On: Gate Tower Building

[mrtron]

I took a video of this building when I was visiting in Osaka (apologies for the quality, the video is quite zoomed in):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbJBwTHidGI&feature=c4-overvi...

I happened to spot this building in Osaka from the Floating Garden Building (http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/search/detail/sightseeing_3147.h...)

I had read the wikipedia article before, it was very exciting to see in person. Looking back it appears the wikipedia photo is taken from the same spot as my video.

Bonus: http://d.pr/i/Q7dn and http://d.pr/i/L9cV give you some more perspective on the surrounding area.

[sillysaurus2 → mrtron]

The quality's good. Actually, your whole video list is interesting! Japan is a beautiful place...

The "flat escalator section" made me laugh for some reason. Hadn't seen that before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ1gZOrW5Ac&list=UU5gByMec2Bi...

[mrtron → sillysaurus2]

Thank you! It was an incredible trip - Japan is so beautiful and unique.

Glad you enjoyed the flat escalator! For some reason it caught my eye. The vertical parking garage was neat too (and only a few blocks away in Kanazawa)!

[saalweachter → sillysaurus2]

That is really interesting in the context of broken escalators.

When the escalator breaks, you have the flat section to rest at, just like the real stairs. Most escalators make bad stairs, because they lack such sections, and frequently have unusual rise/run lengths.

[dnautics → sillysaurus2]

totally smoked by that old guy who was walking up the steps, too.

[pcurve → mrtron]

We practically took the same picture. :-) http://bit.ly/1g4sxv0

Video going up the Umeda Sky Building escalator. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9G09GNGmG4 (Sorry about the orientation first 12 seconds)

Just saw your channel. It feels like you and I did the same trip! lol.

Koyasan coming down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSc8vRg1DZk

[dombili → mrtron]

You have some great videos in that playlist, thanks for sharing. I do however hate you for not explaining how this works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UU5gByMec2Bi49LEfJVrZTyw&.... I feel like a complete idiot! :)

[vinkelhake → dombili]

The two rings are attached in one place and the whole thing is rotated. Think about it as putting a "<" shape on a base and rotating it.

[bitwize → vinkelhake]

I knew that's what it was, but then I tried to see the "two precessing hula hoops" and was like "cannot unsee..."

Wasn't something like this used to restrain Zod, Ursa, and Non in Superman?

[sparky_z → dombili]

It looks to me like its a static sculpture on a rotating base.

[Tyrant505 → mrtron]

OT, Love your train ride through japan, cool ending with your reflection showing when going through the tunnel!

[mrtron → Tyrant505]

Thanks! I didn't expect the other videos to be getting so much love :) I am re-watching them myself!

Bonus video I just made public: http://youtu.be/ah17HPs7oDI

One of those odd moments when you are 30-something and still can get inspired by huge grass parks to do backflips.

Edit: After you mentioned it, I also found a pic I used that same reflection effect for! http://d.pr/i/INTD