Archive for the ‘Videos’ Category

Counting Money in Different Countries

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

‘Money doesn’t count!’ - The Friar

Think that counting money is done the same way all over the world, well think again, counting money is done very differently depending on where you are. This video shows how counting money is done in Japan, Korea, China and Singapore, then in Afghanistan,Iran,India, Tajikistan and the Middle East, then in Russia, Mongolia, Poland and Eastern Europe, then in Turkmenistan, Kazakistan, Pakistan, and parts of Turkey, then in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and Egypt, then in Africa, then in America, Canada and England.

Interesting differences in the counting styles of the different countries, who would of known that there are hugh cultural differences in money counting!

Where The Tax Dollars Go?

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

‘My tax money is getting spent on….what? Guns!’ The Friar

Want to know what happens to all your hard earned cash that you kindly give to the government, well the good fellas at GOOD Magazine, put together this great video ‘How The Government Spends Our Tax Money : An Oversimplification’.

The breakdown is as follows:
0.3% Job Training
1.7% Natural Resources
2.1% Housing
2.6% Nutrition
3.4% Veteran’s Benefits
3.6% Education
6.5% Income Security
18.5% Interest on Debt
20% Health
30% Military and Defense
10% Other?

The Music is by Javelin “Oh! Centra!”, if you need to know!

Two Dollar Bill Magic Trick

Friday, December 19th, 2008

‘Hey Presto, Two Dollars into One!’ - The Friar

How do you turn two single dollar bills into one two dollar bill! Don’t know? Want to find out how to do it? Well, sit back and watch the Two Dollar Bill Magic Trick and then learn how to do it in the $2 bill Magic Trick revealed. This will definitely impress your friends or a date!


Two Dollar Bill Trick Revealed! - video powered by Metacafe

What To Do With £10,000? - Coin Dominoes

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Ok, so you’ve studied hard and took a little risk on the Forex market and pocketed a cool £10,000! Well done! But what are you going to do with the money? Holiday, pay of some loans, plasma screen, nice watch? …well I’ve got a much better use for that money, check out the video below and see what you can really do with £10,000!