering in oil for like 20 minutes.
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Perfect.
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Thanks so much guys.
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Okay, so we just got the ultra fried Zeppelis.
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I mean, this thing is literally like glass.
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It's really not eatable.
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Right now it's completely hot.
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It's steaming because of all the oil that's infused.
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I don't know why I asked for that though.
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You can't even take a bite of this.
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Like if I did, it would like break my teeth.
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Okay, I think it finally cooled down, but this thing is so hard.
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There's like no squish to it at all.
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Look at that.
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Oh my gosh, I feel like I'd actually hurt my teeth if I bit into this.
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It's like they just made bread.
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This is actually harder than just like standard loaf of Italian bread.
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If you wanna order fried food, do not get it as fried as it can because it's just gonna turn into a jaw breaker essentially.
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Are we able to get like a super battered deep fried Oreo?
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Like a ton of batter on it?
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Try it.
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Okay, yeah.
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Awesome, thanks so much man, appreciate it.
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Thank you, okay.
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We got them.
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These things look crazy, so I'm gonna wait for them to cool down, then I'll show you what it looks like.
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Okay, let's see what these things look like.
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Oh my gosh, this was an Oreo once.
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It's just a ball of dough now, and there's just extra dough for no reason on it.
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I originally wanted it to look like a chicken wing, and this actually looks like a drumstick now.
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I'm gonna take a good bite of this.
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I'm gonna see if I can even reach the Oreo because this thing has been like quadruple fried at this point.
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Okay, I barely got it.
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I'm eating like 99% dough though.
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All right, so now you know.
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Do you want a deep fried?
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You basically get as much as you can.
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We got it four or five times.
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This next limit we're gonna test is can you turn the brakes off on a roller coaster and just keep going through?
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So typically when you get to the station after you go one time around, you stop.
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But we've instructed them to turn off the brakes so then we're able to go through again for a second time.
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I didn't even know that was possible.
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It's kind of scary honestly, but let's see what happens.
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This is ride number one right now So let's enjoy it because I don't know if it's ever gonna end honestly.
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Oh my gosh, why are we going so much faster now?
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I feel like this is much faster than the last time I went up Okay,
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all right, so I think we're stopping so we are finally getting off this ride, which is good.
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Whew!
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All right, I'm excited to get off.
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Wait, why don't we stop?
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Oh my gosh, I think the brakes are actually broken.
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We didn't even stop at the station.
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So they're able to do this in infinite amount of time.
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Oh no. Well, I guess you could truly go on an infinite amount of times.
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If nobody's here, they could just keep circling this thing, I guess.
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It gets faster every time.
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I think we're finally done now.
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The next limit I want to test is how many times can I go on a roller coaster before I get sick.
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Now actually in this video I already went on the Nickelodeon Slime Street coaster multiple times.
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And so I figured I'd just add on that by going over
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and over again to see how many times I could realistically do it.
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Now, they said that they saw people go on double digits before, and so my goal was to get to at least 10.
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But I have to be honest, I was getting kind of sick after just the sixth attempt.
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But I kept going on this thing over and over and over until I reached number 10, at which point I had to tap out.
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And so, at least my limit is 10.
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Okay, guys, now I am apparently on one of the scariest rides in the world, and I am blindfolded.
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So we're going to see what this experience is like.
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Am I going to pass out from the nausea
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that is going to come on me from being blindfolded on this crazy ride?
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Let's find out.
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I'm not looking forward to this.
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I'm not looking forward to this.
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Oh my gosh, this is crazy.
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What ride did you put me on?
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What is that?
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Screeches of owls?
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Hawks maybe?
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This is fun.
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Very thrilling.
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All right guys, well thank you so much for watching.
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If you want to see more content, make sure to click here or click here.
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Otherwise, subscribe on your way out.
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And I'll see you next time.
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Peace.
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About This Lesson
Ready to level up your English speaking practice? This lesson uses a fun, energetic video where someone tests wild theme park rules—perfect for practicing conversational flow and listening skills! You’ll mimic the speaker’s excitement, speed, and tone, which is great for building confidence in real-life conversations. Plus, you’ll learn how to use "shadowspeak" (repeating speech aloud as you hear it) to master natural rhythm. Let’s dive in!
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Drop tower: A tall amusement ride that lifts riders and drops them suddenly. Example: "We climbed the drop tower to test the bouncy ball."
- Bouncy ball: A ball that springs back when it hits a surface. Example: "The bouncy ball flew higher than expected!"
- Glitching out: Malfunctioning or acting unpredictably. Example: "The ride kept glitching out—we had to try again!"
- Third time's a charm: A saying meaning the third attempt will succeed. Example: "Third time's a charm—let's catch that ball!"
- Within reach: Close enough to touch. Example: "The ball was within reach, but I missed!"
Practice Tips
The video’s tone is upbeat and conversational, with quick pauses and excited exclamations—perfect for shadow speak practice! Here’s how to nail it: First, watch the video once to follow the story. Then, play short clips (5-10 seconds) and repeat immediately, matching the speaker’s speed and energy. Focus on phrases like "Oh my gosh" and "Here we go" to mimic natural intonation. If you stumble, rewind and try again—shadowspeaks is all about repetition! Remember, the goal isn’t perfection; it’s to get comfortable speaking in real time. Keep practicing, and soon you’ll notice your English sounds more fluent and natural. You’ve got this!
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 | has ever done · I've ever done · I've never spun |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | might be done · been done · be strapped |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | throws, which is · ride, which is |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the fastest · the greatest · the least close |
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.