1. the title would more appropriately be "There Go Big Machines on a Job Site". There are bulldozers, for sure, but there are MANY, MANY OTHER MACHINES found on a job site in this 30 min. video, too. On the positive side, the video does a super job of showing a variety of machines, the machines at work, and provides good narrative about the machines themselves. A+ on variety and accuracy.
2. DANGEROUS MESSAGES. You will either like or dislike Dave; OSHA would ban him from ever working around machinery or children (if the could do the latter). IN THIS VIDEO, DAVE:
-- sees a roller coming, STAYS IN ITS PATH, and GETS RUN OVER AND SMASHED into the dirt, then rises amazingly unhurt. Extremely dangerous and scary message to send to a child of any age, but particularly the ages 3-8 that is the video's stated target audience.
-- STEPS ON A RAKE (on the ground with PRONGS UP!) and hits himself in the head with the handle. He falls back and IS KNOCKED OUT.
-- a dream sequence then begins in which Dave enters a port-a-potty that is then picked up and taken away (swinging in the air). Our 2-year old daughter didn't comment, but Dave's face is scared and other children might find this upsetting. Have to wonder why they put it in at all; for the adults watching? It's not as if CHILDREN ages 3-8 will even know what a port-a-potty is and understand the sequence.
All that aside, and yes that's a lot to overlook, the video is smartly filmed and informative. Just so you know before you buy!!!
