Previously seen in 3D rendered form, London’s Sky Pool is now open, and here are a couple videos (including one from inside the pool looking down) of all the terrifying fun to be had. As mentioned previously, the 115-foot high pool is only open to people who own units in
Note: Check your volume, cannon. This is a short video from the Netherlands of what don’t appear to be the old timey war reenactors I expected firing a cannon while Johnny Cash’s ‘Ring Of Fire’ appropriately plays in the background and the shock wave breaks every window on the house
This is an example of one of the handblown borosilicate glass octopus wine decanters crafted by Josh DeWall of Chicago-based Ignite Glass Studios. You can get a 500mL version for $600, or a 750mL version (which holds a full bottle of wine) for $950. So, you know, not as cheap
This is a video of Youtuber PressTube testing the durability of different thicknesses of bulletproof glass with an industrial shredder. Unsurprisingly, while the glass may be bulletproof, it does not prove to be as shredproof as the ninja turtles, although the 40mm thick glass (seen above) doesn’t go down without
NOTE: KEEP YOUR VOLUME LOW, GLASS EXPLOSION. This is some home security cam footage of a tempered glass wall that looks like it was primarily used as a sticker board and place to mark the height of children as they grow deciding that its had enough of this life and
Since you don’t know until you shoot it, this is a video from the guys at Demolition Ranch blasting a giant crystal (actually glass) ball with a 50-caliber round to see what sort of damage it will do. Prior to that they pump another giant glass ball full of various
Because some people believe the old adage of not playing with your food only applies to solids, this is a video of glass artist Mattes Kuche giving a nudge to a wine glass he made with such a thin stem that the whole bowl of the glass actually wobbles back
These are a few photographs from a shop in Japan where the owner had glass panels installed in the ceiling so the shop’s resident cats can watch shoppers, and vice-versa. A great idea, but are we sure the rest of those drop panels can support the weight of those cats?