Please Wash Hands » street http://www.pleasewashhands.com We waste time online so you don't have to Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:17:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Street naming conventions http://www.pleasewashhands.com/2009/12/street-naming-conventions/ http://www.pleasewashhands.com/2009/12/street-naming-conventions/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:21:17 +0000 Steve http://www.pleasewashhands.com/?p=894 The naming methods for streets and roads is actually more interesting than you’d think (I’ve been thinking a lot about the patterns of this lately for some reason). Check out this really excellent Wikipedia article for all the gory details.

It’s also worth watching this video to learn a little about the Japanese addressing system.  I realize this isn’t a funny post, but I though it was kind of neat.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1zh49J5rsg

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Crevasse is amazing and includes some incredible time-lapse footage.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNYtd0Ayt0

It’s hard to believe that this one is entirely on a flat surface.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-VKEVHL-8Y

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