This is a Red Bull video of Olympic ski jumping gold medalist Ryōyū Kobayashi setting a new world ski jump record with an absolutely insane 291-meter jump. It beats the previous world record by a very respectable 37.5 meters, and was performed on a special ramp made just for the
This is a video of jump roper Cen Xiaolin setting a new world speed record with an astonishing 228 jumps (technically alternate leg skips) in 30 seconds. That’s 7.6 jumps PER SECOND. Cen has been at it the speed jumping for awhile, and his record 8 years ago was only
Because harebrained schemes are all the rage these days, a Texas high school teacher and Army veteran formally known as Dustin Ebey has legally changed his name to Literally Anybody Else and is running for president. Well, he’s got my vote! I mean, if I could vote. Stupid felonies. Some
This is a video of 19-year old American figure skater Ilia Malinin at the 2024 World Championships setting a new world record for highest free skate score with a very respectable 227.79, beating fellow American Nathan Chen’s previous 224.92 set at the 2019-20 Grand Prix Final. The routine, which gave
This is a precision walking demonstration by a group of Japanese high school students (this was not a club at my high school), with two groups of walkers passing through each other diagonally without running into each other and winding up a writhing pile of bodies on the gym floor.
This is a video of Youtuber Inheritance Machining creating a Mobius cube — a cube that, like it’s Mobius strip cousin, only has a single side. My brain hurts just thinking about it. I remember the first time I saw M.C. Esher’s Mobius Strip II (with the red ants) I
Because ideas come in all shapes, sizes, and practicality (this one ranks incredibly low in practicality), this is a video of Drew Dirksen testing the pool float he made entirely out of red Solo cups, super glue, and packing tape. Does it float? Yes. Can it support a child? Yes.
This is a short video of a kid playing in virtual reality and attempting to cross a balance beam held aloft in the sky when he gets to the end and does what anybody would: spreads his wings and attempts to fly. Props to him for not being afraid, even