In an effort to highlight the advances in Chinese robotics, over 20 humanoid robots competed in the recent Beijing Half Marathon (13.1-miles) to see how they stack up against humans. Many didn’t finish, but several did, with the fastest, a robot named Tiangong Ultra, finishing with a time of 2
These are a couple videos from Instagram user justinthelightguy of his Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat that’s been modded with a grill of LEDs that can be programmed to sing along to songs. Finally, we’re one step closer to making the movie Cars a reality! Next stop, conversational AI and windshield
This is a clip from The Animal Box Office of a wild chameleon in Madagascar changing its vibrant color through all the hues of the rainbow over the course of three minutes. It goes from orange to pink to green to yellow to blue to grey and finally back to
This is a video from a Mr Mikes SteakhouseCasual (also great for steak-eating records) in Ontario, Canada of Abbetjes Meindert de Boer’s world record Jenga tower — a total of 3,132 blocks supposed by a single vertical block at the bottom. That bottom block must be feeling so much pressure!
Sold by Etsy shop ObjectWorks for $57, this is a 13.8″ headphone stand in the form of Sauron’s helmet, printed from plant-based plastic. Available in black or grey, it makes the perfect addition to your Hobbit Hole themed gaming room. Or a messy nightstand (perfect for late night impalements). Can
This is a video of professional inline skater Ilia Savosin (previously seen riding office chair wheels like skates) testing the pair of vacuum cleaners he modded into rollerblades. I don’t think they actually vacuum anymore, but I had no intention of doing my chores anyways. Could you even imagine what
Inspired by Flint’s spray-on shoes from Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (I love the possibility of rain AND pasta), Youtuber Jlaservideo decided to develop his own spray-on shoes. The result is pretty impressive, and both water and fire-proof. He also makes some spray-on pants and shirts. Come on, no
Captured on video by the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s remotely operated submersible SuBastian, this is the first ever video of a colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) in its natural habitat. The juvenile squid was filmed at a depth of 600m in the South Sandwich Islands (I love sandwiches) about 1,100 miles northeast
