This is a video of Tom Scott and ultralight aircraft pilot Christian Moullec of FlyWithBirds flying in formation and at the same speed of a gaggle of geese. Christian started FlyWithBirds after learning about the declining population of Lesser White-fronted geese, and decided to accompany them on their migratory journey
- May 17, 2022
These are two videos of a pair of robotic arms programmed by Swedish composer Frederik Gran to play stringed instruments — in this case, the cello and double base. One arm and hand does the fretting, while the other operates the bow. And while their performance didn’t really tug at
- May 17, 2022
This is a video of Gravity company founder Richard Browning ascending Helvellyn, a 3,100 foot English mountain in less than four minutes to demonstrate the jetpack’s capabilities in search-and-rescue applications. Pretty impressive. Granted, we’re still way behind schedule on having affordable jetpacks available to everyone, which is a shame because
- May 17, 2022
This is a short video of a squid making an almost unbelievable color change when removed from the water, turning from a dark black to nearly transparent in the blink of an eye, then turning back to black just as quickly when its returned to the water. Mother Nature, am
- May 17, 2022
This is a video of Colombian puggler (that’s puzzle juggler, not to be confused with a juzzler, which is something else entirely) Angel Alvarado setting the Guinness World Record for fastest time solving three Rubik’s Cubes while juggling them, with a fairly respectable 4 minutes 31.01 seconds. Could I do
- May 17, 2022
This is a video of a crane truck aiding in the removal of a tree in the backyard of an Indiana home when shit goes sideways and the truck gets pulled into the house. Per a woman watching that you can hear in the video: “Is that supposed to happen?”
- May 16, 2022
These are several angles (including first person POV) of Indycar driver Colton Herta making an impressive recovery from a slide during a wet turn at the GMR Grand Prix in Indianapolis. Colton managed to lead for 50 of the 75 laps of the race, and won his seventh Indycar victory
- May 16, 2022
This is a video of Basha High School students participating in the school’s annual paper toss down a stairwell to celebrate the end of the school year and graduation. That’s a lot of trees. When is this tradition going to be updated to an iPad drop? Because that’s something I’d
- May 16, 2022
Because nature isn’t for everyone, this is a video of TikTok user Chloe B having an absolute meltdown while trying to feed an ostrich at a drive-through safari experience. As far as staying cool, calm, and collected goes, Chloe managed none of the three. That look of pure panic on
- May 16, 2022
This is a Guinness World Records video highlighting Zeus (apparently one of only three choices of name for a Great Dane), who was recently confirmed as the world’s tallest living dog, at 1.046 metres (3-foot 5.18-inches) from foot to withers (between shoulder blades), and around seven feet tall standing up.
- May 16, 2022