This is an Instagram video from Herbert Avenue in East Los Angeles of an RV that caught fire and had some fireworks inside, causing an early Fourth of July celebration. My favorite part of the whole video is how the guy filming acts like he didn’t know the RV was
These are two videos of a wingsuiter making an emergency landing in the middle of a Polish soccer match after his primary chute failed to open properly (the suspension lines were all tangled) and he was rushed back down to earth much faster using his backup (reserve) parachute. After landing
This is a short timelapse video of artist Phil Vance painting a Hunter S. Thompson portrait over the course of six weeks using layers of quotes from the author. The result is most impressive. Per Hunter S. Thompson himself: “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the
This is a video of the world’s most decorated gymnast Simone Biles performing a floor exercise tumbling pass in ultra slow motion. Well, it was filmed in ultra slow motion, she isn’t actually performing it in slow motion. That would require breaking the laws of physics and not just bending
This is a video from National Geographic of radio and television personality Bobby Bones cleaning the underside of the glass Skywalk perched over the Grand Canyon at Eagle Point in Arizona. Allegedly he’s afraid of heights, although a person actually afraid of heights never would have done this. He probably
Available July 1st for $200, LEGO Ideas is releasing a typewriter build set inspired by the one submitted by builder Steve Guinness, and further influenced by a typewriter model used by LEGO Group founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen in the 1950’s. The set features 2,079 pieces and includes a carriage that
This is a video from Joseph Herscher of Joseph’s Machines, who’s taken a step beyond his previous peanut butter and jelly sandwich Rube Goldberg machine to develop one capable of making a pizza. Could you imagine if this is actually how pizzas were made? I’d spend a lot more time
This is a clip of a student from Datong University in northern China’s Shanxi province who volunteered to act as cameraman during a 100-meter dash, and does a damn fine job keeping pace with the athletes. As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised to learn
