Watch a terrifying worm bug thing shoot out an attacking web goo
I no longer want to live in this world anymore because I don’t want to share it with this utterly terrifying ribbon worm that has the ability to spit out an even more terrifying web-shaped goo. The way the substance stretches across that person’s hand just makes me want to never ever go outside again.
10 of the craziest robot fights in movie history
Robots vs robots. Transformer vs Transformer. Terminator vs Terminator. Robot fights are awesome spectacles that are packed with blinding explosions and rumbling sound effects and unbelievable special effects that they’re perfect to watch in a big, loud and dark movie theater. Here are 10 of the craziest robot fights…
Here's how Chipotle makes its delicious guacamole
It costs extra. We all know that. But when you get the guacamole from Chipotle and add it to your burrito or bowl or taco or bag of chips or more guacamole, the creamy buttery kicking deliciousness is divine. How does Chipotle make its guacamole? With this totally simple and normal recipe.
Short film: The daily struggle of living in a city that's too crowded
I never feel more at peace with life than when I’m in a crowded city that always has people on top of me and below me and around me and suffocating me and making me wonder if humans are meant to live in cities. This short film by Tim Divall examines the pains of living in a crowded city in such a hilarious exaggerated…
Old school top down view of Grand Theft Auto recreated in real life
There are so many videos showing real life being imitated in Grand Theft Auto that it’s about time we see GTA get recreated in real life. This recreation is especially cool because it takes the classic GTA top down view of the old video game and stages scene with real people and real cars and real streets.
Making a volcano with a leaf blower is everything that's fun in life
When you’re asked to help out around the house and do chores, volunteer for some yard work. That way you can take the leaf blower and blast the living hell out of the outdoor fireplace and create your own erupting man made volcano. Mom won’t be too happy but it’ll look awesome.
Video: Anodizing titanium reveals so many beautiful colors
Here’s a fun video showing the rainbow of colors that anodized titanium can become. There are blues and purples and gold and it all changes so fast. It’s basically magic (or science!) that just applying voltage to a piece of titanium in an electrolytic bath can transform the color completely.
Beautiful NASA satellite photos reveal South Korea's seaweed farms
Here’s some awesome shots from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center showing the intricate puzzle of seaweed farms in South Korea. The fields of seaweed are grown on ropes strung along the southern coast of South Korea around Sisan Island. It makes for a beautiful image when seen from afar.
This crazy bridge in Japan looks more like a terrifying roller coaster
If you look straight onto the Eshima Ohashi bridge in Japan, the ridiculously steep incline makes it look more like a roller coaster than a road for cars to drive on. I mean, come on, would you want to drive on that road? It’s basically a highway to outer space, a shortcut to vomiting from nausea.
New Test Suggests NASA's "Impossible" EM Drive Will Work In Space
Last year, NASA’s advanced propulsion research wing made headlines by announcing the successful test of a physics-defying electromagnetic drive, or EM drive. Now, this futuristic engine, which could in theory propel objects to near-relativistic speeds, has been shown to work inside a space-like vacuum.
Video: Inside the fiery inferno of a rocket launch
Here’s an awesome view of the fiery power that is a rocket. A GoPro camera is strapped inside this rocket test so that rocket scientists can get a view of what’s going on inside. It’s pretty amazing, the fire burns so hot that you can almost feel it through the screen.
6 Hours of Pro Photoshop Retouching in 90 Seconds
The retoucher Elizabeth Moss has decided to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the world’s high-end photograph retouching. In a series of time-lapse videos, she boils down hours of laborious retouching into mere seconds, and the results are pretty crazy.
Proof that all movie trailers are exactly the same
Movies use the same formula to make us want to watch them. We know this. They know this. And yet we all pretend it’s not happening because it’s really fun to pay 15 bucks to turn your brain off for two hours. This video stitching together similar scenes in movie trailers shows how it’s undeniably (and hilariously)…
Watermelon-Eating Techniques Of Large Animals, Ranked
Feeding whole watermelons to large animals and uploading the resulting videos to YouTube is a thing that people do, and it is one of the best uses of the internet. It’s pretty exciting to watch these beasts lay waste to a 10-pound piece of fruit like it’s a grape or something. So here are some videos of large animals…
Fast and Furious 7 ending scene recreated in GTA V
Grand Theft Auto V is basically an alternate reality where people can play God and recreate fake real life situations in a digital setting because it’s always giggle inducing to see pixels act as humans. Here’s the ending Paul Walker tribute scene from Fast and Furious 7 re-done in GTA V.
Video: The first flight of Blue Origin's cool new suborbital spaceship
Blue Origin, the private space rocket company owned by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, just posted highlights from their first test rocket launch and it’s pretty damn cool. The Blur Origin New Shepard vertical takeoff, vertical landing spacecraft blasted off and reached a height of 58 miles before separating from its rocket and…
Watch the world's first ever triple backflip on a motorcycle
Wow. Even this non-extreme, speed limit obeying, 8 cups of water a day desk sitter can acknowledge the pure awesomeness and sheer audacity of this triple backflip stunt by rider Josh Sheehan. It’s a TRIPLE backflip, for god’s sake. You have to flip back and rotate THREE times and then stick the landing. It’s the…
Video: Stunning art made from simply carving one stick of wood
I don’t even know what to call this. Is it wood carving? Wood shaving? Art? Manipulating nature like no human has ever done before? Whatever it is, it’s beautiful. By carefully shaving the stick down, he can turn the wood into something so incredibly elaborate. It’s almost unbelievable. I mean, seriously, who knew a…
The ground looks like a mirror in this stunning time lapse of salt flats
The world is a beautiful place but it’s even more stunning when the ground acts as a mirror and reflects the sky. Here is a beautiful time lapse of the world’s biggest salt flat in Uyuni, Bolivia filmed by Enrique Pacheco. It’s such a perfect reflection that you can’t even tell which side is the sky and which is the…
Cute short shows a digital animation vs a traditional drawing
Digital animations are great! But so are more traditional drawings! This cute short film by Nata Metlukh pits a digital animation against a traditional drawing and we see the strengths and weaknesses of each as they battle for supremacy. The slickness of digital vs the nostalgia of drawing traditionally. Versatility…
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