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Dude Perfect

Dude Perfect is an American sports and comedy YouTube group based in Frisco, Texas. As of 2022 the channel has over 57 million subscribers making them the second most subscribed sports-based YouTube channel only behind the WWE. The group consists of twins Coby and Cory Cotton, Cody "the Tall Guy" Jones, Garrett "The Purple Hoser" Hilbert, and Tyler "The Bearded Guy" Toney. They are mostly known for performing Trick Shots some with notable celebrities including Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Belmonte, Paul Rudd, Tim McGraw, Russell Wilson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Odell Beckham Jr., Serena Williams, Luke Bryan, etc. They also perform battles, which is where the members compete in a good-natured game with a unique set of rules, stereotypes, and overtime. They also travel on various tours

Dude Perfect also has broken a number of world records including the longest blindfolded hook shot broken by Cody Jones and the only trick shot by the group made on the first try. They've also broken a number of strange world records on the "Absurd Recurds" segment of Overtime including, the world's longest Lego walk, longest distance of blowing a pea on the ground, farthest distance while rolling across exercise balls, most ping pong balls stuck on a person's head using shaving cream, most donuts stacked on each other while blindfolded, and most beachball header passes in 30 seconds.

Dude Perfect by bmhorton July 5, 2022

Soarin' 

Soarin' is a series of simulator rides at most Disneyland Parks in the world. Each one has one of 2 ride films:

Soarin' Over California (Disney's California Adventure Park)
Locations in order of appearance:
*Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
*Redwood Creek, Humboldt County
*Napa Valley
*Monterey Bay
*Heavenly Mountain Resort and Lake Tahoe
*Yosemite Falls and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
*PGA West Golf Course, La Quinta California
*Valencia Orange Farms, Ventura County
*Anza-Borrego State Park
*USS John C. Stennis, San Diego

*Malibu Beach
*Downtown Los Angeles
*Disneyland Resort

The music in this specific ride film was composed by Jerry Goldsmith

Soarin' Around the World (Epcot), Soaring: Fantastic Flight (Tokyo DisneySea), and Soaring Over The Horizon (Shanghai Disneyland Park)
Location in order of appearance:
*The Matterhorn in Switzerland and Italy
*Isfjord, Greenland
*Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany
*Kilimanjaro National Park and Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
*The Great Wall of China
*The Great Pyramids, Egypt
*The Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh, India
*Monument Valley in Arizona/Utah
*Lau Islands, Fiji
*Iguazu Falls in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay
*Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
*Shanghai Disneyland, Shanghai China (Shanghai version), Epcot (Epcot version), Tokyo DisneySea, Chiba (Tokyo Version)

The music in this specific ride film was a newer score composed by Bruce Broughton but was based heavily on Jerry Goldsmith's original score

Soarin' by bmhorton May 22, 2022

Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission Breakout!

Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission Breakout! is an accelerated drop tower dark ride in Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, California. Based on characters from Marvel (mostly from the Guardians of the Galaxy films), it depicts Rocket recruiting guests to help free the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy form the Collector's Fortress. The ride was previously The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror but was re-themed as Guardians of the Galaxy in 2017, however, in Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando Florida, it is still themed as the Tower of Terror. A fun trick to do on this ride: when you're dropping down, hold a coin in your hand and watch it float off your hand. This happens because the huge motors that are used on the ride pull you down a little bit faster than a freefall.

Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission Breakout! has six randomized drop programs or sequences, each one has a song associated with it
I Want You Back by The Jackson 5
Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar
Give Up The Funk by Parliament

Free Ride by The Edgar Winter Group
Burning Love by Elvis Presley
Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf

Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission Breakout! by bmhorton April 6, 2022

The Matterhorn 

The Matterhorn, also known as Matterhorn Bobsleds, is a pair of intertwined roller coasters at Disneyland Park in in Anaheim, California. It is modeled after the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Swiss Alps. It is the first known tubular steel continuous-track roller coaster. Disney used forced perspective to make the mountain appear larger than it actually is. Opening on June 14, 1959, it was the first roller coaster built at any Disneyland Park. The ride has 2 sides, the left side (the Tomorrowland side), and the right side (the Fantasyland side). It is said that the Tomorrowland side is more intense and fast and the Fantasyland side is more smooth at tame. In 1978, to better theme the ride, Disney introduced the Yeti (or Abominable Snowman) to the ride where he appears first in the dark after the riders leave the lifthill, then a few seconds later he can be seen by both sides as the bobsleds enter the main track. Later on they encounter him one last time but can only be seen by the specific side they're on. In 2015, the Matterhorn was temporarily shut down and a new Yeti was introduced to the ride, this one moving a lot more than the previous and being more territorial and defensive and having a different roar than the last. The ride ends as the sleds splash down into a small pool similar to Splash Mountain, but the water is mainly used as a braking mechanism, and cools down the brake pads mounted underneath the cars.

In 1956, 2 years before construction for the Matterhorn began, Disney was in a pinch for he was having trouble attracting guests to the park so he thought he needed a thrilling ride in the park. At the time, Disney was shooting a movie called "Third Man on the Mountain" in Switzerland where the real Matterhorn is, and Disney sent a postcard with a picture of the mountain to his lead imagineer with only 2 words saying: "Build This".

The Matterhorn by bmhorton April 5, 2022

How Ridiculous 

How Ridiculous is a YouTube channel based in Perth, Australia. The three main members of the group are Brett Stanford, Derek Herron, and Scott Gaunson. They currently have 9 million subscribers and 3 billion total video views. They are mostly known for performing drop experiments off of a 45 meter tall tower at the Perth Gravity Discovery Centre, the 165 meter tall Luzzone Dam in Ticino, Switzerland, and a 200 meter tall cliff aside a waterfall in Lesotho, Africa. They also performed trick shots, including collars with celebrities like Brodie Smith, in the early days of their YouTube channel. Other members of the channel include main editor Jack Wallace, and the guy Michael who puts a bunch of the projects together and gets authorization to perform them. They also have a stuffed dinosaur who is their mascot and stuntman named Rexy

How Ridiculous also makes heavy custom things such as a number of giants darts, a giant axe, a giant atlas stone, a 4”x 4” x 4” cube of tungsten, a steel model of Hulk’s Fist, and a model of Thor’s Hammer. All these things can only go to the top of the tower via a winch because they’re too heavy to carry. They have dropped these items onto things such as bulletproof glass, pools of oobleck, orbeez, and regular water, trampolines (one being the strongest in the world made with Mark Rober), and giant gym balls. They have broken a number of world records the most notable being the worlds highest basketball shot achieved at the 200 meter cliff in Lesotho

How Ridiculous by bmhorton March 23, 2022

Avatar

A 2009 epic science-fiction film written, produced, and directed by James Cameron. It is currently the highest-grossing film and has been since 2010. In 2019 it was briefly overtaken by Avengers: Endgame but retook the top spot in March 2021. The film currently grosses $2,788,416,135. It was released in London on December 10, 2009 and premiered in the United States on December 16, 2009. The film received relatively positive reviews from critics. The film is set in the year 2154 on a gas giant's habitable forest moon called "Pandora" in the Alpha Centauri star system and follows Jake Sully, who is a former marine who is paralyzed from the waist down who learns that his identical twin brother Tommy Sully, who was part of the Avatar program, was shot and killed. He is asked to drive Tommy's Avatar body, which is made from blending human DNA with Na'vi DNA (the indigenous, intelligent, species on the moon) because they're DNA code is almost identical. The film also follows, Neytiri, a Na'vi who is the daughter to the chief of the clan, who eventually falls in love with Jake, as they both fight to protect their habitat and they're people. James Cameron also made 2 sequels to the movie, which are set to release in December 2022, and December 2024.

Cast to James Cameron's Avatar:
Humans:
Sam Worthington as Jake Sully
Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quadritch, the head of the mining operation on the planet for Unobtanium (an expensive mineral found on the planet)
Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Grace Augustine, a biologist and head of the Avatar Program
Michelle Rodriguez as Trudy, a pilot who supports the Avatar Program
Giovanni Ribisi as Parker Selfridge, the corporate administrator for the RDA mining company
Joel David Moore as Dr. Norm Spellman, a xenoanthropologist
Dileep Rao as Dr. Max Patel, a scientist who works for the Avatar Program

Na'vi

Zoe Saldana as Neytiri, daughter to the leaders of the clan (the Omaticaya) who eventually falls in love with Jake
CCH Ponder as Mo'at, the Omaticaya's spiritual advisor, Neytiri's mother
Wes Studi as Eytukan, the Omaticaya's clan leader
Laz Alonso as Tsu'tey, the clan's finest warrior and heir to the chieftainship, who at the beginning is Neytiri's supposed husband in an arranged marriage

Avatar by bmhorton December 29, 2021

Major League Soccer

The professional soccer league in the USA. Often abbreviated MLS. Equivalent to the English Premier League in England. The league consists of 27 teams:

Eastern Conference for Major League Soccer
Atlanta United FC, Mercedes-Benz stadium, 1st season 2017, sponsor: American Family Insurance
Chicago Fire FC, Soldier Field, 1st season 1998, sponsor: Motorola
FC Cincinnati, TQL Stadium, 1st season 2019, sponsor: Mercy Health
Columbus Crew SC, Mapfre Stadium, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Nationwide
DC United, Audi Field, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Leidos
Inter Miami CF, DRV PNK Stadium, 1st season 2020
CF Montreal (Formerly the Montreal Impact), Saputo Stadium, 1st season 2012, sponsor: BMO
Nashville SC, Nissan Stadium, 1st season 2020, sponsor: Renasant Bank
New England Revolution, Gillette Stadium, 1st season 1996, sponsor: United Healthcare
New York City FC, Yankee Stadium, 1st season 2015, sponsor: Ethiad

New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Arena, 1st season 1996, Sponsor: Red Bull
Orlando City SC, Exploria Stadium, 1st season 2015, Sponsor: Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union, Subaru Park, 2010, sponsor: Bimbo
Toronto FC, BMO Field, 1st season 2007, sponsor: BMO

Western Conference for Major League Soccer
Austin FC, Q2 Stadium, 1st season 2021, sponsor: YETI
Colorado Rapids, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, 1st season 1996
FC Dallas, Toyota Stadium, 1st season 1996, sponsor: MTX
Houston Dynamo FC, BBVA Stadium, 1st season 2006, sponsor: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sporting Kansas City (Formerly Kansas City Wizards, Children's Mercy Park, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Victory Project
LA Galaxy, Dignity Health Sports Park, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Herbalife Nutrition
Los Angeles FC, Banc of California stadium, 1st season 2018, sponsor: FLEX Power Tools
Minnesota United FC, Allianz Field, 1st season 2017, sponsor: Target
Portland Timbers, Providence Park, 1st season 2011, sponsor: Alaska Airlines
Real Salt Lake, Rio Tinto Stadium, 1st season 2005. sponsor: LifeVantage
San Jose Earthquakes, PayPal Park, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Intermedia
Seattle Sounders FC, Lumen Field, 1st season 2009, sponsor: Zulily
Vancouver Whitecaps FC, BC Place (temporarily Rio Tinto Stadium), 1st season 2011, sponsor: Bell Canada

Major League Soccer by bmhorton May 14, 2021