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# The logo of the TV station is always there; | # The logo of the TV station is always there; | ||
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The Arabic team names are heavily blurred and I am not familiar with Arabic, so it is not useful for me. | The Arabic team names are heavily blurred and I am not familiar with Arabic, so it is not useful for me. | ||
From the big picture I can see the capacity was almost fully utilised. But I'm bad at estimating its number. | |||
I copied and searched the title and found a new upload: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm28581451, but no information about its origin was found. In this video the Arabic looks clearer. | I copied and searched the title and found a new upload: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm28581451, but no information about its origin was found. In this video the Arabic looks clearer. | ||
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I searched “2-2” in the page. It was a surprise that the information was detailed: stadium and referee are available. They matched the information I've got from the video. I also clicked into the entries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_national_football_team and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team to make sure their kits match the ones in the video. | I searched “2-2” in the page. It was a surprise that the information was detailed: stadium and referee are available. They matched the information I've got from the video. I also clicked into the entries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_national_football_team and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team to make sure their kits match the ones in the video. | ||
I clicked “2010 FWCQ” and saw that the last goal is “90+3'”. The titles in “References” also told me that I'm definitely correct. That's it. | I clicked “2010 FWCQ” and saw that the time was 22:15 UTC+3 and the last goal is “90+3'”. The titles in “References” also told me that I'm definitely correct. That's it. | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 17 May 2020
You may have some interesting videos or photos, and you are eager to know their origins. It is possible sometimes. What you need to do is accumulating clues. With the ability of observation, relationships around the world, and sufficient knowledge, you can try to do it.
If you are very interested in it, you can visit Google Maps regularly to accumulate the experience.
Of course, I think Google may do this: you upload a photo, then it may tell you where it is taken, or gives you possible locations, with the help of satellite photos and street view photos.
People
Languages & accents
When you hear people talking, and you know what language they are using, then things are easy. You can get a more precise result if you even know what accents they have. If you don't know, you can seek help from the native people. However, of course, it's not available for photos.
Appearances
You can get clues from skin colours, facial features, styles of clothes, and even hairstyles. If you are not sure, seek help from native people.
Transportation
License plates
If you can see license plates, then it becomes very easy. Each country has its own kind of license plate, and the plates also indicate the city.
This requires accumulation of experience.
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/
Position of the driver's seat
If the driver's seat is on the left, then it is clear that it is right-hand traffic in this country and vice versa. But you would be lucky if it is left-hand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-_and_left-hand_traffic
Models
If you know the fashions of car models in many countries, you can make a conclusion easier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_by_country
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Buses_by_country
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Police_cars_by_country
Buildings
Languages
If there are any writings on the buildings, they can be very useful.
Styles
You need to have enough knowledge about styles of buildings. But if it's in an undeveloped area or stereotyped cities, the features of buildings can be very common.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_architectural_styles
Solar Panels
These panels' angle and the space between two panels tell the rough latitude of the place.
Plants & animals
Notice the plants, which are revealing the climate of the area. Some plants are even exclusive. There can be animals, too, but they are not providing so much information as plants.
It depends on the accumulation of experience.
http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/
Geographic features
See if it's mountainous, facing the water or what else. If the range is reduced, this may be decisive if it matches the satellite photo.
Astronomy
This is crucial if it is at night.
Other details
If you still haven't found any valuable information, don't give up so soon. Observe closer. There are miscellaneous things: flags, monuments, traffic signs, brands, fire hydrants, trash bins, street lamps, manhole covers, signs of religions, ...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Road_signs_by_country
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Traffic_lights_by_country
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_rapid_transit_systems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bicycle-sharing_systems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tunnels
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_conventions_for_writing_telephone_numbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_numbering
Maniac's habit
Hoard photos from around the world with position and date information. Then use digiKam to tag them, e.g. “cross walk”, “street tree”, “people”, “clothing”, “automobile”, “sedan car”, “city”, “metropolis”, “Japan”, “Tokyo”, “Shinjuku”, “2010”, “June”, “summer”. Inspect them from time to time, then you will be familiar with the world, visually. It would be better if you can find other such people and collaborate.
This is actually “big data” and “cloud computing”, finally unartificial intelligence.
Quizzes
Can you reach conclusions without the help of upper-left and lower-left corner?
You can see symbols of Buddhism, and the style of the buildings is in Southeast Asia. There are flags of Vietnam and Buddhism. You can see the Vietnamese name of the pagoda, so you can find it on the internet.
Image has been changed. Here you can only see it's a Buddhist temple. Incredibly harder than the old one. Nothing else?
From the diacritics on Latin letters: dot below and cixcumflex, or from the Chữ Nôm, even from the usage of both Han characters and Latin letters can you say it's definitely in Vietnam. It's a wedding scene.
You can see it's more likely to be in South Vietnam because it seems to be rich. You can try to find such a pagoda in Hanoi, but if you can't, try Ho Chi Minh City next.
You can see a flag of Libya, and a small island. Your next step is to look for any island along the Libyan coast with a satellite map.
You can see tuff, so a volcano must be there. It's also facing the sea. But, what are those 🗿 guys looking at? I can't see anything special on that hill.
You can see maps on the wall of the stand, and there is a map of part of Africa and a map of Namibia. And there is a river. If you don't know astronomy well, you can seek help from Stellarium or Celestia. Then you will know the directions. It is hard for beginners, so you can skip this and go to any attractions near rivers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0jCWkM15ag
This is a textbook-level example.
I did it and have listed it in my soramimi list.
Well, this was a soccer game and Bahrain participated it. Let's see what other clues I can get:
- The video was uploaded at Oct 17, 2009;
- The original Niconico video was deleted;
- The match was at evening or night;
- The
- The final score is 2-2;
- The logo of the TV station is always there;
- At 0:49, it shows the time of the last goal: 93:41;
- At 0:05 ~ 1:19, it shows Arabic team names;
- At 1:19 ~ 1:20, it shows the referee;
- At 1:42 ~ 1:43, it shows the coach;
- At 1:46 ~ 1:55, it shows a big picture of the stadium.
My thought:
I am not a soccer fan, so I totally don't know these people.
The speaker sounds excited, so the TV station is likely to be in Bahrain. To make sure, I searched https://livetvcentral.com/country/bahrain and found that Bahrain Sports Channel's logo.
The Arabic team names are heavily blurred and I am not familiar with Arabic, so it is not useful for me.
From the big picture I can see the capacity was almost fully utilised. But I'm bad at estimating its number.
I copied and searched the title and found a new upload: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm28581451, but no information about its origin was found. In this video the Arabic looks clearer.
I searched “Bahrain national football team” and found their match results in 2009: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_national_football_team_results#2009
I searched “2-2” in the page. It was a surprise that the information was detailed: stadium and referee are available. They matched the information I've got from the video. I also clicked into the entries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_national_football_team and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team to make sure their kits match the ones in the video.
I clicked “2010 FWCQ” and saw that the time was 22:15 UTC+3 and the last goal is “90+3'”. The titles in “References” also told me that I'm definitely correct. That's it.