Presumably in the spirit of the Olympics, this is a video of Youtuber Tyler Bell using an air-powered tennis ball cannon to blast balls at 560MPH at a racquet made with razor blades instead of strings. Tyler says going into the experiment he believed the balls would get caught up
This is a video of a 3D printed SkyersJet electric ducted fan (EDF) that self destructs during a thrust test. I warned them not to turn it up to 11, but did they listen? The SkyersJet was designed to power large scale R/C aircraft or giant drones. Damn, that would
Because all it takes is putting in the time and effort and holding yourself accountable (alternatively, just buying the fat-burning snake oil I’m selling), this is a video of Youtuber Billy Brendan recording himself planking every day over the course of a month to document his exercise and weight-loss journey.
This is Oxford University sociology graduate student Sarah Brand’s ‘Red Dress’, a song she wrote and performs along with an accompanying music video she also directed, produced, choreographed, and edited. It’s, uh, it’s a banger. I mean provided you believe everyone with the courage to sing karaoke deserves a record
This is a video of Mark Rober discussing and demonstrating the five-years-in-the-making robot he and his team built that’s capable of setting up a record-breaking 100,000 dominos in 24 hours. For reference, it takes an experienced team of seven a full week to set up the same number of dominos,
This is a video from Disney World where a woman tells Gaston that her boyfriend recently broke up with her, and asks him out. His response? Sorry, but he’s looking for the MOST beautiful woman in town. Ouch. I feel like I may need to be treated for third-degree burns
In the spirit of the upcoming Olympics, this is a video of what some consider “the best dive ever,” performed by Greg Louganis as the 1986 World Championships in Madrid. Greg executes a near-flawless swan dive off the 3-meter springboard with almost no splash. Pretty wild, right? Now can somebody
This is a video documenting NYU track star Jon Diáz attempting to exit the New York City 2-3 subway train at Chambers Street and beat it to its next stop at Park Place. Can he do it? SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER: Yes, returning to the train (after trying to get on