This is a clip from the World Domino Collective 2023 hosted by the Dutch Domino Team of its 800,000 domino display finale being knocked over, a feat that took 16 minutes and set an amateur world record in the process. Wait, there are PROFESSIONAL domino world records? I chose the
This is a video of a man from (I assume) a completely unlicensed tree removal service almost losing it all in his battle with a tree, and nearly taking his lady helper out with him. Things just keep getting worse! But you know what they say: when the Grim Reaper
This is a video of ambidextrous artist DP Truong drawing two Black Panther portraits simultaneously, one with his left hand like he regularly would, and with his right in long horizontal lines the way a scanner scans. That’s wild, and I can’t even imagine how the human brain is capable
This is a short video from New York City of a street performer balancing a couch on his head while riding a bicycle. I believe this is the same man who was previously seen balancing a trash can on his head in this video. Dude’s got wicked balance. Me? I
This is a video of Derek Muller of Veritasium discussing the mechanics of extreme breath holding while athlete Brandon Birchak is submerged in a tank of water the entire time, holding his breath for an astonishing 17 minutes (the world record is 24 minutes, 37 seconds). Damn! Five seconds and
This is a video from the David Attenborough narrated Planet Earth II, highlighting the sword-billed hummingbird, a hummer that’s evolved a beak longer than its entire body to access nectar no other bird can. Now that is an impressive beak! Semi-related: did you know that in all the animal kingdom,
Because risking it all is the only way some people can get their kicks (I play casual video games), these are a couple videos of Joe Scandrett doing his best Super Mario end of level impression by jumping from a parking garage and smoothly sliding down a light pole. Me?
This is a video from the town of São Lourenço do Bairro in Anadia, Portugal, featuring 600,000 gallons of red wine flowing downhill through the streets after two giant storage tanks at the Destilaria Levira winery burst open. Could you imagine if you’d been out for a leisurely stroll when