Because evolution is just an r short of revolution (I don’t know I’m just spitballing here), this is a video featuring a brief evolutionary history of Theo Jansen’s wind-powered Strandbeests, culminating in footage of his most recent species. Do, uh, do these things mate? And do you think they’ll ever

This is Ze Frank’s ‘True Facts: The Science of the Praying Mantis’, an incredibly in-depth look at the lives of praying mantises, discussing everything you’ve ever wanted (and not wanted) to know about them. Not to brag about my own amateur entomology or anything, but most of this stuff I

This is a video documenting Youtuber HeroTech’s effort to build a realistic lightsaber replica capable of extending and retracting with the push of a button (pervious iteration HERE), and fitting everything inside a Graflex 1:1 scale hilt. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. The blade even spins while extended to give it that realistic

This is a video highlighting the 130-long garden tunnel grown by horticulturist Steve Mills, which features plums, peaches, apples, pumpkins, and pears growing on all sides and overhead. How about that — just reach in any direction and there’s something to eat! It’s not unlike my desk in that regard.

This is a video of Youtuber Brick Technology (previously) pitting five different LEGO car builds (simple car, square car, jumping car, propeller car, and pole jumper) against increasingly bigger potholes to see which fares the best. It’s a fun watch (especially the jumping car, propeller car, and pole jumper), and

This is a video of a robotic spy octopus built by John Downer Productions for the BBC/PBS series Spy In The Wild capturing the daily activities of a coconut octopus. And what exciting daily activities they are! The coconut octopus is unique in that it’s one of only two species

This is a video following LEGO builder Grant Davis’s quest to construct a working mechanical version of the bouncing DVD logo screensaver using LEGO. And what a quest it is! If somebody asked me if you could make a working DVD logo screensaver out of LEGO I would have told

These are several videos (more on Instagram HERE) of a Volkswagen Beetle that’s been so insanely chopped and rides so low it’s hard to believe it’s real. It is though, and still runs on gas. One thing’s for sure — driving this you’d never have to pay to get past