Note: SOUND ON. This is a clip of Instagram user vilalaseroficial using a powerful burning laser to clean the oxidation and tarnish off an old pendant crucifix. I saw Jesus move! The sounds it makes are equally miraculous. Per a commenter, “that’s the sound of the laser vaporizing a thin
This is a video from woodworker Matt Thompson of the model train he built around his backyard fence with a locomotive running with a snowplow attached so it can clear the white and fluffy as it travels around the yard. That’s cool. Now, are you thinking what I’m thinking? “Does
This is a video of an Australian Shepherd named Promise performing a number of household chores around the house, including making the bed, feeding the cats, vacuuming, loading the dishwasher, and doing laundry. Promise’s caretaker Mary says the clever girl isn’t actually tasked with performing the chores while she’s away,
After her cat fell in the tub three times trying to join her during bath time, equine behavioral specialist Shelby Dennis of Milestone Equestrian used a clear plastic Rubbermaid bin to make a “boat” so he can join her without the hassle/trauma of getting wet. Shelby actually supports the boat
In news that shouldn’t surprise anybody who’s ever been tasked with working with other people, large groups of ants were able to solve the piano mover’s puzzle better than large human groups in recent experiments conducted by the Weizmann Institute. The study found that individually or in small groups humans
This is a video of “PhD in mathematical physics, leftie, and Trekkie” Dr. Blitz doing his best to explain quantum computing simply in under 3 minutes. Do I understand quantum computing now? Absolutely not. I do think I understand it better than I did, but before I just thought it
This is a video from a thermal imaging drone that was used to help locate Chibs, a golden retriever that had gone missing from his family’s home in Coventry, Rhode Island for 16 days. The drone camera was volunteered by Andre Rocke, owner of Four K Videos. Some more info,
This is a video of ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor Gustavo Gosling of Rio de Janeiro demonstrating his exoskeletal legs, which provide a seat simply by squatting. That’s handy. Especially for surgeons and people like me who hate standing. Every chance I get and I’m sitting, and, if there’s