In precious moments news, this is a video of the world’s tallest dog — Reginald, a 3’3″ (to the top of the shoulder blades) great dane that no kitchen countertop is safe from, meeting the world’s shortest dog, Pearl, a 3.59″ chihuahua that every kitchen countertop (and pretty much anything
This is a visualization from Global Data (some really hard-hitting data here) comparing the sizes of various monsters and aliens from pop culture movies, shows, and video games. It begins with the tiny soot sprites from Hayao Miyazaki movies, and ends with the 10.45-trillion light year wide Super Tengen Toppa
This is a relatively relaxing video of Youtuber Backyard Ballistics restoring a 1920’s Thompson submachine gun (aka Tommy Gun, Chicago Typerwriter, Trench Broom), which has certainly seen better days. By the end of the video though it’s been cleaned and repaired well enough to actually fire. I mean I personally
Inspired by Wolverine’s Adamantium skeleton, The Hacksmith decided to try making his bulletproof skull. First, he had a CT scanned performed, then 3D printed a replica of his own skull in glass fiber reinforced nylon. Then, the skull was electroplated with Nanovate, a nano-crystallized metal alloy that ramps up energy
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 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
Because percussion makes everything better (besides a headache), this is a video of musician Joe Porter (previously) performing the iconic guitar lick from Weezer’s ‘Buddy Holly’ on 31 unusual instruments. “In a row?” IN A ROW. It was a fun watch. Personally, I’m only master of one instrument: my voice.
Take a step into my way-back machine and watch (and listen to) an Intel 486DX2 (with 32MB RAM and 500MB hard disk storage!) booting up. That thing was state of the art when it was released 30 years ago. Now it’s like a fossilized dinosaur turd. We sure have come