# Angel teleportation traffic cam video saving a guy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 29, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906 "2014-06-29T02:00:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/1 "2014-06-29T02:00:55Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pqjTH1lSc5M/hqdefault.jpg "Angel Saves Man From Near Death! Caught on Street Cam!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqjTH1lSc5M) dewhicular - “It was a promo for a movie overseas.” tariq Ramadan - “It was later explained…it’s promotion for a Japanese video game…some superhero dragon lady character” BTW when the weird stuff is happening the timestamp has some kind of Asian characters over some of the numbers. Could someone provide a link to the original video if it is just a fake promotional video? My sister is convinced it involves a real angel. ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/2 "2014-06-29T02:04:36Z")
[Here you go](http://x.wanmei.com/index0910.htm). Via [Hoax Slayer](http://www.hoax-slayer.com/teleporting-alien-saves-man-china-video.shtml). ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/3 "2014-06-29T02:06:59Z")
Since when did traffic departments use high definition cameras recording in 1080p? ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/4 "2014-06-29T02:08:30Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/5 "2014-06-29T14:52:21Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Since when did traffic departments use high definition cameras recording in 1080p? And since when are angels real? Or are we just ignoring that part? ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/6 "2014-06-29T19:07:06Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Since when did traffic departments use high definition cameras recording in 1080p? Dunno. Our government CCTV system is HD 1080p but only at 30fps. Generates a honking HUGE amount of data. The system is used for traffic monitoring in addition to crime deterrence. Looks great up on the wall with a 42"or 50"monitor. Looks crisp. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/7 "2014-06-29T19:11:11Z")
It really is taking longer than we thought… ---
**Author:** ![Friend\_of\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Friend\_of\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Friend_of_Bill)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/8 "2014-06-29T22:55:44Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > And since when are angels real? Or are we just ignoring that part? Before you can answer the question ‘Was it an angel?’, you first have to ask the question ‘did it actually happen?’. If the answer to the second question is ‘no’, then there is no point to asking the first question. So, yes, we’re ignoring that part. Rightly so. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/9 "2014-06-29T23:06:08Z")
> [@Friend\_of\_Bill](#): > > Before you can answer the question ‘Was it an angel?’, you first have to ask the question ‘did it actually happen?’. No, you really don’t. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/10 "2014-06-29T23:10:28Z")
Besides, everyone knows angels don’t show up on camera. Or wear hoodies. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/11 "2014-06-29T23:25:55Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Besides, everyone knows angels don’t show up on camera. > > Or wear hoodies. And yet, slap a hoodie on an angel spreading his arms, and bam! instant album cover. ---
**Author:** ![Friend\_of\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Friend\_of\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Friend_of_Bill)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/12 "2014-06-29T23:38:50Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > No, you really don’t. How does “Was it an angel?” matter, if the answer to “Did it really happen?” is “No”? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/13 "2014-06-29T23:43:00Z")
If we know angels don’t exist, any claim of what they did or did not do is irrelevant to the question their existence. So the answer to “Did an angel do this?” is no, regardless if the event happened or not. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/14 "2014-06-30T02:38:51Z")
Guys, you’re being ridiculous. Angels clearly _do_ exist. I saw it on YouTube. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/15 "2014-06-30T03:04:26Z")
Maybe it was some just some passerby named Angel. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/16 "2014-06-30T06:33:55Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > And since when are angels real? Actually, the pertinent question is: How come angels are always assumed to act benevolent toward humans? In Bible stories, angels appear primarily to cause chaos, destruction and judgment. Things like laying waste to entire cities, slaying the firstborn children, impregnating virgins, or convincing an old man to sacrifice his child to God. (Yeah yeah, so the same angel told the old man not to do it at the last minute…I guess God was merely fucking with his mind.) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/17 "2014-06-30T13:22:32Z")
Better Angel than Angelus. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/18 "2014-06-30T13:26:37Z")
…as for science vs. religion, I’m issuing a restraining order. Religion must stay 500 feet away from science at all times. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/19 "2014-06-30T17:42:14Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > dewhicular - "It was a promo for a movie overseas." tariq Ramadan - "It was later explained...it's promotion for a Japanese video game......some superhero dragon lady character" > > BTW when the weird stuff is happening the timestamp has some kind of Asian characters over some of the numbers. > > Could someone provide a link to the original video if it is just a fake promotional video? My sister is convinced it involves a real angel. Feel free to notify your sister that real angels do not exist. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-teleportation-traffic-cam-video-saving-a-guy/691906/20 "2014-06-30T17:46:32Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Feel free to notify your sister that real angels do not exist. But fake ones do.