This is some footage of a rarely seen sun candle (aka subsun), an optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight is reflected off flat ice crystals in the atmosphere and appear as a beam resembling a giant candle flame. Are we sure that’s what it is though? Because I really think
This is a vintage safety style video created by Youtuber Hoog highlighting ways you can protect yourself from the eventual armies of killer robotic dogs that will be prowling the streets. Granted, there wasn’t anything presented that I didn’t already know, but I don’t subscribe to Robot Apocalypse Digest just
This is a clip from the BBC’s ‘The Secret Genius of Modern Life’ explaining why sausages work to use touchscreens (I thought it was because they look enough like fingers to fool the screen), and how touchscreens actually work. Whatever happened to magic being an acceptable answer? Hidden beneath your
This is a video of South Korean beatboxer Hiss (earlier this week: Wing) performing a wonderful rendition of the Thomas The Tank Engine theme by layering the different harmonies of the tune on top of each other. The result? I’ll be humming it all day, and if you know a
This is a video of an allegedly wild raccoon playing jazz on a Pet Piano, a $200 smart pet feeder *spit takes cat kibble* that rewards pets for playing and can be auto-tuned so each key press plays a melody, or performs any song you want. In this case, the
This is a video from BBC Earth Explore highlighting the work life of bus driver Glorioso, who’s driven a treacherous mountainside route in the Peruvian Andes for the last 12 years. Damn, talk about nerves of steel! Me? I have nerves of store brand aluminum foil. As the local saying
Because who wouldn’t want to eat a squat Italian plumber, chocolatier and pastry chef Amaury Guichon (previously) constructed Mario entirely out of chocolate, complete with a warp pipe, piranha plant, and question block. I loved watching the process. There’s just something about watching someone who knows what they’re doing while
Note: If time is money and you don’t have any, skip to 0:50 for the drop at 0:55 and prepare to have your mind blown 🤯 This is a video of South Korean beatboxing champion Wing performing his single ‘Dopamine’, a song that’s entirely beatboxed and hard to believe doesn’t