TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
Tokyo Bartender Sets Bar On Fire To Serve Drinks With A Flourish
This is a video of Tokyo’s Bar Centifolia owner Yuzo Komai demonstrating his world renowned craft by carving ice with a small sword, and setting the bar on fire while serving cocktails. Mmmm, love me some flair. And you know how I feel about fire! “It’s all you know.” I’m
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Making Hard Candy Bees
This is a fascinating (at least to me, but I’m simple and love candy) look at how Netherlands based Rocks & Rolls Candy makes hard candy with an image of a tiny bee in the center. SPOILER: By making it very large first then stretching that rope until it’s small.
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The 2025 World Dog Surfing Championships
This is some footage from the 2025 World Dog Surfing Championships held in Pacifica, California. The annual event supports local animal shelters, so even the dogs that didn’t get to surf can still be winners. I particularly liked that Dalmatian that was riding backwards. I hope it was awarded extra
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An Electric Guitar That Looks Like It Was Made Out Of Donuts
Inspired by Homer Simpson’s love of the most important food group, this is a hole-filled Les Paul style electric guitar painstakingly crafted by Artem Mayer of Copper Guitars to look like it was made from glazed donuts. It’s not actually made of donuts though (this is going to be a
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Can Opener Bridge Claims An Overheight RV
This is a video of Durham, North Carolina’s infamous Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass (aka Can Opener Bridge, previous wrecks HERE) claiming its latest victim, an overheight towable RV. First it shears one of the rooftop AC units off before the entire RV gets stuck. It’s crazy how nonchalantly people crash
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Hot Wheels Releasing Jaws ‘You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat’ Die Cast Toy
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the movie that ended summer beach fun for me permanently, Hot Wheels just released a Jaws “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” toy. The package includes a die-cast replica of Quint’s Orca, as well as a die-cast metal Jaws and plastic waves diorama. I
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Robot Trash Cans That Automatically Move To Catch Your Garbage
Built by the folks at HTX Studio, this is a video highlighting the robotic trash cans they modified to move and catch any garbage thrown in their direction. That’s cool. That way the next time you’re tossing a pink overdue bill in the trash and yell “Kobe!” you don’t embarrass
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New Gigantic Stick Insect Discovered In Rainforests Of Australia
This is a video of a newly discovered stick insect in the tropical rainforests of Queensland, Australia. The Highlands Giant Acrophylla (Acrophylla alta), measures up to 40cm (~16″) long, and appears to be what many would describe as a big no thank you. This particular species lives in the rainforest
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Building A Skateboard Park For The Visually Impaired
This is a video of visually impaired skateboarder Dan Mancina of Keep Pushing Inc. discussing the features of The Ranch skatepark he built for fellow visually impaired skateboarders, as well as for wheelchair use. The key to most features is making them extra long so that a skater still has
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Paintballer Demonstrates His Precision By Completely Outlining Friend
This is a video of a paintballer demonstrating his skills by perfectly outlining a friend with paint like a circus performer throwing knives during a wheel of death act. He finishes the performance with a headshot and trio of buttshots. You can see his assistant tense up as the paint
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