We came across this video from Japan the other week and could not believe what we were looking at. It fascinates us both scientifically (why does it happen?) and gastronomically (how could you eat it?). Apparently it is caused by a voltage reaction between the high salt content in the sauce and the nerves in the tentacles to cause the effect you see in the video.

Please understand that the squid has been served without its head so you are not looking at anything that is alive.

Thanks to Christian Ibrahim, The Daily Mail and nhanphantrung for the video.

Had a bad morning? Did your train run late? Forgot to iron your shirt? Spill your coffee? I think no matter how bad your day started this poor bloke from the New York sanitation department had a worse morning. Good to hear that he was rescued by the fire department. Pity about that hole in the wall though.

When kids start smoking (and we wish they wouldn’t!) one of the things they like doing is to see who can blow the biggest smoke rings. Well kids, the game is over. The winner is Etna.

This Sunday August 14^th sees the greatest fun run (although some take it very seriously) of the year. Up to 60,000 people will head off from College St to Bondi Beach on the 14km run.

This means if you plan visiting Bondi (or anywhere along the route) on Sunday think twice.

Sydney, enjoy your run

Sometimes overlooking the smallest things can cause big trouble when moving home. Things like changing address or transferring your utilities accounts could leave you without services like phone, internet, pay TV etc. for several days. Apart from these small impacts the main psychological stress of your move starts from choosing the right removalists. Packing your items with protection, disassembling furniture, getting the right boxes and protection for your items are very important too. The following tips will help to make your move smoother:

Plan your move

Take enough time to plan your move. It is good to start planning two weeks before the move date. This helps you to be mentally prepared and gives more time to organize all the required things. Pick a date that suits you. Continue Reading

Last week’s non-stop rain got us thinking about some of the extreme weather that we have seen from our offices. And the most amazing experience we had took place on August 15 2006. About 4 in the afternoon a hailstorm swept across Sydney and left the city looking like a scene from a Christmas card.

Here is another one.

We came across the vintage advertisement for Tipalet cigarettes and felt compelled to share it. This is wrong on so many levels. With ads like this it is no wonder tobacco advertising is banned. Yellow Express Removals Sydney will never blow smoke in your face. Call 1300 YELLOW or click here for removals or couriers.

Vintage Advertisement of Tipalet cigarettes

Here at Yellow Express we like bridges. We like roads too. And when you have a bridge that has a road on it… well lookout! The Chinese Government just unveiled the world’s longest bridge (over water) and we thought we would list our favourite bridges.

THE JIAOZHOU BAY BRIDGE

This six-lane, 42.5 km long, earthquake-proof bridge links China’s eastern port city of Qingdao to the island of Huangdao

THE MILLAU VIADUCT FRANCE

The Millau Viaduct connecting Paris and Barcelona features the highest bridge piers ever constructed – 803 feet (245 metres). The overall height of the bridge tops out at 1125 feet (343 metres) which makes it 19 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower!

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Our couriers know the importance of safe driving but accidents do happen. This US accident produced unusual (and terrifying) results! We sincerely hope no one was injured in this unusual accident.

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Yellow Express proudly supports Australia’s Biggest Morning tea.

Like someone famous once said: “Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something”.

Please do what you can, when you can.