TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
What It Looks Like Getting Passed On The Autobahn By Car Doing 206MPH
SPOILER: Like you’re standing still. This is a video from a Mercedes C-class cabriolet going between 70km/h – 80/km/h (~44MPH – 50MPH) on Germany’s Autobahn repeatedly getting passed by a Mercedes AMG E63 S Wagon gunning it up to 332km/h (~206MPH). There’s also footage from the Wagon’s point of view.
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Cyclists Taking Shortcut Through Train Tunnel Almost Meet Train
This is a video of a couple cyclists trying to take a shortcut through a train tunnel in Floriano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and almost getting smacked by an oncoming train, which was clearly taking this game of chicken a lot more seriously than they were. In one of the
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College First Baseman Supermans Over Wall To Make Catch
This is a video of Dallas Baptist University first baseman Cole Moore taking a diving leap over a foul territory wall for a catch, helping clench the school’s 12-8 victory over Indiana State and securing a place in the NCAA Tournament. I guess you could call that a leap of
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Mansion Inspired By Darth Vader’s Helmet For Sale In Houston
This is the Sotheby’s listing for the colloquially known ‘Darth Vader House’ for sale in Houston, Texas. The house was built in 1992 for Dr. Jean Cukier, who, when deciding to have a custom home built “grabbed a piece of paper and drew it himself. Cukier loved Star Wars so
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Attempt To Explosively Reseal Tractor Tire With Gasoline Goes Wrong
For those of you unaware, it’s possible to reseat the bead of a tire with a small explosion, causing the tire to quickly expand outward and into a groove in the wheel designed for holding the tire, creating an airtight seal so the tire can then be inflated. And this
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Bouncing A Ball On One Of The World’s Bounciest Surfaces
This is a video of Action Lab’s James Orgill dropping a steel ball and ping-pong ball on one of the world’s bounciest surfaces to see how long they’ll bounce for. James says the surface has a coefficient of restitution (the ratio of the final to initial relative velocity between two
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Doctors Goes On Ultra-Processed Food Diet For 30 Days To See What Will Happen To Him
SPOILER: He dies. Just kidding. This is a video of doctor Chris van Tulleken, who previously averaged around a 20% ultra-processed food diet (food with added chemicals, color, sweeteners and preservatives) reversing the percentages and eating an 80% ultra-processed food diet for 30 days to see what will happen to
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Video From London’s Now Open All-Glass Sky Pool
Previously seen in 3D rendered form, London’s Sky Pool is now open, and here are a couple videos (including one from inside the pool looking down) of all the terrifying fun to be had. As mentioned previously, the 115-foot high pool is only open to people who own units in
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Footage From Drone That Pilot Sacrificed Into Active Volcano
Presumably in an attempt to destroy the One Ring on board, this is the footage from a DJI FPV flown by photographer/videographer Joey Helms as it says ‘Goodbye, Middle Earth’ and ‘Hello, Mount Doom’ in Geldingadalir, Iceland. Joey was able to save the footage thanks to his flight goggles recording
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Attempt To Grill Meat Using Lamborghini Exhaust Proves Disastrous
This is a video from China of some rich guys attempting to cook a small piece of meat using the fiery exhaust from a revving Lamborghini Aventador when the engine begins smoking and car starts gushing coolant. Some more details about what likely happened while I cook a few wieners
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