--- title: "Man Attends Video Meeting From Active Roller Coaster" description: "A South Korean office worker is going viral after attending a virtual meeting from a speeding roller-coaster." date: "2026-06-14" modified: "2026-06-14" authors: - name: "Joe Wilkins" job_title: "Correspondent" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jwilkins" url: "https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/office-worker-video-meeting-roller-coaster" categories: - "Advanced Transport" --- # Man Attends Video Meeting From Active Roller Coaster ![A photo composite of screenshots from a Korean video featuring a man taking a zoom call from a rollercoaster cart.]() *Ulsan Nam-gu Gorae Broadcasting Station* With the mass-adoption of video meeting for the desk jockeys of the world, it seems there's no place on Earth where a calendar invite cannot find you. While plenty of work-from-homers have presumably logged into Zoom meetings from beaches, parks, and bars, we're not sure that anyone has been so daring as to log in from a roller coaster — until now. In a roughly [minute-long clip]() uploaded to YouTube, a municipal office worker in South Korea named Nam Young-sik is shown blasting off on a roller coaster with a MacBook in his lap and a cardboard green screen behind him projecting a tidy home office. His coworkers try to keep a straight face as the rider flails madly, his green screen struggling not to betray his location through high-speed twists and bends that buffet his hair and constantly change his lighting. "Hey, Nam, do you have a fan blowing right in front of your face or something?" the worker's boss asks. "Oh, I just left the window open," Nam replies. "It's pretty windy." "What is wrong with Nam today?" the boss later probes as the worker's screen freezes, apparently mid-plunge. Nam's excuse: "My laptop almost fell." On that point, he's probably technically telling the truth. https://youtu.be/pvumkIDI4xM?si=IzNQLCKIrVokWZBE Near the end of the clip, the video cuts to a brief promo for a new whale-themed roller coaster, revealing the whole thing was a stunt. Still, the setup is genuine: there's really no way to spoof the fact that Nam really was recording his portion from a roller coaster. According to the South Korean [publication *Yonhap News TV*](), the now-viral video was part of a viral marketing campaign produced by the Ulsan Nam-gu Gorae Broadcasting Station, a municipal agency promoting local tourist attractions. This particular bit was an advert for the Jangsaengpo Whale Culture Special Zone, a new amusement park featuring the whale ride on display. Sure it's a cheesy ad, but at least somebody finally had a little fun at an all-hands meeting. **More on viral clips:** *[Robot in Clown Wig Roundhouse Kicks Small Child]()* ## Author At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power — examining the economics, history, and politics behind today’s dystopian headlines. As a writer, I’m interested in topics ranging from AI’s impact on labor to startups nobody asked for. My prior work includes bylines in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Forbes, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Verge, and Wired. I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music. I now live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend and our cat Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing geopolitics with the other transplants. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()