Signaling over 3 Miles (5 km) with a Mirror

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5 жыл бұрын

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In one corner, normal-looking Brian armed with a mirror. He's torn his shirt off and smothered clay all over his body. He snarls, "Hey boss, I'm gonna kick your ass." In the other corner, we have spikey-haired Brian also armed with a mirror! He's identical in every way except for the palette swap. "I'm your worst nightmare, and incidentally, I'm my own too." That's right folks, we've got ourselves a mirror match.
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I have told a friend of the show recently!

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Me too, I watch with my family

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I watch your videos on KZfaq TV with my boyfriend every single upload. That's why I don't date anyone! Seriously though, I watch most videos with my family!! :)

@DJcystrom 5 жыл бұрын

Just showed my brother this episode.

@SaintoftheHonest 5 жыл бұрын

Show’s gone from messing around with dangerous shit to real skills that can save your life. I don’t really see it as positive or negative, but the channel just evolving over time - as everything needs to do to avoid becoming bland. Loving it as much as ever and I hope it continues to grow

@JonD19827 5 жыл бұрын

I cannot stress enough how great the little countdown timers on the pop up text are! It's so nice to know how long I have to read the text on screen and not have to pause every time. Props to the editors!!

@jacobwharton5048 5 жыл бұрын

The quality of this series is outstanding.

@ElSoldado-ou4eq 3 жыл бұрын

The modern rouge is litteratly a hidden gem. It's soooooooooo good but not that many people know about it. I love how they focus on the little details. They always put a text showing the explanation behind things and something that no other channel does but they do, is everything they say, they always show a text saying the conversions. If they ever say "this cost me about 15 dollars" they show on the screen what fifteen dollars is in pesos, Euros, pounds, etc etc and they do the same thing with measurements.

@deepkhamaru 11 ай бұрын

Right? Right? I thought only I had that thought. All of them are on point.

@CK-ceekay 5 жыл бұрын

You guys need to stop working Jason so hard. He had to stand up for almost the ENTIRE episode

@nathanielnitsch1293 5 жыл бұрын

Is this jasons second account?

@bubbles7608 5 жыл бұрын

nathaniel nitsch yes, it’s his 5th account.

@CK-13 5 жыл бұрын

@C4Taterz 5 жыл бұрын

am i the only one laughing at this exchange because a second person with the name ck replied to it???

@Bruceskyy 5 жыл бұрын

Luckily he was sitting during the sponsor read, otherwise he might not have made it

@MilkyWayVG 5 жыл бұрын

You should bring back the bug out bag and actually try to survive 72 hrs with it or something like that

@alf3071 5 жыл бұрын

yeah like a mini series and with different environments

@ModernRogue 5 жыл бұрын

72 hours? Huh. That’s Nine 8-hour working shifts for a team of 5 people? Okay. So: 360 hours of labor (not counting edit time) for one 20-minute episode. Good news: Can do! Just get us over $12k on patreon.com/modernrogue and we’ll make it happen!

@combine8269 5 жыл бұрын

@@ModernRogue brb robbing a bank with all the utilities I've learned here

@PortCityBalrog 5 жыл бұрын

@@ModernRogue kinda came off pretty condescending there

@wobblysauce 5 жыл бұрын

Only need to stay in the back yard.

@TheLesmerf 5 жыл бұрын

To get a smoother flash just pass your hand infront of the mirror then you never loose your aim.

@JustAGiraffe 5 жыл бұрын

jack lesueur I was about to mention this.

@1FatLittleMonkey 5 жыл бұрын

That only works if you can hold a continuous signal. Which was Brian's issue.

@ModernRogue 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Waving your hand shakes your whole body. Maybe if you had one person hold it continuously and another one signal... but even then I don’t think that’d make much help.

@Jacob-er1tt 5 жыл бұрын

@@ModernRogue hold it with one hand and cover it with the other while you want it to not flash?

@chrisjb241 5 жыл бұрын

Thats what I was thinking

@PilotPlater 5 жыл бұрын

As a pilot already familiar with the use and effectiveness of these mirrors, this was very cool to see it applied to real distances! Thanks guys, really could save some lives on this one!

@TheStrangerous 5 жыл бұрын

Andy Plater That’s great to hear.

@brodieknight772 5 жыл бұрын

Loving the frequency of these episodes. 10-20khz. Right where I like it.

@B_Skizzle 5 жыл бұрын

_Ugh,_ take your like.

@raajan9655 5 жыл бұрын

300th like.

@Bruceskyy 5 жыл бұрын

I love the Legend Testers!

@brodieknight772 5 жыл бұрын

@@B_Skizzle Thank. You. Internet points are my lifeblood. I will die without likes.

@catraapplesaucemeowmeow2464 4 жыл бұрын

Brodie Knight eh I prefer 826472838284791848184khz

@dawsonsmith7079 5 жыл бұрын

SUGGESTION! Survival Food Episode. Get your hands on some military MREs(Perhaps from several different countries), compare their calorie count (and taste) to a "Standard meal", then explore the validity of alternatives like jerky, trail mix, hardtack... Lembas? You name it, a Rogue needs to be well-fed!

@tobiasschwarzberger2267 5 жыл бұрын

Great idea! I really hope they make that Episode a reality.

@soul2blade 5 жыл бұрын

I second this! Surprise that this isn't done by them yet.

@1FatLittleMonkey 5 жыл бұрын

Mmmm, nice. Sorry, wrong channel.

@JimmyEatDirt 5 жыл бұрын

Damn. if they had a mailing address i could send them some marine MREs

@kencarter9721 5 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@Rapidpanda1st 5 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of content I really like to watch. As much as I like high-tech stuff like the WiFi Scanners, Email Phishing and Credit Card Skimmers, I love videos showing how to use the world around you to your advantage - I feel that is the heart of The Modern Rogue. How about getting a little more in-depth with the whole survival topic? Maybe a mini-series covering the basics like how to locate water, how to build a basic A-frame shelter, how to stay hidden in urban and rural environments, etc. Perhaps cover some early electronics such as how to improvise a quartz radio. Or recover some soon-to-be-lost skills like gold panning.

@ToozdaysChild 5 жыл бұрын

I feel like maybe this video was actually an elaborate ruse on Jason's part to ditch Brian in the woods so he could run off and start a new life. Maybe next time, Murphy.

@Carbon2861996 5 жыл бұрын

He was after president Kardashian.

@1224chrisng 5 жыл бұрын

I was going to like the comment but 69 likes, nice

@MisterTingles 5 жыл бұрын

"Dude. The Wizard's Tower."

@jonnyhuebner8144 5 жыл бұрын

You guys need to make a makeshift lock picking kit and test it, that would be so cool.

@SealFormulaMaster 5 жыл бұрын

Brian actually has done several episodes on lock picking over on Scam Nation (Previously Scam School) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atOhgpeYxremlo0.html This is just one of many, many, many episodes about lock picking. This is one on using paper clips.

@michaelaustin8982 5 жыл бұрын

They did that on scam school

@dzren 5 жыл бұрын

I cant believe the M.R. spent a whole episode of Brian flashing Jason from different distances. 😱 Seriously though.. Thanks for the episode!

@tzisorey 5 жыл бұрын

Second location - "We immediately report SUSPICIOUS PERSONS and activities" XD

@BrandtHughes 5 жыл бұрын

They were definitely confronted twice while they were there, haha.

@tommybagelboy7761 5 жыл бұрын

I love how much variety is in the Modern Rogue episodes. It always keeps me intrigued and interested in what they're talking about, and I always can't wait until the next episode comes out. Good job to everyone in the Modern Rogue cast and crew. You guys make great videos and I hope you keep up the fantastic work.

@oblonggrape7580 5 жыл бұрын

You always hear about this but I've never seen it demonstrated before like this, pretty cool

@lukeknight7444 5 жыл бұрын

I swear this is all I wait for at the end of the week lol

@chase_h.01 5 жыл бұрын

In the theme of survival, I'd love to see these two have an episode on how to take care of an axe and maybe talking about different types of axes and thier functions. Its a whole community to itself I personally find interesting.

@oppfattet 5 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, haven't thought of this at all! I have a proper first aid kit, small stash of food and water, dry socks, gloves, batterybank, jank emergency charger I can hook up to the battery, and last but not least, a jervenduk (kind of insulated sleepingbag-tarp shelter) for when I go snowmobiling. Will definitely be adding a mirror to my gear asap.

@seanrose1720 5 жыл бұрын

They had to put Jason on top of the tower because Brian would have quit the episode and walked off with Rex looking for Daniel's secret stash.

@timmyphilp7622 5 жыл бұрын

I love that you just included the app you used, I was about to ask about it when i found it in the description.

@Luigmas 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing transition from what im assuming was a drone shot to the wizard tower. Also that mirror is surprisingly effective.

@ShapeShifter499 5 жыл бұрын

"Walkie-Talkie" is just two cell phones with a push-to-talk app. Brilliant!

@acerockman3520 5 жыл бұрын

That’s really cool, one of my relatives during WWII had to go to South Africa to teach the troops there how to communicate with mirrors.

@TheStrangerous 5 жыл бұрын

Ace Rockman Whoa! That’s awesome.

@wreams2964 4 жыл бұрын

Came here after the year review. Should’ve watched sooner

@JoshLathamTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I missed it before!

@darksskull 5 жыл бұрын

Explore the prepper mentality in general, bug out bags, food storage, bunkers, emp shielding, ect.

@KapteinFruit 5 жыл бұрын

I love your content, guys. At first I was thinking it was a bit too goofy, came to learn it is only your hilarious characters. I love the shit you make. This is my type of stuff. The more you learn!

@dutch4337 4 жыл бұрын

5:13 looks like a GTA cutscene

@albea1695 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys! Saving lives!

@cardpopcorn13 5 жыл бұрын

you guys are so close to 1 million subs! can't wait!

@advanbroekhuizen3346 5 жыл бұрын

Love the channel guys!

@Lizard-813 5 жыл бұрын

This is a really great episode, thanks!

@TheStrangerous 5 жыл бұрын

Lizard813 Thank you!

@bazga4069 4 жыл бұрын

You guys deserve much much more subscribers

@matthewlind3102 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, guys. I love your channel. You are my kind of nerds.

@TheStrangerous 5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Lind Thanks!

@arshadmohammed1072 5 жыл бұрын

Okay, I was skeptical about signal mirrors. Not anymore. Definitely getting one now.

@madrmadrussian4931 5 жыл бұрын

Wow this was pretty awesome!!!

@micahbell8533 5 жыл бұрын

This was actually a lot more interesting to watch than I thought it would be.

@BillB23 5 жыл бұрын

The US Army used a device called the heliograph for signalling in the 19th century. It works on the same principle, but from a tripod. Btw, Gen. MacArthur was certified as a heliograph operator at age 6. (It helps when your dad's a general.)

@roman2107 5 жыл бұрын

4:40 omg, someone likes dr pepper 🤩

@morethan4mph 4 жыл бұрын

I usually carry a signal mirror when I am sailing and kayaking - this is a test I always wanted to do but never got round to - this video has really given me confidence!

@lisocampos8080 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video it was extremely educational

@nienke7713 5 жыл бұрын

Can we have a spin-off channel called the modern rouge which is a makeup channel, but obviously not standard makeup, but all sorts of weird badass makeup these guys can come up with

@RyeOnHam 5 жыл бұрын

Missed an opportunity to signal BACK from the Tower.

@jnsdroid 5 жыл бұрын

Have I mentioned lately that I love the ... um, countdown timer? the spin-down circle that shows up with text... usually I read the pop-ups fast enough, but sometime I get caught up in what's happening onscreen (or lost in your buttery voices) and forget to read the words -- it's nice knowing whether I've time to finish reading or if I should slap that spacebar

@rasmusviil3243 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know if you take video ideas and if this is the best place to give suggestions, but you guys should make a video about thieves' cant and hobo signs

@timsummers870 4 жыл бұрын

This experiment was very interesting. I have a Victorinox S.O.S Kit and one of the few things I’ve never used is the signal mirror. I’m stoked now and will test it out this week. Thanks for the video, it was amazing.

@ryojimartinez275 5 жыл бұрын

Been here since 100k, im proud of how far youve come

@ModernRogue 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@TheDetonadoBR 5 жыл бұрын

that's amazing and the lofi beat makes it 10 times more amazing

@eddieortega2008 5 жыл бұрын

That was so cool! Gotta get me one of those mirrors now for whenever I decide to go camping and get lost in the woods.

@bassmasta9117 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job guys!

@TheStrangerous 5 жыл бұрын

Greg Jones Thanks!

@acmorris 5 жыл бұрын

This is really cool!

@digbydodd8452 3 жыл бұрын

great demo

@kogure7235 5 жыл бұрын

Uuu, cool. I've always been curious about how well these mirror signals work.

@nzwilco9276 5 жыл бұрын

I love the nod to the neighborhood watch sign. Mr. Brian "suspicious activities" Brushwood

@austin2787 5 жыл бұрын

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS! ANOTHER VIDEO FROM THE HAVENS! YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! I'm enthusiastic

@demont7574 5 жыл бұрын

That was pretty awesome!

@Emergencyzone 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing! We might have to start carrying these

@saborwolf 5 жыл бұрын

Personally, it's easier to hold your arm out and give a peace sign with the target you want to signal between your fingers, then reflect the sunlight onto the back of your hand so you know you're lined up

@robbyakbarsyah7719 5 жыл бұрын

I've been subscribed to modern rogue for like 2 years so far and i just knew brian is a magician

@ModernRogue 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, wow!

@Delzak1 5 жыл бұрын

This was really cool, like I would never have guessed the mirrors could have been anywhere near this effective. Sure it's unlikely I'll ever use this, but my hiking bag now has a mirror in it and shoot maybe I'll grab a specifically signaling mirror too. Thanks a ton as always guys! Great episode.

@ModernRogue 5 жыл бұрын

Same! I was really surprised

@deepblueyonderspage 5 жыл бұрын

QUICK!!!! Take that damn signal mirror.... and shine it in that bears eyes!!! ….now run! Good thing I had that mirror. whew.

@nephicus339 4 жыл бұрын

Fiiiiiiiine! Since you asked so nicely in your 2019-recap video.. I'll watch this. :P

@nephicus339 4 жыл бұрын

Yup. That was better than I thought. Glad I came back to it.

@corwinchristensen260 5 жыл бұрын

As a boy scout I participated is several attempts to communicate from mountain peak to mountain peak throughout Utah. Using the small mirrors like you have in this video we could see flashes 40 miles away (no clutter in the background.) With a 16" square mirror we were able to detect flashes 120 miles away. The Morse code we were attempting never did work out, but attracting attention and being able to locate someone from a great distance ... a mirror works very well, is discrete, and multi functional. Definitely suitable rogue gear.

@rafowell 5 жыл бұрын

If the activity you remember was "Operation On-Target" - it is still going on. Website: www.bsaontarget.org/

@kylem5576 5 жыл бұрын

I think i'm going to buy one for when I go outdoors just in case I ever need it. Never knew how useful these could really be

@ModernRogue 5 жыл бұрын

Same!

@NinjaProofVest 5 жыл бұрын

I love The Modern Rogue!!!

@OdinOfficialEmcee 5 жыл бұрын

I never even knew something like this existed. This is genius and mindblowingly effective. Everyone who enjoys time in the wilderness needs one of these for emergencies

@symdoxe3036 5 жыл бұрын

7:12 that insect just did a backflip!show off!

@K2LNick 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is an exciting one

@hidenfn 5 жыл бұрын

Damn this episode is so good, The Modern Rogue at its finest.

@ModernRogue 5 жыл бұрын

Yay!

@pleaseholdwhileiprocessyou1513 5 жыл бұрын

Even though I recommend the ACR for life threatening rescue. You guys should do a video on the SPOT GPS MESSENGER. It's something you and Jason can have fun with. It has alot of features for survival rescue.

@ComradePhoenix 5 жыл бұрын

For people who remember reading the War of the Worlds, this is the basis behind the heliograph, which was used for military communication before (or in the absence of) radio.

@modemorph982 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@Davide608 5 жыл бұрын

Best way to send a message with accuracy is to point the mirror and then sending the message with your hand. Hold still the mirror and with the hand close and open the light source. This way you hold the aim and the message is super clear.

@krismueller 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice. 👍 Now I'm curious how many times Brian sentinels that day 😁

@chevrogers 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video guys. I would be interested in testing a make-shift version of this. Maybe a simple DVD with the pivots drawn onto the translucent part. I recon that should work similar...?

@austincline 5 жыл бұрын

This is a top 5 modern rogue video so far.

@ModernRogue 5 жыл бұрын

Tell a friend!

@johntwelvegage6430 3 жыл бұрын

WONDERFULL VIDEO 👏👏👏

@michaeltaylor8662 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know if its just me but when Brian said blasphemers i heard blast femurs but either than that perfect video.

@tachanz3764 5 жыл бұрын

THE LEGEND TESTERS BACK AGAIN!

@darrianweathington1923 5 жыл бұрын

Im waiting for someone from roosterteeth to be on a podcast like. "Yeah so i was on a plane on the way to RTX Australia and i was blinded by a SoS signal from the ground."

@amyshaw893 5 жыл бұрын

New modern rogue video? HotYeah!

@artemiscreature2691 5 жыл бұрын

Wow I am amazed! I would have loved to see just a regular pocket mirror used as well. see if you could get the accuracy with it to.

@ChristopherTradeshow 5 жыл бұрын

Brian is 3 miles behind Jason on the hike. Jason yells out make up check." Brian flips out the mirror and points it towards Jason. "Gorgeous" jason yells femininly

@TheReaperGR 5 жыл бұрын

question what app did you use for the walkie talkie?

@shadowking141ghost 5 жыл бұрын

Bruce schaff what is the ios version

@brandongotzpowers 5 жыл бұрын

I have Zello who wanna add me

@X4Alpha4X 5 жыл бұрын

i figured he just called him

@someamateur2853 5 жыл бұрын

The app is developed in Austin too! Glad to see them support their city whenever they can!

@yourmom1302 4 жыл бұрын

2:59 yes they sure can. When I lived in Longmont Colorado there was a house window on the mountain that cast a straight beam that was blinding enough that it actually caused a car accident from 5 miles away. At 6-7 am the sun would hit just right to blind people.

@wowgrab7553 5 жыл бұрын

Woah!!!!!! Awesome!!

@jeanhebert2130 Жыл бұрын

Excellent merci

@kainebert5815 5 жыл бұрын

You guys should do an episode on making fonts.

@kainebert5815 5 жыл бұрын

@M. de k. With font you could say who you are without saying your name I guess? Spy letters that are only traceable through font. That's my best excuse

@killerkonnat 5 жыл бұрын

I thought you said forts.

@SaintoftheHonest 5 жыл бұрын

The show’s about being the most interesting individual, and a lot of people see you for the first time online - as such, a unique font makes you stand out, makes you more interesting.

@JZStudiosonline 5 жыл бұрын

They should do an episode on making fronts.

@SaintoftheHonest 5 жыл бұрын

Keno Goertz I mean... it’s not like they haven’t gotten in professionals to come in and do the hard work.

@w3raja740 3 жыл бұрын

What a great tool...!

@MoTab78 5 жыл бұрын

Better method to use the signaling mirror is that holding the mirror in one hand close to one eye, looking through the hole in the middle, stretching forward the other hand and make a "V" shape with two fingers and then putting the target between those two fingers. This way you know that you are mirroring towards the target by seeing the reflection on your fingers which means the target between them is signalled.

@MoTab78 5 жыл бұрын

I'll be glad if you revisit this using the method above :)

@Brian-vz5cu 5 жыл бұрын

Now to head into the vault and mooch some whisky!!

@Glennjamyyyn 5 жыл бұрын

The 7 dislikes were from pilots who've been blinded by these

@PhilRiphagen 5 жыл бұрын

Love how Jason is wearing his thrift shirt! Also what’s the walkie talkie app you guys use in your phones ?

@nymalous3428 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy this kind of stuff. Who would think to actually test a signal mirror on a youtube video? That was pretty cool... I wonder what other kinds of survival tips you guys could check out? Oh! You two should have a survival challenge! You could compete to see who lives, using all of the various tips you've given us! It would be way better than any of those "reality" television shows...

@TheStrangerous 5 жыл бұрын

Nym Alous We’re going to be doing quite a bit more outdoor stuff soon

@nymalous3428 5 жыл бұрын

Sweet. Looking forward to it. I'm going to start up a pool at work (totally legally, of course), my money's on you over that Shwood guy.