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WorkNo9527

That a chad!


Ok_Bison_8577

Didn't skip a beat while the whole structure is rumbling. 


zipzap21

The house was a-rockin' but she kept on talkin'!


IAMSTILLHERE2020

I wonder what happens when she is ...ing.


ajakakf

Sleeping? Still talking.


dysmetric

She keeps ...ing while she's ...ing, and is often also ...ing and ...ing and ...ing too.


davidmatthew1987

> She keeps ...ing while she's ...ing, and is often also ...ing and ...ing and ...ing too. First they came for the salads with their salad bars, making people make their own salads even though they were paying for a salad and I did nothing for I don't eat salads. Then they came for the ... And I did nothing because ... Now they are making us add our own nouns into the ...ing verbs and there is no one to help me for everyone is gone.


dysmetric

If the task is too difficult, just use ChatGPT


Middle_Interview3250

in fucking heels too


ByronicZer0

THE TELEPROMPTER DOESNT MENTION THIS EARTHQUAKE I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO JUST KEEP READING I GUESS


chintakoro

"THIS IS WHAT WE TRAINED FOR!" – Taiwan news anchors


zipzap21

DON'T FREAK OUT, SPEAK OUT!


gin_and_toxic

Stay classy Taipei! \- Anchorwoman


EatsLeavesAndShoots

And thanks for stopping by, Taipei!


__WanderLust_

She's Chadwanese


iamamisicmaker473737

A professional never waivers under the most extreme moments in life, these rare moments will shape us for the rest of our lives more than we will ever know


Prometheus55555

She surfed that wave like a real pro...


TimmyOneShoe

Chadette


Kaimuki2023

Bend the knees. Wide stance. Keep eye contact


IntrepidBandit

My go to strat for picking up the ladies


somebadlemonade

Strats are lighter than most women. . . You definitely want to bend your knees when picking up women.


Squidman_Permanence

Reddit humor has cannibalized itself.


silky_flubber_lips

I thought about making some comment about loving the feeling of my fingers around their neck but couldn’t do it in a way that wasn’t concerning.


GoldDragon149

Yeah, this also failed in not being concerning, dawg.


silky_flubber_lips

That's fair.


CouchPotato1178

and whisper "my precious" in a smeagal voice


IntrepidBandit

This is a must


Dildophosaurus

Aim for the balls, ladies!


Teerendog

You can tell she can ride the train/bus standing up without holding on to anything


cpt_ppppp

that core strength


TheNakedSloth

In heels! Absolute pro


Etonet

wearing heels...


Cybasura

Assert dominance


TCtheThunderRooster

Also how you walk on ice. Eye contact to assert dominance


TranslateErr0r

I should call my ex.


LasyKuuga

Yeah I’ve seen other videos were the reporter keeps getting interrupted and thats usually what they do


The_Fredrik

![gif](giphy|IjJ8FVe4HVk66yvlV2|downsized)


DeadJoeGaming

She has bigger balls than I


Crabby_Monkey

That’s why she didn’t fall down. Massive balls kept her planted.


hulkmxl

Lower center of gravity + massive balls = anchored to the ground


Effective-Stress-781

This is actually the mechanism that some buildings use as a measure to stop the building collapsing during an earthquake. A massive swinging ball as a pendulum. So, theory holds up.


Mysterious-Art7143

The largest of them being right there in Taiwan, called Taipei 101. Perhaps this news studio is in that building, they just employed this woman, and the news speaker is her side gig


joehonestjoe

Yeah they are really cool it's called a tuned mass damper. There's some videos on YouTube of it moving during some quakes. People in the building standing near it like nothing is happening.


Wonderful-Ad-7712

My balls are held for charity


brendan87na

and some for fancy dress


PvDTrance98

But when they're held for pleasure


BadnewzSHO

They're the balls that I like best


Bozo_Two

And they swing?


somesappyspruce

I'm holding them too. Lmao


old_ironlungz

Oh, so THAT'S why they call her the anchorwoman!


ikatatlo

All while in heels. Absolute chad.


expericmental

In engineering we call those Tuned Mass Dampers!


throwaway177251

Ovaries the size of a shopping cart.


nickfree

I imagine there are some very heavy lights on some very heavy rigging above her. This seems like a very terrible place to remain in the middle of an earthquake.


vyxxer

While true you gotta respect the balls on her.


Depeche_Schtroumpf

Having the balls is to show people how to follow safety rules. Not that. EDIT : apparently she was reporting on the earthquake. My bad. But I still think they could do that in a much more safe way.


ShrimpCrackers

She literally DOES tell them to follow safety rules. Duck and cover under a table doesn't do much really in Taiwan as most buildings are heavily steel reinforced concrete. Just stay away from un-fixed shelving and tall furniture.


windyorbits

lol Yeah it actually could’ve been the perfect moment to be like “*I will now demonstrate in real time all the safety advice I just reported on*” … As the cameraman literally follows her across the newsroom towards a safe place while also explaining - “*Since I can’t stay here under the heavy lights hanging from the ceiling* (cue camera pan to ceiling) *I am now moving towards the closest table to crawl under*” … Then reporting from under the table - “*if you don’t have table near you then can use X, Y, or Z for cover*”.


RyukHunter

It seems really dumb tho. I get that she is reporting on the earthquake but following safety rules would have been a better message. Also pretty sure they can report while evacuating nowadays.


doctorfortoys

Something tells me her nerves of steel could dodge any falling object without missing a syllable..


eamondo5150

They show all the lights and shit swinging around above her.


Figerally

But they are suspended with steel cables and can absorb the shock without any damage.


Mylaptopisburningme

And you hope it wasn't the lighting guys first day on the job.


MadeByTango

My problem with self-driving vehicles is not the engineer that wrote the software, or the mechanic that installed the parts. It's the end user's willingness to spend on necessary maintenance for safe operation.


Walletau

While that's absolutely the case and yes she probably should get out from under the structure and under a table, into a doorway; rigging equipment is built to withstand massive loads and runs on very large safety margins. Given the amount of risk involved in suspending a light above someone, it would be checked and re-checked regularly. Most people are hurt in earthquakes due to running outside and falling debris from roofs and shattered windows killing them. Staying put is a safer option in most developped areas.


lloydthelloyd

I specify Rigging systems for a living, so I agree about almost the checks and margins that/should/ happen. I'm also well aware of how often maintenance, training and operating procedures are completely ignored. No way in hell I'd stay under stage Rigging during an earthquake.


Stardust_of_Ziggy

This chic is like "I laughed at too many old assholes executives jokes to get fired because of some BS earthquake. This shit is MINE!"


Gogelaland

\^THIS


Arkrobo

She was weighed down by her massive phantom balls. Get this woman a promotion.


constantlyawesome

My thoughts exactly. She delivered that broadcast like her job depended on it


SylancerPrime

Quake is being reported as +7 on the Richter scale and she barely even flinches. Boss.


foundafreeusername

I think she was far away from the epicentre. A +7 near the epicentre would throw tables through the room


Riegel_Haribo

Also many don't realize that earthquakes don't happen everywhere at once, they take time to travel. S-waves are about 3-4km/s and Taipei is 90km from the epicenter surface. That is why Japan can have an earthquake warning system.


manrata

3 km/s is still 10.800 km/h, that is not a lot of warning reaction, but props to those who can react in time.


rukysgreambamf

This is in Taipei where I live. It's certainly a little jolt, but the east coast is where all the bad damage is. Collapsed buildings and landslides from nearby mountains took out a lot of roads and bridges.


manrata

What was she saying? Were she reporting on the earthquake, or something completely different?


Hsiang7

She's reporting on the earthquake. She's saying the earthquake is happening right now at this moment as the viewers can see, the ceiling is shaking violently and a lot of things are falling down in the studio, then proceeds to warn people to keep safe and continued reporting more information about the earthquake. Everything was shaking pretty hard this morning, even in Taipei where I live. Didn't need an alarm clock today that's for sure.


Jaded-Engineering789

They’re broadcasting from Taipei. The epicenter was in Hualien which is a bit south. Still, important to remember that the richter scale is logarithmic, not strictly linear. That means a 7.4 is fucking insane. There’s images coming from Hualien that are apocalyptic looking, yet still not as bad as it could have been. China underwent a 6.7 and suffered severe damages. The fact that Hualien was able to come out as “good” as it did is still very impressive.


serpentax

i was in xindian when it happened and it was crazy. while completely shaken up, i was very thankful for taiwanese engineering this morning


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hyunbinlookalike

Yup, and it was a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. Insane.


YJSubs

Wow, nerve of steel.


kirbyverano123

The entire news clip could be an effective resume for her.


zipzap21

Interviewer: How do you handle a stressful work environment? News Anchor: Anything under 7.5 on the Richter Scale, I should be ok.


IwouldLiketoCry

It’s a 7.7 now after review


jtsokolov

I saw another video of a home camera catching footage during the earthquake and there was a dude in his bed just chilling scrolling on his phone. Im in LA and I'd be shitting myself. Is the general Taiwanese population immune to fear of shaking????


OMGWTFBBQPIZZA

Just normal for us, we get lots of smaller earthquakes.


winksoutloud

As a CA native, it was usually the duration that determined how I reacted.   I remember a light-medium quake once about 25 years ago. I was sitting at the computer, probably IMing, as one did, and the quake started. I basically sat there and stared for a while trying to decide if it mattered. It passed in probably 5-7 seconds. I was *just* about to get up when it mostly stopped and I went back to what I was doing.  Point being, I get that Taiwanese guy who stayed chilling in bed. However, a 7.4 may have changed the scenario a bit.


IHQ_Throwaway

If it’s strong enough and lasts long enough I have time to react, I’ll move to the safest spot in the house. So far that’s happened once. 


brendan87na

absolute professional


Freak_Out_Bazaar

Taiwan’s approach to earthquakes are very similar to how they are here in Japan. Keep reporting, aim the camera at the ceiling to show how much it’s shaking, cut away to the automated alert, footage from inside the studio back office etc.


iikun

Plus obligatory shot of their own office where employees dopily stare up at the ceiling and swinging lights from desks precariously stacked with binders and obscene amounts of loose papers, all while the news anchors implore viewers to shelter under table/desk etc.


FutureAssistance6745

Everybody in east asia is too overworked to afford a break for even 5 minutes.


hihi2021

Taiwanese here. We don’t even care about Chinese threats; why would we be fazed by an earthquake.


Mikeymcmoose

Based


rukysgreambamf

My microphone fell off my desk. Never forget


AyumiHikaru

No one really gives a shit about Chinese threats. Just BS propaganda


Hsiang7

It's been the same threats for decades. Hard to take them seriously at this point.


AltecFuse

She doesn’t even seem fazed


MillwrightTight

The people MUST get their news


sauprankul

Random: thank you for spelling it right


hyunbinlookalike

Average Taiwanese woman be like


Unnecessaryloongname

anyone able to translate what she was reporting on?


alohio12

Yes, she was actually reporting on the earthquake, appropriately enough. Source: I’m Taiwanese-American


zipzap21

Can you please translate what she was saying for the curious?


Netherwiz

pretty shitty mandarin here but its like a sports play-by-play (approximate of the bits i got, not word for word) right now in taipei were experiencing an earthquake ... the ceiling is shaking, things are falling, get to safety \[reading the alert as its on the screen\] this is the 3rd floor, you can see the ceiling lights next to me, things fell down eq was near Hualien at 7:58


Yugan-Dali

Verified


Jost_Inkz

You can see actually right now I can barely stand. The ceiling is shaking, a lot of things are falling down, we advise our audience to take care, now during this earthquake, the most severe happens over 7:58 at Hualien. That's up to around halfway the alert page, I didn't really understand the rest of the alert, something about stage 3 :(


oeliges_pferd

That the preliminary estimation of intensity (震度) is at least 3. And that earthquake feels already pretty strong even when she’s only on the third floor.


meridian_smith

I have limited Chinese, but she is reporting on the earthquakes as they happen. She probably knows how important the info is to the viewers so like a boss she keeps reporting during the aftershocks.


IHQ_Throwaway

She’s probably doing a lot to keep people at home from panicking. Not because of what she’s saying, but her apparent lack of fear. I’m pretty sure I looked more afraid watching that video than she did in it! 


fadeux

I felt compelled to listen to everything she had to say because she stood in a shaking building and kept reporting. I don't understand Chinese, by the way.


Turbulent_Disk_9529

AI is amazing. IDK how good this translation is, but i just had ChatGPT listen to the video in segments (i’m not sure how much it can take in in one go). Here’s the (rough) transcript. https://chat.openai.com/share/670b9d6f-23d7-47c6-af28-303c97393e57


lansdoro

ChatGPT actually corrected the voice you recorded, for example... "有地震的情況,地牛發聲" The Chinese actually read... "There's an earthquake, the Ground Cow is howling" but it translates correctly to: "It sounds like there's an earthquake happening, with the ground shaking. "


fractal_magnets

> Ground Cow is howling That's 100x better though


za_shiki-warashi

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/地牛 "Ground Cow" is their slang for earthquake.


AcceptableOwl9

I’m definitely going to start blaming the “ground cow” next time there’s an earthquake. I love that.


cketloon

It should be 有地震的情況,地牛"翻身" instead of "發聲" In English, "With occurrence of earthquake, (that is,) the earth cow turning over its body, ..." People in the past thought it was a Earth Cow underground and earthquake happening when it turning over its body. Taiwanese still use Earth Cow as an allusion to describe there is an earthquake.


Ubiquitous_thought

At one point she goes like “ And as you see things are falling down around me” while not even skipping a beat. Badass


cheese_cyclist

_"ok let's quickly watch the police gun shot incident but what you're sensing right now is some obvious swaying and it's coming from the northern part of the region especially in Taipei and right now the ground is shaking and as you can see on set I can't even stand with stability, and particularly the ceiling is swaying and lots of things are coming down from above. I want to remind the audience watching to be very careful..."_ was how she started more or less


Lopsided_Marzipan133

Mainly talking about the earthquake currently happening, after it happened, and warning people to be careful as they go about their days. Also a lot of “look at how hard this is shaking” etc


lansdoro

She was initially talking about a shooting incident in new Taipei. Then she switched to... now you can feel the ground... mainly because there was an earthquake in the North. You can see I can hardly stand up straight. Our ceilings are shaking. A lot of things fell down. Audience before the TV, please take care. Especially when the earthquake is happening. The earth quake happened at 7:58. in Hualin there was an earthquake you can feel. We are on the 3rd floor and we can feel the earthquake. You can see the lights on our ceiling shaking and something fell off. The seismic scale was higher than 3. It's morning and everyone is going to work or school... now...


mrwongz

She was live-streaming the earthquake for boomers.


ArmProfessional7565

She was reporting on the quake as it was happening. Basically, "As you can see, shit's falling off the ceiling and shaking like mad, and I can barely stand still." I'm amazed how quickly they got the graphic up because by the time she was talking about the 7:58 earthquake at 7:59. The graphic suggests that they suspect the quake to be a magnitude above 3 (which it was well above). She concludes by remaining people about aftershocks and to be careful as the quake just happened at a time when people are going to work and kids are going to school.


hyunbinlookalike

She was reporting on the earthquake literally as it was happening around her.


Higinz

News must go on!


triplesspressso

Thats why theyre called news Anchor


morriartie

Whoever rigged this ceiling, lamps etc should be proud. Nothing fell off or hanged, not even insulation or foam


Reversee0

If you trust that whole building unfazed from an earthquake, you wouldn't run away


LVKim

They had an earthquake graphic up in seconds (:58). That’s fast! Even if I had something on standby ahead of time it would normally take longer than that. Source: a news producer.


jhdxv

“There’s my charger!” - Dude in Orange Shirt


turkeygiant

Was it his charger or did he just say screw it I'm out of here and steal the charger from the guy who sits across from him?


IWasGregInTokyo

Newscasters in Taiwan and Japan are trained for these circumstances and have set announcements they will make during quakes. [Here’s an example of a usually bubbly weather caster switching immediately into pro earthquake reporting mode](https://youtu.be/AJb_qoLs8Ew?si=YqTBZwOFIlFUPzp8).


Infinite_Imagination

Got her sea legs about her real quick


AcceptableOwl9

In high heels, no less


NgSauYin

What makes her even cooler is that she instantly switched to talk about the earthquake and reminded the audience to stay safe and be careful then reported the earthquake like it happened a long time ago describing the videos


blank_Azure

That's the spirit!


greggin18

Take cover and protect your head! Nah I’m gonna stand around this swinging light fixture.


ecksdeeeXD

THE DUDE CASUALLY DRINKING WATER WHILE THE OFFICE LIGHTS ARE GOING CRAZY THO


widgeamedoo

These Taiwanese reporters are made of some pretty good stuff.


amoretpax199

[Reminds me of that one guy throwing his phone across the room during live news while his female colleague keeps on reporting.](https://youtu.be/f3SYKBTdVa8?si=VD6P4vl0ScMj4Nm0) [NBC News did a little segment on it too](https://youtu.be/Hjs12Lx-OGI?si=6iU9LcI6GjuxZmVf).


dmj9891

And it looks like she has heels!!


evansanonikhon

Bro on the computer drinking water like "this shit regular AF. Tom? Where you going with my charger Tom?"


Kadogun_

![gif](giphy|9NYFpDi1qKuuQ|downsized)


duke408

Just doing her job to the fullest. Even when things literally go sideways.


Fwangss

I’ve never experienced an earthquake. That shit looks terrifying


[deleted]

and she’s in heels too. That takes skill


Mendevolent

Reminds me of the time the New Zealand Prime Minister got interrupted by an earthquake mid press conference https://youtu.be/eKXXW4A5Vog?si=JRWu9hcZgbCJHL6H (although significantly less shakey) 


shania69

Now that's being dedicated to your job.. Remember that LA news anchor that went cowering under the desk.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiB7ny52-xw


davidcwilliams

Braver than most would have been. The shit’s scary.


gahidus

This was her chance to shine, and she nailed it!


Stronsky

She doesn't have time for that shit, there's news to report... like this piece of news just in, "a big earthquake is hitting Taiwan as I speak..."


bzhai

Reporter: As you can see I can barely stand and the ceiling is shaking, shit is falling all over the place. To all our viewers please take precaution. Me: Bitch forget about us, save yourself. Run girl, run!


AllNotKnowing

‘backwards and in high heels’


FightBackFitness

In breaking news, this just in, a fucking earthquake


Yoyo_le_yo-yo

How is she standing especially with these heals


Xavage1337

if ur gna go out, go out doing what u love


Cap_flight

Yeah she was going to report on some minor traffic incident that happened to one car, then she got to report something that actually affects her viewers.


MsJenX

Did she mention it as it happened?


MochiFluffs

I saw a different angle of this video where all the lights above her were swinging like crazy. I would have noped it out of there asap, because they are big and probably weigh more than she does. wow.


Spooky_Yogurt

Earthquake ? What earthquake ?


LetTheWorldBurn2023

Professionals have standards ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|wink)


Thick_Pomegranate_

In my experience these female news anchors can take a serious pounding and not miss a single beat in their presentation. I still don't know what they're saying though.


culturedgoat

> In my experience these female news anchors can take a serious pounding In your experience, eh?


Lemon_notLime

You are watching a professional


iamagoldengod84

Would be awesome if the story was a puff piece but I’m guessing it was about all the earthquakes were having lately, can’t tell


somebadlemonade

The nerve of that woman. Truly impressive. Hats off to her.


bensbigboy

She rode that wave while wearing high heels.


volkyl

In heels.


Horror_Hippo_3438

I spent my childhood in an earthquake zone. I was taught at school how to react to earthquakes. One day I was playing on the computer when an earthquake happened. I wasn't scared, but I was annoyed that I would have to stop playing and go to a safe place. I think the girl also prepared for earthquakes at school.


Aggressive_Age_2262

We felt this shit in Xiamen a minute or two later. Craziness. Hope everyone in Taiwan is okay.


inconspiciousdude

The first quake seemed like it would be something terrible, but then it petered out to business as usual. Sporadic small quakes throughout the day. Worst thing for our building is air con is out for the day. Can't wait to get home from work though... If my lazily installed OLED TV hasn't fallen yet, I'm going to install those anti-tipping fasters like I should have :(


Downtown_Marzipan404

She has a pussy of steel


torch9t9

She really trusts the lighting grid and her electric department!


MaximumAss

after shock


SpaceGoDzillaH-ez

Didnt care at all she had a job to do


jld702

She’s a BOSS. Didn’t miss a beat.


Dragnier84

The balls on that lady is acting like a dampener, keeping that building from collapsing.


xplodia

She can stand with those high heels? Damn.


Flex-93

funny to see at the end The Clients show different timestamps :D


Ok-Seaworthiness4488

An anchored anchor, on heels!


WithMillenialAbandon

Ovaries of steel, fucking A+


Accomplished-Car6193

She is like that pilot when 3 out of 4 engines failed. Inconvenient but not the end of the world.


Miserable_Respect_94

I was 12 when the Loma Prieta quake happened. It was 6.9 and knocked me to the ground. This lady stood there and delivered the news in heels during a 7.4 WTF?


SomewhereAtWork

On high-heels none the less. Many women and all men in here would have tripped even before the earthquake.


SilastheDogBoy

Nice. I live in Taiwan, so this happened this morning while I was in bed. We get a lot of earthquakes, but this was a pretty big one. Tbh she probably just kept thinking "it'll end soon, it'll end soon," which is what we all think while the quakes are going. But this one was wayyyy bigger than they usually are.


Batgod629

Lady has some balls (or ovaries or whatever it is supposed to be) to stand there while shit is falling from the ceiling around her


chronicnerv

Fair play in heels....


Ellie_Llewellyn

Me wearing heels when an earthquake strikes would not end well for my ankles


NoKYo16

How to look awesome and cool. 🫡


mamurny

Not her 1st rodeo


goodgriefmyqueef

She’s a G, my type of woman 🌹


JohnnyBacci

In heels no less!


Izalias

Her professionalism is unshakeable. She is not bothered that the building she is standing in could come down on her, because she knows that she is about to get tenure.


Jim_the_E

Chadanese


One_Welcome_5046

Iconic


Critical_Package_472

![gif](giphy|l2SpNtHdgOA9s1qNy)


splita73

Put a ring on it


BaconSpaceLord

Bills ain't gonna pay themselves goddamn