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So, recently I've been thinking about doing
some more traveling, but part of doing traveling
to other countries and things like that,
is doing research, not only about what you should bring
to the country, but to be aware of the laws
of the country you're going to.
And as I was doing this research, I came across
some websites that warn you about the various laws
that you're supposed to be aware of
before you enter some countries,
and after reading these, I was basically just like
"I'm gonna just stay home."
So I gathered up the 10 craziest laws
in the world to share with you guys.
So here they are.
It's illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest
while committing a crime in New Jersey.
In New Jersey, if you plan on committing a crime,
like, say, murder, robbery, kidnapping,
or pretty much anything else,
don't wear a bullet-proof vest, 'cause, you know,
after all, you wouldn't want to break the law.
Seriously, who's this going to deter?
If you're already committed to the idea
of robbing a bank, I'm pretty sure
you're more concerned about a bullet through the chest
than you are about the charge for wearing
the bullet-proof vest, unless you're some sort of,
like, you know, ethical thug.
So that's how you rob a bank? A'ight.
I'm ready to do this!
What? Bullet-proof vests are illegal?
Well, damn! The whole thing's off then.
We don't wanna get in trouble,
ain't that right, Dolly?
We don't wanna disappoint mama.
Traffic fines as a percentage of income in Finland.
Traffic fines in Finland aren't fixed,
like the rest of the world.
Instead, they're based on the driver's income
as welll as the severity of the offense.
There are multiple cases of wealthy people
that have been charged tens, hundreds of thousands
and yes, even millions of dollars in traffic fines.
I know this might sound crazy to some of you,
but believe me, I live in Canada,
and we need this law in North America.
'Cause think about it!
It's always the rich guy in the Audi or the BMW
that's driving like a maniac.
Instead of giving him a 300 dollar fine,
which is nothing, let's give him
a 300,000 dollar fine, and then see how fast
he likes to go in his fancy car.
Time to tear up the road in my expensive new car!
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Yellow margarine is illegal in Missouri.
This antiquated law from the 19th century
somehow has survived till today.
Nobody really knows why this law exists.
They think that it could have something to do
with protecting butter-making farmers way back in the day,
but regardless, it could land you
a half a year in jail today.
Speaking of margarine, I got some right here
only five dollars!
- [Voiceover] This is the police!
Put down the yellow margarine!
- Aw, damn, gotta get rid of the evidence!
Oh, mama, no! Oh, mama, no!
(crying)
It's illegal to die in the House of Parliament in the UK.
In the UK, it's illegal to die in the House of Parliament
because it's a royal palace, and anyone
who dies within it is entitled to a state funeral.
The law goes as far as to say that if you
even look a little bit sickly,
they will physically carry you out of the building.
Man, that seem pretty excessive.
Like, I get that the government doesn't want
to shell out that much money for a state funeral
for just anybody, but how often
does someone just croak on the spot?
God forbid you should cough.
Get the bastard!
Singapore has a ban on publicly chewing gum.
It's only available in pharmacies
and only for personal consumption at home,
or for theraputic purposes, whatever that means.
The ban on gum occurred after authorities
started to notice discarded gum piling up
at subway stations, on roads, and pretty much
everywhere else.
This really sucks, though.
Like, I get that it's a sticky situation
for everybody, but the authorities clearly
didn't chew the facts before
spitting out their decision.
I guess they just don't care that they
popped the bubble for gum makers.
You can legally marry the dead in France.
Yep! In France, you can legally marry a dead person,
as long as you were engaged to them
before they died.
This one's just all kinds of wrong, like,
who would ever actually go through with this?
Even if you wanted to, you would forever be known
as that crazy guy or girl who married their dead fiance!
Don't be too surprised, though, because France
is known for having all kind of crazy laws,
like up until February of this year,
it was still illegal for women to wear pants in France!
So, marrying a dead guy is fine, ladies,
but don't even think about wearing trousers while doing it,
'cause that would just be wrong.
Kissing in public is illegal in Dubai.
In fact, any display of affection, including kissing
is illegal in the United Arab Emirates.
There are plenty of stories of couples
from the UK and North America who vacation there,
only to spend a month in jail
because they simply kissed!
Even something as simple as dancing
can get you jailed.
See, this is why, as luxurious as Dubai is,
I would never go there.
The things that I like to do on vacation
are just too crazy for them, like:
holding hands, or kissing, or
dancing naked with a chicken while throwing Skittles
at people, you know, regular guy stuff.
Driving a dirty car is illegal in Russia.
In Moscow, it's illegal to drive a dirty car.
Now, just how dirty is not defined,
but not being able to see the license plate
or the driver will definitely get you a ticket.
Really, Russia?
Are dirty cars the worst of your worries?
Russia has three times as many homicides
as the US every single year,
so you would think that maybe, I don't know,
preventing murders or finding the murderers
would be a bigger priority than, I don't know,
keeping gas station car washes in business?
I'm just saying.
Being fat is illegal in Japan.
In 2009, Japanese law-makers set the maximum waist size
for men over 40 at 33 inches, and for women over 40,
at 35 inches.
You know, I get that having less obese people
puts less of a strain on the health system,
but for this reason alone, I could never live in Japan.
Like, I'm not overweight or anything,
but I have trouble controlling myself
at all-you-can-eat sushi bars here in Canada.
If I lived in Japan, where sushi is cheap
and plentiful, I would weigh probably 500 pounds,
and permanently be in a sushi coma.
Mm, sushi coma.
And possibly the strangest of all,
Tibetan monks need permission to reincarnate.
A law created by the Chinese government in 2007
requires that Tibetan monks ask permission
from the Chinese government before reincarnating.
I know China can be a pretty strict place sometimes,
but how do they plan on policing this?
It's like all they're trying to do is piss off
the Buddhist monks, which isn't gonna work anyways,
'cause they've got the whole zen thing going on.
The guy who created this law should definitely be worried,
because I know that Buddhist monks don't practice revenge,
but that doesn't mean that they can't accidentally
come back as a seagull and accidentally
drop three or four hundred black and white turds
all over you. Accidentally.
And that's it, guys.
I hope you like this video.
If you want to learn more about like
all the crazy laws out there,
just do a simple Google search,
they're all out there and there's other
really crazy ones that I didn't have time for
in this video.
So definitely do that,
and I will see you next Saturday
with a brand new video!
Peace.
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you'd like to take a dump on.
You know, not revenge, just, you know,
it'd be a shame if they accidentally got pooped on.