In an attempt to watch something on television that would kill the least amount of braincells, I decided to go with the BBC. A safe choice. My other options were 'Toddlers and Tiara's,' something about expensive NY apartments, and a reality show about a family (maybe they were famous, I had never heard of them) where a girl tried to get her driving license, but had trouble doing so. And they say America is going through an economic crisis.
Anyway. A news item came on about North Korea and their plans to launch a satellite. Apparently it was the first time ever that journalists were invited to this North Korean 'NASA' like base. They showed the room with computers and some other stuff, and the voice over told us about what we were seeing. Then they cut to a swimming pool with a big water slide, and a bunch of Koreans in colorful bathing suits, coming down the slide. The voice over went: 'I am not sure why they decided to show us this. It is a swimming pool. Perhaps they wanted to show us the elevator you can use to get to the highest diving board.'
Maybe North Korea just wanted to show the rest of the world that they use technology for good too. I mean-an elevator to the highest diving board? Impressive.
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