This is a video documenting Youtuber Allen Pan’s quest to build a pair of moon boots that will allow him to jump higher. His final design involves using compressed air triggered by a handheld remote to launch him places his own muscles could never take him. Specifically, to a height
Because the need for speed is real for some people (I have the need for naps), this is a video of a Division 1 superkart in action. The tiny 450-pound (including driver) kart is powered by a 100HP 250cc twin-cylinder engine and 5-speed manual gearbox capable of hitting 0 –
This is a video of a waterfall in Hope, British Columbia that produces perfectly spherical ice balls, which “occurs when ice sheets break into smaller pieces and are repeatedly rounded by the constant pressure of a waterfall.” How about that! I wouldn’t be picking them up and tossing them around
Because it’s always a pleasant reminder to see that some people are still out there working hard to do the things that really matter, this is a video of dog trainer Wolfgang Lauenburger (previously) setting the Guinness World Record for most dogs in a conga line, with a respectable 14.
This is a video of builder John Malecki upcycling an old ping pong table with a custom swinging pendulum paint job, which he then tops with a coat of clear epoxy. The finished product is stunning, and I would happily backspin some balls across that thing. Or play beer pong.
This is a video of a middle school band performing an impressive cover of Gun N’ Roses’ 1987 banger ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ during their holiday concert at a nearby church. My only complaint is the sound technician should have done a better job of mixing their audio, because the
This is a very worthwhile video of Australian TikToker Dazza’s quest to 3D print the perfect home for a green tree frog that was living in a fence pole on his property. He starts with a basic home model that fits on top of the pole, before replacing it with
These are a couple videos from scientist Adrian Smith of Ant Lab discussing and documenting the work of leafcutter ants cutting the petals off a rose, as well as carving up a bunch of leaves, all to feed to their fungus garden back home. The first video is short and