North Korea: builds largest stadium in the world. Simon: Sideproject
@FeedMeSalt3 жыл бұрын
Well to be fair its never turned a profit let alone broken even. I kinda value a project on its level of thought and finish. But i getcha
@andrewkrespov873 жыл бұрын
Xi visits and is given a show... "What dictators love"
@petrhoudek3 жыл бұрын
No, in Czech republic we have bigger remnant communism. Strahovský stadion for 250 000 peoples 👌😂
@yonggeun42222 жыл бұрын
hey
@gabbyn9783 жыл бұрын
There is a European competitor: The Strahov stadium in Prague, that could once provide places for 210,000 to 250,000 spectators. Today, the capacity has been reduced to 56,000 seats, as the building is in a very bad condition. It was not built in the times of Cold War, but actually in the 1920ies and 1930ies, and is an open air stadium, which means it has no roof. Fun fact: I once stood inside on the lawn, together with my school class, when we were sightseeing the (then) Chechoslovakia in the late 1970ies. From there, you could see the grandstands only like remote strips of the horizon. The floodlights though were clearly visible. They must have been gigantic.
@kyriljordanov20863 жыл бұрын
I lived in Plzen and spent time in Praha often. I've seen this stadium but never been in it. I remember watching (is it Sokolov?) performance there in the 70's. It did remind me of the North Korean assemblies I've seen online. They were actually very good and fit looking. My mama's family came from eastern Slovakia and I loved living in Czechia twenty years ago. Both countries are so beautiful and I'd love to visit again. I still have family in both countries.
@anchipedia3 жыл бұрын
The Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata #India once before 2016 had Capacity of 250,000 but after 2017 FIFA under-17 & Under-23 WorldCup it's capacity decreased to 86,000
@redstudio19368 ай бұрын
V Praze je největší
@joshmakeshift3 жыл бұрын
it prob does fit 150,000 people... i mean when your population is starving you can fit 2 to a seat...
@FootballXRealMadrid Жыл бұрын
No, it actually fits 15,000 “SEATS” not people.
@sdot5389 Жыл бұрын
The staving people aren’t the ones that are allowed in the stadium. It’s the true believers that get special dispensation.
@rich-qk7dc Жыл бұрын
@mrclassicsnior the problem is finding people who are not starving to fit in them
@Mike-hu3pp Жыл бұрын
It would probably only fit 75,000 North Americans with how obese the population has become compared to the rest of the world. There are way too many that can't fit into one airplane seat.
@citisoccer Жыл бұрын
150k North Koreans or 72k Americans. The seating is actually the exact same as the Superdome lol.
@tashakay17343 жыл бұрын
The city in north Korea reminds me if my old solo minecraft days.... when i would build giant towns and buildings and be the only 1 on to even see and be in them lol.. i would have suburbs, churches hospitals skyscrapers and i was the only 1 to experience it.
@jsnsk1013 жыл бұрын
Simon: "i. as always am your host" me: changes channel...yep. Changes chanel again..yep. Again..yep
@SSubZero3 жыл бұрын
I was there in 2010 for the Arirang Festival. That card flipping thing is massive and it's pretty impressive how flawless it all goes.
@EnclaveOfficer1776 Жыл бұрын
When you’ll be executed for making a mistake you have high motivation to be accurate.
@DuckOfRubber Жыл бұрын
Lol I was going to say the same thing but on a 2 year old comment someone beat me by 3 days
@maknavickas11 ай бұрын
@@EnclaveOfficer1776 Ignorate comment. North Korea is bad, but that is not the way to get results even if you are evil. They simply have spent 1000s of hours training, because their government prioritized that pursuit and selected many young people to go down that path. If you practiced something everyday for years you would get pretty good at as well.
@EnclaveOfficer177611 ай бұрын
@@maknavickas whatever you say propaganda minister Chang.
@maknavickas11 ай бұрын
@@EnclaveOfficer1776 Threatening death to a person or their family is a great way to insure loyalty, but its not the best way to get the best performance out of a person. People need to feel safe and secure in order to increase their skills and learn new techniques.
@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt27183 жыл бұрын
World's biggest stadium that can seat an entire medium-sized city at once = still not big enough for Megaprojects when an airplane is.
@etienne9793 жыл бұрын
A few precisions: I have been in this stadium 3 times for the Arirang Mass Games in 2013 and 2018. Once in 2018 it was maximum capacity (Kim Jong-Un was there) and there were so many people, I beleive now the highest numbers about this stadium capacity. At 7:40, note that the 2 portraits are made from card-holding students, about 50 000 of them, during the Arirang Mass Games. So these are not posters, but giant human-pixels based images. The Arirang Mass Games are not held anually, but held for 3-4 years in a row, then stopped for another 3-4 years. They stopped between 1994 and 1997, but are now back on track. They are beeing held for about 3 months, many times a week. The marathon is open to any countries, not just dictatorship countries!
@chronus44213 жыл бұрын
Sideproject Arecibo Observatory - Its back in the news and Hot because it just collapsed. Let's hear about it!
@spacealienrissley3 жыл бұрын
Just business blaze north ko re ha
@Stettafire3 жыл бұрын
Its definetly not a side project but a mega project
@nmcgunagle3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t even call the building of it a mega project.
@norgepalm73153 жыл бұрын
Already have been 20 videos made about it, and i bet maybe half of them are narrated by Simon. The fuck u want?
@anarchyantz15643 жыл бұрын
Be better to do it as a mega project when it is finally demolished.
@kbird42753 жыл бұрын
“It’s almost always the Cold War. This time it’s the Korean War.” So it’s still the Cold War
@SidewaysN3 жыл бұрын
The cold war was about nukes not going off between the US and the Soviet Union. The Korean war had us on the ground fighting. The timing doesn't mean they're the same thing
@andrewbumgarner24293 жыл бұрын
@@SidewaysN the Korean War was the first conflict that involved proxy states that were controlled/backed by the US and USSR. So it was part of the Cold War...
@seanpeterson49083 жыл бұрын
lol exactly, the first major conflict of the cold war is the war in korea. but ok simon ahaha
@Noone-jn3jp3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewbumgarner2429 so you’re saying every shooting conflict from between the Korean war up to the fall of the ussr were "battles’"
@anarchyantz15643 жыл бұрын
Had Murica and Stalin not fucked over the poor Koreans who did nothing to them, except for the fact of them being an invaded land occupied by the Japanese who the aforementioned two wanted to split like a cheap pizza, Korea could have been better than simply a puppet of Murica and Stalin.
@ragingpacifish1613 жыл бұрын
Every time he says behemoth, I hear Bear Moth and that's a scary thing to imagine
@Iamthelolrus3 жыл бұрын
Almost as scary as manbearpig...
@paradox73583 жыл бұрын
Half man, half bear, half moth.
@Iamthelolrus3 жыл бұрын
How could I have not seen it! Your right, Manbearmoth is real!
@aceundead47503 жыл бұрын
How much Final Fantasy do you play? That sounds like a hidden boss lol
@eddietat953 жыл бұрын
Great name for a metal band.
@medusagorgo51463 жыл бұрын
It kind of reminds of the villains hideout in the old Justice League cartoons from the 70’s. The one in the swamp.
@maxdembroski79563 жыл бұрын
The Legion of Doom
@lordscrewtape28978 күн бұрын
Well this stadium DOES look like it was designed by the joker...🤷♂️
@C3misso3 жыл бұрын
I love how this is kinda turning into a side blaze
@Otterplus3 жыл бұрын
Side projects: for when mega projects gets too blazed on “business”
@thedarkonestaint61053 жыл бұрын
Should've named it the "Side Blaze" or "Project Blaze"
@MisterKnightly3 жыл бұрын
Allegedly.
@krosteck17933 жыл бұрын
It's the gateway drug into coca- uhhh Business Blaze.
@rodepet3 жыл бұрын
@@thedarkonestaint6105 side blaze, definitely!
@PPYTAO3 жыл бұрын
I struggle to comprehend how organised and motivated you must be to produce as much content as you do for as many channels as you’re running, yet somehow even you still sometimes forget to post links in the description? 🤣 thanks for all the hard work and quality videos 🙏
@calamorta3 жыл бұрын
This guy is the KZfaq equivalent of Da Vinci
@duncanmcgee133 жыл бұрын
Probably as motivated as Kim is to fool his people into thinking theyre lives are among the best in the world
@keithkearns932 жыл бұрын
It’s his job. It is just another business.
@magisterrleth3129 Жыл бұрын
He's got a writing team. Probably multiple writers, each writes an essay for him to narrate in return for(a hopefully substantial) cut of the video's revenue.
@eliharper6616 Жыл бұрын
@magisterrleth3129 many, many writers and new ones all the time. And they usually get paid by the word. Also different editors for different channels. He even has a guy that's in control of ads
@TheTonytiger893 жыл бұрын
The stadium is actually very accessible to foreigners. Anyone who visits August-September will get offered tickets to the Mass Games, and at other times of the year will generally be able to view any event that coincidences with their visit.
@keegan773 Жыл бұрын
They don’t let you see the starving population though do they.
@jsw97310 ай бұрын
@@keegan773irrelevant comment, but yea they don't
@marshallliberman39313 жыл бұрын
I love how smug Simon looks while saying “no, it’s in North Korea” like a giddy child lol
@spetterman29163 жыл бұрын
I can feel that one day Simon will Blaze it up in that stadium!
@offrails3 жыл бұрын
North Korea: Sends critics to slave labour camps Simon: Sends critics to the basement I'm not sure which would be worse
@rodepet3 жыл бұрын
If he went there, he would probably be sent to a labour camp. Once there would who do you think he would lock up in a basement, fellow labourers, or guards. Or the leader 😂
@icekick11733 жыл бұрын
Welcome to mega projects today we are talking about the world's biggest hotbox
@velenteriushendeneros32513 жыл бұрын
@@rodepet he would somehow find and lock up the entire kim family
@MisterKnightly3 жыл бұрын
"Commonly known as the Bad Korea." Allegedly.
@alicedog3683 жыл бұрын
best korea*
@MisterKnightly3 жыл бұрын
@@alicedog368 Allegedly.
@lloydster90003 жыл бұрын
North Korea is a bit shit.
@kunalphadte26743 жыл бұрын
@@lloydster9000 Allegedly
@lloydster90003 жыл бұрын
@@kunalphadte2674 “allegedly” 😉
@drgonzo3053 жыл бұрын
The largest stadium in the world, side project. Jet plane that carries 76 people, megaproject? Again gonna need to see the criteria checklist for these channels
@itarry43 жыл бұрын
I believe its something like. "which video have we got ready and which channel do we need a video for..."
@amicloud_yt3 жыл бұрын
One of them was technically innovative, ground breaking, and revolutionary... The other one is a boring building in bad korea.
@JS-pb6gb3 жыл бұрын
I think it’s more to with information available and also whether it’s big . But some big things don’t have enough information and history available like this
@Stettafire3 жыл бұрын
@@amicloud_yt mega projects is just planes though. Listen, undeniably planes are technological marvels. No doubt. I live hearing all about aviation. But, you can't dismiss architecture. Without revolutions in architecture these planes could have never been built. Plus, the political aspect is, of course, very interesting. It's narrow minded and foolish not to pay attention to the politics of other nations
@WKRP1873 жыл бұрын
Checked the criteria and turns out all channels are completely free so subscribe to all of them and then you don't have to complain about free stuff
@captainobvious2723 жыл бұрын
The North Koreans are going to build a bigger stadium when they hear this didn't make it onto Mega Projects
@annescholey65463 жыл бұрын
That Capitalist Running Dog Simon!
@marthahawkinson-michau96113 жыл бұрын
I wonder what will take longer: Kim Jong-Un hearing about this , or building a new super-stadium?
@amacca20853 жыл бұрын
It’s finished now
@lukewarren95933 жыл бұрын
Why would they need to? They all fit into this stadium with room to spare!
@kaydog8903 жыл бұрын
@ Luke Warren, I’m not sure which shit hole you live in, but Pyongyang has a population over 3.5million... the stadium seats 150K. For an isolated(due to politics) country, they’re doing fine. America with all its freedom would struggle to do this without it falling over and everyone getting sued. The UK is too balls deep in legislation that it could never happen.
@kimjongun67463 жыл бұрын
Oh c'mon Simon, are we that bad? Anyways As usual it is a great episode from your channel about the symbol of our power 🇰🇵💪
@kaydog8903 жыл бұрын
Take me in. I’m sick of the western ways. I’ll happily take a government provided flat with an international advisory role. I’ll jump on a flight next week. Please, glorious leader, pick me!
@jondeare Жыл бұрын
I love North Korea. First. I like to starve myself. Second. I like to Imprison myself. Yep.
@JasonL77 Жыл бұрын
Being a big wrestling fan, I’m glad that you mentioned Collision In Korea.
@derricksanders7714 Жыл бұрын
Indianapolis Motor Speedway : 257,327 (permanent seats) - 400,000 grand total capacity
@bradb10603 жыл бұрын
While not a stadium perse “The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the largest sporting venue in the world, has permanent seating capacity for over 235,000 people.” -Wikipedia. I felt obligated to throw this in there since I’m from Indianapolis and I don’t want North Korea getting this record lol. Enjoy your videos!
@lewizzrocks3 жыл бұрын
Insane how that many people would want to see cars doing hundreds of laps lol
@themaestro30343 жыл бұрын
@@lewizzrocks its Indiana so I’m guessing there isn’t much else going on.
@user-oq2ez5lz8w3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but it’s only a racing venue but for the stadium in North Korea it can host a lot more sports in it and if you search up what is the biggest stadium in the world it comes up as the North Korean one
@jefchance3 жыл бұрын
You're all doing such a great job on the various shows! I've, pretty much, given up on almost all other programming. May I ask what camera you use? The production looks so good!
@SunshineStateCoasters3 жыл бұрын
Collision in Korea is the only thing I remember about this stadium.
@RWBHere3 жыл бұрын
12:34 Pyongyang's two almost unused 1980's style cars, and -Rent-a-Crowd™- Command-a-Crowd™, martialled perfectly, in order to avoid blocking the view of the building.
@A._is_for3 жыл бұрын
Fitting...the Korean war was a spin off of the cold war. Side projects is a spin off of mega projects
@edbe73853 жыл бұрын
Can you guys cover the 50,000 ton Alcoa Forge press. It has an interesting story, including how Germany was using this technology in WWII before anyone else. It may be big enough for a Mega Project.
@theianmce11 ай бұрын
Totally, the story of that press is so interesting! It's changed the course of history multiple times, and the details of its engineering and construction are super cool
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un3 жыл бұрын
We are the Best Korea and proud of this masterpiece of a stadium
@chrisduhaime56893 жыл бұрын
Should open up to tourism and Morden farming.
@chrisduhaime56893 жыл бұрын
@@en6928 sat map saze different
@stephaniemurria55343 ай бұрын
Still no tourist....
@cam48943 жыл бұрын
Every time you say Supreme Leader, all I can think of is Star Wars!
@cameronpetie83183 жыл бұрын
I ran the Pyongyang Marathon there in 2016. Good to hear a bit more of the backstory. To be honest it didn't feel any bigger than the MCG, or Wembley, all of which I've done runs from and/or to the field. But once they're that big an extra 10,000 seats or so isn't easy to tell.
@alexmarshall81873 жыл бұрын
I like how I can tell how new a video is by the length of Simon’s beard
@KurtJohn33 жыл бұрын
Michigan Stadium is a quiet stadium. Michigan Stadium is designed to push noise up. Unlike Ohio Stadium with two cement blocks opposite of each other with the challenge of yelling louder. In 2009, I was in the fourth row for the Iowa v Ohio State game. I've never felt crowd noise like that (I've been to Michigan, Nebraska, Alabama, Cowboy Stadium, Iowa Stadium, Soldier Field, and many other stadiums). The best noise... the eerie silence when Iowa took Ohio State to overtime.
@paulmoffat93063 жыл бұрын
Built by forced labor - wonder what the death toll actually was for that project.
@AAaa-pm3rr3 жыл бұрын
Well, not as big as you think.
@Stettafire3 жыл бұрын
@@AAaa-pm3rr ffs. Don't make random claims and expect others to do the research for you 🙄
@RichardPeters_TeamRik3 жыл бұрын
They used to say the Pyramids were built by slave labor it only took thousands of years to find out that every person in eqypt helped regardless of class.... #JustSayin not comparing though haha
@boggisthecat3 жыл бұрын
Greater or lesser than the projects in the UAE and Saudi Arabia?
@andrewwomble27223 жыл бұрын
Its been said that the brand new Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg Russia for the World Cup was also built by North Korean slave labor.
@ctisports89911 ай бұрын
I have been to that stadium. it was quite impressive. I was able to get a tour as part of the work I was doing there with sports.
@ronniebauman283 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what stipulates what is and what isn't a "stadium." But the Indianapolis Motor Speedway home of the Indianapolis 500(Indy Car) & the Brickyard 400(NASCAR) is the worlds largest sporting venue. It is capable of seating 400,000+ spectators. Anyone able to explain the difference between a stadium and a venue?
@sdot5389 Жыл бұрын
A stadium is probably defined as one contiguous structure. Indy certainly isn’t that. It’s a series of structures built near each other, some with large spaces in between.
@muskyoxes3 жыл бұрын
Good job having a stadium with more seats than people in the country who can afford to sit in them.
@christianpatriot74393 жыл бұрын
Like some NFL stadiums.
@fjellyo32613 жыл бұрын
Lol. NK has over 20 Million inhabitants. I am pretty sure tickets aren't as expensive as in your country.
@ilarious57293 жыл бұрын
@@fjellyo3261 when a Dr earns enough money to buy 1kg of rice a month, then tickets at any price are too expensive
@ilarious57293 жыл бұрын
And that's not a joke, they really don't make any money and 90% of the country is malnurished.
@sloppynyuszi3 жыл бұрын
Actually if you watch videos of North Korea made by people who can travel there with less restrictions, like Indonesia or Malaysia, you’ll see that it’s not THAT bad. Reminds me more like being stuck in 80s Eastern Europe. I grew up in Hungary in that time, and it was closed, but if you aren’t materialistic it’s Ok. So having time for some stadium events is not an issue. And they want the aesthetics of the stadium grand ness, they will find a way to fill the stadium. For work we outsourced animation to North Korea. We had a full hour long Skype conference call with the studio inside North Korea. I was working in China where relations are normal. North Korea isn’t paradise, but it isn’t that cartoony image people are portraying either. So yes, they most likely can treat themselves to a stadium event once in a while
@azargelin3 жыл бұрын
You should do one about the "great man made river" in libya. Like so he can see this
@orien2v23 жыл бұрын
I have a weird feeling Simon doesn’t like North Korea.......😂
@kimjongun67463 жыл бұрын
Not at all, he is a friend of great Korea
@anarchyantz15643 жыл бұрын
He is very fond of western propaganda of Korea, China and Russia.
@amacca20853 жыл бұрын
@@kimjongun6746 who isn’t 😂
@neoarmstrongcyclonejetarms93263 жыл бұрын
@@anarchyantz1564 So North Korea is a good place?
@jakeryan45453 жыл бұрын
@@neoarmstrongcyclonejetarms9326 Anything critical of the US / UK / Australia / Japan and / or praising China / Russia / Iran / North Korea is the unbiased truth (and definitely not any kind of propaganda). Anything critical of China / Russia / Iran/ North Korea and praising the US / UK / Australia / Japan is definitely "western" propaganda. Obviously everyone who hasn't fallen victim to the propaganda knows this.
@shanehebert32373 жыл бұрын
Scrolling the comments looking for KJU's assessment of the latest video he sponsored.
@tttm993 жыл бұрын
Apparently he's to busy somewhere else. I think he's out the back of the stadium blazin' ? ... Allegedly. But you know... In the normal way. Not in the general way - or the way that makes Generals nervous...
@JaredLS103 жыл бұрын
Right above your comment ironically.
@ignitionfrn22233 жыл бұрын
2:15 - Chapter 1 - Size, capacity & design 4:10 - Chapter 2 - History of the stadium 6:40 - Chapter 3 - Features & facilities 7:55 - Chapter 4 - Notable sporting events & performances 8:05 - Chapter 4.1 - Arirang festival 8:30 - Chapter 4.2 - Collision in Korea 9:20 - Chapter 4.3 - Inter korean summit 9:45 - Chapter 4.4 - Invicible socialism 10:25 - Chapter 4.5 - Pyongyang marathon 11:05 - Chapter 5 - Allegations & controversies
@maestrofilms7283Ай бұрын
"This bearmoth..." love your work, Simon. 😂 I do chuckle at the British pronunciation of "behemoth," though.
@TheSiameseDreamer3 жыл бұрын
The Marathon is an international event.
@JWParkerPhDDDiv11 ай бұрын
correction. USA now has several stadiums that beat it. SoFi 288,500 square meters, Allegiant Stadium 92,903.04 Square Meters so USA foot ball is building out larger than North Korea.
@LilDitBit3 жыл бұрын
That cheeky smile at the end of the intro 👌
@warhawkjah3 жыл бұрын
The Satellite image on google maps looks much different, almost like it's being demolished.
@schmenkspeedtyping2183 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@kyriljordanov20863 жыл бұрын
I'm from Mississippi. I never knew our official flower was the same as North Korea. Mississippi is known as "The Magnolia State" because we have them everywhere. That's interesting. Thanks.
@stanislavkostarnov2157 Жыл бұрын
it's a rather different type of Magnolia if I understand which one it is, the Oriental Magnolia has a very particular shape and fragrance, rather peculiar to the American Magnolia... it's flowers though, are half the size maybe
@SRW_3 жыл бұрын
Hey simon! Can you do a geographics or megaprojects or side projects about varosha cyprus??
@petrhoudek3 жыл бұрын
I Prague we have strahovský stadion, 63 000m2, 250 000 people! 😂 Now it's training center for football, 9 full playground 👌
@timgooding24483 жыл бұрын
The MCG holds over 100000 people and has a field area near identical to said North Korean stadium. Just saying....... Australian's are sports nuts.
@Mr.E7233 жыл бұрын
I personally don’t even buy that this place is the biggest stadium in the world. Can they cram 150,000 people inside at a time? Probably. But in terms of real seating capacity, it was clammed for years and years that it was officially 150,000, then they drop that down to only 114,000. Still the biggest in the world but by a more believable margin. If I had to guess I’d say the actual capacity of this place is more like 80,000-90,000
@RWBHere3 жыл бұрын
@@Mr.E723 114,000 people crammed into the stadium might be true, but the place cannot meet modern safety standards. The venue only has one entrance road and one exit road. That's a disaster waiting to happen.
@johnstevenson31843 жыл бұрын
Michigan university’s football field holds more than 100,000 as well. At a certain point I would think there’s diminishing returns. You can get a good crowd atmosphere without sitting a half mile away and having 30,000 cars all leave at once
@jacobgleggvlogs90593 жыл бұрын
I'm Australian, Did You Know About A Proposed Sydney Stadium From 1963 It Would Hold Over 150,000 or 200,000 People
@amanviroja71433 жыл бұрын
Newly built Motera Cricket Stadium in India holds over 110000 people, now it's the biggest Cricket stadium in the world beating Melbourne Cricket Ground.
@GusCraft4603 жыл бұрын
“Commonly known as the bad Korea” lol
@spacexfan95313 жыл бұрын
At 0:41 he said, “this bear moth”. He most likely was trying to say behemoth.
@PipeDreamerJacques3 жыл бұрын
Should do the Indy 500 stadium next. I think it might be the largest event stadium in the world.
@HonestStricklandFan3 жыл бұрын
Not even in the top 20 largest ones
@BiteSizedScenes3 жыл бұрын
Do one on PNB 118 which is a mega tall building being constructed in Kuala Lumpur. Animations are very easily found online
@coastaku195411 ай бұрын
Indianapolis Motor Speedway can hold over 260,000 and can be expanded to nearly 500,000 with temporary seating
@davidcarrajola28633 жыл бұрын
Simon almost going Business Blaze again... Its only me or all his channels are going Business Blaze? ahahaha I aprove, not gonna lie!
@Happy_Shopper3 жыл бұрын
It actually doubles as a big jelly mold
@toolegittoquit_0013 жыл бұрын
Jello mold
@One-Crazy-Cat Жыл бұрын
And piggy boy un ate it all.
@tim3172 Жыл бұрын
@@toolegittoquit_001 Google "British Jelly" and get back to us. Hint: it's a gelatin desert and most of the English-speaking world speaks UK-English.
@andrewjones-productions3 жыл бұрын
Antonio Inoki, the Japanese Wrestler, is now a member of the Japanese Parliament and has made frequent trips to North Korea as an unofficial envoy. Japan and North Korea still do not hold diplomatic ties and whilst Inoki has been criticised in some quarters, his efforts to build relations is largely seen as important. Especially as the Japanese Government is calling for the repatriation of the Japanese abductees.
@kingjames48863 жыл бұрын
"lets hold a giant wrestling match to promote peace."
@Theringodair3 жыл бұрын
Irony.
@Hammerhead5475 ай бұрын
It is known that when WCW/NJPW held the Collision In Korea they drew 130.000 people the first night and about 120.000 people the second night.
@MotownGuitarJoe11 ай бұрын
Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 350,000+ The Indy 500 is the largest single day sporting event in the world (250,000 actually in stands)
@nk6studios3 жыл бұрын
Lake Ponchatrain bridge. Longest bridge for decades.
@jhundley20093 жыл бұрын
Bristol Motor Speedway holds 162,000 and hosts motor racing and football events in TN
@AllDayBikes3 жыл бұрын
3:11 looks like a dish of cannelloni lol
@jamesdean08853 жыл бұрын
Side project - The Dish (parks australia). The work they did on the Apollo program and also the recent radio waves from space.
@mikebar423 жыл бұрын
One way in, one way out... This is a mega project. The world's largest fire trap
@hds66nl293 жыл бұрын
Give the North-Koreans some credit, usually it's one way in, no way out. So it is an improvement, sad thing is the concept of in AND out didn't catch on there.
@alexandercarder22813 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video Simon.
@psykorobot68073 жыл бұрын
From the outside, it looks like a giant Bundt cake.
@j.l.lingenfelter87943 жыл бұрын
If you use the definition of stadium to pick the largest, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway holds 350,000 +
@bobBob-yg9br3 жыл бұрын
Your boy with the blaze
@XDarkGreyX3 жыл бұрын
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@marcusroberts94543 жыл бұрын
Danny?
@oliverrosslhumer97573 жыл бұрын
I love that shirt! The pattern is mezmerizing 🤩 Where can i get one????!!!! Ps.: i am serious, please send a link 🙏 Love all your channels 👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@Andronicus2007 Жыл бұрын
Not a fan of North Korea, but I like the design of this stadium. It is a big ego stroking project of course, they love stuff like that in N.K!
@steffenschiller31893 жыл бұрын
The Korean Mountain Magnolia is the national flower of North Korea? It should be the nettle. Nice video by the way.
@calebhampton35603 жыл бұрын
Your channel reminds me of the history channel’s modern marvels. And that’s a good thing. I love this channel.
@bayareanewman15663 жыл бұрын
Great informative video!!! Super interesting!!
@kanelaneys379611 ай бұрын
I have never ever heard behemoth pronounced the way he pronounced it, wow
@maguiredeese49543 жыл бұрын
Is Bristol Motor Speedway not considered stadium? It’s 160k
@paulcook79863 жыл бұрын
“Oneupmanship”.
@multiyapples Жыл бұрын
Very informative.
@PsytanicA Жыл бұрын
Fun fact about this stadium, this stadium once held WCW's "Collision In Korea" in 1995 here. Bet some people did not know that.
@ezpeasy3967 Жыл бұрын
Didnt 195k people attend that event
@josebessa652011 ай бұрын
Been there in 2018 for the Mass Games. Quite impressive spectacle.
@douba1234563 жыл бұрын
@Sideprojects You forgot about Strahov stadium in Prague
@charlesreddington68343 жыл бұрын
I thought maybe you could do a spot on English castles. English castles grew from mot and baileys designed under William the conqueror to become some of the greatest structures ever built in England.
@Kenzie.Avrahm.Fraser.Gelbart2 жыл бұрын
Did Simon take a shot before this one? Allegedly
@preserveourpbfs71283 жыл бұрын
I feel like the Michigan football reference in the description is a fairly obscure reference for a non-American/Michigander…. Nice work
@Hobbes4ever3 жыл бұрын
still doesn't make it less of a modern day Medieval kingdom
@paulweston84083 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or does the stadium kinda look like a bunt cake pan turned upside down?
@paradox73583 жыл бұрын
Who needs food, when you have the world's largest stadium!
@bumpty98303 жыл бұрын
Good point... www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-line-up-in-dallas-texas-to-receive-food-ahead-of-thanksgiving-food-bank-donation/
@Stettafire3 жыл бұрын
@@bumpty9830 The US has it bad. N Korea has it much worse. You're really trying to compare yourself to a communist country? Please, ring the other one it's got bells on. The US is a mess though
@bumpty98303 жыл бұрын
@@Stettafire North Koreans get to go to the doctor when they get sick. I can't. I'm not saying they have it good, but I literally can't go to the doctor in the middle of a the pandemic of the century. This is how capitalism works. Keep telling me how bad communism is while the "commies" in Cuba, Vietnam, Bolivia keep their poor people alive _without_ a self-worshiping dictator.
@siobhan-rae2 жыл бұрын
If you you’re more interested in north korea after this video i highly recommend the vice guide to north korea it’s a little dated now but still a great inside view at the hermit kingdom.
@johnjones535411 ай бұрын
I hate to be the one to break it to you, but the Indianapolis Motor Speedway seats in excess of 200,000. And it is located on 560 acres.
@TheEvilCommenter3 жыл бұрын
Good video 👍
@hotcreamyfart3 жыл бұрын
Dear Simon and Danny, Pleez do an episode of Side Projects on the moviefilm known as "Space Cop" starring Mike Stoklasa as Old Timey Cop
@the1flym4593 жыл бұрын
Slight addendum: It was New Japan Pro Wrestling that put on Collison in Korea. The Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance folded after its founder, who funnily enough was actually born in what is today North Korea, died from a stomach infection caused by drinking sake after an operation for a stab wound
@LtNduati3 жыл бұрын
1:14 Tomato/Tomato, that's close enough lol
@scotttudor6647 Жыл бұрын
Out of the entire video, I got oddly fixated on the photo of the right-hand drive car operating on the right hand driving road…
@tommywins173 жыл бұрын
Topic suggestion: Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s got history and it’s even larger than this. Plus, fast cars always make things better.
@CaptOrbit3 жыл бұрын
So, I wonder what the parking situation is like there? I know automobile ownership is extremely low in North Korea but it still seems mind-blowing that such a large facility doesn't have any visible surface parking or garage at all.
@alesgill3 жыл бұрын
There is not any. Except for few VIP cars only buses park all around the stadium. Many locals just walk in from the city. I was there 2 years ago for Arirang 2018 premiere. Full stadium. I will never forget it.
@bouzoukiman50003 жыл бұрын
I'm sure they didn't kill off their trains for automobiles like america let happen. Not everyone is that stupid and short sighted
@sdot5389 Жыл бұрын
Walk or public transit. As you said, people don’t own cars and the streets there are relatively empty.
@HkFinn83 Жыл бұрын
You don’t need to go somewhere as exotic as North Korea to find that. There are Premier League stadiums in England with basically zero parking.
@dr.pewpew26192 жыл бұрын
The random defense of DPRK in the comments makes my brain hurt.
@sadironengines3 жыл бұрын
If it can only hold 114,000 then the Big House in Ann Arbor Michigan has it beat, their record attendance is over 115k.