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Truck Art in Pakistan (2018)

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Re: Truck Art in Pakistan (2018)

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Post by MrRiddle »

I watched Mark Weins when he was in Pakistan. Interestingly, during multiple half an hour videos, filmed on obviously very busy streets, there was absolutely no female in sight. Such a disgusting country.

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Post by miguelmota »

Not as highly decorated, but in Latin America they do something similar with buses. They're typically brightly painted old school buses. They're referred as "chicken buses" and tend to be the cheapest travel option.

They look like this: https://www.google.com/search?q=chicken+bus&client=firefox-b...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_bus

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Post by amdolan »

CommanderData wrote: post #14
the_arun wrote: post #7

I respect & appreciate talent of Pakistanis in art & music. They have some legendary singers. Not sure it is the language (Urdu) giving them that skill or they are natively talented.

I saw this playing on a Pakistani's colleagues desk walking past, intrigued he sent me the link. Play with CC, the atmosphere and lyrics I find of this live piece is magical. I still come back to it occasionally. https://youtul.be/gjaH2iuoYWE

Perhaps it's a typo, but youtul(dot)be is probably not a link anyone wants to click on.

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Post by chordalkeyboard »

the_arun wrote: post #18
olivermarks wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was surprised by this. I'd expect a beaten up truck (as most are) would be poorly maintained and expendable in a wreck whereas a highly personalized vehicle would be much less likely to be damaged in crash by the driver given the time and money involved. I'm a huge fan or personalizing vehicles.

The only concern I have is - changes to center of gravity with these additions.

I saw a jingle truck in Afghanistan that was piled so high with hides that I was surprised it wasn't falling over, the pile extended far above the height of the cabin.

Re: Truck Art in Pakistan (2018)

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Post by GauntletWizard »

unwind wrote: post #21
kazinator wrote: post #17

Gas must be cheap in Pakistan.

I had the same thought. It's $2.495 per gallon, according to [1]. That's €0.57 per liter, which is about a third of the price here in Sweden so "yes" to me. [1]: https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Pakistan/gasoline_prices/

I just paid $2.359 / Gallon here in Washington State, so not cheaper to me.

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Post by capex »

CommanderData wrote: post #14
the_arun wrote: post #7

I respect & appreciate talent of Pakistanis in art & music. They have some legendary singers. Not sure it is the language (Urdu) giving them that skill or they are natively talented.

I saw this playing on a Pakistani's colleagues desk walking past, intrigued he sent me the link. Play with CC, the atmosphere and lyrics I find of this live piece is magical. I still come back to it occasionally. https://youtul.be/gjaH2iuoYWE

This is the correct url: https://youtu.be/gjaH2iuoYWE

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Post by bitcharmer »

CommanderData wrote: post #14
the_arun wrote: post #7

I respect & appreciate talent of Pakistanis in art & music. They have some legendary singers. Not sure it is the language (Urdu) giving them that skill or they are natively talented.

I saw this playing on a Pakistani's colleagues desk walking past, intrigued he sent me the link. Play with CC, the atmosphere and lyrics I find of this live piece is magical. I still come back to it occasionally. https://youtul.be/gjaH2iuoYWE

Wow, this is one of the most ear-catching songs I have ever heard. Thank you for sharing.
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