Where the Hell is Matt?

Where the Hell is Matt? is an Internet phenomenon that features a video of Dancing Matt (Matt Harding) doing a dance "jig" in many different places around the world in 2005. The video garnered popularity on the video sharing site YouTube. There are now five major videos plus two outtakes and several background videos on YouTube. Matt dances alone in the first videos. In 2008 others join with him doing the dance "jig"; in 2010 he does the Diski Dance in South Africa. In 2012 he works with other dancers, sometimes using a local dance or another dance step.^[1]

While working in Australia for Activision on the project All Humans Must Die, Harding claimed that: "My life had become this rhythmic migration from bubble to bubble. You wake up in your apartment bubble, you get in your car bubble, you go to your work bubble, you get in your car, and then you go to you know, whatever, the outdoor shopping plaza bubble, back in your car bubble, back in your apartment bubble. There wasn’t a lot of exposure to the outside world … it’s really insulating."^[2][3] Quitting his job he traveled the world from 2003 to 2004, known by his friends for a particular dance, and while video recording each other in Vietnam in May 2003,^[4] his travel companions suggested he add the dance. The videos were uploaded to his website for friends and family to enjoy. After completing a second journey to Africa in 2004, Harding edited together 15 dance scenes, all with him center frame, with the background music "Sweet Lullaby" by Deep Forest. The original song uses samples from a dying Solomon Islands language which was recorded in 1971 by a French ethnomusicologist at the Solomon Islands near Papua New Guinea. The song, "Rorogwela" was sung by a young woman named Afunakwa. According to the video "Where the Hell is Afunakwa" by Matt Harding, Afunakwa died in 1998.

The video was passed around by e-mail and eventually became viral, with his server getting 20,000 or more hits a day as it was discovered, generally country by country due to language barriers, before the launch of major video upload sites.

Harding created a second version of the video in 2006, with additional dancing scenes from subsequent travels, called "Dancing 2006". At the request of Stride, a gum brand, he accepted sponsorship^[5] of this video, since he usually travels on a limited budget. Harding states:

"I went in very wary about working with a corporate sponsor but ... they didn’t want to make a commercial for their gum out of it. They’ve got commercials; you can see them on TV all the time. But they’d seen what was going on on the internet – and by that time YouTube had taken off and it was becoming a big deal … and a lot of companies they want to be a part of that. But it’s very very difficult, too, because as soon as a company gets in there and starts making things, we as viewers, a switch flicks in your head and you know you are watching an ad and you interpret it differently. So they said, ‘We want to help you make it, but we’re not making it.’"^[2]

The video, with more than 18 million views, shows Harding dancing for 3 to 7 seconds apiece in 36 locations mostly in front of distinct landmarks. The evident advertising only comes with two Stride logo watermarked scenes halfway into the video and a final credit.^[3] In August of 2008, Harding gave a talk at the Ignite conference in Seattle where he described how dancing by himself had become “boring” whereas dancing with others was far more interesting. For his newest video Harding had developed a listserv for every country from which he received an email, created a digital sign-up sheet for visit requests, and notified people when he would come to their country. Released on June 20, 2008, the third video is the product of 14 months of traveling in 42 countries. The background music/song of this video is known as "Praan" composed by Garry Schyman and sung by Palbasha Siddique, with lyrics adapted from the poem "Stream of Life," a part of the Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore.^[6]

As of August 2008, Harding is represented by Creative Artists Agency.^[7] His videos are viewable on YouTube, Google Video, Vimeo and his own site wherethehellismatt.com. His "Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)" video has been watched over 43,700,000 times on YouTube since 2011 and Harding's YouTube channel is ranked "#83 - Most Subscribed (All Time) - Directors" as of December 22, 2010.^[8][9]

On June 20, 2012, 4 years after his third video, Harding released "Where the Hell is Matt? 2012". The video features Matt and many others dancing in 71 locations, comprising 55 countries and 11 US states. The video uses the song "Trip the Light", composed by Garry Schyman and sung by Alicia Lemke.^[10] The song was made available on iTunes, along with "Praan" and the song titled "Dance Outtakes Song" used in a video released on July 11, 2012, that features outtakes as well as locations which did not make the final video.

Drawing on the practice of Culture Jams, the Situationist International movement and the practices of incorporation and excorporation, Milstein and Pulos conclude that "while some of Harding’s videos are tied to corporate sponsorship, the arc of his projects also argues for the possibility of reorienting oneself with others to keep one step ahead of incorporation – even, ironically, while actively sponsored. This sense of possibility is essential in contemporary society as even not-for-profit public institutions – including universities and philanthropic organizations – seek out sponsorship from multinational corporations."^[3]

Major media coverage

Harding's video clips have appeared on television shows including:

• The Screen Savers (March 17, 2005)
• MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann (August 18, 2005)
• Inside Edition (August 19, 2005)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show (October 10, 2005)
• Rude Tube (February 15, 2008)
• 40 Greatest Internet Celebrities on VH1
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (August 6, 2008)
• Enough Rope (August 18, 2008)
• The Daily Show (November 6, 2008)
• Good Morning America (May 31, 2006)

In 2007, Jawed Karim, one of the founders of YouTube, stated that Harding's video was his favorite on YouTube at that time.^[11]

On July 22, 2008, and again on July 25, 2010, and July 10, 2012, NASA featured Harding's videos on the APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) Web site. Text accompanying these videos, under the heading "Happy People Dancing on Planet Earth," claims that humans worldwide share a common love of dance, stating that "few people are able to watch the above video without smiling."^[12] Harding himself has joked that he is impressed by his appearances on APOD, especially since his videos have nothing to do with astronomy, nor are they pictures.

Hoax hoax

On 11 December 2008, Matt Harding sarcastically 'revealed' at the Entertainment Gathering that "everyone knows how easy it is to “fake things” on the internet"^[3] the videos were an elaborate hoax and that he is an actor hired by a viral marketing New York ad agency, not a game designer, and the videos were made using animatronic puppets and extensive video editing.^[13] His presentation’s pie chart of expenses included one million dollars for “robot uprising insurance.” Harding’s prankster hoax was lost on many when his talk was posted online, with a larger public perceiving the prank as a confession. A month after his presentation, criticism was so widespread that at the Macworld convention Harding revealed the "hoax about the hoax" and joked about the fact many people took it seriously. He explained he came up with the prankster idea when he himself felt duped by a viral video titled “Bike Hero,” which turned out to be a marketing campaign.^[3] He also made it very clear that the videos he made were indeed 100% real.^[14]

Videos

The titles in the five major videos are all titled Dancing without the year in the videos; Harding labels them as Where the Hell is Matt? (year) on YouTube. The 2012 YouTube titles have also been titled Happy People Dancing on Planet Earth as well as Happy New Year! Peace on Earth in 2013.

Dancing [2005]

Duration: 2:45 Dancing [2005]

1. Beijing, China. July 2003
2. Hanoi, Vietnam. May 2003
3. Delhi, India. June 2003
4. Spasskaya Tower & Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia. July-August 2003
5. Soi Cowboy, Bangkok, Thailand.
6. Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
7. Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.
8. Angkor Wat, Cambodia
9. Bengal Jungle, India.
10. Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, California.May 2004
11. Suhbaatar, Mongolia.
12. Kilimanjaro Summit, Tanzania. September 2004
13. Trans-Siberian Railway, Siberia, Russia.
14. Monte Alban, Mexico.
15. Tsavo, Kenya.
16. Impenetrable Forest, Uganda.
17. Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar.
18. Home, Westport, Connecticut.August-October 2003
19. Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington.
20. Times Square, New York, New York. August-October 2003

Dancing [2006]

Duration: 3:43 Dancing [2006]

1. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. January 2006
2. Al Khazneh, Petra, Jordan.
3. Machu Picchu, Peru. January 2006
4. Venice, Italy. May 2006
5. Tokyo, Japan.March 2006
6. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
7. Brisbane, Australia.
8. Luang Prabang, Laos.
9. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
10. Area 51, Nevada. August 2005
11. Tikal, Guatemala.
12. Half Moon Caye, Belize.
13. Sossusvlei, Namibia.
14. Routeburn Valley, New Zealand.
15. Monument Valley, Arizona.
16. South Shetland Islands.
17. Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.
18. St James's Palace, London, England. May 2006
19. Very Large Array, New Mexico. August 2005
20. Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt.
21. Moai statues, Easter Island, Chile. February 2006
22. Haute-Picardie, France.
23. Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey.
24. Brooklyn Bridge, New York, New York. September 2005
25. Great Wall of China, Mutianyu, China.
26. Guam._{Matt journal post see June 23, 2008 on junked cars.}
27. Mokolodi, Botswana.
28. Thierry Noir, East Side Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
29. Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, Sydney, Australia.
30. Ski Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
31. Jellyfish Lake, Rock Islands, Palau.
32. Mulindi, Rwanda.
33. Neko Harbour, Antarctica.
34. Kjeragbolten, Norway.
35. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California. Aug 2005
36. Fremont Troll, Seattle, Washington.

Dancing Outtakes [2006]

"Here's some stuff that didn't make the final cut..." Outtakes. Duration 4:28 Dancing Outtakes [2006]

1. #1 Kjeragbolten, Norway
2. Los Angeles, California
3. Nakun [sic Nakum], Guatemala
4. Dead Vlei, Namibia Should've gotten closer.
5. Gulung [sic Gunung] Mulu, Malaysia The jungles of Borneo. Could've done better.
6. Tokyo, Japan Got kicked out before I could get it right.
7. Giza, Egypt Pyramids. Didn't quite do them justice.
8. Singapore Lame shot. Sorry, Singapore.
9. #1 Chuuk, Micronesia Dancing underwater is hard.
10. Peterman [sic Petermann] Island, Antarctica ...snow too.
11. #1 Mulindi, Rwanda
12. Haute-Picardie, France
13. Rock Islands, Palau Bad dancing... big shark.
14. Grand Canyon, Arizona
15. Mokolodi, Botswana Tip: Get to know the elephants before you start dancing.
16. Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, Sydney, Australia A lot of folks think this is fake... ...nope.
17. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Neither is this.
18. Routeburn Valley, New Zealand Wedgie pick!
19. #2 Chuuk, Micronesia Dancing on the ocean floor... lesson learned.
20. Easter Island, Chile Phony tourist photo op? Why, yes. Yes, it is.
21. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Marine iguanas... they don't really do much.
22. #2 Mulindi, Rwanda
23. Cuverville Island, Antarctica Penguins! Too small.
24. New York, New York
25. Luang Prabang, Laos ...umm... Li'l awkward.
26. Sossusvlei, Namibia
27. Redwood National Park, California Do not look at the man-boobs. Ignore the man-boobs.
28. Athens, Greece Don't try dancing at the Parthenon. They don't like it.
29. #3 Mulindi, Rwanda
30. Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
31. #2 Kjeragbolten, Norway 1000 meter drop. Dumb.
32. Fremont Troll, Seattle, Washington

Dancing [2008]

Duration: 4:29 Dancing [2008]

1. Mumbai, India April 2008
2. Paro Taktsang (The Tiger's Nest), Paro, Bhutan
3. Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
4. Stone Town, Zanzibar
5. Lancelin, Australia
6. Dune and Bulb Region, Lisse, Netherlands
7. Christmas Island red crab, Christmas Island, Australia
8. Kuwait Water Towers, Kuwait City, Kuwait
9. Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacán, Mexico
10. Seljalandsfoss, Iceland
    1. (Quick scenes of transition from dancing alone to with others) Dublin, Ireland
    2. Boston, Massachusetts
    3. Toronto, Ontario
    4. Atomium, Brussels, Belgium
    5. Praça do Comércio, Lisbon, Portugal
    6. Vancouver, British Columbia
    7. Alamo Square, San Francisco, California
    8. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
    9. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    10. Senate Fountain, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
    11. Cloud Gate, Chicago, Illinois
11. Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
12. Antseranana [sic Antsiranana], Madagascar
13. Brisbane, Australia
14. Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland
15. Caminito, La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
16. Chakachino, Zambia
17. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
18. Wainivilase, Fiji
19. National Gallery, London, England
20. Sergels torg, Stockholm, Sweden
21. Auki, Solomon Islands
22. Sana'a, Yemen
23. Ala Archa Gorge, Kyrgyzstan
24. Tagaytay, Philippines
25. Demilitarized Zone, Korea
26. Timbuktu, Mali
27. Sigismund's Column, Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland
28. Stevie Ray Vaughan's memorial statue, Auditorium Shores, Austin, Texas
29. Maid café, Tokyo, Japan
30. Huli people, Poria [sic Tari], Papua New Guinea
31. Miami, Florida
32. Monopteros, Englischer Garten, Munich, Germany
33. Tongatapu, Tonga
34. Cloud Gate, Chicago, Illinois Sept 2007
35. Thimphu, Bhutan
36. Gurgaon, India
37. Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
38. Statue of Joseph I, Praça do Comércio Lisbon, Portugal
39. Namdaemun gate, Seoul, South Korea
40. Soweto, South Africa
41. Bethesda Terrace, New York, New York.
42. Tokyo, Japan
43. Humpback whale, Vava'u, Tonga
44. Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
45. Container ship, Panama Canal, Panama
46. Wadi Rum, Jordan
47. Lemur Island, Madagascar
48. Albert Park, Auckland, New Zealand
49. Batik, Morocco
50. Statue of Multatuli, Torensluis bridge, Singel canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
51. Fountain of Rings, Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, Georgia
52. National Palace, Zócalo, Mexico City, Mexico
53. Brussels, Belgium
54. Alamo Square, San Francisco, California
55. Taipei, Taiwan
56. Inuksuk, English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia
57. Senate Fountain, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
58. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
59. Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
60. Merlion Park, Singapore
61. String section, Alhambra, California _{Garry Schyman music notes, go to June 22, 2008}
62. Fire and Water Fountain, Tel Aviv, Israel
63. East Jerusalem, West Bank
64. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
65. Montreal, Quebec
66. Reduced gravity aircraft (ZERO-G), Nellis Airspace, Nevada
67. Pacific Park, Los Angeles, California
68. Monument to the Independence of Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
69. Gas Works Park, Seattle, Washington

Dancing in South Africa [2010]

Website title: Where the Hell is Matt in South Africa. In preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Matt Harding created a special video to celebrate the occasion in which he performed the Diski Dance in locations across South Africa. He uploaded the video to YouTube on March 5, 2010. The following locations were shown in the video in the order listed. Some locations were visited several times. Duration: 1:40 Dancing in South Africa [2010]

1. Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg
2. The Pinnacle, Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
3. Hout Bay, Cape Town
4. Table Mountain, Cape Town
5. Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
6. Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
7. South African Airways
8. Boulders Beach, near Cape Town
9. Soweto Cooling Towers, Soweto. Johannesburg
10. Robben Island
11. Soccer City, Soweto, Johannesburg
12. Table Mountain, Cape Town
13. Cape of Good Hope
14. Camp Jabulani, Hoedspruit^[15]
15. Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
16. Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg
17. Bourke's Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga^[16]
18. Soweto Cooling Towers, Soweto. Johannesburg
19. Hout Bay, Cape Town
20. Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg
21. Mac Mac Pools, near Mac-Mac Falls, Mpumalanga
22. Lesedi Cultural Village, near Johannesburg
23. Camp Jabulani, Hoedspruit
24. Bourke's Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
25. Lesedi Cultural Village, near Johannesburg
26. Soccer City, Soweto, Johannesburg
27. Table Mountain, Cape Town
28. Johannesburg
29. Boulders Beach, near Cape Town
30. The Pinnacle, Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
31. Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg
32. Soccer City, Soweto, Johannesburg
33. South African Airways

Dancing [2012]

The fifth video was released on 20 June 2012. In 2012 Matt works with other dancers, sometimes using a local dance or another dance step.^[1] Duration: 4:53 Dancing [2012]

Note: 13 cities have 2 segments. #1 & #2 on left side of city means same location; #1 & #2 on right side of city means different locations in the city.

1. Prelude
   1. #1 Kigali, Rwanda
   2. Fountain Giralda, Seville, Spain
   3. Ballroom #1 Vienna, Austria
   4. Cheerleading #1, Penn State Schuylkill, Schuyhill Haven [sic Schuylkill Haven], Pennsylvania
   5. Dance studio #1 Damascus, Syria _{The dancers are blurred for their safety. 2011–2012 Damascus clashes}
   6. Huli people #1, Poria [sic Tari], Papua New Guinea _{Matt journal post}
   7. lobby, Pyongyang, North Korea #1
2. opening dance of West Side Story, Martyrs' Square, Beirut, Lebanon
3. Agora #1, Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece
4. Lesedi Cultural Village, Lesedi, South Africa
5. Yaowawit School, Kapong, Thailand
6. Parque del Este, Caracas, Venezuela
7. Dance in Indonesia, Bali, Indonesia
8. Fire Drill Field, League City, Texas
9. Scuba diving, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia
10. Shuffle Off to Buffalo, Al-Muzahmiyya, Saudi Arabia _{Behind the Dancing Matt Videos}
11. AXIS Dance Company, Oakland, California #1
12. Horace E. Dodge Fountain, Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan
13. Mongolian horse, Terelj, Mongolia
14. Music of the Maldives, Rangali Island, Maldives
15. Dance in Zimbabwe, Ruwa, Zimbabwe
16. Elisabeth Bridge, Budapest, Hungary #1
17. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
18. Robot (dance), Erbil, Iraq _{I found Matt}
19. Fire dancing, Polynesian Village Luau, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
20. City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana
21. Jeepney, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
22. Cheerleading #2, Penn State Schuylkill, Schuyhill Haven [sic Schuylkill Haven], Pennsylvania
23. Dance studio #2, Damascus, Syria _{The dancers are blurred for their safety. 2011–2012 Damascus clashes}
24. Afghan Mobile Mini Children's Circus, Kabul, Afghanistan
25. Alegría (Cirque du Soleil), Saint François de Paule church at Place Louis Blanc and Cours Lafeyette, Toulon, France
26. Waltz, Ballroom #2, Vienna, Austria
27. Chinese New Year, Beijing, China _{Matt journal post}
28. Salsa (dance), Jaffa Gate near Tower of David, Jerusalem, Israel
29. Mass Dances, Pyongyang, North Korea #2 _{Matt Reddit excerpt}
30. Himba people, Opuwo, Namibia
31. Capilla del Cristo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
32. children Ballet, Belgrade, Serbia
33. Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho
34. Scottish highland dance, St Anthony's Chapel, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
35. Rocky Steps, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
36. Robben Island, South Africa
37. Fountain, Trinity Square, Toronto, Canada
38. Frauenkirche #1, Dresden, Germany
39. Place Bellecour, Lyon, France
40. F/A-18 Hornet, USS Abraham Lincoln, Pacific Ocean _{(Colored jersey guide), Nat'l Geo behind scenes, Mayhem Weekend on the USS Abraham Lincoln AirCraft Carrier, flight deck signals}
41. Willams Waterwall, Houston, Texas
42. Old Town Main Square, Bratislava, Slovakia
43. Graffiti - tekno in the light, Hosier Lane, Melbourne, Australia
44. Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt #1
45. Kowloon Public Pier south of Clock Tower, Hong Kong, China
46. southern tower Viru Gates east of Town Hall Square, Tallinn, Estonia
47. Sibelius Monument, Helsinki, Finland
48. Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
49. Free Stamp, Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio
50. Kalafasia, Solomon Islands _{Matt journal post}
51. Plaza de la Luz (Plaza Cisneros), Medellin, Colombia
52. Hitch hike (dance), Huli people #2, Poria [sic Tari], Papua New Guinea
53. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
54. The Poznań Celebration, Queen Victoria Monument, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
55. Jehangir Kothari Parade, Karachi, Pakistan
56. Parterre of Ledeburg Palace, Prague, Czech Republic _{WtHiM in Prague WtHiM Prague}
57. Agora #2, Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece
58. Qasr al-Nil Bridge(?), Cairo, Egypt #2
59. Polyterrace of ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
60. Frauenkirche #2, Dresden, Germany
61. Piazza del Popolo #1, Rome, Italy
62. National Theatre, San Jose, Costa Rica #1
63. Stephen I statue, Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary #2
64. near Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Italy
65. UNRWA's Summer Games, Rafah, Gaza Strip
66. Taoyuan City, Taiwan
67. Carnival, Port of Spain, Trinidad _{Trinidad Carnival Diary}
68. Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts
69. Friendship of Nations fountain, All-Russia Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia
70. Clyde, California sea lion, SeaWorld, San Diego, California
71. Piazza del Popolo #2, Rome, Italy
72. Baltimore Crab Dance, Pagoda, Patterson Park, Baltimore, Maryland _{Welcome Matt}
73. Baile Folklorico, San Jose, Costa Rica #2
74. The Dancers, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, Colorado
75. Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
76. Gazebo, Lake Merritt, Oakland, California #2
77. #2 Kigali, Rwanda
78. Nuclear family, Home, Seattle, Washington

Dancing Outtakes [2012]

"I always shoot more than I can use. Here's some stuff that didn't make it in." Outtakes. Duration 3:45 Dancing Outtakes [2012]

1. Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California
2. Al-Muzahmiyya, Saudi Arabia
3. Market House, Fayetteville, North Carolina
4. Waimea Bay, Hawaii
5. Gigantor statue, Wakamatsu Park, Kobe, Japan
6. Elephantstay, Royal Elephant Kraal & Village, Ayutthaya, Thailand
7. Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England September 2011
8. Pioneer Plaza, Dallas, Texas
9. Parthenon, Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee
10. Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai, China
11. National Monument of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
12. Hula, Maui, Hawaii
13. Free Stamp, Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio
14. Parque del Este, Caracas, Venezuela
15. Hong Kong Island skyline viewed from Kowloon Public Pier, Hong Kong, China
16. The Great Salt Lake, Utah
17. ASIMO, Tokyo, Japan
18. Jewish dance, New York, New York
19. AXIS Dance Company, Oakland, California
20. Djabugay people, Caravonica, Australia
21. Memorial Union Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin
22. Sheep Meadow, Central Park. New York, New York
23. Fuji Television headquarters, Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan
24. Fountain Hills, Phoenix, Arizona
25. Statue of the Victor, Belgrade Fortress, Belgrade, Serbia
26. Friendship of Nations fountain, All-Russia Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia
27. Clown, Erbil, Iraq
28. ?near Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia
29. Sanlitun SOHO, Beijing, China
30. Nuclear family, Home, Seattle, Washington
31. Berlin, Germany
32. Huli people, Poria [sic Tari], Papua New Guinea
33. Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
34. Polyterrace of ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
35. Lesedi Cultural Village, Lesedi, South Africa
36. Taoyuan City, Taiwan
37. Clyde, California sea lion, SeaWorld, San Diego, California
38. Carnival, Port of Spain, Trinidad _{Trinidad Carnival Diary}
39. Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy
40. Watts Towers, Los Angeles, California
41. Spoonbridge and Cherry, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis, Minnesota July 2011
42. Islands Brygge, Copenhagen, Denmark
43. Cairo, Egypt
44. Fountain Giralda, Seville, Spain
45. Erbil, Iraq
46. Afghan Mobile Mini Children's Circus, Kabul, Afghanistan
47. Lesedi Cultural Village, Lesedi, South Africa
48. Fire dancing, Polynesian Village Luau, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii

References

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14. "Not to dwell but...". January 9, 2009.
15. - Camp Jabulani Official Website
16. Bourke's Luck Potholes

External links

• Official homepage and blog
• Matt Visits Yahoo! Headquarters