Because scientists are an unending source of wild and crazy ideas, researchers at Cornell University and the University of Florence have developed a starfish shaped robot that’s controlled by the electrical signals generated by its onboard king oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii). I’m not going to lie, I did mistake those

This is a video of PPSS Group’s CEO donning one of the company’s stab-proof vests for a live demonstration at a trade show. The vest is made of a carbon fiber composite, and differs from bulletproof vests which are designed to flatten bullets but can allow a knife blade through.

This is a video of some children breaking open a piñata (which looks an awful lot like a twin size mattress storage bag) when the shoe fairy drops out of the bottom with a bunch of adult shoes, and the kids throw a shoe party. That’s fun! The last time

Because you don’t know until you try (although you probably already had a pretty good idea), this is a video of maker of things (including poor choices) Allen Pan attempting to build a lawn mower that cuts grass with the power of burning lasers. Apparently Allen was inspired by California’s

This is an updated video of JK Keller’s selfie every day project, bringing us all the way to age 47. Damn, he’s more than twice as old at the end of the video than at the beginning. That really got me thinking. Mostly about how quickly time is passing and

These are several surprisingly quality music videos created by Youtuber demonflyingfox, who “wants to show what’s possible with AI” by creating redneck themed songs and music videos based on popular franchises like Star Wars, Lord Of The Rings, Harry Potter, The Matrix, and Breaking Bad. They’re worth a watch. The

3DBenchy is a computer model of a small boat designed specifically for benchmark testing the accuracy and capabilities of 3D printers. And Youtuber Emily The Engineer decided to try 3D printing one large enough for a person to sit in, and, ideally, function as an actual boat. The final result

This is a short video from the US Open of a man returning to his seat with cocktails and trying to hand one to his wife when a man in the row behind them beats him to the punch, depositing a drink in her hand before he can. I wonder