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In the mid-1970s, daredevil Ken Carter planned to jump a rocket car a mile across a river. But after years of false starts, things didn’t exactly go to plan when the rocket car eventually headed up the ramp. The Stunt Driver offers a lighthearted retelling of the story, starring Jay Baruchel as Carter, a man
All we can say is, you only live once. Admiral Ackbar and Mon Mothma were recently wed. Guests were later treated to a lightsaber duel, Jawa jousting and Ewok improv at the reception.
A normal kitchen blender is powered by an electric motor. Mister Patina thought it would be much cooler to fix his blended drinks using a gas engine. He started by building Toyan’s V8 engine kit, then engineered a drivetrain to spin the blender’s blade. The 4 hp engine works just like the real deal, and
WebUrbanist has a creepy collection of abandoned buildings from around the world. It’s like a horror movie director’s wet dream: insane asylums, condemned theme parks and crumbling hospitals.
K&T’s Nat-2s might just be the coolest shoes ever. The zippers aren’t only for show: inside each seemingly normal shoe is a pair of sandals, making these incredibly versatile.
A model airplane fanatic in China shows how they build and fly mini jet airplanes with a first-person view (FPV) camera inside their cockpits. The detailed instrument panel is amazing and even has a working horizon indicator. Its human pilot sits on the ground wearing VR goggles to control its miniature pilot. Original video via
Epic Spaceman shows what it might be like to travel to Challenger Deep at the bottom of the Mariana Trench by riding on the Titanic’s anchor. The real-time journey illustrates how far it is to the deepest known point on Earth, while learning about the fascinating marine life that dwells in deep water. We love
Nocturne follows a homicide detective (Liev Schreiber) who trades city living for small-town life. But things take a turn as a serial killer strikes in a pattern identical to that of an imprisoned man (Stephen Graham). As the case evolves, the cop’s surrogate daughter (Zazie Beetz) gets pulled into the killer’s web of psychological terror.
Here’s one of the more satisfying physics demonstrations we’ve seen. Marcel Clemens rigged up vials filled with different amounts of mercury and connected them to a frame with springs. Released at the same moment, they create a smooth wave pattern that gradually morphs into other patterns. He also created a setup where each vial plays
It’s not often that a card-style multitool includes a pair of pliers, but this slim profile tool from NexTool does. Its 20 functions include needle nose and regular pliers, wire cutters, a knife, screwdrivers, wrenches, a wire stripper, spoke wrench, box cutter, bottle opener, and more — all in a stainless steel card that measures
T-Mobile’s got a red-colored variant of the Blackberry Curve called “Sunset”. The internals are all the same; this is just for those who are tired of the standard gold or titanium.
After his 2010 appearance at NPR’s Tiny Desk, “Weird Al” Yankovic is back. Still going strong decades after musicians he’s parodied, Al and company performed his Weezer-esque “Skipper Dan,” his “eBay” take on Backstreet Boys, the Weird: The Al Yankovic Story hilarious closing credits song “Now You Know,” and the “American Pie” parody “The Saga