This is a video of and from a robotic spy crab built by the nature photographers at John Downer Productions in order to infiltrate the annual red crab migration on Christmas Island in order to capture some up-close and personal footage. Highlights include a crab trying to cannibalize the robot

This is a video from a couple dudes who spotted a man driving his 90’s GMC truck that was heavily modified to appear that it’s driving in reverse, with the driver’s seat facing the bed in what is traditionally the rear passenger side of the vehicle. Admittedly, a great way

This is a beautiful flyover of ancient Rome as it was around 4AD, digitally reconstructed in 3D by the folks at History In 3D. The eight-minute video represents about 40% of Rome, and the team hopes to reconstruct the rest in the future. Some more info about the video and

This is a nighttime fly-through of Duisburg, Germany’s ‘roller coaster staircase’ as captured by drone pilot Tony Catapano (aka Tonnoz). The staircase is actually an interactive art installation created by artists Ulrich Genth and Heike Mutter and consists of a 220-meter (~722-feet) circuit with 249 steps. Oh, and it’s actually

Because I’m covering all the hard-hitting news today (and every day — the Pulitzer prize committee should just hire me to give prizes to myself), this is a video of a dog head that turns into a cat. Crazy — one second it’s a dog’s head, and the next it’s

This is a video of a dam gate being opened after years of remaining closed. The amount of mud and silt that gets pushed through before the water really starts flowing — my goodness! Reminds me of all the extruding I used to do with my Play-Doh Fun Factory as

This is a video of Youtuber Glen Makes modding a $30 Millennium Falcon model into a very impressive levitating version that appears to be hovering over the sand dunes of a faraway planet. The video quickly walks us through the steps Glen took to make it, which, from the best

This is a video demonstration and explanation of Matt Pritchard’s ‘The Phantom Queen’, the winner of 2021’s Best Illusion Of The Year Contest. In the illusion, a queen chess piece is visible in the mirror of a chess board, but not on the chess board. How does it work? SPOILER: