Video: Samsung's Soulful dinosaur takes tour around England

by Darren Murph, posted Jun 23rd 2008 at 4:48AM

Remember that not-entirely-innocent looking prehistoric creature that won your heart immediately upon viewing Samsung's optical illusion promotional vid? Apparently quite a few folks demanded to see more of the Soul dinosaur, so Sammy hoisted him up onto a truck and proceeded to drive around a few English towns. Catch the sub-2 minute journey (reactions included) just after the break.

[Thanks, Claudio]

Filed under: Cellphones

Tags: advertising, dino, dinosaur, england, marketing, promo, promotional, samsung, soul, video

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Mush @ Jun 23rd 2008 4:50AM

wtf?

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LondonConsultant @ Jun 23rd 2008 6:02AM

Well, at least the criminal will be caught on CCTV if the dragon gets knifed in England...

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Mush @ Jun 23rd 2008 4:52AM

what a waste of gas

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Timmy @ Jun 23rd 2008 8:50AM

What a waste of keystrokes, electricity, and previously living creature you have recently ingested, any type of education you may have, our time in reading your response.

New time warn us!

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Alex @ Jun 23rd 2008 4:59AM

This makes me lol really hard for some reason.

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Tim @ Jun 23rd 2008 9:49AM

ignore the lol . . . You sick Dino-Lovin' Perv!

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Haikibutsu @ Jun 23rd 2008 5:03AM

I want one in my room. Its so cute!

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Rob Oh @ Jun 23rd 2008 6:25AM

Well, here you go, then.

Green: http://pontomidia.com.br/ricardo/greatweb/green_dragon.jpg

Blue: http://pontomidia.com.br/ricardo/greatweb/blue_dragon.jpg

Red: http://pontomidia.com.br/ricardo/greatweb/red_dragon.jpg

Have fun! :)

-Rob

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craig#2 @ Jun 24th 2008 6:45AM

@Rob Oh: Really? That'll work? Just like that?

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Leo @ Jun 23rd 2008 5:42AM

I wish that all dinosaurs' greatest threat to us was turning their heads, then I wouldn't be so afraid of Jurassic Park becoming a reality.

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aaronbareford @ Jun 23rd 2008 5:46AM

Hey Samsung, what about the north of England ey?

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Adam @ Jun 23rd 2008 6:55AM

Yea needs more Leeds.

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MacroEQ @ Jun 23rd 2008 8:19AM

"Hey Samsung, what about the north of England ey?"

They did - they went to Oxford.

MacroEQ, London.

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jmmertens @ Jun 23rd 2008 6:34AM

Dragon illusion:

http://www.grand-illusions.com/opticalillusions/dragon_illusion/

Download the pdf and maken one yourself:

http://www.grand-illusions.com/images/articles/opticalillusions/dragon_illusion/dragon.pdf

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billflu @ Jun 23rd 2008 6:45AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIF-5vuqNEA

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Mike @ Jun 23rd 2008 7:09AM

Woo Reading is in the video that my home town!! and ive drunk at that coffee republic, I finally feel that my hometown is worth something now it has been on Engadget :p

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neofolklore @ Jun 23rd 2008 8:00AM

ok. I have nothing constructive to say.

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applefan @ Jun 23rd 2008 9:11AM

Was that an iPhone at 1:34?

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bobmundo123 @ Jun 23rd 2008 9:32AM

No... It was a Camera...!!

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cj @ Jun 23rd 2008 8:26PM

Don't tell me that was another sick way to convince Mac is better than anything else on the planet and the history of man (woman) kind.

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bobmundo123 @ Jun 23rd 2008 9:31AM

AWESOME!!!.. I LOVE THAT DINO!

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kal326 @ Jun 23rd 2008 10:09AM

Amazingly the dino didn't get stuck under a bridge....maybe they didn't use GPS while driving around.....

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