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Derision (n., dee-RIZH-un)
Contemptuous ridicule or mocking. The troll face, but amped up. The first weekend, to the NCAA selection committee. The word "p'shaw." Twitter. Using the term "flyover country."
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Race the tube
Recently, there's been a series of popular videos called "Race the subway." Before we get to the video, a quick history lesson, courtesy of Jason Kottke:
In 2012, Francois De La Taille posted a video of himself racing a Paris Metro train from one station to the next, on foot. He exited the train, dashed out of the station, sprinted down the street (after pausing for a bus crossing the road), ran into the next station (after falling on the stairs), and hopped back onto the same train he’d just gotten off of.
Two years later, James Heptonstall did the same thing on the London Tube and, after a slow start, it went viral. Soon, people from all over the world were racing their hometown subway trains: Taiwan, Stockholm, Hong Kong, etc.
That's a pretty cool story. The London one is a good introduction thanks to its split-screen presentation:
SubwaysRacesRun lola runSuper Mario powerupsThe bass keeps...And across the line!