The Enormous Spreadsheet that Runs the World's Mail

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[Skellingtor]

"If you're not as excited as me, you need to change your opinion."

Real subtle

[liesdamnlies]

This...

...this is enough to give any self-respecting software engineer a heart attack.

[samvictor]

It's amazing how many complex systems in the world that we think are highly sophisticated are actually managed using Excel spreadsheets.

[jarl]

A better title for this video is "wendover gets very excited about mail"

[chasedubose]

“Now go away” this has got to be the best outro ever

[OLBastholm]

I was just about to purchase Apache Attack Helicopter, but then I noticed that t-shirt which is even cheaper. Great deal!

[KnedlikMCPE]

“So it works”
I would tell you a joke about the czech postal service, but you wouldn’t get it

[PunkrGirl]

this video actually made me appreciate why mailing packages can sometimes be so expensive when u consider all the work that goes into getting ur package from one place to another amongst countless other packages

[bencopeland]

I’ve actually always wondered about how this works! Last April, I was in the Maldives, specifically the Dhaalu Atoll, and I sent a postage letter to Charlotte, NC. I wondered how my purchase of a stamp in my very remote resort would pay for the travel all the way back to the US. It took three months to arrive btw! This was very interesting.

[maltava]

If you truly loved acronyms then you would know that those aren't acronyms. Acronyms are pronounced like words (NASA). Those are initialism and you say the letters (CIA).

[brucewayneisdeadpool]

Holy shit I clicked the video to learn about the UPU but I found dank Memes instead

[glostgoduer]

What about air mail? Airborne couriers? Air post? Plane delivery? Air mail by plane? Plane Plane Plane Plane Plane

[OLBastholm]

I can't believe I'm watching this again 2 years later, and I just saw the Nepal detail at 0:53. This made the video for me!

[shunyat]

I'll keep that spreadsheet under my bed and read it when insomnia attacks.

[jasper-oddv]

This is honestly one of the best videos you've ever made! It's just full to the brim with personality.

[reeeec]

It is important to note as well that price can vary depending on how he dispatch is transited. If direct dispatch, you only pay the airline and the delivery postal administrator. If the country's mail is low volume, it may end up needing a transit postal administrator which has a different rate as well. It depends if it is closed or transit à découvert.

Tip: Your postal service does not support a certain country? If it is only a letter, just write which transit country you want your letter to pass (such as via Germany). Postal operators are required to forward these letters due to the UPU policy of "freedom of transit".

[Chrnan]

0:00 I honestly thought you said "This video was made possible by..." until I realized it was in my head at the transition

[CM-qbre]

You are the most creative YouTuber that links their videos to their ads so smoothly. It's like the video was created for the ad read but the video is actually interesting. You're ads are worth watching.

[oatmurr]

All I learned was that kangaroos deliver mail in Australia

[vegidio]

I'm so used to the serious tone of the Wendover Productions videos that the humor here caught off guard. I loved it!