This is a short video of a gentleman (and potential scholar) who spent too much time out in the sun with a hat on but no sunscreen and unlocked the achievement for perfect baseball cap tan. Based on the particularly white lines on his head where the hat’s seams would

This is some first person helmet-cam footage from a motocross rider who, after successfully navigating his way past rider #69, witnesses another racer land directly on top of another after a jump. Details at 11: At an off-road race track in Orlando, Florida, one of the riders missed a shift

These are a couple short videos demonstrating a high tech ski and snowboard simulator at the Sachinoyu Hotel in central Japan. The machine is for use by guests for training purposes prior to hitting the slopes outside. Some more info about the machine while I convince myself the only training

Mushrooms: they’re so unlike anything else on earth that, just like octopuses, there’s no question they came from outerspace. But enough about the truth you can’t handle, this is a beautifully shot timelapse video from Another Perspective (previously) of shitake mushrooms growing over the course of ten days. Stunning, right?

These are a couple videos of Master S. Kamaraj of Vajram Warriors (a program that teaches Indian martial arts, blowgun, gymnastics, and basic self defense to youths) demonstrating his axe inspired boomerangs. The first video is of a traditional single headed axe, but the second is a double-headed axe. Obviously,

This is a short video of a pipe cleaning tool designed to inflate and push its way through large pipes to clear out any clogs or debris that may be stuck in them. Does it look like an alien’s penis? Yes. “How would you know?” Please *casually wiping space dust

A friend in need is a friend indeed: it took me forever to understand what that actually means. It means a friend to you when you’re in need is a true friend. I’m not very bright. This is a video from a zoo of a giraffe removing a branch stuck

As a tribute to Hayao Miyazaki, this is a video demonstration of the My Neighbor Totoro Catbus zoetrope constructed by Twitter user marvelous media engine. The Catbus even has glowing headlight eyeballs. How about that! Although why is one of Totoro’s ears missing? I hope this isn’t a Humpty Dumpty