Comments for "Amazing Footage of Iraqi Sandstorm" Video at VideoSift.com

By Krupo

Krupo (http://krupo.videosift.com) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:57:39 -0700

Why did I get this feeling of impending doom about a minute into it?

One thing I love is the universal "are you taking a picture", "no, I'm recording video" exchange. It's true - it's heard hte world over.

And "damn" is correct... that can't be good for the electronics.

By therealblankman

therealblankman (http://www.videosift.com/member/therealblankman) — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 04:42:54 -0700

The God of Abraham and his inheritors is a God of the desert. It's easy to understand why when you view this video.

By bnsa

bnsa (http://www.videosift.com/member/bnsa) — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:15:48 -0700

I wonder if it really did get pitch black or if it just was the low light shutter on the camera (as the guy filming mentioned)

Hmmmm.

By deathcow

deathcow (http://www.videosift.com/member/deathcow) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:30:09 -0700

Even a glancing view through the topmost portion of the approaching cloud transmits no hint of the variations of sky brightness above the cloud. It looks pretty opaque. A person turns on a handheld flashlight around 2:13

By parra

parra (http://www.videosift.com/member/parra) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:00:09 -0700

The impending doom really just turned out to be a distinct lack of daylight.

How anticlimactic.

By deathcow

deathcow (http://www.videosift.com/member/deathcow) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:21:00 -0700

You're right, parra. I think it would be really easy for these mashup artists to extend this film, make it go even darker and then make some serious s%#T hit the fan. First the screams and weird noises, then some clips from "Pitch Black" would shoehorn right in.

By parra

parra (http://www.videosift.com/member/parra) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:11:06 -0700

Yep, that's the least of what I was expecting. That or, I dunno, seeing the vicious winds tearing peoples' skin apart or raging whirling plumes of sand whipping peoples' eyeballs into jelly.

No vote.

By Krupo

Krupo (http://krupo.videosift.com) — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:56:29 -0700

LOL, sorry for hyping up the vid so much with my comment - first time I watched it, at that point the vid, that *was*, however, the cool feeling I got.

By parra

parra (http://www.videosift.com/member/parra) — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:19:18 -0700

Ah I'm just messing with you. You're right its pretty damn ominous

By joshd

joshd (http://www.videosift.com/member/joshd) — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:09:01 -0700

Twice as good when you scrub through it in fast forward.

By gorgonheap

gorgonheap (http://www.videosift.com/member/gorgonheap) — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:07:36 -0800

I remember the sandstorms in Arizona but this looks much more grand then any I remember from there.

By raven

raven (http://www.videosift.com/member/raven) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:07:11 -0700

*waronterror

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:07:13 -0700

Adding video to channels (Waronterror) - requested by raven.

By Fedquip

Fedquip (http://fedquip.videosift.com) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:51:18 -0800

*documentaries

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:51:19 -0800

Adding video to channels (Documentaries) - requested by Fedquip.

By fissionchips

fissionchips (http://fissionchips.videosift.com) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:02:22 -0800

Slight whiff of *dead in here.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:02:22 -0800

This published video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by fissionchips.

By dotdude

dotdude (http://dotdude.videosift.com) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:28:23 -0800

Dead video replaced.

By fissionchips

fissionchips (http://fissionchips.videosift.com) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:37:39 -0800

This video works well with metacafe's slider bar. I can play it in fast forward to make it look even more menacing.