This is a video from the fun/destruction loving Aussies of Youtube channel How Ridiculous destroying a variety of different objects with their katana machine, a rotor that spins its sword blades at 750km/h (466MPH). Plus they filmed the action in 6000FPS ultra-slow motion to capture all the details. Honestly, the
This is a video of P!NK the border collie demonstrating her skills by blasting through an agility course at ludicrous speed, beating the next-best competitor by over 2 seconds. Such agility! For reference, I just watched one of my dogs fall off the couch trying to scratch his back on
This is a video of mountain biker WolfPack Adventures providing a high speed tour of the Green Hill Bike Park in Schmallenberg, Germany. The rider says it’s the most unique bike park he’s ever ridden, and it shows — those trails are wild. And in the heavy fog it looks
This is a video from RED SIDE visualizing and comparing the speeds of various aircraft, beginning with incredibly slow planes like the Wright Flyer (30MPH) and ending with modern jets like the SR-71 Blackbird (2,500MPH). And to think the Wright Flyer first took to the sky only 120 years ago.
This is a clip from the Ocon Azerbaijan Grand Prix in which an F1 car almost hits a group of photographers who are standing in the pit lane, oblivious any cars are coming in for a pit stop. According to the announcers, “Oh, what is this about?!” “That’s a shambles!”
This is a video of self proclaimed science enthusiast and race car driver Chris Rollins constructing and testing the world’s fastest garbage can, a 12HP trike in a green plastic bin that manages to hit a blistering 63MPH. Now, I’m not sure who needs to hear this, but that is
This is a Great Big Story about Terry “Turbo” Burrows, the world’s fastest window cleaner. It’s actually a pretty interesting watch, and includes Terry detailing his daily regimen of getting up, drinking four cups of coffee, playing video games, then practicing cleaning a window he set up in his shed.
This is a visualization from RED SIDE comparing the relative speeds of various spaceships in the Star Wars universe. It was very well made, including the background. What’s your favorite ship? Mine’s the Eagle-5. “The RV from Spaceballs?” THEY SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED IT.