Happy humans on planet Earth. NASA video that will make you smile big.

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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080722.html

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1. Thank you. nt

[juajen]

2. Great!

You're so right. I am smiling big. Everyone join in.

[blonndee]

3. That DID make me smile. Big!

I've never seen anything quite like that. Thanks!

[Xithras]

4. I'd dance too with his travel budget.

I could die happy seeing half those places. Nice find.

[parasim]

5. wow, thanks! Yup, huge smile here.

I even teared up a bit watching that. I wanted so much for that North Korean guard to start dancing.

[stray cat]

6. I'ld seen it before but its beautiful every time!

[Gman]

7. Entirely too much time, money

or both

And a pretty big carbon footprint for dancing.

Still, it makes you smile!

[stray cat]

8. I don't know - he has made more of a favorable world impact than myself

in terms of bringing people together if only for a minute. He has found a way to travel the world and meet people. He isn't independently wealthy. Seems like a pretty smart guy.

[Lorien]

14. Nah, Matt loved to travel, and he quit his job to travel around the planet

Stride gum gave him the money for his second trip in exchange for putting "thank you Stride' at the end of the video. Sweet deal! IMHO, meeting new people, experiencing new cultures and seeing the beauty of out planet is WORTH leaving a computer programming job and spending 14 months of your life on the road. Matt probably lived more in those 14 months than most of us do in ten years.

[Jim Lane]

20. "too much time"? from someone with 1000+ posts on an internet forum? :)

Though I'll grant you that posting here doesn't have much of a carbon footprint.

[crikkett]

25. I wonder what the carbon foot print of posting to DU is....

[Liberal In Texas]

9. That was really good. Recommended.

From Matt's website:
"The response to the first video brought Matt to the attention of the nice people at Stride gum. They asked Matt if he'd be interested in taking another trip around the world to make a new video. Matt asked if they'd be paying for it. They said yes. Matt thought this sounded like another very good idea.

In 2006, Matt took a 6 month trip through 39 countries on all 7 continents. In that time, he danced a great deal."

http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/about.shtml

Direct link to the video:
http://www.vimeo.com/1211060?pg=embed&sec=1211060&hd=1
(Watch it in HD!)

[Oilwellian]

10. Excellent

Loved it. :D

K&R

[JNelson6563]

11. Go Matt!

My daughter showed me this the other day, loved it as much this time as that! Got a big kick out of the DMZ and the one in India where, at one point he was in sync with all those beautiful ladies.

This is fabulous! :toast:

Julie

[Lorien]

17. Yep, those two and the tribal guys in New Guinea are my favs. n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

30. Mine too! nt

[Sailing]

12. Thank You, Thank You

One of the most uplifting videos I've seen lately.

[Occulus]

13. I needed that.

Thank you for posting it.

:hug:

[Lorien]

15. Here's Matt's outtakes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8jA_pps3o&feature=user

and his first video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNF_P281Uu4&feature=user

[JNelson6563]

24. haha Loved the out-takes!

:toast:

[scheming daemons]

16. Worst. Dancer. Ever.

But neat idea.

[renate]

18. that's really beautiful

An inspiring, joyful video and absolutely gorgeous music... magic! I could watch that a hundred times--in fact, I almost have.

[alphafemale]

19. Beautiful. Thank you.

[YankeyMCC]

21. Thank you!

[OneBlueSky]

22. If you can walk you can dance; If you can talk you can sing . . .

[Solly Mack]

23. Good gracious. I'm tearing up

People. Beautiful people.

[intheflow]

26. This needs a kick.

To glimmers of happiness in a hurtin' world! :kick:

[alphafemale]

27. kick

[HeeBGBz]

28. They were dancing on my birthday, how sweet!

July 22, 2008. Thanks NASA.

[SammyWinstonJack]

29. Very cool!

:-)