Inspired by these illustrations by artist Anh Dang of a Playstation crab, this is the Sony Playstacean constructed by Instagram user GingerOfOz using a Sony PSOne and 3D printed parts to make it look like an orange crab, complete with a controller modded into its arms and claws. It’s delightful.
This is a sitcom-long video from Hacksmith Industries of the crew attempting to set the world record for fasted speed on a snow sled. Not a snowmobile, but a previously unpowered sled trike that’s been modded with two jet engines and manages to hit 107MPH (beating the previous record of
This is a video included in the extras of a Blu-Ray copy of Back To The Future featuring actors (Billy Zane, C. Thomas Howell, Jon Cryer, and Ben Stiller) in 1984 auditioning for the role of Marty McFly. There’s also clips of Peter DeLuise auditioning for Biff Tannen and Kyra
This is a video highlighting the pinball machine collection of Rob Berk, the current Guinness World Record holder for most pinball machines. The official record is 1,041, but Rob says he’s up to around 1,150 since the count. Damn! Rob has been involved in the pinball community for quite some
These are a couple videos from Hormuz Island off the coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf, where heavy rainfall causes the iron ochre-rich soil and sand (the result of ancient volcanic activity) to ‘bleed’ into the sea. Mother Nature, am I right? “What about her?” Totally nuts. Now —
Seven years in the making, this is a video of BuildsByBaz’s lifesize (28-foot) replica of a Colonial Viper Mark II spaceship from Battlestar Galactica. It’s glorious. Could you imagine sitting in the cockpit of that thing making pew-pew noises to yourself? That’s what my dreams are made of. Just kidding,
This is a video of former NASA engineer Mark Rober pitting a Tesla’s camera-based autopilot feature against a Lexus’s LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging, which uses lasers to measure distances and create 3D maps) to see which operates safer. The Lexus passes all six tests (stationary child in road, running
This is a clever dice rolling machine designed and assembled by The Karakuri Channel from 3D printed parts. When USB powered, it’s capable of rolling two mini dice over and over, collecting the dice after a roll, sending them up an elevator, and rerolling (complete with two rings that descend
