These are a couple videos of mountain lover Madison Elrick on Lake Louise in Canada’s Banff National Park as she rows through some candle ice (aka needle ice). What’s candle ice? I’m glad you asked, because I’m just the man to Wikipedia copy/paste that for you: Candle ice is a
Because bad ideas come in all shapes and sizes, this is a video of a groomsman and bridesmaid attempting a wheelie and falling off their bike during their entrance to a wedding reception. Whoever thought the motorcycle ride into the barn for the reception was a good idea — it
Because some people insist on going far above and far beyond what is necessary to celebrate a holiday, this is a video of lighting designer Tom BetGeorge’s 2023 Halloween light display (previously: last year’s show with drones), choreographed to System Of A Down’s ‘Toxicity’. This year Tom has even added
1993 — it seems like forever ago, doesn’t it? That’s because it was. 1993 is just as long ago from right now as 1981 is to the pyramids being built. You can quote me on that. This is a 1993 news report featuring customers reacting to Burger King now accepting
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
This is a video of two intrepid explorers riding an iceberg down the river and enjoying some cold ones when they have to navigate their frozen craft under a bridge. Unfortunately for them, after successfully making it under the bridge, their boat immediately starts sinking like the Titanic. You should
Because spooky season is upon us, this is a video of a a Jeep spotted leaving a Wegmans supermarket with one of those 10-foot skeleton Halloween lawn decorations riding in the back. This is arguably the best use of one of those skeletons that I’ve seen. And, knowing the number
This is a video from the David Attenborough narrated Planet Earth II, highlighting the sword-billed hummingbird, a hummer that’s evolved a beak longer than its entire body to access nectar no other bird can. Now that is an impressive beak! Semi-related: did you know that in all the animal kingdom,