This is a video of an appropriately space themed LEGO roller coaster built by Youtuber Half-Asleep Chris (I’m 100% Passed Out) being launched into and operated in earth’s stratosphere. The ride manages to operate a full 24 laps before malfunctioning and sending the ride carts and minifigs hurtling back to
- July 2, 2024
This is a video highlighting the evolution of Boston Dynamics’ ATLAS humanoid robot over the past 40 years, including from before Boston Dynamics even existed and early legged robotic locomotion was being studied at MIT’s Leg Lab. It was actually pretty interesting to see the walking technology develop. Sometimes by
- July 2, 2024
This is a video of US Army Band tromboner trombonist and CrossFit trainer Sam Woodhead (my head is recycled plastic) playing the trombone while performing some of his favorite exercises. That’s a deep squat. The last time I squatted that deep I didn’t get back up and I live at
- July 1, 2024
This is a video of Dutch aerobatic pilot Narine Melkumjan during a training session in an Extra 330LX plane when the cockpit canopy slides open and shatters, leaving her exposed to the wild blue yonder and in desperate need of a quick landing. In her own words: “…during my second
- July 1, 2024
Because dream it and you can achieve it, a team from the Netherlands has successfully built and ridden the world’s longest bike, measuring 55.16 meters (180-feet, 11-inches) in length (recently: the world’s tallest bike). The group was “inspired by a longstanding interest in Guinness World Records and a desire to
- June 28, 2024
This is a mashup song created by Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It (previously) featuring an AI John Denver singing Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’ in the style of ‘Country Roads’. It works. As someone who’s from West Virginia, ‘Country Roads’ holds a special place in my heart. And, as
- June 28, 2024
NOTE: Some strong language, mom may have been a sailor. Because what better way to thank your mother for bringing you into this mess of a world, this is a video of a lackadaisical son pranking his mom with a fake alien invasion broadcast (previously: this one). I’m not sure
- June 27, 2024
A step in the effort to allow machines to “emote and communicate in a more lifelike way,” a collaborative team of scientists from the University of Tokyo and Harvard University have covered a robotic face with living skin. “But I want to wear your face,” I imagine the robot telling
- June 27, 2024













