This is a clip from BBC Earth and my main man knight Sir David Attenborough highlighting the web-slinging capabilities of Darwin’s bark spider. The spider is capable of blasting a continuous fan of webbing that catches the wind like a sail and can cross a body of water up to
The appropriately named Train Mountain in Oregon is the proud operator of the world’s longest model railroad in the world. The railway consists of over 37 miles of track, which accommodates a 1/8th scale electric train with repurposed car seats so you can don your engineer’s hat and greasy overalls
This is a video of Simba, a goat born in Pakistan with 48cm (~19″) ears, making it the new world record holder for longest eared goat. Wow, and to think I make fun of my girlfriend’s earlobes! “You know you’re lucky I don’t make fun of your penis.” Honey —
This is a video of a ball bearing completing the giant marble run constructed by Scott of Youtube channel Scott’s Marble Runs, taking a full six minutes from the top (which begins on Scott’s roof, not unlike where I begin many Saturday mornings in college) to the very bottom (a
This is a video of the Guinness World Record holder for longest Hot Wheels track, a respectable 663.298m (2,176′ 2″) run constructed by the children of parents who work for Alfred Benesch & Co. as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) learning experience in Foster Township, Pennsylvania. So, if