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DeSwiss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 04:18 PM
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Japan Tsunami 2011 Delivery Man's Dashcam Video
 
Run time: 04:33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzQDtgqar3g
 
Posted on YouTube: June 19, 2011
By YouTube Member: LiveLeakk
Views on YouTube: 351
 
Posted on DU: June 20, 2011
By DU Member: DeSwiss
Views on DU: 1262
 
:wow:
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leveymg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 05:05 PM
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1. The windshield wiper is one of the most surreal elements of that. Bizarre.
That is one of the strangest videos in what has been a strange, horrifying year of images.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 05:13 PM
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3. I find the cars with back up lights and break lights on as they float by bizarre
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diane in sf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 05:08 PM
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2. Amazing, the van got lodged in an empty garage and the guy survived!
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 05:15 PM
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4. He kept his head and stayed put inside the van.
The van kept him from being crushed by debris. In addition, he would have died rather quickly submerged in that ice cold sea water.

This is an amazing bit of video. Thanks for posting.
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AtheistCrusader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 06:02 PM
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5. I would have lost my damn mind when I saw the fuel tanker sitting next to me
when the whole thing started.

Holy shit.
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Plucketeer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 06:25 PM
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6. Simply surreal nt
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diane in sf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 06:58 PM
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7. That was a good, water tight van.
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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 08:12 PM
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8. kowai
Edited on Mon Jun-20-11 08:22 PM by AsahinaKimi
さいあくだほんとです。たいへん。
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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 09:17 PM
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9. Like shooting the rapids in a barrel
Wow! That was scary.
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Badsam Donating Member (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 10:00 PM
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10. A lot of people just disappeared before our eyes. Pretty sad
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