In what is unarguably the best use of Hot Wheels since their invention, this is a video of a modified Hot Wheels car and track that launches uncooked wieners onto a grill for cooking. Is it one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in my life? It’s certainly up
This is a video of a clever tabby cat named Cheeto tricking its English mastiff brother Larry into a gated pen, then casually closing the gate and escaping through a gap in the bars, locking the big dog inside. Larry, you fool! You can forget about playing poker with the
This is a short video of a model rocket replica of Space X’s Falcon 9 reusable rocket blasting off, then coming back down and using its thruster to make a soft landing on its feet. It’s like a cat in that regard. Me? I’m also like a cat, but in
Because not everybody has the Hulk-like strength of yours truly, this is a satisfying video of a machine created by JP Botelho that was designed to straighten bent rebar. Is rebar that’s been previously bent as structurally sound as rebar that hasn’t been? I have no clue, do I look
This is a video of Tom Scott riding the elevator at the New Town Hall in Hannover, Germany, an elevator that follows the 17-degree curvature of the cupola dome to the observation tower at the top. The elevator was originally constructed in 1913, and gutted and fitted with a new
This is a short video of a little person smoothly dismounting a dirt bike with the helping leg of his friend, who was driving the bike. Most impressive. Me? I’ve never dismounted a dirt bike that didn’t involve a crash and getting launched and breaking bones. So yeah, a little
These are a couple video demonstrations of VMECA’s Magic Gripper being used on assembly lines. The Magic Gripper is a line of robotic vacuum powered suction grippers that can grab a row of products as they pass by on a conveyor belt to move to the next stage of a
This is a video of Derek Muller of Veritasium discussing the mechanics of extreme breath holding while athlete Brandon Birchak is submerged in a tank of water the entire time, holding his breath for an astonishing 17 minutes (the world record is 24 minutes, 37 seconds). Damn! Five seconds and