Tiiiiiimber!: Excavator Knocks Over Half Of Giant Grain Elevator
This is a video of an old Parrish & Heimbecker grain elevator being sent to meet its maker by an excavator in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, after outliving its purpose. And speaking of outliving its purpose *lowers voice, looks around* my roommate. Honestly, I’m not convinced he ever had a purpose to
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Vintage 1991 Game Boy Commercial Marketing The Console To Adults
This is a very 90’s Game Boy commercial marketing the handheld console to adults who need a break from their fast-paced adult lives. Honestly, the same tactic would probably work just as well for selling White Claw hard setlzers. Maybe even better, because I just bought a 12-pack based on
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Woman Recreates 2001: A Space Odyssey Finale By Herself During Quarantine
This is 2020: An Isolation Odyssey, a very low budget shot-for-shot remake of the finale of 2001: A Space Odyssey as created by Lydia Cambron during quarantine. There are spoilers if you haven’t seen 2001: A Space Odyssey, and I wish somebody would have had the decency to warn me
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What The?: Videos Of ‘Strobe Rocket’ Fireworks Being Launched
Note: Epilepsy warning. These are a couple videos of ‘strobe rocket’ fireworks being launched. As a man who prides himself on his extensive firework knowledge, I will admit I was shamefully unaware of these. Are they even legal? Because, honestly, there’s no way you could unknowingly witness one of these
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Naked Man Chases Wild Boar Who Stole His Laptop At German Lake
These are a couple shots captured of a German nudist as he chases the wild boar that made off with the backpack containing his laptop while he was trying to tan his hide at the Teufelssee glacial lake in the Berlin borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Some more info while I fondly
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Instant Anxiety: Video Of A Traffic Intersection In Tehran
This is a minute long video of a traffic intersection in Tehran, Iran, which appears to operate under its own rules (or complete disregard thereof). Honestly, I don’t think I could do it. Per my girlfriend: “Still more efficient than the DMV.” Is that true? I wouldn’t know — I
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Blowing A Tire On A Lamborghini At 130MPH
This is a video of a Zyrus LP1200 (what started as a 640HP naturally aspirated Lamborghini Huracan that’s been supercharged and otherwise modded to produce 1,200HP) blowing a tire at around 210km/h (~130MPH) on the Nordschleife “North loop” track at the Nürburgring motorsports complex in Germany. The driver handles it
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Damn Rich People: Anthénea Autonomous Luxury Floating Ocean Pods
These are the Anthénea luxury floating sea pods. Each eco-friendly pod can be configured with between one and three guest rooms, each with its own kitchenette and bathroom, and “features solar panels, a popup solarium roof for dining, 360° water views with an underwater observatory, and smart home automation.” They
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