Abandoned Ruins of the Third Reich | History Traveler Episode 268

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@gingermoon8393]

Your work is grand! Back in 2014, my Son and his, long time, buddies decided to produce a documentary, for fun, including original music. All were twenty-somethings. Look at "Following the Golden Arrow" which follows the exact footsteps (8th Infantry Division) his Grandfather followed in WWII. The Cinema Center premier was a sell out. You can see the trailer on KZbin. Keep up your fabulous work! It's so enjoyable!

[@UNDERGROUNDOG]

First episode and subbed. I like the vibe here! Thanks

[@damirbajramovic5416]

Hvala na zanimljivom klipu al, slazem se sa Mery i njenim komentarom Dron obavezan da, vidimo skroviste maskirano u gustoj sumi 🤚 Pozdrav iz Sarajeva Bosnia i Hecegovina 🤚!!

[@jer479]

THANK you for your video's I've heard stories about it from my grandparents I went and visited the prison camps there

[@lilian9577]

This is amazing. History. Thank you.

[@synchrome62]

I was stationed in Germany late 80s early 90s. I would often venture the forests and visit significant places of WW2. I had to find places in books, then on the map and try to get there.. I wish we had GPS and Internet at the time!! Thanks for sharing this series, I can smell the forests and it brings back many memories!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! Would loved to have had more time there.

[@daddyrabbit835]

I was 89 to 91 around Hanau. Our base was a former Luftwaffe airstrip. Very interesting things found.

[@foxsdaddy67]

​@@daddyrabbit835 same with Giebelstadt

[@davidsradioroom9678]

Having lived seven years in Germany, I have found that you never know what is at the end of an unmarked road. Thanks for this video.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheMeridian808]

Interesting

[@rhoodj]

​@@TheHistoryUnderground Why you do that alone? Believe it or not, it is not a prudent idea.. the initiated people can tell..

[@georgepoly4842]

@@rhoodj What is this comment even supposed to mean?

[@rainbowseeker5930]

@@georgepoly4842 - I dare say it means he is walking around a factory that might still have land mines hidden under the fallen leaves...or even WW2 live Allied bombs still active around the place ! In case of an accident, he would have no one around to help him out.

[@cbow8926]

You're living my dream of bringing history alive - consistently fantastic - fantastically consistent!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👊🏻

[@donnamarsh3474]

You're braver than many! Thank you for bringing us these unique stories of history!

[@dgm5617]

Love this channel! As a history buff I wish this is what the history Channel would become.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! This is the kind of stuff I’d like to see more of too.

[@jondoe399]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@johnzubil2875]

when the History Channel first came out this is what it was. Over time it turned into another " reality " channel. You can only find shows like this on UTube. And I'm happy I can.

[@leftfinned]

Yep. Agree completely

[@andygossard4293]

Most people for some reason can't get it though their heads that Pawn Stars IS living history.

[@glenny314]

The chemical factory was actually scarier than a lot of recent horror movies. Good found footage!

[@jezblades9913]

yes he was right not to go in who knows what nasties remain!

[@noidlehands2019]

Thank you for sharing. No matter how terrible a piece of history is, it deserves to be remembered as it was. Without your videos, I would not get to experience some of the sites you have been to.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertraney2067]

You travel to places I could never go or even afford to go. Thank you for allowing me to see these places as they are.

[@jimplummer4879]

It's amazing all these buildings have been left standing.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Pretty dang cool.

[@jimplummer4879]

@@TheHistoryUnderground absolutely cool. You have the dame fascination with old buildings as I do.

[@jantschierschky3461]

Used after the war

[@robped1]

While serving with the 2d Armored Cavalry in the mid-80's, our main mission was patrolling the inner German and Czechoslovakian borders. I walked thru many off the beaten forest paths. Remember checking out more than a few bunkers and such. They too were marked with graffiti and littered with beer bottles and cigarette butts. Enjoying the channel.

[@brunokirchensittenbach9294]

Many years ago I was around “ Staraya Russa, the battlefields of the Siege of Leningrad around Lake Ilmen- Southeast & Southwest heavy forested area i found pieces of German Helmets 🪖 bullets casings- Bullets Belts even some human bones 🦴,very swampy area difficult to get through, very creepy place you feel a sense of sadness, like someone is watching you but you know just endless forest it was in the fall and very unstoppable cold drizzle and wind 🌬🍂it was very special feeling hard to describe it, just endless sadness…😔

[@joycegifford8826]

BULLSHT… Human remains need to be reported to the authorities… I seriously doubt they are WWII era remains and or human remains.

[@gunsandcommissions]

Watch the movie Come and See, available free on KZbin. What you wrote had me imagining the scenes from that movie.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Oh man. I would love to visit that area.

[@johnbradley5236]

EEEEK

[@kevinperlow4595]

It's a mass grave and is sacred to the Russian people. I would recommend staying away.

[@mattdixon6396]

Going to Europe and seeing all this WW2 history is a dream I’ve had for many years. I’ll just do it vicariously through you until I’m there myself. Your content is incredible, keep up the amazing work

[@adamshepard3146]

I have studied the war for a long time, both the Pacific theater and European theater. You are showing sights I haven't read about yet, let alone seen in a documentary. Thank you for sharing these sites and the History. Inspirational.

[@nachoyacho]

the fog in the background really added a creepy factor to this i love it

[@JackFlemingFan1]

Excellent video as always JD and thanks for posting each and everyone! Thanks for telling and showing the history of the areas you visited for all of us to see and learn as well as for letting everyone viewing your videos know horrors those forced slave laborers endured too.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@nickpapagiorgio5056]

There is something so wonderfully calming yet Eerie about that forest it’s amazing to think people probably use it for wonderful hikes with their dogs and families now and 70 years ago it was a nightmare literally. I love the work you do amazing video as always!

[@Roostertail76]

I have watch just about all of your videos. You present these historical places in such a special way that keeps me looking for more . Very respectful and informative . I was in Normandy last year and stood in some of the exact places you have . Thank you for your videos !

[@gears101]

I wish this series would never end but when it does, I'll be looking forward to the next trip where ever that may lead.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Always looking for new places to explore.

[@gears101]

@@TheHistoryUnderground Well nothing where I am at in NW Ohio. All battles here only lasted 5 minutes haha

[@mickeyk3873]

“Oh look a pentagram”! Hahahahaha!😂 Absolutely love your hot takes! Couldn’t help but think of every zombie-Nazi video game while you were exploring the bunker. Thank you for such great (and sometimes humorous) content.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

😅👀

[@shootinputin6332]

When he saw that, I expected the Blair Witch to take him out as soon as he turned around.

[@Whitleythe13th]

Frankenstein's Army movie about going in old Nazi places...and finding something...lol and the Forest made me think of the movie Dog Soldiers...Werewolves Movie...

[@Whitleythe13th]

also the movie Overlord and Nazi Zombies...lol...WW2 Sci Fi/Action/Horror...

[@gregbagwell5543]

These are very interesting video’s! Mother Nature has reclaimed so much, but enough remnants remain to allow the imagination to flow. I read several of the comments and can relate…my father was a flight engineer on a B17 bomber, and I too am very proud of his service though I shutter to think what it was like to be on the receiving end! War is so terrible and one would think man would have learned this by now, and yet here we are. My father didn’t talk about his missions much, and if he did it usually ended with emotions. At age 62, I feel like the older I get, the more I have in common with him and wish I could have conversations I was too busy and too immature to have when he was alive. I have myself flown in a B17, and got to stand at the top turret station he would have manned during combat. That same B17 I flew in was tragically loss a few months back by a midair collision during an air show. The crew my father trained with in the states was killed during a mission while he was in a hospital recovering from a wound. I understand how a young, strong, confident man can be forever changed emotionally by life experiences…especially those lived through the horrors of war.

[@all.day.day-dreamer]

Great video. I would like to point out that this video and it's content serves the name of this KZbin channel proudly. I know that some of the viewers of this channel question what does "The History Underground" mean exactly. Well, it mean's this video in particular, which I think is very defining. I get so excited when these new videos on WW2 and it's history get uploaded. Where else are you going to get a guerilla in the trenches styled video format like this? No where. Just a few days ago, this channel in association with the Gettysburg Museum of History actual took looted Nazi memorabilia back to it's origins from the museums collection. This channel is very very cool due to it's unique approach, hosting and commentary on telling these lost stories. I never knew any of this existed, but I am glad I now do as it helps to broaden my interest and understanding on WW2.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you for the kind words. That really does mean a lot. Hope that channel is doing some good.

[@TravelingToHistory]

Great episode. That structure was something else! Even I was looking over my shoulder, while sitting on the couch. And my wife was looking at me, like I was losing my mind haha

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

😅

[@Mikeofindy]

I have always been humbled as well as fascinated at how Mother Nature always reclaims what man builds.

[@Qigate]

My word, can your videos be any more fascinating, informative, compelling, and well done. I look forward to each one regardless of topic. But this group from Germany is just stunning.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! I appreciate that.

[@scottieeasley4907]

Yeah this is definitely a new forest notice how all of the young trees are spaced so perfectly with room to grow and expand, beautiful really

[@butcherwoman3753]

Fascinating. It would be very interesting to see inside those building. I am impressed they look pristine after all this time. Standing to provide testament to the human tragedy and suffering. Thank you for your hard work, compassion and well narrated episodes. Touching appropriate background music….perfect.

[@23draft7]

Walking along alone in the unknown area can be a little creepy. History is very interesting 🤔 to say the least. Another good show, thanks. Those camps were unbelievablely evil. So many people used and totally abused. Sad. Cheers, as the journey continues.

[@SharpShootr92]

Absolutely love your channel! I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous! I came here a while back for your American History, but now you're traveling abroad and I can't get enough! Bravo!

[@patriciaschuster1371]

Loved this! Love all your material, but my grandfather left Bavaria in 1888 at 15 alone, afraid of what was occurring

[@kathyboxx3678]

Mine too

[@tillitrueheart971]

You do such an amazing job! Your narration is so respectful and done with great reverence for every site you visit. This is one of my favorite channels. Please keep up the great work.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! Appreciate that.

[@pattithompson1455]

Thank you so much! Love how you make history come alive. We need more of these type history lessons.

[@reloadncharge9907]

Thank you, amazing as always….best history channel on the internet! Thx, Andrew

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

🙏🏼

[@ricksoutter4119]

It’s fascinating to see you bring the history together, from the past to walking the ground of present day . Good onya mate

[@SilverFinSlayer]

7:50 you had my wife and me laughing because we instantly knew you where going in 😂. Your commentary after your discussion confirmed and continued the laughter lol. Absolutely brilliant piece 🎉

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

😅👍🏻

[@canuck97]

Thanks for another great series. I don't know what your plans are, but maybe consider to visit the Wewelsburg (near where I live). Wewelsburg is a Renaissance castle located in the village of Wewelsburg, in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia. After 1934 it was used by the SS under Heinrich Himmler, and was to be expanded into a complex which would serve as the central SS cult-site. After 1941, plans were developed to enlarge it to be the so-called "Centre of the World". In 1950, the castle reopened as a museum, the Wewelsburg 1933-1945 Memorial Museum.

[@stevenbr4612]

But they destroyed the atmosphere now. They put in the chambers "New art" "Moderne Kunst", so it is all distracted now. By the way nobody knew about Wewelsburg in Germany, just since a few decades it got public, and now a lot know about it. And that why they changed the inner room decorations now.

[@canuck97]

@@stevenbr4612 As far as I know they did it to so that neo nazis won't enjoy it as much as they did before.

[@stevenbr4612]

@@canuck97 "NeoNazis " were an invention of the Allied occupation forces. Do you really think Aryan German people who love BEAUTY, would go for Skinheads(a concentration camp haircut), .British "Bomber pilot jackets", No, Neonazis not knew of the Occult and the Germans of World War II, the majority not either, only a "eingeweihter" Kreis around highest NAzi leaders. Blavatsky.

[@allnboxful]

The way you say the narrative including whose beside of who ,naming them is really an awesome job. ❤

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you so much 😀

[@stephenrrose]

Great Job as always JD! Thank you for keeping History Alive! That first building was kind of Spooky, I would suggest that you bring a better Flashlight, (in the car doesn't help you mister) Again thank you and great job!

[@YourPlug1]

Ive always felt like if the Nazis waited like 10 years to let their technology and allies build they could of accomplished what they wanted. Those scientists were ahead of their time.

[@BillySticks]

I feel like you’re supporting the Nazi regime. You’re way behind your time.

[@christophervalley7679]

Great video, love the history of the footage that you bring of the past. Long way from your hunting videos, but none the less GREAT JOB!!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! Quite a bit different from the hunting videos but I still get out and do that too. Just not with a camera.

[@trevorjoeofficial]

This building im sure aided in the death of many, just makes it more eerie..

[@Bethlam]

I’m like you when it comes to historical sites. It’s scary and horrible to see the graffiti but it’s amazing to walk in the footsteps of history. I have collected a couple of nazi coins because when I was researching Polish currency in 1942 I found out that the nazis reused an older press from 1923 so the even though the coins were minted in the 1940’s they are dated from 1923 the difference is one is made from nickel and one is made from zinc. I ordered a mixed bag of foreign coins and it contained one nazi coin. It felt like I was holding history in my hand. It was such a weird feeling when I held that coin thinking about who owned it during the war. When I visit historical sites I try to imagine what it must have felt like to be there when it was built. I’m sure the people that walked those halls would never think “I’m making history”. You can almost hear the past.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Interesting.

[@d.m.adibhasan]

Thank you so much buddy for showing us inside of the building. ❤

[@markb.7642]

As always excellent work, love your videos. Tabun was a nerve agent that was some really nasty stuff, just a fraction of an ounce could cause death in minutes. Looking forward to many more videos.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Nasty stuff.

[@jchastain789]

It's crazy to see the structural integrity from all those years ago. They built very well

[@Dklizzneiin]

Thank you for making these videos as a lover of history, but a poor person I don’t think I’ll ever make it to these places so it’s something for me at least. I will live my life vicariously through your videos haha.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you!

[@sacredkinetics.lns.8352]

👽 Wonderful buildings. The German architecture is fascinating. These places needs to be preserved for the historical value.

[@kentrumm1385]

I was stationed at Baumholder in the mid 80’s. Wish I would’ve been more interested in history then as I am now. Love all your videos. Thanks.

[@David-xy2ly]

Absolutely loving these videos, the history and your presentation are fantastic.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👊🏻

[@thekid6244]

i wouldve been dashing out of there as soon as i saw that pentagram. Thanks for showing us these historical sites.

[@danpals7678]

Born and raised in Munich and have been to Dachau camp several times. My parents were Baptist missionaries from Iowa and used a building that was the German soldiers camp during the war. After the war it became a US army base.

[@Benmeglei1]

Amazing camera work. This is fantastic. Thank you.

[@jeanellecoutelle]

How very sad and tragic our past. Thank you for your videos and information you show…

[@BryceGladue]

its been a dream of mine to adventure to Germany and go on journey through history, you're living out my dream !

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad to share the experiences until you get there. Thanks for watching.

[@diamondcreepah3210]

What a coincidence that I stumble across this video now! A few weeks ago I went on exploring an abandoned explosives factory in Belgium. It was sitting right besides a public road, and has actually been there since the late 1800's. The factory only closed in 1990 because the company went under. Most of the buildings were still fully intact, although completely gutted. Still, I've seen some interesting pieces of equipment, and the pictures I've taken were well worth the occasional asbestos encounter.

[@Johan4]

Interesting! But a tip, if you can get in, get in and explore the area and the building while you are there.

[@isabelledetaillefer2726]

As a journalist and lover of history, I find it such a pity that so many of the constructions of that era were demolished. Architecture is a quiet store of information on a zeitgeist, that's why archaeologists continuously delve in the dirt for signs of the bygone eras. I get the emotional reaction to Nazism at the end of and following the war, but the understanding of a disastrous historical point is so important in order to redirect the future. If we could, for instance, have studied Berghoff - which was to Hitler his private home, more than anything else - and get an in depth grip of the real man and his psyche in his private retreat, it might have given us a much better insight than the views put together in often simplistic and one dimensional hindsight by the allied victors. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, we need to also understand why and how those can go so dreadfully wrong. So much was so quickly demolished and paved over, that I can't help to fear that we missed something...something that was literally pushed underground to stew and later raise its scary head in a different place and time in a form we won't recognize. Which might be why the West is in such dumb denial over the bastard child of Nazism running amok in Ukraine...one that has inherited the power to ignite a world war.

[@rosaoddin4338]

I remember the woods and beautiful countryside of Germany, as a non-German student, I often think of those days.

[@goleafsgo8496]

Thank You for taking us along, we should never forget our past to ensure we don't allow it to happen again. Will be checking out your channel love this sort of content.

[@stevenwright9594]

Another great video! Thanks for your efforts, JD!

[@Awsom47Merc]

* It's so weird to think of all the lives that were lost by the products produced in these structures that are lost in the woods now .

[@aponglkr6897]

Watching this having goosebumps specially when you entered the abandoned factory. I couldn't have done that alone!! Everything that you explored was kind of eerie and not to mention that pentagram, I'm sure some evil spirits might be wondering looming around!! It gave me chills down my spines. But i enjoyed watching this. Thankyou

[@BeamMeUp77]

“I think I mispronounced that correctly” 😂 exactly brother 👍

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

😅

[@BeamMeUp77]

@@TheHistoryUndergroundthanks for the videos man. I’ve heard so much about all of this since a small boy from my grandfather. His last name is meyerhoffer and speaks fluent German not that he supported any of this but he knows a lot about it and also fought in Korea himself. I’d love to visit these places with him being a history buff.

[@michaelgrof3668]

These videos are so fascinating.. just coming across them and watching every video. Thoroughly enjoy

[@mrsaasmrsaas2742]

I'm from the Netherlands, and asking myself right now (with a lot of knowledge on the subject WW2) why I never went and see these kind of things. So cool and intresting. Thanks 4 the video

[@ritawood2772]

One of the things I liked about living in Germany, was the tidiness of their forests. Not like here where vines and underbush run rampant. Forest Masters care for the forests with great care and there are many rules. We folks marched down many roads, never picked wild flowers, or dropped litter. Our country could learn from this. Sadly, polution is eating at some of the forests, but they are inventive folk and surely will find a way to halt the damage.

[@Joe_Peroni]

I wish you'd gone IN there & took us around the insides of those buildings.

[@oldscoolcooldiecast1879]

Love history and enjoy stuff like this and walking old property like that looking for old marbles and metel detecting

[@ijazahmed2976]

Top notch edit sir, also what a great way to show these artifacts of historical importance.

[@bettywhite6672]

Just stumbled across this gem of a channel !

[@carmenpazsaavedrafernandez4635]

This place looks very creepy, you are brave to be there alone. Thank you for showing us all the places concerning war

[@michaeldiehl2458]

I wouldn't even be able to go through there by myself, cause I am freaking out by watching you

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Ha!

[@carlsowell8099]

You've got such an awesome job! I was stationed in Germany in the late'70s and I really wish I would've gotten into more of the military history. Keep the videos coming. Thanks

[@azredhead2357]

Stunning-Have been to Berlin! It was mind changing and soul changing! We took a train from Waremendu to Berlin. We passed through Munich.. I really wanted to stop but we we’re on a time -Band of Brothers went through my head. Along with the rest. My ancestors are also German. But I particularly liked this video of yours. And yes even in Berlin the graffiti! It’s crazy! Love the history! You tell it so well This is chilling! Are you still there? Wanna go back! Amazing videos! ❤️

[@carsonsflyinghigh]

Historicl pictures showing the operations back in the 30's would be helpful

[@dakotareid1566]

I was holding my phone away from my face preparing for a jump scare looking at the dark halls 😂

[@Delphisteve]

Thx for the journey into the past.. Such a sad history of mankind

[@mannylopez6368]

Bar none this is some of the best content on KZbin

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks!

[@mauriceorayii2964]

We're currently going through everything that led Germany was going through before WWII. Instead of avoiding the ugly side of history, we should be taking notes.

[@Good_Luck_8619]

Wow man this some serious fascinating footage you’ve got there ! New things learned I mean I know pretty much a lot about ww2 but such places just wow ! Thank you again 🙏

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@colbymitchell1137]

I love your channel! keep up the great work. I learn a lot from your channel.

[@shawnkilpatrick4839]

"I think I mispronounced that correctly" that's a Yogi Berra quality quote. I'm stealing it.

[@lovin_nature_adventures9050]

Amazing how the Germans built their buildings. They appear solid in construction and thick

[@benjaminromberg2091]

I believe those two concrete holes were pressure tunnels, if there was an explosion in the building it would vent through these tunnels possibly saving the structure.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Interesting. Thanks

[@BONDHAWK8]

Just short message, thanks for these videos, absolutely amazing and so visual and informative 👍🙏

[@whateveritwasitis]

great idea for a video my dude. you and Mark Felton are pretty amazing you can keep going and keep it interesting with this stuff.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Appreciate it!

[@StangQuest94]

It’s amazing these buildings are in such good condition. It seems that the Allies attempted to level enemy thing Nazi related.

[@oibab1475]

Has anyone uploaded content of them going inside any of these structures?! They look so interesting! Thanks for the video

[@karenkennedy6293]

You never fail to deliver! Another great episode

[@BasicModelling]

Very interesting.. just wish you had shown some of the signage close up, so they could be read.. :) But yes, very interesting..

[@MrMenefrego1]

The ME-262 was not "The world's first jet-powered aircraft," the German Heinkel He-178 was; it made the first jet flight on Aug. 27, 1939. The ME-262 made its first jet-powered flight on 18 July 1942.

[@wayneh8767]

This is the best, I'm a history geek as well, I'd be right out there with ya, amazing the work they put into this and the old fencing same as at Auchwitz.

[@daddyrabbit835]

My wife and I spent 3 days in Oświęcim. After we explored both Auschwitz I and II we decided to explore around the area of the Monowitz site. We found a few air raid shelters that the SS used . One big one and a few smaller ones. They were in residential areas and actually in ok shape.

[@RicardoSanchez-un3ix]

Soo cool ! I would love to visit all of those places one day .

[@jimmymarsh2489]

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing

[@ChrisRobinson16]

This is so fascinating! I’m so intrigued by this, this history of the wars, Germany, all of it! Thank you for this great video! Stay safe!

[@abecerra71]

Great work. What camera did you use, cause the images are amazing.

[@Single.White.Female]

I feel happy in the forest myself, but that particular one is definitely eerie. You're a brave man. Be safe everywhere you travel, but I don't think you're going to run into grandma's house out there. 🐺

[@ProCorona]

Awesome video dude and great great atmosphere your way of presenting us those historical buildings and the story behind it is always a great pleasure watching 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😃

[@Hooibeest2D]

As a landscaper and gardener I've found loads of stuff, all went to the scrap yard. Once found a iron tankwheel, got 30,- euros from it. Heavy metal! Saved a few shells and bullets that's all. I pass unused bunkers daily. One of my customers has a communication bunker in his backyard. The bits that aren't blown up are used as a underground shooting range. There's one that has a aquariums in it, watertight concrete! An other had a bar in it. But most are way to small and stand useless along the coastline. Last year they removed some pillboxes, just 3x3 meter large concrete cabins. Useless stuff. I guess if it's all new to you you're like wow a bunker. But when you see them all the time all around you.. it's just a reminder of the occupation and we've got plenty of those. As a kid we used to play soldier on them later on discover them, see how they're build like in this video. But as an adult, I know bats like them that's about the most interesting thing from my point of view.