January 6th, 2012 The stilt walkers of Landes

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by classicman View Post
here is your link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnX7u...ature=youtu.be
click on the youtube icon and insert the text between the "=" signs.
In this case the part in bold.

Originally Posted by CaliforniaMama

That looks easy enough,
except that when I click on the YouTube icon, I don't get any = signs.
I get YOUTUBE in brackets with nothing in between.

Thanks for helping me through this!

You are close...

[CaliforniaMama]

Originally Posted by classicman

here is your link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnX7uOd8pmo&feature=youtu.be
click on the youtube icon and insert the text between the "=" signs.
In this case the part in bold.

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

You are close...

OK, now I get it, but I'm confused. That's what I did when I tried to post the stilt video and all that showed was a link. Then, I tried it with a different video and it worked the way it is supposed to.





Oh, this is too weird. When I hit preview, the first video shows up, but not the second. Then, when I scroll the page it flickers in and out. So, when I thought it wasn't showing up, it probably would have when I posted. I just wasn't able to see it in preview for some reason.

Thanks for your patience with me!!!!!

[GunMaster357]

The "Landes" region is in the southwest part of France. While there are some marshes, the terrain is mostly flat with a lot of pine forests.
The whole place encompasses more than the administrative division it shares its name with. The seaside goes from the "Pointe de Graves" with its highly praised wines down to Biarritz and nice surf spots all along the shore that sports some very high sand dunes.

It's a nearly continuous beach for miles on end with some very secluded places and a balmy weather from April to October.

[Sundae]

Sandy, I was already aware of the stilt walkers, and their bizarre adaptation to their geographical conditions. But congratulations on bringing them to a wider audience in a concise and pictoral way.

I often think I have never come across anything IotW worthy.
I have a secret frisson of ownership when someone presents information I have in an interesting way. Doesn't count of course, because mine stays in my head.

[sandypossum]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Sandy, I was already aware of the stilt walkers

Sundae, did you also see it on QI? That show is a treasure trove of trivia!

Originally Posted by Sundae

I often think I have never come across anything IotW worthy.

I rack my brains to find stuff. Sometimes I come up with something great, but can't find any images to go with it, other times a great image with no info, so I fear it may be shopped.

[CaliforniaMama]

Originally Posted by sandypossum

Sometimes I come up with something great, but can't find any images to go with it, other times a great image with no info, so I fear it may be shopped.

Sin boldly!

IMHO, some images are fun to post even if they are shopped.

[Aliantha]

My Dad made us some stilts like that when we were kids. We clomped around the yard in them for a whole summer holiday period. After we went back to school they pretty much got left behind and eventually used for firewood I guess.

I might make some for my boys. I think they'd have fun on them.

[HungLikeJesus]

It would make it easier for them to clean the windows and paint the house.

[Aliantha]

lol...our house is lowset anyway. I like the way you think though HLJ!

[CaliforniaMama]

I don't know what everyone else sees, but I see the first video and only see the second video sometimes. Most of the time, the second video is a big blank space.

[infinite monkey]

I would be very careful at that height, especially if you live in windmill country. You know, stilting at windmills and stuff. Don do it!

[ZenGum]

Oh Monkey, you've still got it.

[infinite monkey]