Miracle on the Hudson. Yeah. Ok.

[CalypsoCatnip]

On The Nosey!

...and your dog is still made of win.

[wewordsson]

just one thing to say...."you're right"

[Flyborg]

Some people use the word "miracle" to refer to something good that happened, which from certain perspectives, seemed unlikely.

Now, if they're using "mircale" to refer to a violation of the natural laws of the universe, you have to wonder why the Sky Gods only save planes with failed engines or low on fuel.. but not one - not a single plane - which has had the tail blown off by an explosion, or split in half by a hurricane. Imagine if half a plane landed safely.. now that would be a miracle.

[XPLOSIV84]

you are a complete fuckin goof you know that? shut your mouth put your stupid dog down and take the thumb out of your ass, I bet your ugly ass would be singing a different tune if it was your lame ass on that flight

[doyle20eyes]

no it wasn't a miracle..But it was great flying...So instead of posting videos on you tube complaining. Move out of your mom's house, ditch the dog and get laid for once..Find something better to do than complain

[Sithius159]

Ad hominid attacks does not an argument make good sir. Also he's not bitching about the people surviving. He IS bitching about people calling it a miracle. He says in the video (which you obviously didn't watch in its entirety or weren't paying attention) we should celebrate the ingenuity of human beings so how about you fuck off and find something better to do than complain.

[resistanceunion]

Yeah I think the same way .. In fact Wean I heard about this on my news .. A miracle a miracle ?!?! Shit those dumbfucks who wrote a miracle just took the credit from all the people that helped .. especialy the pilot. He landed he basicly saved those people in the first place and newspapers just said ... OHhh well another miracle .. (-_-). I was that pilot i would say.. Yeah next time I will wait for magical hand to help me FUck you media.

[roentgen571]

your dog cracks me up, man. :-)

[M0THERKN0WSBEST]

Damn straight! .... Say, is that bitch wearing lederhosen?! : )

[billymorris22]

10/10 great vid.

[GaryNull]

The fucking media is bullshit. I hate them.

And all this "hero" shit, . . ever think that the pilot was SAVING HIS OWN ASS too?

As Bill Maher said:

"He didn't walk on water, he just landed on it".

He's just doing his fucking job, . . and saved his own fucking life at the same time.

Too bad the guy wasn't suicidal, lol.

[Maeldasage88]

So.. following the theists' point of view... Katrina was a miracle !! .... .. Right? :)

Interesting remarks. You have just earned a ''suscribee'' :P

[sportznut1936]

Don't waste my time Asshole...Go play with your dog

[flameroller]

You are a fucking idiot. He made a video for people to CHOOSE to watch, which you clearly have just done, and yet he wasted YOUR time? Your stupid ass chose to watch the video so why don't you just fuck off?

[davidscalling]

I hope no one thinks this is spam but I made a rather crude spoof of the Miracle on the Hudson reports on my profile.

[davidscalling]

I feel bad for those people but MAN are they ever MILKING that story. What next a mini series a movie??? Got people get over it! I am so fucking sick of hearing about the stupid plan crash! I wish the news would stop milking it!

[theskilled99]

awesome vid!!!

Too right!

[itsuyo211]

very true. all of it. im sick of this shit. something half decent happens and its "god was with us this day". no one ever wants to give credit to their own damn race. the credit is snached from this highly seasoned pilot and given to god. i think its sick. and this mornings accident as i watched i thought to myself "how are they gonna throw god in this mix?". how you ask? 3 survivors. their survival is credited to god. but yeah fuck the 50 dead people right? that was prolly satan or something.

[CypherDxvz]

They think THAT'S a miracle? What about the Gimli Glider, a passenger jet that RAN OUT OF FUEL (and thus had no powered hydraulics, displays or anything) and the pilot glided (the pilot had been a glider pilot) and stopped this jet on an unused airstrip that had been converted into a go-kart track, and managed to stop the plane less that 500 feet from some campers. His lights were out, and the sun had just gone down. There were no injuries.

[SayYesToReason]

Bravo! Absolutely spot on.

Congratulations on winning the Trasitional Species award!

[xd1rtx]

excellent video, congrats again on the award, this one made me subscribe, good job

[xxxchaindrive]

Great video, and congrats on winning the "Transitional Species Award" for January.

[brandishwar]

i think I noticed some interlace artifacts in your video. If you made this with a camcorder, consider running it through a deinterlace filter when editing it.

But otherwise, your message is good. This wasn't a miracle, it was skill. I consider a miracle to be an event whose occurrence is virtually impossible, yet it happens anyway, defying all logic and, of course, natural laws.

[Napstrpsx]

I really liked this video, checked it out thanks to KingHeathen but I wanted to try and offer my constructive criticism:

the constant chopping of the video by editing was a big distraction to me. I never like it when people do that to their videos but this seemed deliberate and excessive.

In any case, again great stuff!

[Q3ToPBuZz]

The last few words of your video are so fucking true.

[Q3ToPBuZz]

great video.

[dilemmix]

LOL great video. But you know, religious nuts will still say that it was a miracle that this pilot was 'chosen' to fly this plane at this time. God must've organised all that, you know!

[flagulationnation]

Its a miracle ppl buy into this shit.

[ZigZaggityWW]

First I have to say, when I loaded this page, the FIRST thing I thought was.... "HOLY SHIT PAUL GIAMATTI DOES YOUTUBE VIDEOS!!!"

That said, great video! Completely agree!

[smalltownatheist]

hahaha

[mathmexican4234]

...if something had the power to save the plane after the geese, why the fuck wouldn't it just not put the fuckin geese there to begin with?

[rkcoon]

Giving mankind credit is the LAST thing religion would ever do. Why? Because then it negates the need of religion in the first place. Virtually all religion is built upon harping on the "ills of man" - admitting to the good capabilities of man is not in its repertoire.

Good vid and good points.

[clawdfrawg]

What would people call it if it went wrong? They most likeley would not blame god, or at least say, he must have had his reasons. Hey, maybe, its just not that complacated.

[adawg25]

He's from the area where I went to high school at in Danville, California..

[fpm229]

Miracle, smiracle  who cares? Stop whining and get a life

[lololeela]

That puppy was kicking your ass! ;D

[mvolke1]

By "media," you really mean TV. I didn't see any newspaper headlines with "Miracle on the Hudson."

The simple reason they used the slogan "Miracle on the Hudson" is because it sounds good. It has nothing to do with accurately using the term miracle.

As usual, TV forgoes accuracy for something that strikes a chord with people, like "miracle."

[WeArePatriots]

This video is basically the equivolent of athiest starting an argument about someone using the phrase "There must be a God" when something goes incredibly right.

You're actually starting an argument without anything to debate. "The media said it was a miracle!". Come on, this is the mainstream news we're talking about -- they will obviously use the most appealing superlatives to get the masses to tune in.

You're funny (seriously), but this is such a futile argument.

[Longsday]

I LOVE YOU MERIDIANFROST!

Ahem... wow, fangirl moment over.

"You're actually starting an argument without anything to debate. "The media said it was a miracle!". Come on, this is the mainstream news we're talking about -- they will obviously use the most appealing superlatives to get the masses to tune in."

I don't think it's a futile argument. I mean, you're saying essentially that since the media is crap, we shouldn't bother calling them out. I disagree.

[jtarrant617]

well said sir ★★★★★

[NotOurCause]

they pumped it up to get people from yelling about the holocaust in gaza n obama crap will fill the space soon ,then back to the holocaust

like AI PAC is drolling about ,great video!

[g0at]

But josh, it is a miracle that he was put in that position to serve god's plan! DUH! lol jkjkjk

[beornborg]

This accident could have been as bad as the Potomac River crash in the early 80's. That was a textbook case of a screwup. I couldn't believe that no one died in the Hudson. The NYC responders and the pilot were prepared but they were lucky too. I didn't think that the news agencies meant anything spiritual by the use of the word miracle. It could be used to describe something that is unusual or an outstanding accomplishment.

[bucephalonius]

Ya, if god really liked those guys so much he wouldn't have sent the fucking geese at em' in the first place.

[TOMMYfromtheBRONX]

Great vid man !!! 5 ing it

[chalkers]

well said sir ★★★★★

[TimesEyes]

Miracle:

1. an event contrary to the laws of nature and attributed to a supernatural cause

2. any amazing and fortunate event <---

You knew this, you read the definition. You could call this a miracle. No problem with it. This is bullshit.

[GrowthSpiral]

I agree Meridian, is forgetting that the "miracle" is that we NEEDed a good luck story this week and were given one, a small morose of hope..

[GrowthSpiral]

thought Meridian is right in the end we should be celebrating the human striving towards survival, etc

[FallaciousGee]

Fortunate yes (well, depending on how highyl you regard the lives of people youi've never met), but not so amazing once all the pieces of the puzle he brought up start falling into place I.E.: the extra training on the parts of the pilot and Emergency Rescue Teams, the rudimentary training the cabin and cockpit crews recieve, which is good considering the odds of a landing in Int'l waters, etc. My point is that Frost is correct, and you're just mad that God doesn't get the glory.

[TimesEyes]

"you're just mad that God doesn't get the glory"

Not really, I'm not an atheist.

[TimesEyes]

I mean I am... Obviously.

[Katalyzt]

Exactly Well said/done. ★★★★★

Katalyzt

[ShortbusMooner]

One of my best girlfriends had a french bull dog. Sweetest little thing. Your pup reminds me of her! :)

I totally agree. A plethora of circumstances converged to enable this picture-perfect ditch landing. None of which were spiritual.

Very good!

[pato2909]

I don't think you could have put it any better. Excellent video.

[bfgoodrik]

Credit is due to the pilots proper emergency training, FDNY quick response, the engineering of the plane, and the passengers not panicing and behaving orderly. No god was needed. F-k a

god.

[dackjaniels555]

ROFL lol that dog is so cute! Fuck the start was hilarious! Awesome dog dude!

[cozmikzen]

i know this whole thing is crazy! why dont they ascribe god to putting those geese in the wrong place at the wrong time too?

its a giant whack-a-doo!

[Nyhee7]

I agree with you. But if I were there, I'd still thank God for the pilot not being drunk or asleep or whatever. And even that is just a way of saying thanks. And I would definately want to thank the pilot. Yeah, I do agree with you that People do not give other people the credit they deserve in situations like this, yet we are so easy to blame the bad on people on and not God. That is hypocracy, no doubt.

[PursuitOfReality]

That is one prepared pilot!!!

[roji56]

You look so crazy at 3:15 I was laughing my fucking head off.

[Elcristoph]

"the pieces are coming together here" add in the waving hands of mystry..LOL

[dubaiedge]

how bout they put a design- a grill of some kind- over the fucking engines in the first place?

[roji56]

You can be sure they thought of it. Now we just need to know why it didn't work out. Any ideas?

[dubaiedge]

i'm no rocket scientist but it seems if we can put humans on the moon we can find a way to stop geese from downing an airliner....

[Elcristoph]

problem is the engines work by sucking air into the combuster...to stop birds you would need to block the intake..

[dubaiedge]

ok, i figured, but if they can build an engine strong enough parts of it don't get sucked into itself in the first place so it can get in the air & fly, why can't they build an addition or design it in the first place so nothing gets sucked into said engine? Seems a contradiction.

[Elcristoph]

becouse the problem isnt making somthing to protect the engine, the problem is how to you stop objects like birds from getting sucked in whilst still allowing the air to get in that allows for conbustion..the fact is in order for a jet engine to work you need to allow air to the combusted, you block that you cant use the engine...

[dubaiedge]

ok i get that. which puts it back to the beginning- can't they build a grill to keep out birds- like a car's grill- which still allows in air? not blocking an intake per se- but enough to bounce geese, et al, off it? obviously not, or they would have. just seems odd.

[Elcristoph]

"can't they build a grill to keep out birds- like a car's grill" -no, here's why, to take off and stay in the air a plane needs to be going several hundred miles an hour, which means the wind speed sucking in at the planers intake would also be several hundred miles an hour, so at that speed the bird would pretty much just mince through the grill and go into the engine anyway.

[dubaiedge]

<<< nosecone then, held there by huge black-box material hinges, leaving enough room for proper air to.... never mind. ok, i give up on my career in aeronautical engineering.

[ZullGostnu]

Russian fighter planes have a removable grill in their engine air intake ports.  The grill fold up and out of the way in flight. To avoid sucking in things on take off. But yes in flight, birds and anything else would be sucked through the grill.

[JawnMc]

Those geese should stay in Canada.

[GreyAutumn]

La Excellente!

[SofaKingLoaded]

Thankfully he had his hands on the fucking controls instead of clasped in useless prayer..

[o0splitpaw0o]

Best Best BEST detailed, well delivered message., should see this as what happens when good training, tax money being well used to benifit society. +1

[TheYouToobPolice]

Where was the "MIRACLE" that kept the birds from flying into the engines in the first place ?

[nicanicabad]

How 'bout the miracle that kept the plane form killing the birds.

[TheYouToobPolice]

Miracles only happen when "ratings" are invovled ,evidently Birds dont bring in good ratings when they die .

[Zomfsm]

yep atheist POWER! srry

[lambastedpolemic]

that was pointless...

[achampag]

sure was a nice distraction from the whole israel palestine thing huh?

lol its a miracle b/c USUALLY we just fuck scenarios like that up i guess..hmm...

[Boucrate]

You know meridianfrost if the news are able to call a "tragedy" someone who dies going up the Everest, they will call a "miracle" the work of someone who does is job beyond what is barely possible. A miracle in the News is but an common ignorant statement of some journalists with weak vocabulary and imagination. But yea it turns on the religious for nothing lol! Great video!

[CousinoMacul]

"A miracle in the News is but an common ignorant statement of some journalists with weak vocabulary and imagination."

I couldn't have stated it better.

[Boucrate]

Hello CousinoMacul! Well I guess meridanfrost is inspiring!;-)!

[musicisthegateway]

FU Science.. don't you see, the Canadians are on the attack. They send their geese first.

[CousinoMacul]

watch?v=imcgcmgBnmQ

(the second story)

[clawdfrawg]

; }

[itsbizbuz]

Amen ! (just kidding) :))

[GreyAutumn]

Ramen to just kidding on amen! :P

[spazznout]

LOL.......are you referring to the Flying Spaghetti Monster and his noodley appendage.

If so I second that RAMEN!

If not google it.

[ivarbt]

i guess god sent the birds into the engine too...

[winterstellar]

Yes, christians actually have a lower average IQ than atheists. Every study done on that subject have shown the same, there's a good reason to call christians "christtards".:)

[threewiseman1]

So let me get this straight...God blends and disintergrates a flock of geese in the engines of a jet in order to make the jet fall from the sky so that he can demonstrate how awesomely powerful he is by making the jet land safely? I swear, people who believe that sort of crap have sub-human intelligence.

[coaxx]

excellent

[samten54]

Very very true. God's a myth and his believers are always ready to denigrate man's achievements. 5 stars.

[wake2thareel]

a very skilled pilot from NORCAL!

[DeletedDelusion]

Very well said.

Don't deprive the pilot from the credit he deserves, by giving it to some imaginary beeing.

[cain825]

I agree!

[grenangle]

Fluid goal posts are awesome aint they.

[lwahlberg100]

Apparently God has to show his power by destroying a multimillion dollar plane with birds and not killing the passengers.

Yep...that makes perfect sense....

[pixelatedxdeath]

Jebus had nothing to do it. LOL! You're right!

[wimscheers]

Hey, don't diminish God. God SENT that pilot there for a reason. The geese were Satans work, obviously.

[oduwatcher]

Watch out for Poe's law there, wim.  :) You'll end up getting more down thumbs.

[wimscheers]

Poe's Law, screwing sarcams over since the birth of Tha Internet

[Rhonda9]

Amazing what good training can do. Bird strike is a scary thing.

Those people probably didn't serve in the military in the aircraft division, obviously.

I did and knew right away what that was about. Good training and safety procedures are a much better bet than wishing for a miracle. Great video!!

[MadBadVoodo]

Five Stars!!

[Largo64]

Good video! I'm sick of people saying "God did it" when a human saved the day, and saying "It was God's will" when a human was unable. The fact is shit happens. And sometimes something good does. God has nothing to do with either one.

[EvBrand]

very very true

even when we do it right we fuck it up by giving all the credit to "god"

there was nothing supernatural about this situation, i guess CNN didn't find the meaning of "miracle" before they posted the story

[LogicalSanity]

The pilot(s) deserve credit, not something imaginary

[sy1234]

Those terrorist geese had box cutters!

[elitemathlete]

There is no way a rational human being can look at those events and not think that jesus personally inervened in the eventsn and that the geese were darksided servants of satan.

The event is a testament to the greatness of American Freedom.

[OccamKant]

You mean "dorksided".

Those geese probably were into astrology or tarot cards!