This is a clip from a recent Olympic pole vaulting event in which French vaulter Anthony Ammirati brought the bar down with his massive unit during a 5.70m attempt, preventing him from advancing for a shot at the gold medal. Speaking after the disqualification, Anthony said, “I was 100 percent
This is a video of anthropologist David Ian Howe translating five of the most touching epitaphs he’s found that ancient Greco-Romans had inscribed on the tombs of their canine companions. The first half of the video is English translations, and the second half Spanish. There were a couple real doozies
This is a video from a 40 Fingers concert of the band’s four guitarists performing the Star Wars theme and Imperial March on their instruments. 40 Fingers “specializes in fingerpicking technique, performing a diverse repertoire of original pieces and covers.” That’s cool, but do you think they’d change their name
This is a detailed factory tour of how Cup Noodle style ramen noodle bowls are made. SPOILER: not in a way that makes them any more or less appetizing. This was pretty much exactly what I expected — lots of industrial machinery and conveyor belts moving noodles from one place
This is a video of the host of travel site EYNTK demonstrating how he believes Aerosmith’s ‘Sweet Emotion’ lines up perfectly with the takeoff of most airplanes, from the moment of engine revving to wheels leaving earth. He claims the song works on 95% of the flights he’s taken, and
Note: While both ARE visible in the image above, I’d still recommend clicking HERE to see the whole photo and playing the game the way it was meant to be. Can you spot the predator and prey hiding in this image? The prey I saw immediately, but the predator took
After setting up a glass plate with contact microphone attached and spreading birdseed on top, Libby and Marcel of Free To Use Sounds captured the surprisingly soothing sounds of an increasing number of pigeons pecking at (and walking on) the glass. It sounds like a rain storm coming! And you
After sweeping the internet by storm with his ultra-casual approach to competitive shooting, this is a video of Yusuf Dikeç in action — action that helped him and female teammate Şevval İlayda Tarhan secure the silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Yusuf rose to fame after
