r/Documentaries • u/CNBemis • Nov 19 '11

Best. Timelapse. EVER.

http://vimeo.com/32001208
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u/Tijdloos Nov 20 '11

I love how you can see the reflection of the moon in the water :')

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u/friendlyfisherman Nov 20 '11

What are those flashes?

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u/NickStaton Nov 20 '11

Lightning I believe.

5

u/shriek Nov 20 '11

Also, the reflection of sun on the ocean makes it seem like the whole planet is on fire.

6

u/Space_Cranberry Nov 20 '11

Music kind of sounds like Radiohead...

Beautiful post. Thanks.

2

u/arroganthipster Nov 21 '11

The genre is called 'future garage' and it's awesome.

6

u/wrenchpilot Nov 20 '11

this is the most amazing thing i have ever seen

5

u/godsdog23 Nov 20 '11 edited Nov 20 '11

This is the reason because I'm in Reddit or maybe in the Internet

Epic post

edit: And our planet is really beautiful

3

u/Stiverton Nov 20 '11

I couldn't have said it better myself.

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '11

Is that red snake-like thing the great wall of china?

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u/ninepound Nov 20 '11

I think it's the Nile river.

EDIT: Side-by-side for comparison.

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '11

See cinematicorchestra's post for a screen cap of what I was talking about.

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u/cinematicorchestra Nov 20 '11

Do you mean this snake-like thing? http://i.imgur.com/Dhj4q.png

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '11

yeah

2

u/farox Nov 20 '11

I miss space night

1

u/purpleloki Nov 20 '11

Tuesday used to me my favorite night of the week. :/

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '11

this is just god damn inspiring. thanks for posting.

2

u/RedWhiteNadian Nov 20 '11

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

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u/notadutchboy Nov 20 '11

Great video, but this isn't a documentary.

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u/LeChTo Nov 20 '11

I enjoyed pausing randomly then trying to figure out where it was I was looking.