Because back before computer graphics there was a thing called practical effects, these are two animations detailing how six people (including one slime-spreader) operated the one-ton Jabba The Hutt costume in Return Of The Jedi. Honestly, I’m not sure how I thought it was operated, but it wasn’t this. “You

This is a GoPro video captured by the “Hurricane Hunters” of the US Air Force’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron as they fly through the eye of Hurricane Melissa. I don’t know about you, but I’ve known several Hurricane Melissas myself. Actually, every Melissa I’ve ever known. If you’re a Melissa

Allegedly inspired by little handheld foam disc launching pistols and not the saw-blade guns from video games (do you even game, bro?), this is a video of Youtuber Current Concept building a saw blade launcher. Unfortunately for a nit-picking complainer like me, it launches the blades straight using flywheels without

This is a video of acrobatic conceptor Dave Locke kicking swords at a dummy strapped to a wheel of death (at least I hope it’s a dummy). I couldn’t tell if Dave was trying to hit the dummy, or just hit around it. Because he only succeeds in hitting around

This is another mashup from Youtuber There I Ruined It (previously), featuring Christmas classic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer performed in the style of a Creed song. It’s really…something. Will I be playing this at my Christmas party this year? Yes, on repeat and at full volume. And, if anybody manages

This is a video of maker of things Peter Sripol constructing and attempting to fly a single-person plane made almost entirely out of cardboard, hot glue, and tape. The plane is powered by brushless motors but has to be towed behind a car to take off. But does it fly?

Because you can never have enough cowbell bass, Philip Kaplan (previously seen reinventing portable music with CD player headphones) went and built a tactical subwoofer. At first I was skeptical, but after watching the video it’s managed to break into the top 10 of my Christmas list. I’m really hoping

This is a video of two rollerbladers doing their best Autobots impression and transforming and rolling out as a car. That looks like a good time. Probably more so being the driver than the car though, because I have no core strength and would have just run over my own