This is some footage (that leaves something to be desired, namely a better view and an ultra-highspeed camera) of the US Air Force testing a rocket sled traveling at 6,400ft/sec. For reference, a mile is 5,280-feet, so this thing is doing 6,599MPH! That’s Mach 8.6. Holy shit! You know it’s

In getting pitted, so pitted news, this is a video of a surfer successfully dodging 25 other surfers paddling out to catch waves while riding one of his own. Clearly, he has a fair amount of control over his board. Me? I wake up with a rogue boner at 3AM

In some ideas are best left unrealized news, this is a video from Adam of Youtube channel North Of The Border (I prefer South Of The Border myself, but that’s just me and I enjoy palm tree beaches and frozen cocktails) creating a ‘realistic’ LEGO minifig sculpture. Ugh, those eyes.

Because when it rains it pours turtles (I’d recommend a much stronger umbrella), this is a video of a turtle who somehow managed to get flipped over on its back in a pond (we all have that friend), and the others come to right it before it can embarrasses itself

Because they never stood a chance, this is a supercut of all 29 redshirt deaths throughout Star Trek: The Original Series as compiled by Youtuber John DiMarco (previously: his other Star Trek compilation videos). Man, it would have sucked to join Starfleet just to be handed inevitable death in the

This is a video of turtle owner Kenny James giving his turtle Sergio a little Hot Wheels car to sit on so he can zoom around the house at breakneck speeds. “Dammit, where was one of those little cars when I needed it?” I imagine Tortoise wondering after his race

This is a video from a CrossFit gym in Hohhot City, China of the gym’s cat encouraging passing exercisers with high-fives. That’s nice, because if there’s one thing a CrossFitter needs, it’s somebody besides themselves to care about their workout. Also, if this was one of Hemingway’s polydactyl cats it

Because how it’s made is often a fascinating process (especially love), this is a video from a factory where a GWIN TECH blow-molding machine makes an entire boat from a solid piece of plastic. The blow-molding process involves heating a bladder of plastic so it’s nice and malleable, then pressing

This is a video from the appropriately named Instrument Maniac performing the same 7-note lick on an impressive 91 different instruments, including the train whistle, ocarina, and conch shell. That is a lot of different instruments! For reference, I only play one instrument — the heartstrings. Still, if you’re the

In please join my circus news, this is a video of an acrobat performing a series of consecutive backflips on the feet of another man, finishing the trick by standing on the other’s feet. Most impressive, especially considering how effortless they make the whole feat of feet look. You know,