This is a video of brass instrument restorer Robinson’s Remedies repairing the absolutely mangled bell of a trombone, an injury likely suffered in the fight following somebody calling its owner a tromboner. Robinson says it’s the most damaged instrument he’s ever repaired, and the finished result, while by no means
This is a video of Norm Nakamura of Youtuber channel Tokyo Lens riding and discussing Eno, a tiny standing taxi that can briskly roll up to three passengers to their destination. The lil autonomous taxi is powered by AI and features LiDAR sensors to monitor people, cars, and other obstacles
Because theme nights make a trip to the ballpark even better (although I wouldn’t say no to a bobblehead giveaway), the collegiate summer baseball team Tri-City Chili Peppers of Colonial Heights, Virginia play several ‘cosmic’ games each season (move over, bowling!), held at night under blacklights with uniforms, bats, balls,
Because nothing screams the future like robotic food, researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia have created a wedding cake with pneumatic-powered edible robotic dancing gummi bears on top, and electronic candles powered by edible dark chocolate batteries. Welcome…to Jurassic Park the future
In an effort to highlight the advances in Chinese robotics, over 20 humanoid robots competed in the recent Beijing Half Marathon (13.1-miles) to see how they stack up against humans. Many didn’t finish, but several did, with the fastest, a robot named Tiangong Ultra, finishing with a time of 2
These are a couple videos from Instagram user justinthelightguy of his Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat that’s been modded with a grill of LEDs that can be programmed to sing along to songs. Finally, we’re one step closer to making the movie Cars a reality! Next stop, conversational AI and windshield
This is a video from a Mr Mikes SteakhouseCasual (also great for steak-eating records) in Ontario, Canada of Abbetjes Meindert de Boer’s world record Jenga tower — a total of 3,132 blocks supposed by a single vertical block at the bottom. That bottom block must be feeling so much pressure!
This is a video of professional inline skater Ilia Savosin (previously seen riding office chair wheels like skates) testing the pair of vacuum cleaners he modded into rollerblades. I don’t think they actually vacuum anymore, but I had no intention of doing my chores anyways. Could you even imagine what