This is a video of a Goiás, Brazil police officer demonstrating how to exit a tight parallel parking spot without wasting any time. Of course this technique will only work if you have a front-wheel drive car with a manual transmission. Or you don’t care about damaging your car or
This is a video of former Japanese professional baseball outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo demonstrating the XTurismo hovercraft prototype built by A.L.I. Technologies in front of thousands of people at the Sapporo Dome in Japan. A.L.I. Technologies hopes to launch the Xturismo commercially in 2025, with the hovercraft reaching speeds up to
This is a video repeatedly demonstrating the restraining power of the BoloWrap, a device that fires a non-lethal bola (a cord with a weight on each end that quickly wraps around a target, ensnaring them) to limit a suspect’s movement and make apprehension easier. Hey, whatever works, but there’s no
This is a video released by jetpack manufacturer Gravity Industries of a ship-boarding exercise organized by the UK Royal Marines using its product. It’s similar to this previously seen footage they released, but better. And while certainly impressive, as commenter TheCureForHope pointed out on the last article, “Hopefully everyone they
This is a short video demonstrating Newton’s first law with dirt on a tennis racket. What is Newton’s first law? “Newton’s first law is you don’t talk about Newton’s first law.” Very good, I’m glad to see at least somebody payed attention in science class. Visualization of Newton's first law