Video of the Day: Crossing the Street at the Boston Marathon

Posted April 19, 2017
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This week was the Boston Marathon and over 25,000 people ran the race with just as many (if not more) spectators. How do those people get accross the street when the race is in the way? Today's video of the day shows the elegantly simple way that they have solved that peoblem.

 


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