This is a video of a man on a knee scooter following minor foot surgery trying to make a turn around the rear of a vehicle at high speed (possibly a drifting attempt), and taking a spill in the driveway. I wish I was this dude’s neighbor, I would have
This is a first person POV video of a trip riding shotgun with the conductor along the steep cogwheel train that summits Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus in the Alps. I’m pretty sure I rode that same train in God of War Ragnarök. It made me nervous then, and it still makes
This is a commercial for a Brazilian driving school (Auto Escola Brasiliense) in the style of Grand Theft Auto. Smart thinking — making things video game themed is definitely how you reach the kids. But do they teach Grand Theft Auto style driving? That’s what I want to know, because
This is a video documenting Youtuber Jake Carlini’s quest to build a pair of roller blades using two kid’s bikes. He starts with the version seen above, which proves impractical and basically immobile, even after lowering the bindings and adding training wheels. He then builds a pair with each skate
Following a storm in Milledgeville, Illinois, this is a video of born problem solver Ty dragging a downed tree behind his truck to the burn pile while his friend follows and films. Apparently there are only about 1,000 people in the town so dragging a tree through the streets is
This is a video of a rain-filled depression in the road that, at first glance, appears to be a bottomless pit. At second glance too it also appears to be a pit. Honestly, I’m on glance eight or nine now and I’m still not convinced Australia isn’t down there. Allegedly
This is a video from driving simulator BeamNG.Drive imagining a car (modeled after a BMW/Mercedes) getting crashed into a stationary bollard at speeds of 30MPH, 50MPH, 80MPH, 120MPH, 160MPH, 200MPH, and 260MPH. I learned a lot by watching it. Mostly, that if you ever have to crash your car, try
This is a Great Big Story interview with Australian voice actor Karen Jacobsen, jokingly known as “the only woman men will take directions from.” Since 2002, Karen has been the voice of over 1-billion GPS devices and smartphone apps. Ha, I knew I recognized her from somewhere! She lives in