This is a selfie video captured by steeplejack (a tradesman who scales buildings to inspect/repair them, originally named for climbing church steeples) James Marksbury while hanging onto the top spire of the Chrysler Building in New York City at approximately 1,000-feet. For reference, I’m just over 6’1″, so he’s at
Note: Video will autoplay with loud crash at the beginning, check your volume. This is some footage from a family’s backyard security camera of a distracted driver plowing through their fence and completely obliterating their above-ground pool, which actually helped stop the car from entering the house. That…is terrifying. Thankfully
This is a visual comparison of known tsunami wave heights, culminating with the Lituya Bay, Alaska mega tsunami that measured over 520m (1,700+ feet) high. Holy smokes! That particular tsunami was caused by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that triggered a rockslide, quickly depositing some 90-million tons of rock into Lituya
Because having an emergency exit strategy in place is an important part of survival (and not pooping your pants at the restaurant table while on a date), this is a video of Tom Scott being treated to a tour of a giant wind turbine, as well as getting to experience
Seen here looking like a deleted portion of Horizon Zero Dawn, this is a introductory video for Boston Dynamics’ latest killer-bot, Stretch, a single-armed “sensor gripped” robot allegedly designed for warehouse work. I feel like it’s even scarier than Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robots because at least with those you can
This is some dashcam footage from Scott Lake Hill, Alberta, Canada, of a Ford Ranger losing control on an icy turn of the highway and doing a 360 at around 75MPH. Thankfully, the driver is able to regain control of his vehicle without flipping or hitting anything else. That’s a
Because some people have made a hobby out of pissing into the wind, this is a video of Youtuber Abandoned And Forgotten Places exploring the significantly collapsed ruins of the Sterling Mine in Nevada. The mine, which was in operation from 1937 – 1943, produced some $3-million of silver during
This is a cell phone video from Utah man and Youtuber KunKyle z of a six minute encounter he had with a mountain lion (cougar) after stumbling across some of her cubs on a trail and her deciding the offense may be punishable by death, or at least a good