Piggybacking on the build of his bike with treaded square tires, this is a video of engineer The Q reducing the design to its bare minimum, producing a tireless bike that runs on thin treads that only make contact with the pavement at two points. That’s…something. Something I wish I’d
Cast some 3,000 years ago (~1450 BC) in the Middle Bronze Age likely near what’s now Nördlingen, Germany, this bronze sword was recently unearthed in exceptional quality. Shoot, I’d still quest with it. Its preservation is due in part to the naturally antimicrobial copper salts in the sword, and the
This is a video of Theo Jansen’s latest Strandbeest: a caterpillar that’s pulled behind another wind-powered mechanical sculpture, inch-worming its way across the sand. Could you imagine if you were enjoying a pleasant beach day and a Strandbeest walked by? That would be wild. Even wilder if it tried to
This is a video of pro freeride mountain biker Sam Pilgrim building a mountain bike skateboard hybrid and attempting to do tricks around a skatepark on the thing. You may previously recall Sam riding a pennyfarthing bicycle downhill and around a BMX track. Or, if you’re like me, you don’t
This is a satisfying video of a man constructing a perfect cube out of sticks of staples. That’s fun. So, if you’re wondering why I just raided the office supply closet, it wasn’t just to grab enough toilet paper to TP somebody’s house tonight, but my neighbors have had it
This is a video of Youtuber Sabatkay Projects constructing and testing a relatively simple rifle he built that shoots knives like a slingshot. It doesn’t seem too complicated, which means I’ll probably try building my own this weekend, with far less impressive, but far more dangerous results. “I’ll warm up
Proof that if you eat enough chips, anything is possible (I’ve been telling my mom for years!), this is a video of Eric and Tony G of Youtube channel EMCproductions constructing a marching band style drum set out of empty Pringles cans. The cans were all cut to different lengths
Because normal candles aren’t nearly enough of a fire hazard (my past landlords would disagree), this is a video of Evan and Katelyn of appropriately named Youtube channel Evan and Katelyn making and lighting a 63-pound, 1,000 wick candle. The result reminds me of a fire in one of those