T. rex Replica Skeleton
If you happen to have $100k lying around and, say, a museum, the T. rex replica skeleton (affectionately called STAN) is your man dino. The behemoth stands 12 feet high and 40 feet long.
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12-Year-Old Freestyle Rapper
Hailing from Chicago, JJQ is a young man with an impressive talent. At age 12, he’s the youngest member of the Q Brothers. He recently hit the stage at Lollapalooza, where he was given a series of keywords to incorporate into a freestyle rap. We doubt he’s familiar with Finnegans Wake, but he still blew
If All the Water on Earth Disappeared
As is frequently the case with the extreme hypothetical questions answered by xkcd’s What If?, everything and everyone on Earth would perish if all the water disappeared. But what’s most fascinating about this video is what would happen to all the ships at sea and marine life the moment the water vanished.
The Wavy Window Paradox
When you look at the reflections on office building windows, they often look wavy and distorted. But why is it that they don’t look this way from the inside? Henry Reich from minutephysics explores how reflected and refracted light behave differently, resulting in very different experiences depending on which side of the window you’re standing
Bob Zombie: I Shot the Dead Girl
Rob Zombie meets Bob Marley in Bill McClintock’s remix of “Living Dead Girl” and “I Shot the Sheriff.” We’re thinking some sort of Caribbean zombie apocalypse, fueled by raging riffs and lawless lyrics, must have led to this situation. See if you can spot all of the musical cameos without looking at the list on
How to Play Swordfish
TierZoo zooms in on billfish like the swordfish, marlin, and sailfish. These predators share long, spear-like bills for slashing through schools of fish and stunning prey. From struggling to survive as tiny larvae to sporting awkward teenage overbites and finally jabbing their lunch as adults, they grow into some of the most powerful fish you
Engineering a Supersonic Trebuchet
A trebuchet launches projectiles using a counterweight and swinging arm, but its speed is limited by the distance its weight travels. Tom Stanton engineered a compact trebuchet with a carbon fiber arm and a tapered drum to store energy and release it when its weight drops. It builds up so much speed that its projectiles
How Long Could You Survive in Each Prehistoric Era?
If you could time travel to prehistoric Earth without modern conveniences, how long would you survive? Fossil explores eras from the Precambrian to the Pleistocene, estimating how quickly each would do you in. The creatures might seem like the biggest threat, but the climate, environment, and lack of food would likely take out any unprepared
Paperboy Level 9000
Remember the video game, Paperboy? You know, the one where you scored points by flinging newspapers at people’s welcome mats and mailboxes? Paper Boy Deep is a real-life master at tossing newspapers exactly where he wants them to go. Watch as he perfectly places papers between through doorways, under gates, and into the hands of
Help The Planet Tee
The “50 Ways To Help The Planet” tee lists, among other tips, “Shower With Your Partner.” As men, we would be happy to make this sacrifice, preferably with an eco-friendly supermodel.
Building Implosions from Above
It can be fascinating to watch old structures get torn down with explosives. But most footage of controlled building demolitions is shot from the side. Nelson Aerials shared this eye-opening 3-minute video compilation of 11 implosions captured from a different perspective by flying a photography drone directly overhead.
Awesomer Makers Hub
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