This is a video of the dream-livers from Youtube channel How Ridiculous attempting to cut a car in half by dropping it from 45-meters (~148 Feet) onto a massive axe blade. They also drop some other stuff onto the blade including a jet-ski, fire extinguisher, and a bunch of unopened
Because upscaling to 4K, 60FPS is clearly the new CSI zoom and enhance, this is a video from the Apollo 16 moon mission of a ridealong in the lunar rover to Station 4, Stone Mountain (the Cinco Crater) that’s been given the treatment. For reference, the original footage was 16mm
This is a video of thrillseeker and paraglider instructor Hasan Kaval taking to the wild blue yonder on the custom sofa and television paragliding rig he built. I dare say the thrills Hasan was seeking were successfully located. Still, can you believe he forgot– “A safety harness?!” What? No —
Because some people still believe in the respectable pursuit of knowledge gained from performing well-crafted scientific experiments, this is a video of a man in a laundry basket wearing a children’s safety helmet testing the 1MPH – 9MPH speed settings on his treadmill. Honestly, I think 7MPH looked the funnest.
This is a short video of a girl performing some sort of spinning around with her eyes covered and just tossing the bowling ball trick shot. Obviously, The Dude is not impressed. And I would probably consider this less of a trick shot and more 100% pure luck. Also, I’m
This is a short video of a paradise tree snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) with strips of reflective tape around its body launching itself off a tree branch and traveling some 30-feet horizontally while in the air, thanks to a complex series of undulations. Some more info while I undulate all sexy-like
This is a video from Youtuber Art Of Engineering discussing at length how both electromagnetic and pneumatic drop towers work, and how they operate safely. I didn’t actually bother watching the whole video but I assume the answer is they don’t, and every time you ride one you’re risking it
This is a video from Sandy, Utah of a boat trailer that becomes detached from the truck towing it (presumably as a result of user error) and proceeds to cruise down the highway by itself. As far as things a boat owner wants to see, I imagine this is at