This is a video of Slow-Mo Guys Gav and Dan joining Scott of Kentucky Ballistics to fire some massive .577 Tyrannosaur rifle cartridges into ballistics gel at extremely close range to see the deformation and damage caused in ultra-slow motion. Obviously, these aren’t the bullets I’d want to get hit

Back with another size comparison visualization, this is a video from MetaBallStudios (previously) comparing the sizes of numerous weapons from pop culture, from tiny rings and handguns to massive space station sized superweapons. Obviously, comparing a rifle directly to the Death Star would be like comparing apples to an orchard,

Cast some 3,000 years ago (~1450 BC) in the Middle Bronze Age likely near what’s now Nördlingen, Germany, this bronze sword was recently unearthed in exceptional quality. Shoot, I’d still quest with it. Its preservation is due in part to the naturally antimicrobial copper salts in the sword, and the

Note: Keep your volume in check, bowling ball cannon. Because some people have all the fun (leaving nothing but weekend crumbs for the rest of us), this is a video from the Ballistic High-Speed Youtube channel of a bowling ball cannon, capable of launching balls at up to 400ft/second. Over

Because who doesn’t have dreams about wielding a lightsaber (even my girlfriend has nightmares about me swinging one around in the garage), the builders at Hacksmith Industries have created a 4,500ºF plasma torch lightsaber that’s entirely self contained (no external tubes or wires). Granted it’s more of a staff than

Bazooka Joe, is that you? No — it’s Bavino Vinny! Available on Amazon and designed to hold a regular size 750ml wine bottle, this green army man is the perfect kitchen accent to let guests know it’s time to get blasted! God, I can still remember the first time I

Note: Lower your volume, jet taking off. Captured on the last day of the Boeing Seafair Air Show, this is a video of an F-35 Lightning II taking off from the Boeing Field runway. Such power — I wish I could have been there. I wish I could have felt

This is a video of the fun-loving Aussies of Youtube channel How Ridiculous attempting to crack progressively tougher safes by dropping a 2-ton axe blade on them. They also destroy a bunch of other things in between. The finale, an absolutely massive safe, takes a very respectable 20 hits before