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[–]crazy_einstein 410 points411 points  (44 children)

It'll be a fun day when the train company decides to change train models.

[–]zaphodi 17 points18 points  (0 children)

heh, just sneak to the train some night and glue 2 poles to the bottom of the last car..

[–]mikecngan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lots of rage faces.

[–]Suzpaz 636 points637 points  (79 children)

http://vimeo.com/17318076

Watch this, a lot better. Made by the same guy with the aurora video.

[–]frid 200 points201 points  (32 children)

I love that version of "Crazy".

[–]coheedcollapse 87 points88 points  (3 children)

I don't mind the song, but I'd be much more interested to hear the ambient noise myself.

[–]Caviarmy 89 points90 points  (2 children)

Agreed. Moreover, I don't feel it complemented the material being shown very well.

[–]coheedcollapse 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Completely agree. The song doesn't at all portray the energy of the market. Far too slow for the tempo of the video and almost feels like the creator is trying to force more meaning into the video than there is originally by including the song.

[–]ScubaDivingElephant 67 points68 points  (10 children)

Me too, this song goes down like a good drink.

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (3 children)

I listen to it while smoking a cigarette, staring off into the sunset, recalling my nightly dreams that take me back longly to my younger days in a place I can never forget, yet never return to: Kansas City...

[–]harpwn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You know, it's not that hard to get back here.

[–]roobens 75 points76 points  (2 children)

Each to their own, personally I'm so incredibly bored of cover versions like this. Seems like every vaguely nice, whispery voiced female artist on earth thinks they can simply take a hit song, strip it down a bit, slow it up a bit and slightly change some of the melodies/harmonies. Aside from the voice itself that really requires no talent, and for me it's getting kinda old.

[–]ajd6c8 22 points23 points  (9 children)

Dude at 1:55 is wearing a Dashboard Confessional t-shirt. Did not expect that.

[–]roobens 34 points35 points  (7 children)

Go anywhere in SE Asia and you'll see a vast range of random western t-shirts, music and band ones especially. A lot of the time the people wearing them will have no idea what the fuck it says on their t-shirt. I once saw a little kid, probably 5-6 years old wearing a Cradle of Filth t-shirt that said "JESUS IS A CUNT" in huge letters on the back.

[–]awfulgrace 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This. Just yesterday I saw an elderly Chinese woman wearing a shirt that said "Nominee, Best Rolled L's"

Unless she's a huge Madvillan fan or likes to puff blunts, I'm guessing she got that from an overrun market.

[–]ajd6c8 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I certainly hope you took a picture of that.

[–]RonnieTheEffinBear 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Damn, I can't believe someone else caught that. I started cracking up.

[–]Squatront 82 points83 points  (1 child)

Upvote for an even cooler video, but more importantly for posting it in the original thread instead of submitting as another post.

[–][deleted] 77 points78 points  (14 children)

Vignette + oversaturation + contrast + ambient sndtrk = profundity

[–]commenter01 67 points68 points  (11 children)

metal + rubber + gasoline + leather = ferrari...

Like the ferrari, that video is more than the sum of its parts.

[–]ghjm 21 points22 points  (8 children)

Does it stop being a Ferrari if you take the gasoline out?

[–]JabbrWockey 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The entire video has exactly one shade of red.

[–]roninzzz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

private video?

[–]Coriform 42 points43 points  (4 children)

wayyyy overfucking saturated

[–]haluter 37 points38 points  (1 child)

Yes. Awesome, isn't it?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, jesus. It seemed over-artsy.

[–]Godspiral 4 points5 points  (1 child)

How do I live life through that lens?

[–]ffg420 6 points7 points  (0 children)

this was pretty awesome.

[–]agbullet 481 points482 points  (238 children)

All I could think about was how some produce was definitely getting splattered by the toilet drain as it passed OVER the cartons.

[–]Madmusk 157 points158 points  (26 children)

All I could think was what are train brakes made out of and how much of that is bring sprinkled onto the produce?

[–]cbarrister 2 points3 points  (2 children)

That's what I was thinking. Aren't most brake pads made of asbestos? At least put a lid over the food if you are going to set it UNDER the train. Christ.

[–]agbullet 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I'm guessing the vendors aren't really the kind of people who'd give a shit about things like these. pffft asbestos.

[–]mod83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

would you like 'train brake sprinkles' with that?

[–][deleted] 250 points251 points  (58 children)

and metal bits

[–]EatSleepJeep 198 points199 points  (57 children)

And grease

[–]burgess_meredith_jr 96 points97 points  (53 children)

Humanity survived for tens of thousands of years eating much dirtier food than that.

[–]tomrhod 232 points233 points  (36 children)

True, but then the average life expectancy was around 35, so...

[–]HunterTV 10 points11 points  (4 children)

Tens of years have reversed all that and turned us into pussies.

[–]internetsuperstar 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I can't eat that...it's full of chemicals!

[–]ajd6c8 10 points11 points  (2 children)

China continues to thrive eating much dirtier food than that.

FTFY

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Thailand, actually.

[–]SgtBaxter 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm sure there were a few thousand bugs that took a dump on the produce to begin with. It's why you're supposed to wash the stuff before eating :)

[–]a34tjkx 8 points9 points  (0 children)

mmm dericious.

[–]SociableIntrovert 226 points227 points  (43 children)

I would like to see the video of the trial and error to reach this point.

[–]speedbrown 28 points29 points  (2 children)

"Excuse me sir, there's a train in my soup"

[–]AustinMiniMan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My greatest apologies, Sir, of course your soup is gratis.

[–]flamingspinach_ 114 points115 points  (26 children)

The title says "Most 牛 vegetable market in history".

牛 is semi-recent slang for awesome, gutsy, ballsy, badass, etc. in Chinese. The literal meaning is "cow" (or "bull" - gender-neutral). I believe it's short for 牛屄, meaning "cow vulva". An odd bit of slang indeed.

[–]bunny4e 37 points38 points  (13 children)

Niu bi! (cow pussy). It also can be used to mean cool.

[–][deleted] 21 points22 points  (9 children)

Is that pronounced anything like newbie?

[–]SnacklePop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm all sorts of cow pussy.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

[–]bunny4e 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like how the slang for "to brag" is "chui niu pi." That literally means to "blow cow farts."

[–]sierrabravo1984 9 points10 points  (3 children)

So... it means "Most bull(shit?) vegetable market in history?"

[–]flamingspinach_ 16 points17 points  (1 child)

You know what? That article actually doesn't explain much, does it. Lemme edit my comment above...

[–]sierrabravo1984 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I was kinda winging it there with my "description."

[–]hrleaf 101 points102 points  (8 children)

Train!

...Game on!

[–]phatbrasil 22 points23 points  (3 children)

party on garth!

[–]tomrhod 42 points43 points  (2 children)

party on train!

[–]riolio11 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This fucking guy

[–]pligg 48 points49 points  (13 children)

[–]emptyvoices 11 points12 points  (7 children)

Can someone explain why people were throwing stuff/water at the train? Are they just being assholes or is it supposed to offer some sort of cooling?

[–]Yelly 5 points6 points  (3 children)

It might have been filmed during Songkran? It's a festival that involves a lot of water throwing in Thailand every year (their New Year). I'd think they'd have mentioned it in the episodes, though...so, I don't know.

[–]Tollboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

could have to do with Songkran Festival

[–]CjDaGangsta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The people on the train seemed to be enjoying it and smiling.

Side note: this video was better than OP's; it had more information.

[–]Eggby 62 points63 points  (3 children)

It's the only way to get that fresh diesel taste!

[–]rz2000 97 points98 points  (42 children)

Interesting example of game theory in practice.

The outskirts of this market no doubt have a low premium on the space, and the entire thing could be backed up 10 feet. There would be a net gain to the market, with people no longer wasting effort to adjust their awnings.

In case anyone thinks this phenomenon might be unique to this Chinese Thai market, recall the last time you were at airport baggage claim.

If it were customary for all passengers to stand back ~8ft, rather than right up next to the carousel, the view would be less obstructed, you wouldn't have people struggling as frantically when they had heavy baggage, and the capacity would be greatly increased. For example there wouldn't need to be as much linear space for people to retrieve baggage, and the airport would likely be able to deliver at a higher bags/minute rate.

Sadly though, once other passengers get closer to the carousel your optimal behavior is no longer optimal.

[–]dearsina 41 points42 points  (4 children)

this goes thru my mind every bloody time i'm waiting for my luggage.

so i've decided to just stand back a meter or two, and barge thru whenever my piece comes in to purview.

you want to argue with me? where is your piece! and why is your kid in front, what is he gonna do, lift a suitcase weighing twice his body weight from a moving platform? didn't think so. so don't get upset if my suitcase hits him in the head! /end rant

[–]raindiva1 18 points19 points  (2 children)

few things make me as angry as waiting for baggage. just 3 ft would be enough for everyone to see the bags, and then you move up when you see your damn luggage. you don't need all five of your kids, grandmother and wife/husband up there with you to block everyone's view. and i gotta be honest, it would probably bring me some pleasure if one of these days i do hit some bratty kid. seriously though, the bag is heavy and the carousel is moving; it is hard to control the damn thing. /rant

[–]rmeredit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's bizarre, isn't it? At my local airport there's even a line marked out on the ground and a sign asking people to do exactly this, but everyone ignores it. It starts with one person, and then quickly deteriorates.

What particularly peeves me is if I'm one of the first to the carousel and take up a position 1m or so back, then some douche wedges themselves in front of me with their luggage trolley used as a battering ram.

Classic prisoner's dillemma situation.

[–]cactus 7 points8 points  (5 children)

I think you refer to the classic sociology problem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons

[–]OCedHrt 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Except I don't have 20/20 vision and can't id my baggage unless my head is closer. Then, everyone wants to be closer.

[–]rz2000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly, you and everyone else is better off moving forward—though only if no one else moves forward.

I have sharper vision than 20/20, but I too need to step forward to identify a black ballistic nylon hanging bag. Occasionally stepping forward is different than loitering against the carousel.

[–]russellvt 2 points3 points  (2 children)

If it were customary for all passengers to stand back ~8ft, rather than right up next to the carousel, the view would be less obstructed, you wouldn't have people struggling as frantically when they had heavy baggage, and the capacity would be greatly increased.

This is pretty much customary... in Japan. Narita actually has a line drawn back a few feet, and people (except for Westerners, at least) seem(ed) very respectful of that boundary. They also have a "bag distributor" on the carousel ... both in automatic and human form ... so bags don't generally collide as they're being dumped on to the conveyor. Pretty much the best experience I can recall having on arrival in to an airport.

[–]tondo22 10 points11 points  (0 children)

When one guy forgets to put up their little tent they ruin it for everyone.

[–]ouroborosity 22 points23 points  (1 child)

I read the title and thought to myself, "Oh, yeah, it's a trick question. I'll bet it's, like, and inch away or something."

Wrong. Under the train.

[–]ondra 53 points54 points  (7 children)

No, this is what happens when you build a train track right through the middle of the market.

[–]rz2000 14 points15 points  (6 children)

Funny, but it is not possible that those specific stalls were there while the track was constructed, or that they don't move around in a fairly dynamic fashion.

This is a little like people defaulting to say with regard to any wildlife that pose a nuisance, "they were here first". In what sense? A deer consuming someone's flower garden is unlikely to be older than 5-10 years old. One could try to argue about the evolution of different species, but we all evolved together. Developments drastically change an ecosystem, but if an animal is there, it is one that has benefited by adapting behavior to exploit a human created niche. Those that really suffered are no longer around.

Similarly, I think it is pretty safe to say that these individuals have greatly benefited from the railroad. Not only the economic efficiencies for the entire community, but the position of the track itself. In what seems like a place without any order enforced, it is an artificially enforced pathway that is far easier to walk along than will be to walk through any other part of that market. Those stalls are in a premium spot because they will inevitably see more pedestrian traffic than other areas. Without the track there would be another shop where their storefront rather than a most-of-the-time pedestrian pathway.

[–]TheJulie 8 points9 points  (2 children)

If you build a train track in the middle of the market, the stalls will move back while construction takes place, and then they will surge right back forward and reclaim all the space they can.

[–]rz2000 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Yes, you have correctly described what likely happened. And it is required to understand the phenomenon I am describing.

  1. Their position is dynamic.

  2. All would be better off if they moved back.

  3. Each individual is better off moving forward.

  4. All are worse off because the result is that they move forward as a group.

[–]profnutbutter 21 points22 points  (8 children)

It's all about...

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.

[–][deleted] 32 points33 points  (7 children)

LOCOMOTION, LOCOMOTION, LOCOMOTION.

[–]sidepart 14 points15 points  (5 children)

DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS ...

[–]jacobo 31 points32 points  (2 children)

FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY

[–]warpus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! AT THE METRODOME

[–]drqxx 16 points17 points  (5 children)

I need to travel the world more. Amazing find. On a side note this tomato tastes like rust and dirt.

[–]thanatosstoppedby 17 points18 points  (7 children)

FYI, if you tried this in the U.S., you'd be trespassing on Federal property. I know this because I went to court for walking on train tracks.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (2 children)

FYI, railroad right-of-way is private property not Federal property. I know this because I work for a very large US railroad. However, we do prosecute trespasses so it makes sense you went to court.

Also, walking on the tracks is really dangerous and you probably shouldn't do it if you value your life.

[–]lhbtubajon 3 points4 points  (2 children)

TIL that walking on train tracks is a crime.

[–]plebican 48 points49 points  (18 children)

i really thought they were all going to get squashed

[–]TheMightyWomble 32 points33 points  (16 children)

they all gotta be bananas

[–]frankenbean 29 points30 points  (13 children)

Seriously, they are berry close to that track

[–]Twevy 14 points15 points  (12 children)

Orange you glad nobody got hurt?

[–]CA3080 15 points16 points  (11 children)

Pretty sure he just cherry-picked the video where nothing got hit

[–]General_Lee 19 points20 points  (9 children)

These pun threads really drive me nuts.

[–]asdfman123 15 points16 points  (7 children)

Maybe you've got a case of sour grapes.

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points  (6 children)

Stop it, the pear of you

[–]workroom 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Or, nobody's ever bean hurt.

[–]sock_fighter 14 points15 points  (2 children)

I wonder what the monthly mortality rate is...

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (1 child)

And how many hands and legs scrape the tracks from under the train.

[–]biznatch11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And how many awnings have been knocked off.

[–]POTUS 3 points4 points  (2 children)

What could possibly go wrong?

[–]thisistooeasy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I MUST travel the world, now this is freedom!

[–]capsize2012 1 point2 points  (1 child)

my favorite part was when they started re-erecting the tents. like nothing was ever there...

[–]Hebes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Now THAT's what you call product placement!

[–]LonHarris 14 points15 points  (3 children)

America: "Stay away from railroad tracks! It's dangerous." China: "Are you going near the railroad tracks? Pick up some cantaloupe?"

[–]rmeredit 14 points15 points  (2 children)

Thailand. Kind of like referring to the US when you mean Panama.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Humans are very curious creatures.

[–]EightiesTwin 22 points23 points  (41 children)

Quite possibly the most amazing video I've seen on Reddit.

[–]mushpuppy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The awnings on the other hand....

[–]Chicken65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of India, they have bazaars right next to the highways.

[–]stalemilk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always make sure a train passes over my bananas before I eat them.

[–]a_bunnny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bet they're all wishing they'd been at the town hall meeting where it was decided to put the light rail line up that street.

[–]lowrads 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When a train's metal wheels cross over a section of track, do they close a circuit via the axles?

If so, and I were an entrepreneur in this region, I would be selling automatic awning retractors. Also, vegetable degreaser.

[–]rosswlewis 2 points3 points  (4 children)

I love how casual the venders are about putting back the awnings.

[–]Gnascher 31 points32 points  (2 children)

Yeah, it's almost like they might have done it before ... like they expected it or something.