The soldiers of Belarus have clearly been putting in a lot of practice to produce a remarkable display.
(Via Gawker)
Jul 10 2012
Now that’s synchronization!
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Jul 10 2012
The soldiers of Belarus have clearly been putting in a lot of practice to produce a remarkable display.
(Via Gawker)
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'Tis Himself
July 10, 2012 at 7:22 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
There’s no doubt that display was practiced for weeks. A lot of thought and effort went into the choreography as well
Francisco Bacopa
July 10, 2012 at 8:36 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Impressive, but sadly this kind of thing is most practiced by nations that use their militaries to oppress people within their borders. Here in the US we are all about projecting power outward, and our displays are rare, grim, and mechanical.
Gareth
July 11, 2012 at 5:06 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Actually, I’m sure I’ve seen the US Marines doing something similar. Except they had a bit where they stood in a circle and (I kid you not) threw their bayonetted rifles at the man opposite.
Also, there’s a similar sequence to this video at the beginning of the film A Few Good Men. They’re actually cadets or something, standing in for marines.
kagerato
July 11, 2012 at 12:46 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Coordination. They haz it. /LOLCat
mnb0
July 11, 2012 at 7:07 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
It’s like Einstein said: for stuff like this you don’t need brains, a vertebral column suffices.
Jeff Hess
July 11, 2012 at 7:18 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Good morning Mano,
I’ll see your Belarus Rockettes and raise you a United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon…
Do all you can to make today a good day,
Jeff
'Tis Himself
July 11, 2012 at 7:46 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Your second link was to a Flash Gordon movie (staring Larry “Buster” Crabbe as Flash Gordon).
Jeff Hess
July 12, 2012 at 6:58 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Good morning ‘Tis,
Thank you for the catch. I posted the Flash Gordon video to another site.
Here is the video I meant to post.
Do all you can to make today a good day,
Jeff
Sunny
July 11, 2012 at 10:36 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Considering that it is Belarus, I have mixed feelings about such displays. Not very different from choreographed events in North Korea.
SC (Salty Current), OM
July 11, 2012 at 12:42 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I was collecting reports a year ago about Belarus having become some sort of absurdist political theater, in which the government prohibited, amongst other acts, applause and laughter.
Brian M
July 11, 2012 at 3:53 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I wonder what would happen if a soldier missed his cue? Would the Maximum Presidente for Life eat him alive or something?