This is a video of former NASA engineer Mark Rober pitting a Tesla’s camera-based autopilot feature against a Lexus’s LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging, which uses lasers to measure distances and create 3D maps) to see which operates safer. The Lexus passes all six tests (stationary child in road, running
Because percussion makes everything better (besides a headache), this is a video of musician Joe Porter (previously) performing the iconic guitar lick from Weezer’s ‘Buddy Holly’ on 31 unusual instruments. “In a row?” IN A ROW. It was a fun watch. Personally, I’m only master of one instrument: my voice.
This is a 3D visualization created by Global Data featuring the scale of various objects in the universe, beginning with subatomic particles, then covering animals and manmade objects and landmarks we’re all familiar with here on earth before traveling into space, ending with the Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall. The Great
This is a chart created by Visual Capitalist detailing about how much longer you have to live according to your age and the U.S. national average. The chart leads me to believe I still have a ways to go, but I feel like I’ve been running on lawnmower fumes (admittedly,
This is a visualization created by Red Side comparing the speed of the fastest manmade vehicles and other objects in different categories (e.g. fastest motorcycle, fastest jet aircraft, fastest space probe). It provides both 1st and 3rd person views, and begins with the fastest vehicles ever driven on Mars, the
This is an informative video from Peter Schmiedchen of What If? detailing how many Earths could fit inside the planets in our solar system that are larger than Earth, and how many of Earth’s moons could fit inside the planets that are smaller than Earth. I learned a lot by
Full chart below. This is a map of the United States detailing the average IQ for each state, ranging from Mississippi’s low of 94.2 to Massachusetts’s high of 104.3. I doubt the results will surprise anyone, particularly because if you do live in a low IQ state this will just
This is a video edited together by Youtuber boogieheadmusic comparing Weird Al’s parody songs and music videos to the original source material. It was a fun watch. My roommate getting ready for a job interview this morning? That was also a fun watch. Dude was so nervous and loaded on