#3 you'd want to watch the Fantasia interpretation by Disney - true to the score, but wonderfully illustrated as well

https://vimeo.com/222701480

Give credit where credit is due!!
https://github.com/rcalme/puzzle-box
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibUV-bxcCZA

1:50 no what that's a "standard roundabout"!! There seems to be traffic lights at every pedestrian crossing. A real roundabout would have pedestrian crossings at the inroads but not into the center.

Nice video!
#1 no sarcasm needed - maybe apart from the cap, that whole thing looks fairly convenient and still looks good.

Adding percussions in the background is NOT a solo! And no need to anyway, this is awesome even as it is.

And it's even incorrect advertising: no insurance in the world would cover that! It's all on him.

Even that security staffer on the right side didn't learn anything from being taken down. He gets up and turns his back to the track??!

They should do one of these for every one of those odd sports!

For more information about how to mark a site "for eternity", check out this Damn-Interesting article and its sources:
https://www.damninteresting.com/this-place-is-not-a-place-of-honor/
and especially the central paper about it: http://www.wipp.energy.gov/picsprog/articles/wipp%20exhibit%20message%20to%2012,000%20a_d.htm

And why oh why is this simply "other" and not "awesome"??

I challenge anyone that doesn't find this awesome to repeat the jump. Yes, in Budapest. Yes, in December!

This is probably the only video ever on Snotr where I'd appreciate a slo-mo version!

And someone is just walking around filming, instead of helping by holding the guy's legs or something. Media is always more important. Sigh.

#1 Just as painful to step on as a gladius!

0:51 that was ... unexpected! As a model builder, I usually think about models as being SMALLER in scale than the original

What video? I only saw one long blackout. With sound.

'muricans don't really make an effort to avoid the stereotype, do they?

This is scary
Never again able to trust anything I see on a screen. Put this on a robot and I won't be able to trust what I see in front of me in the real world either.
Endless possibilities for service, for entertainment - and for evil. Westworld, anyone?

#5 I agree, it's a good landing if you can walk away from it.

I think your ideas 1 plus 3 are most likely, and given the huge inertia of this large plane it wouldn't surprise me that the pilot had a really hard time controlling it well. All in all, this was a job well done (under the circumstances) and I'm sure he'll be teased about it for days to come.

#7 and they auto-negotiate their protocol like the CAN Bus in your car. Any wire is a good wire, the neural net will figure it out on its own. But wouldn't it be "fun" if you could suddenly taste with your ears and smell with your feet? Eww...

Hold the damn camera still! It's hard to see movement when EVERYTHING is moving!

#2 do you mean US miles or UK miles? Or Swedish miles? Or nautical miles?

Those starry nights

Meh, this seems forced - trying to fit the idea onto the real world by any means possible.

For instance, at 2:34 they show the spiral but fail to mention that it touches the three pyramids in three very different places. With that method, you could probably make lots of different shapes fit. It would be more convincing if the spiral touches the tip or center of every pyramid, for example - but it does not. It's a stretch, and it makes the whole presentation unconvincing.

Again at 3:17, superimposing a grid onto a video, but it only works from that particular angle, and the points of the grid seem more or less arbitrarily chosen - just to be able to say it fits the matrix, but without further explanation or proof. 5:10 and 5:43 are equally random, just roughly mapping onto an image. 6:58 is most ridiculous, applying it to a computer-generated illustration.

But it's true about the sunflowers and pine cones though, so there's that, which is nice.

WHY?!

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So we're doing travel ads now?

Oh noes, the front fell off! Here, you dropped this from the title:

B

This is so blocky it reminds me of DOOM!... youngsters of today would probably say Minecraft instead

#6 You are correct. The video is stamped with geo coordinates 52 north and 104 east, That's a little south-west of Irkutsk in central Russia. I didn't find the exact crossing but it's in this area: goo.gl/maps/MQT1B2hqubp

First frame looks like Homer Simpson.

I agree with #3. Here's a petition to disallow so horrible aspect ratios: it's so distorted that it really doesn't say much -- upvote to sign this petition

What a missed chance to call those engines "GTFO" instead :-)

1:27 how are they going to get control of the boat without the prop slicing them? I'd probably swim ashore and wait it out.
2:33 who did not see that coming? Actually, so many of these were just accidents waiting to happen. Natan's right, Darwin nominees all of them...

Thank you #4, I stand corrected!
(Wait, I get downvotes for admitting my comment was wrong? Oookay...)

This is way too staged -- gotta be a PR stunt from the digger manufacturer. Or a Guinness record attempt.

"Busy street" ???? I see all of SIX cars waiting. Given that there are FOUR lanes that street could be much more busy than this -- and then this sweet stunt wouldn't be possible.

I wonder why he didn't turn on the roof lights as warning.

The best part? It's a rental car (it says so on the car if you can read Norwegian).
That guy has some explaining to do when he returns it!

That's carbon fiber for you ... light as paper, stiff as hell, but brittle too. Works great as long as everything's fine, but it doesn't take much and you'll need a broom ... so.many.tiny.pieces!

Good thing there's a description up there, because the video sure doesn't show anything.

(Okay I can see the canopy coming off, but that's not saying much.)

It's been 15 years since I moved away from Tokyo, and I still miss the place Funny how familiar it all still looks -- even that specific chopstick-shop! About time I paid a visit again.

Those taxi doors are totally low-tech though It's just a long rod on a lever, a total hack -- but it works fine, no need to over-engineer it.

Am I the only one who paused this video 47 times just to be able to keep up?

3:00
Him: In permanent marker?
Her: It'll come off :-)
Him: No, it won't. That's the whole point.

Well she's right, it WILL come off ... in a week or so

I thought of diagonal dovetail cuts immediately but that cleeeever lock using a small ball (and then even securing it with magnets!!) would have stumped me. Absolutely brilliant!

That bottom shelf for several racks of ice cubes though -- brilliant!

Look at the snow on the pillars of the roof: track 1 has already received the same treatment.

Imagine another human-shaped silhouette there

Holy hell that wheel was a whole lot bigger than it seemed at first

Heja Norge!

Perfect choice of music, and its timing was comedic
The "rescue" hero wasn't "the car park attendant" though, just the driver of the next car.

Was expecting dickbutt. This was much nicer!

0:45 and the drone waves back!

What a calm day, absolutely no wind. Bad for power, good for him

Did you notice the stretcher carriers at 1:30? Brilliant!
This feels like real-life Monty Python, so silly and unreal. And impressive skills!

#2 I agree, small tsunami caused by earthquake is likely. Either that, or very strong winds far off; those can also cause unexpected waves but these waves wouldn't occur suddenly and unexpectedly. So I think you're right.

5:15 impressive that he can hold two wires into the glass *while* holding one hand on his back

#2 adding to what you said, Norway exports (almost?) all of its oil. Norway itself uses mostly hydro power. All of that export value goes straight to their bank account - it'll last them a while.

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Novice sailors, clearly. You just can't go into the wind using just the foresail. In this kind of wind, you definitely need the mainsail ... or else exactly this happens. Physics, plain and simple.

It pains me some to see this poor sailing (and that violent end), but seeing that boat get destroyed hurts me a lot more. So avoidable.

By all means, please enjoy the wonder of sailing, but please put someone in charge that knows his way around the boat, especially in this weather. (Oh, the stories I could tell...)

Doesn't even use a helmet, nor any biker clothing. Just waiting to get naturally selected... the sooner the better if you ask me. I do like The Stig though

Insanely slow playback tonight. Buffering for minutes, just to play a few seconds. What's up?
(I doubt it's the computer or connection at my end, every other site including YT is fine.)

Was really expecting worse footage. This didn't blow me away.

Brutal to close the door on him .... AGAIN

#1, the "older" and "newer" buttons are still broken, as are the up/downvote buttons.

Thanks for answering a long-standing question - for science, you know
They must have modded it to even allow the transmission to into reverse in the first place.

#2 you're right. On the way up, it needs to lift the rocket, the payload, the fuel for the trip up, AND the fuel for the trip down. That's a lot more than "just" carrying the remaining fuel for the trip down. I can't give you specific numbers on this though.

Interestingly, this kind of landing is called a "suicide burn" because unless you nail the landing, boom. Going too fast, you can't brake hard enough before going boom. Going too slow, you'll fall the rest of the way, also going boom. Running out of fuel, you'll also fall, also going boom. The precision of landing a rocket this way is mind-boggling.

Even as boring as it looks, I can see how mesmerizing it must be to actually DO this craft. Just the zen of walking that path, in itself, must be quite wholesome for the soul.

If anybody needs me, I'm in the shed for the rest of the day.

I love how that little yellow fuel-low warning comes on :-) YOU DON'T SAY?! Hahaha!

#9 it's brass you know ... but yes it does look nice!

"Cwitical"? Oh no I can't watsch this. Plees Germans if you make Englisch video then find a Person hoo can talk gud Englisch

He got a lot farther than I expected! I started rooting for him but alas, nothing is forever

Wonderful! I am going to make a sure bet against my kids tomorrow >:-)

#3 you sure chose a suitable username for yourself. How many times have you tried this trick before you saw this vid?? Like so many illusions, they seem bloody obvious - but only after you see the explanation.

What an awesome idea! I would totally enjoy that.
Also, excellent use of drone camera

#4 My computer has the sound off most of the time. You'd be surprised how rarely it's actually necessary. Especially for videos, most can be watched just fine without audio.

Stupid to try to do that work while the pandas are in the enclosure

#7 thanks for the explanation!

Given that there's no way to communicate on this site except through these comments, the chances of me seeing an admin message are very slim. I know what it's like to run a site, so I can imagine what Geekster is dealing with. Putting up some general status page or blog-like one-way communication would help lower his stress.

#2 yes I commented on that recently. Voting and also the "newer/older" buttons in the top right refresh the page. And the "...read more>" link on this video also doesn't work. Timecodes like 1:02 also don't work anymore.

I get the impression that the @Admins have stopped caring for the site. If it happens to continue working, fine -- if it doesn't, who cares, won't be fixed. We're circling the drain here. Enjoy while it lasts.

Now even timelinks don't work anymore? Snotr is more and more broken, I wonder what's going on.

@Admins what have you done to the site again? It used to be so that up/downvoting a video would just be accepted without reloading the page -- now it does reload the page which obviously stops the currently playing video. Boo.

Please fix? Please?

Clicking the "Older" and "Newer" buttons has the same effect too.

That first sideways impact tho ... ouch

Meh. Not much "radio control" about a vehicle that can't steer, can't brake, and can only go in a fixed circle. It's basically just an engine and some wheels, going until the fuel is used up - does it even really have any RC electronics on board?

Love the vertical tire tracks that left behind

Starts at 1:55 ...

#2 it's not brown, it's purple. Water + food coloring, so you can see it in the glasses. It's obviously not sticky soda as that would be a mess to clean up. Duh.

#3 Bean is often very funny, but frankly this is no different than filming my 4yo with his LEGOs... plus canned laughter.

Have to admire the craftmanship of those who built the wall! That little piece holding everything up, nice.

But Mr Hammer here? What was he thinking? Probably nothing

So ... 1½ minutes of stop motion animation followed by 1½ minutes of begging/commercial to buy said clay? So exciting.

*gasp!* I'm getting out breath just by listening to this guy

That is NOT a one-man job...

#3 no that would be precisely missing the point! This clip ONLY works WITH that music.

#2 use your eyes, man. No foam, no trick. You can see that they don't grab the ring near the floor, they stretch their fingers out = not getting squeezed.

Would you guys please stop discussing who uploaded what and how much? Seeing almost every new video's comments filled with your meta talk gets old fast. Then again, it seems you've managed to chase away most other commenters already, so this little world may be your personal echo chamber. If you like it that way, go ahead and carry on.

Sore wa ichiban sugoi desu yo nee!

Oh and #2, that soundtrack is the gorgeous sound of taiko drums.

#5 there's also this: https://www.snotr.com/video/17235/Guy_Shreds_On_An_Insane_Instrument

#9 #11 my guess is he's reading the score - you know, the thing that says when to play what notes?

What is this, Snotr for 5 year olds?
What is the purpose of this video?
Why did I watch it?

So many questions, so few answers

I agree, #2: it's good to know so you can avoid buying a phone with a crappy white balance, no dark details, no zoom, and a poor microphone

Meanwhile, that rig is equipped with no less than 3 GoPro's and we got to see exactly zero seconds of their footage.

#1 "big toys"?! No no no no, THESE are big toys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-QYBWo9ZVA
and a helluva lot more fun than drinking coffee!

#9 I hope that by "feed" you mean "quench their THIRST"...!? Please...

SORCERY! BLACK MAGIC!

I mean, doing choreography on a stage is one thing. That's essentially 2D. This is 3D, and you can't even rely on which way is "up" half the time - I got dizzy just watching this! And they are in and out of that door like it was nothing. MAGIC I tell you, MAGIC!

I agree with you all, it has to be fake (highly doubt his car could drive away after T-boning theirs) but this is very entertaining!

#7 Scandinavians love their ways and their culture, but their patriotism isn't as *military* as the American is. Muricans are all like, "from my dead cold fingers" and guns and bombs and brashness, while Scandinavians take a more gentle approach -- more brains, less brawns, if you will.

The focus and the entire premise of the ads are completely different. Do we celebrate war, or do we strive for peace? What a contrast

That was a very nice soft landing. Good on him for keeping his cool!

The instruments were a nice touch

No this is not the normal operation of subway doors, not even in the Philippines. You can tell by the reaction of the passengers - they didn't expect that. Clearly the door is malfunctioning - or overfunctioning, as it were

Filmed in VerticaVision™.

I realize that this is *very* low for a fighter jet (or any other aircraft for that matter!) but with all the other ultra-low passes we've seen, this one doesn't really impress that much. But oh yes that sound

#1 I saw your comment before watching the clip. I thought you were referring to RC scale model emergency vehicles, especially with what #2 said,
like this https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-kaQEe1h60s/hqdefault.jpg
or like this http://www.autoboutique.com.au/images/uploads/1352.jpg
Was mighty disappointed to see a 1:1 scale vehicle.

But given that these planes fly with kerosene-powered jet engines, it's well beyond "toy" category, and a certain level of safety measures are needed.

I'm surprised that last one hit the water and not the boat's mast!

Filmed in VerticaVision™.

Filmed in VerticaVision™.

Filmed in VertigoVision™.

It's one thing to see these trial cars in the scale 1:10 in someone's garden - quite different to see them for real!
http://www.axialracing.com/t/vehicles/scx10

#1 helmets only work if you close the strap. The one he was wearing, might as well have been a beanie cap for all the good it did him.

Was expecting this to end in Dickbutt. 1/10 disappointed, would not watch again.
I don't see how this could be particularly satisfying, in either direction of play.

He's a twin, and she's a twin, and they're all in on it. They're all twins. It's elaborate, but easy.

At least that's what comes to my mind. But then, I'm a twin too

I admit it: I skipped ahead because it's so monotonous. Upvote if you did too!

Clearly just the old school analog version of this: http://www.snotr.com/video/17804

And I'll say this grampa is better!

I see a power cable going in, but nothing going out...?

The speedometer goes to 300, and after that they put a ∞ (lemniscate, infinity symbol)
Engineering humor :-)

They spent all the money on the drive system, so the dashboard just has stickers. "Tuta" means "honk".

#1 but you'll have the best story to tell those you share a hospital room with

And for those thinking, "how did they not fall into the sea?!", here is your question answered: http://aviation.stackexchange.com/q/30734/536 (Note the remark "most pilots in that situation don't live to tell the tale."

Holy cow, that was a suspenseful few seconds

And for those thinking, "how did they not fall into the sea?!", here is your question answered: http://aviation.stackexchange.com/q/30734/536 (Note the remark "most pilots in that situation don't live to tell the tale."

#1 you're right - but for what, actually? The track? The bike? The camera?

What I want to know is how he did that so accurately without military-grade GPS??

#4 it's an aircraft evacuation slide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_slide
so #5 is right. It's not only used for water landings but also for ground landings as a way to reach the ground. Some slides can be detached after a water landing, to double as a life raft.

Just 5 days ago, the same was already published. Why the repeat? This new clip is even shorter than the existing one.

http://www.snotr.com/video/17579/New_footage_of_the_E-2_cable_snap_while_landing_on_the_USS_Eisenhower_in_March_2016

Bush pilots are the awesomeliest pilots

Frankly, this pales in comparison to the videos SpaceX are producing. To my untrained eye, it looks like NASA isn't going to win any space races with that rocket.

#5 clicking the site logo to go home is kind of a universal convention. Also worked that way on the old design, just without the spinning "r".

Very nice little touch at 2:25

(and this is where we'd use that broken-teeth emoticon that was killed by the new layout)

#1 somebody must have thought it's time for a visual refresh, though almost nothing has changed - except that the size slider is gone, which I liked so much

Oh, and the emoticons look much worse now. They're fuzzy and hard to tell apart. As if I suddenly need thick glasses (or are wearing some but don't need them).

Doesn't look all that dangerous - looks like you could walk around there and have a pretty low risk of getting hi-- 0:37 WhOa!! Okay I'm convinced!

#7 ... until someone leaves an old fridge on that door. Instant coffin :-/

"I'm not your dad"

#7 they're only transporting the "thing" under the tarp. The rest is part of the vehicle. I'm also wondering how such a relatively small object can be *that* heavy, but evidently it is. Perhaps a small black hole for the new MIB HQ? Or a warp core?

#1 thank you for that link, what a classic!

#2 maybe he was counting the *axles* instead? The trailer itself has 15 axles, plus 4 on the first truck, plus 3 on the second truck (excluding its raised axle) = 22 axles. Hmm, nope, that's not it either.

90 thousand tons aren't easily stopped....

http://www.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/cruise-ship-crashes-into-dock-in-alaska.html

When I read "bizarre" I thought, oh come on this is Switzerland, it can't be that weird.

Hoo-boy was I mistaken

That was quite impressive! I would have liked to see a roll cage though.

**BANG.**

Still funny? Didn't think so. If you want to entertain me, hit up some Monty Python instead. Also nonsense, but at least classic fun.

Hold the damn camera still and get rid of the audio/video effects and cuts, please. Just let me enjoy their skill!

Those reactions were priceless! Incredible that they managed to keep it secret, and awesome that they filmed the reveal.

To all of you people yawning, you don't know what you're missing. Being a twin is *fantastic!*

What a brilliantly simple idea - kudos! True genius is almost always simple.

I'm impressed by the amount of grip he gets with those shoes

Sweet tricks - well done!

I googled and he really is 12yo - but he barely looks taller than my 6yo...

Why on earth is that machine not ... earthed?

#6 "a nurse is a person who holds your hand and expects your pulse to go down" - what kind of satisfaction are you looking for?

I have no idea how much vibration there is to fight against at high speed. But starting at 2:14, that sure is excellent tracking!

These people stay on the ground solely by the weight of their balls

#1 thank you for context!

I was leaning to the right while watching this! Those guys are insane!
Funny how all comments above except #6 have plenty of upvotes

That is a "rubber band" - a "rubber" is a synonym for a condom...

3:05 those feathers are mesmerizing.

#4 The Japanese language (and culture) is extremely polite. "[Anata ni] agemasu" means "I give you" to the hippo-sama. Velbekomme.

The title claims that the snow plow is a drone -- an autonomous or remote-operated snow plow? I find that difficult to believe, and it certainly doesn't look like it.

Beautiful landscape!

Notice the machine gun at 2:25 falling off the ledge - and it looks like it fires a shot more inside the cabin ... it almost looks like the cameraman got hit by that one.

Clearly these men are desperate and scared, with nothing left to lose. It really is sad to watch, but most of all it's sad that this is even happening.

#2 I believe #1 was referring to the people in the video. They didn't see it coming.

What kind of crap motorbikes (and other assorted vehicles) don't get off the gas when you let go of the handle?? That's just asking for it, but okay, most of these idiots had it coming anyway.

Ingenious! I wonder how much sideways stability they have, it looks like they would slide pretty easily if you're not going straight down a slope.

That bit of driving on the road though? I can't imagine these tracks to be road certified. Braking?

This is very touching And thank you @whiteshiro for those wise words

How can that even happen?!

#2 https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating will be happy to welcome you!

#4 I noticed that too. If you shoot a person five times and he can still sprint, why are you even using a gun in the first place? Was that even a real weapon?

I had expected him to go much much faster...

#10 if you buy that bread, don't put it in the trunk or you'll arrive home with very burnt toast

Your explanation sounds plausible but the video still reeks of fakeness. If it's real, then indeed very poor editing. And if it's a kerosene-powered jet then good luck to those poor souls that the pilot happens to fly over. Toast as well.

Talk about first world problems ...

#1 even that very first one looked so deliberate. I have a green light and I see lots of crossing traffic - let's not slow down at all! You don't actually need to watch anything more after that.

What was the purpose of the yellow smoke at the end?

And I liked how calm and professional these guys are - not rednecks.

*cough* *cough* *cough* *cough* *cough* *cough* *cough*

#2 NO OF COURSE NOT!

"Failure of a storage drive in our RAID array"

This should be in the category FAILS. RAID only protects from device failure if it's monitored. Did you guys fail to monitor it, or did you fail to have a spare drive on hand?

Looks like a cross between a bowling pin and a garden gnome

@Kubeek please let us have the rest of the video too! I want to know how they got him out.

Interesting part starts at 0:54 ...

Hilarious with that excellent choice of music

3:13 he should be saying "Damn!"

6:23 what backward kind of car has a counter-clockwise dial?? Confusing as hell! Oh, it's British, right ...

0:19 no you're not, turn your phone over

I wonder if this is a futuristic version of the musical road - you know, for those who don't need roads? (And who the hell built those power lines that way, without a pole where they meet? Can't possibly be according to code.)

#5 it's a matter of taste I guess. I'd rather listen to Joe Cocker than to the Minions...? I can see how most people (maybe not you?) would make a game out of trying to hit the correct pitch in the melody. But I agree with #4, this gets old really fast and I would hate to have to drive over it every day.

#2 the road has either bumps or grooves in it. The car makes a rumbling noise when you go over them, and the rumbling also gives a different tone depending on the spacing of them. By putting a lot of them in a row, and at varying distances, you'd hear a melody when you drive over them.

Notice in the video that the melody stops when the car drifts too far right, and it begins again as soon as the car moves to the left.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_road
another example: https://youtu.be/0BcznTZzoec?t=39s

#1 if those teasers in the end are anything to go by, he's been on the hotlist for the Darwin Award for a while already. The tie won't make much of a difference for a guy who's already this far gone.

The missing map link: https://goo.gl/JtC9o1

And ironically, the Google Maps guidance is shifted nearly 250m eastward compared to the satellite imagery. Please folks, follow the road not your nav guidance! #whatcouldgowrong

You'd think that a few whacks on the side with a sledgehammer could at least straighten out the track, then it's only bumpy. Gotta be an improvement?

It does look like Siberia but Germany is correct. It's just not the quality we've come to expect.

#5 no no, this is a real device!

You can even hear at 0:57 how it effectively prevents side-fumbling! This was one of its most marketable features. But, of course, scientific progress is inevitable and nobody uses wane shafts anymore. And yes, the government actually bought four of them, over the course of 2 years.

A great way to end up underneath a car - we've seen THAT before. While I agree on the principle, their method is fairly close to suicidal.

A great way to end up underneath a car - we've seen THAT before. While I agree on the principle, their method is fairly close to suicidal.

#1 true, this is not a fail in itself - only in the greater sense that this is the way it's generally done.

4:15 4:25 man overboard! It looks like they're either training, or having an existing man-overboard situation. At this speed, getting thrown off the boat has a very real risk of being fatal simply because it's incredibly difficult to find the person again

#1 better yet, let's have Trump and Hilary resign from the US election! 1:51

The best part of the vid is at 1:45! Can we have more of that instead please?

The hammers are a sweet trick, yes. But hoh boy those endless repetitions are annoying. Like an overly excited five-year-old who wants to re-tell you eleven times what he had for lunch.

#6 your mom said the same thing

What (Western?) country still uses radar for this?! All of Europe switched to laser ages ago. 2:25 ah, there we go!

#5 these are typically poems, but of a kind that don't seem to be poems to Western eyes. I have one like that which says "unlimited freedom like a big bird."

Similar to a haiku, these poems don't aim to tell a complete story. Rather, they are meant to inspire you to a certain feeling, or start you off on a certain tangent of thinking. It's the complete opposite of the Western 3D HD 4K CGI 4-hour movies.

We did not need to see whatever injury he has.

#7 good sensible reasons, but that doesn't preclude that it can be stripped for spare parts first.

3:43 is absolutely priceless :'D

#2 why would they do that with a perfectly intact car??! What a waste - even if the engine would be damaged, there are so many parts that can be cleanly and safely reused

#8 Blue or red pill - the amount of damage in that picture is staggering. Notice that the boiler casing is *completely* gone, not even parts of it remain. Even the wheels have been pushed a good 40 centimeters into the ground -- *through* the thick wooden crossties!

The classical composers of old must have made an equally crazy insane impression. It's a marvelous instrument construction feat, but it's also totally ridiculous at the same time. Finally, his wonky dress code puts the icing on the cake

#1 no reason to wonder: clearly they are steel balls.

#6 that would look similar to this: https://goo.gl/NIw8BU

Steel is no match for water pressure, as tin foil is to your hand.

I *so* love these classic mountain coasters! They are so much better than those modern safety types, especially because I can choose how much to lean in the curves. Yay for the classics! \o/

0:51 OI! You nearly nicked me eyebrows off with that thing! Mind giving me a warning next time, mate?

He seemed pretty planless, futzing around with knife and matches like that. Maybe just light a stormproof match and then punch that hole?

I wonder how well that fart-coffee tastes... but it's probably just fine.

#5:
- "While methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than CO2, there is over 200 times more CO2 in the atmosphere. Hence the amount of warming methane contributes is 28% of the warming CO2 contributes." https://www.skepticalscience.com/methane-and-global-warming.htm
- "[Methane] is initially far more devastating to the climate because of how effectively it absorbs heat. In the first two decades after its release, methane is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Both types of emissions must be addressed if we want to effectively reduce the impact of climate change." https://www.edf.org/methane-other-important-greenhouse-gas

Not a very experienced chef. Who starts their barbie with gasoline???

#16 You're right. #15 probably thought what might happen if a spectator gets too close. But really, common sense*) should tell most people to stay well clear of those chains.

*) a fairly rare natural resource not found in US courts.

#7 this was not an army project. It was funded by the US forestry service.

But yeah, good money gone to waste. In 1980, $40 mio USD buys you a lot of school books...

Amazing! I would like to know more about how this is constructed!

What a wonderful dad he must be - and a delightful kid as well

Stop arguing, kids.

And I hope they clean up all those nice pavements after the shooting.

Best regards,
your momma.

#5 even actual, identical twins have different fingerprints and retinas, despite having identical DNA.

Serves him right

That's just sad.

6:05
"How badly could you have messed me up?"
"I could have made you homeless and penniless."

... words fail me.

I, for one, welcome*) our new robot overlords.

*) As long as**) they're this tolerant.

**) If not, nuke them from orbit***).

***) Once we realize, we're probably too late. Hello SkyNet.

1) I too noticed the audio delay.

2) Looking at this video frame-by-frame at 4:01-4:05, I can confirm #3's comment: the frame with the flash is really missing. There's a frame with the green circle just above the horizontal, and the next frame shows the green circle just BELOW the horizontal. There is a frame missing in between, which would have contained the green circle exactly level with the red dot, and in this frame the green circle would have contained the white flash. And in the repetition at 4:19, this exact frame is present!

TLDR: #4 does not need to visit a doc.

You say you've been a professional for over fifty years, and yet you use silly transitions from the 80s...

#8:
YOU bite it and you die = poison.
IT bites you and you die = venom.

Try to avoid both...

#6 that has probably also never been done yet - you can still be the first!

#4 who did what to you?

Penn & Teller are always worth watching

#1 Did you ever hear nature speak? Now it does. And it's impressive!

Harrison Ford’s ocean just doesn't give a damn:
“Humans? I don’t owe them a thing. I give. They take. But I can always take back.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM6txLtoaoc

Julia Roberts' nature is ruthless:
"Your actions will determine your fate, not mine."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVLcj-XKnM

Several more in this playlist, all very much worth watching:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5WqtuU6JrnXjsGO4WUpJuSVmlDcEgEYb

It looks like they aren't even using a vac mulcher to actually remove the stuff (http://www.amazon.com/WG505-Electric-TriVac-Blower-Mulcher/dp/B00LQZP2D8) - but rather just blow it around?? And not even using a face mask either?

#2 Yes please admins remove this video.

It literally looks like magic - what sorcery is this? When in fact it's just the blowing wind that pushes a sheet of ice onto the shore. Beautiful!

Such talent! Not just in science but also in solid presentation.

#1 In Europe, texting (or even calling) while driving is already illegal and heavily fined. But you can only be fined if they stop you **and you're still doing it** ...

So many laws, so little enforcement ... sigh.

#4 yes the numbers are ...
(puts on sunglasses)
astronomical!

An observable merger of two black holes happens every ten thousand years [per galaxy]? And these folks detected one immediately after they turned the sensors on, after three years of upgrades? ... Talk about a near miss! Good job right there.

The things that science can do ... it's plain stunning.

And what a likable person Neil is!

This was surprisingly boring and unspectacular.

#12 their "standard" version comes with seatbelts and handbrake. If they feel they need to even mention that, then you can bet that it doesn't have anything at all other than what's listed.

Window panes? Not listed. Wipers? Not listed. Cabin light? Not listed. Ignition and door lock? Not listed. Suspension? Not listed. Generator? Not listed.

But I'm guessing that their target audience is ... special. So it's probably just fine.

Looks like two big puppies having fun.

#7 ad·here [ed'hir/] verb
1: "stick fast to (a surface or substance)."
2: "believe in and follow the practices of."

Maybe you meant "adorable"? But yeah, with those adorable hand-claws it could probably adhere very well to an unsuspecting sleeper's jugular

#1 that's certainly a niche right there - but as they said in the video, you can buy a BOSE seat and put the cake on that!

... aaand maybe buy another one for yourself too.

It's really too bad this tech wasn't economically feasible because it certainly appears to be very impressive. Some Mercedes and Citroën models have air suspension though which is also very very comfy - and apparently (relatively!) cheaper.

"A face for radio and a voice for newspaper..." Not this guy though.

Oh that eye blink at the end just makes it perfect - what a performance!

What's with the 63-second black end? Did they forgot to turn the camera off??

Pause at 2:47 and have a laugh and that flabbergasted spectator in the red dress

I also wrote down the card trick "recipes" and I'm going to have fun with my kids today!

#2 This reads L/100km so just divide by 100 if you want L/km.

But really these numbers aren't anything special - any regular car would have the same values while accelerating, or especially when going steep uphill in a low gear.

Showing this just for acceleration makes no sense at all, this video is useless. Instead, let's see you drive a hundred kilometers and then let me see your average.

#12 thank you very much!

That last one has something asymmetrical about its engines, clearly shown at 4:26 - why / what is it?

"The first rocket to fly [...] and then land vertically [...] is now the first to have done it twice." --> BO is taking a swing at SpaceX, eh?

#4 #5 looks like platinum wire costs 400-1000 EUR per meter depending on what exact kind you'd need. You'd only need a few centimeters but I doubt you can order that little.

Stupid presenter.

Did you get this emotional too?
What a magnificent skill, to be able to conjure up all that. I am in awe.

That was ... unexpected.

#6 yup that's the best part!

#6 ... Not gonna check, just gonna believe that adds up right.

I love how the dynamic of the music is not just from the notes but also the loudness (piano/forte) - without that it would be much blander. (example at 0:36)

There are reasons why most (but not all!!) pop music is junk in comparison to classical. This is definitely a prime example.

Seeing the music presented like this reminds me of Frogger or something - trying to dodge through oncoming aggressive traffic. I'm sure Disney's Fantasia could make something of that.

Just apply enough horsepower, and no obstacle is an obstacle!

And they made a nice ramp for wheeled vehicles at the same time - they just need to go through once more in the other direction.

One mistake = potential death. Some people get a thrill from that...

And the work light is a very nice touch as well.

Good skills. If this is how he builds his tools, then his products must be rather good as well.

1:42 TIL dogs can't discern red against green, so red dog toys are hard for them to see on grass (mentioned at 2:07).

"Look for the helpers." http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/scarynews.asp

It's unbelievable that so many people just stood and watched, both before and after he showed up.

#2 well you do have a point! At 0:27, Tim Kopra *nearly* says "lavatory"

Needs moar repeat

1:25 there's a house down there!

0:46 look a banana!

Elegantly illustrated! And I'm glad it uses plain air instead of fuel.

Probably still costs a fortune, of course. But it's a Volvo, which is nice.

http://gravitylight.org/
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gravitylight-2-made-in-africa

#3 didn't you notice? It takes 1:52 minutes!

#4 they got shaken, then stirred...

1:57 has a close-up but it's impossible to figure out how that trick works.

How??! Too bad this got ripped off of YouTube without including the link he mentions at 2:55 - "boo" to the submitter; give credit where credit is due.

0:51 oh yes let's put this perfectly fine cardboard box into *another* just as fine cardboard box - just because!

I'm looking forward to this "not too distant future" in which everyone has a nice back yard for this gizmo to land in.

The (nice!) video from #2 shows what a perfect hit it was - he couldn't have been more in the way even if he tried.

A true artist - very impressive!

On top of the other good comments above, consider that progress even accelerates. The changes that happened in those past 40 years - an equal step forward from today would probably only take 10 years. So a person going to jail today for 40 years will be much less able to comprehend the society when he gets out again.

Heck, it's hard enough to keep up with stuff even while we're in the middle of it!

7:31 "feautering"? Must be some French Swiss word I guess

Damn quick thinking by that guy - kudos for coming up with a return prank in a split second!

#2 that one has another pair of wheels but doesn't really look any different. This one here gives a better impression...

So they finally did manage to get run over. It was only a matter of time.

Being right isn't the same as being alive. I applaud what these people are doing, but they really need to think about whether it's worth that price.

Well it certainly looks nice! Goal achieved!

Hydraulic system = less than 5 kilograms.
Safety features and sensors = oh, that's an extra 25 kilograms but we didn't mention that

(Probably won't be a frequent problem on this kind of car, but have fun opening those doors/bonnet without power.)

Unwinding a hose right next to a big spinning brush and not even noticing - what could possibly go wrong? Lesson learned

#4 Think outside of the Florida Keys, man. People are on the water all over the world, and in most places the water is too cold for comfort. Add some wind chill and you have 10-30 minutes *at best* before you freeze to death. Fun fact: people rarely *drown* in open water.

That looks comfy. Kinda like bicycling.
8/10 would try.

This should be mandatory material for the MC license (generously assuming some of these hats even *have* a license).

So much potential for bodily damage here - asphalt will quite literally tear you to shreds. They should be glad they can even get up! Well, some couldn't, so I guess point proven?

At 4:25 he starts playing a classical melody. I recognize it but can't put a name to it. Vivaldi? Chopin? No wait, it's Beethoven's Ode to Joy.

Thanks for the link, #1! It's a pity that Snotr mostly lacks a source reference.

#7 I doubt it, honestly. First, good luck finding most of his body parts in the first place. Second, when you do find them, they'll probably be 90% mush. OTOH people go bouldering without safety lines so I guess some people just have a death wish as a lottery ticket.

Yeah, LED's don't use a lot of power, but buying half a million of them plus control electronics will bust your bank.

It's a nice touch that the car is facing outward when it's delivered back again.
I hope they build this thing uphill so it won't get flooded during heavy rains

#2 but there were no women present

#3 it's hit and miss for me. Some videos, some days, autoplay even in a background tab. Others patiently wait until I click the play button, and I only need to click once. It's strange that it seems to change again and again.

Did not expect that to work

"Through" means something else!

There are tracks along the playing field. Why should there not be a train on there?

#6 it's what I'd like to know, too. Moles usually burrow much deeper, those shallow tracks look like a vole's work. But that's a mole all right!

I'd love to be able to catch the mole that destroys my garden - if I could catch the fucker alive then I could set him free again far away from me. Failing that, if I could even manage to kill the damn thing. #getoffmylawn

Not saying that fast work is always bad quality, but if speed is the top criteria then quality certainly isn't. These guys may be proud but the home owner probably disagrees with their priorities.

#1 "That stuff" can be quite effective. Each sheet is nailed down, as we see here, but that's just the first step. The real trick is that the sheets are tarred on the underside and after the roof is nailed, it's heated with a "flame thrower" of sorts. This actually GLUES the sheets to each other and to the roof. Depending on geography (mostly temperatures), this material has a life span of 20-40 years. Not bad, considering its low cost. (But it needs to be done properly...)

But ... that's Rimmer! Didn't know he traveled back in time again and now does car shows? Sweet!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Rimmer

*Technically,* LEGO floats on water ... soooo .... try it maybe?

#6 defies sanity, probably.

#4 because if it's not "MURICA!" then it has to be commie Russia I guess... some people just don't know any better *shrug*

For a random sample of impressively realistic artwork, take a peek here:
http://www.leegriggs.com/335056/4478772/home/arnold-renders
http://www.leegriggs.com/335056/5938177/home/deformations

I believe that was exactly the plan. Why shouldn't it be? Demolition is a precision job!

That left-hand work - such wow, much precision

Looks like a WinAMP visualizer of years past.

#2 sounds like you have a cute one too! Did yours also build his piano himself, like mine did?

#4 you know what they say on the Internet: [thumb] photos or it didn't happen

Note that tractors have no suspension - only what little dampening the tires provide. Ouch.

"we here at Wimp" => Now we know from where you scrape your content, eh? http://www.wimp.com/

Tsk, tsk...

#5 #8 "When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_three_laws

#7 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=biggest+shark

A whale shark (46ft) is indeed a shark:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_shark

There's also this 40ft specimen that washed ashore:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/388717011561070862/

If that doesn't float your boat then next in line there's the basking shark (33ft):
http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-photos/what-biggest-shark-chart-shows-diversity-shark-sizes

Published to Youtube TWO YEARS AGO - https://youtu.be/xG-meaGqg-M

Clearly the Japanese are a lot more civilized in their approach:

- First of all, they're experts at letting people LEAVE the train before they start entering it.
- Second, even the most crowded lines are run at good efficiency so there aren't 600 people waiting on the platform - that would definitely be futile, as this video proves.
- Third, they have those famous "people pushers" (although they're really only used on a single line, a single station, and only during peak rush hour): https://youtu.be/E7kor5nHtZQ

#13 Audi is no joke - okay maybe in the USA it is, I wouldn't know. But come to the German Autobahn or even any downtown area. Audi beats the average any day of the week.

Disclosure: I've never had one. Not a fanboi.

Finland Police is boss of the day! https://www.poliisi.fi/en
Oh wait, that was the jet-ski - so actually they didn't catch their bad guy

#3 "what else?" *)

*) and _that's_ from George, but I'm sure you knew that already - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfyeXrdZZ1o

#3 thank you admins for enabling that autoplay-off now

#3 it's very common over here: They lift the whole car onto the truck and drive it off to a yard where you can come pick it up again - after having paid a juicy fine, and after getting there by public transport

#8 as if they weren't already :-/

Can we kindly request that the videos don't autoplay? It's very annoying when submitting a comment that it starts playing all over again. And when opening several pages at once, having to click through them all to pause them (while they load).

This would be much appreciated. Thank you.

We need a bigger boat...

According to Google, a Maybach's curb weight is 6,340 lbs = 2875 kg. That's a whole tonne more than the average large car.

BTW this appears to be in Vienna, Austria. Lots of rich Eastern Europe assholes driving any way they want. They'll probably clamp the wheels instead - this guy won't get away.

#3 those photos are immensely satisfying thank you!

1:47 - close call, he's lucky he didn't get seriously hurt there. Oh well, another candidate for Darwin's Award ...

#18 that's not showing off, that's a tragedy.

Good to see that the boat's pilot turned toward the crash immediately

#1 this isn't half bad, actually! Perfectly fine for shallow dives.

Obviously this isn't useful for deep diving because there just isn't enough air (volume and pressure) but even that can be solved with bigger tanks. Why not put those on your back, and why not place the air release button on a glove or even on the mouthpiece itself. Before you know it, you've reinvented scuba gear. How do you think it was invented in the first place?

The easier solution might be to simply keep that original snorkel and learn to use it right. And train your lungs - it's surprisingly easy! Forget about scuba; free-diving is even better.

(Source: am a diver.)

I only feel sorry for the small kids (e.g. 02:56) and innocent victims.
For the rest, the amount of sheer and utter stupidity by people who are old enough to know better ... it's mindboggling How are these people even still alive?

It's an unexpected and fun encounter. It makes you stop and blink, think, and smile. And it's a nice illusion that will certainly dumbfound small children (and stereotypical blondes). That's what people pay him for.

Sure it's no big deal to look at it, think for a moment, and figure out how this trick is done. But that's not important.

"Because I'm BAAAD, I'm baad, you know it, I'm bad..."

Now let's see you moonwalk!

Smart to dive into a pool that crowded... maybe wear a helmet next time?

That really is boss-level work - and ingenuity!

My puny yard is less than 5000 sq ft but still I let a robot do it for me: http://robomow.com

Never saw one with a parachute --- then again, most of them disintegrate pretty early, so this one was absolutely successful.

This is part of a huge festival. It must be spectacular to be there.

#12 draw a weapon = expect to get hurt.
It's actually quite ironic to get hurt by one's own weapon, isn't it?

Just imagine if nobody was armed - not even the cops! It works well enough in some countries: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/02/18/5-countries-where-police-officers-do-not-carry-firearms-and-it-works-well/

#3 this is down under, it's called barbies

Everyday heroes. They take a lot of heat for being stupid - but some (most?) are routinely risking their own health for the benefit of others.

Good to see some situations that didn't involve copious amounts of lead.

More like ... flirt with DUST!

It was probably fun the first day. Not fun after realizing this is his full-time job for the next 60 years.

You don't become this good at operating heavy machinery just because your working daddy lets you sit on his lap once in a while. This little guy seems to have the skills of a trained worker. It's impressive - but also very sad.

Takin' one for the team

#6 then he would have a sign in the car to prove he's allowed to use that spot. Handicapped drivers aren't stupid - they know their rights.

Didn't understand a word of it - enjoyed it anyway

7:39 "The highest rated outcomes for this machine are not good for people."

Relevant longread:
"The AI Revolution: Our Immortality or Extinction"
http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-2.html

Conclusion: By the year 2060, we'll all be batteries for the AI overlords we created...

Damn that is one well-balanced drive - he barely touched the steering wheel

#1 as much as the guy deserves it, there's a fine line between stopping a thief - and vigilantism. To you and me, this video looks like the former, but it would be typical odd luck that the cameraman could get charged for the latter at the same time :-/

For *once* it would be nice with a slo-mo replay but nope ...

Hey morons, here's a complimentary stage pass to the Darwin Awards!

#2 apparently the heavy traffic disappears because the Samsung trucks only drive 20 kph ...

(or maybe they just did that because their camera drone couldn't fly any faster?)

#2 I don't believe that the next world war inevitably means similarly huge losses. Back then, the majority of the war was pretty much face to face and that meant a lot of direct casualties. Future warfare is augmented by high-tech to such an extent that one only really needs to take out the central core to make the rest of the machinery ineffective. Either that, or (close to) total annihilation - and in both cases, the military folks probably have better chances of survival than civilians.

Sounds like a new version of John Cleese

Unexpected! I was impressed.

Thanks #7 I thought the entire canopy would detach, seems smarter than blowing the glass to pieces?

#18 that smoking flaming jet thing from hell, obviously??

1:45 is where it's at. He's okay.

Harlem shake ... marine edition o_O

Around 0:33 I had figured it was a beer commercial but I expected Heineken. Whoever heard of this one?

Light show at 3:46 - never seen anything like it. WOW!

(And I found the redneck: it's the truck...)

Not sure if #2 meant the girl at 1:56
>_>

or the shark at 2:00
<_<

I'm honestly impressed how well that car handles deep mud. None of my cars would stand a chance I'm sure.

Looks like they had a lot of fun at that birthday camp!

So ... uneventful. Apart from the brief flash of flares which were also ... unimpressive.

BTW, what are those wavy lines on the canopy good for?

Make-up studios/schools should offer this as a paid service to couples.
Take photos. Compare as you grow older.
Feelings!

#1 maybe "wow I'm completely deaf now"?

THANK YOU for the volume warning That should be mandatory

Totally safe.
Totally green.



(Not.)

#3 but ... they're already disappearing, didn't you watch the vid?

So pretty it's nearly blasphemy - wow!

I love how they added that little victory dance at the end

That looks pretty solid. It seems he's tying his shoes a lot tighter than I do. Now all we need is a video to show us how to get them off again!

#6 My story: saw one, rode in one, saw another one, saw another one, saw another one, saw another one, saw another one, saw another one, saw another one, saw another one, saw another one, saw another one, saw another one, ...

What a useless fraction of a clip :-/

I very much doubt that the moose walked away from that one! Poor thing.

It does require an extremely flat floor, though... Any ridge, or drain, or even a pebble, would present a serious obstacle. Still - nice idea!

#1 You can see at 3:04 that it's not all that steep. Sorry to burst your bubble

Teach me how?

Basic info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor_strop
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZffCGGPV7Ow
How-to: http://jeffpeachey.com/2012/09/18/how-to-strop-a-knife/

Stunning pictures, but I'm sorry: I don't buy it. Earth's atmosphere will take away a considerable amount of awesomeness.

Sure, this is what you'd see from the International Space Station but I doubt that even if you went into the deepest Sahara, or Australian outback - far from artificial light sources - you'd be able to see the sky quite this clearly.

Still, I don't doubt for a second that light pollution takes away a lot of our night skies. Just not this much.

Never too old to play!

Young people in Denmark these days ...

Like they'd need their most elite car model to do that. Just use a damn tractor instead?

Marketing, marketing, product placement, capitalism, blah blah.

#7 - isn't it obvious? It got snagged on the rim of his boot...

Thank you #3! Just one nitpick: the flask was not swirled before being lowered - they use a magnetic stirrer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_stirrer

I ... don't believe this.

#7 ... slapping at tectonic speeds ... plenty of time to get away

#1 it replaces existing track with new track. So it's not creating brand new connections.

As for where: you can find these all over Europe (at least!) wherever track maintenance is going on. I saw one up close a few months ago as they renovated our local train station. It's very impressive ... and also VERY LOUD!

This kills the driver.

0:10 where did the goalie's clothes go?

#1 --> https://vimeo.com/30680384

#15 Your boss sounds like a good guy but actions speak louder -- did hd remove it from your business or is it still being sold?

"and one shiny dowel ;-)"

I'll say!

Wait, there were only 2 replays, I didn't catch it. Why oh why don't they put more replays in these clips? /s

Hey mods, maybe put up a warning in the description???!!!!

#6 and for every 1 brilliant success in the world, 1000 have broken their neck trying to get ahead. (pun intended)

He just saved her life. Twice.

Maaaaaybe she shouldn't be doing that move...?

0:56 - a tribute to Leonard Nimoy. LLAP!

We all love these two. They both are absolute masters.
But ... five words each - come on - this clip doesn't live up to its title.

So what was the $100 bet then??! Let's see that one!

Standing her ground is one thing, but being *that* casual about it - wow.

"I go there to catch glimpses of what the world will look like without us."

Nice and all but who the hell wants to listen to rotors??

Wow! Felbermayr has some impressive tools http://www.felbermayr.cc/ but I'd still like to know how did they get the crane up on those stacks? It's not like it has an eyelet on top for lifting it.

Cool concept, nice build, but damn boring video
Also, 6 helmets in 10 minutes ... how many (few!) were they going to produce this year?

Tidbits from the last time we saw this:

- Pretty cool but waaaaay too long.
- Who else skipped the video from few minutes to the last minute??
- Or how to make a £3 piece of plastic cost £145.

But ... why?

something something soviet Russia?

'MURICAAAA!!!

</sarcasm>

#1 it can "reagonize"? Thanks but I think there might be enough agony already, no need to repeat it

#2 I think it's some kind of remote control... I guess?

I am impressed! This lady does *not* look like 93 years old, more like 70. Good on ya, gurl!

#3 perhaps Google's datacenter which is exclusively for the NSA? /s

I was getting angry that the car driver (cameraman) didn't even check whether the truck driver was okay - and then more trucks kept piling up. I'd get out of there as well.

#1 #2 yeah, I agree. They cut the clip shortly after the "landing" - probably they knew that it doesn't look very impressive.

"Adaptive morphology" (foldable wings) <---- using big words is not impressing me either.

Suggested video title: "A crashed plane that can limp"

#3 I agree with you that it looks scary and worrisome. *BUT* don't forget that we see the world with adult eyes! That means we also see *her* action with adult eyes and interpret based on our adult experiences - that's where the possibility for severe misunderstanding lies.

It's a thin line - this is the kind of thing that could indicate past experience (cause for worry), or it could be something she genuinely just invented 100% on her own without any harmful undertone at all (our misunderstood interpretation is what makes this clip funny to us).

Average adults have no way of discerning between the two situations. It sucks, but that's the way it is. That's also why it's so difficult to evaluate childrens' statements as witnesses.

#1 They do *everything* in style! Even their trash cans look like rockets, fer cryin' out loud! http://www.spacex.com/media-gallery/detail/1663/187

We need to see their original prank too!

#9 Negative, the heat is not enough to split the atoms. The water instantly (explosively) evaporates but there is no burning.

#3 the crust was already incredibly thin so I don't believe that a new "failure point" does any difference. The plastics, and more importantly the water, is what caused the reaction. But it wasn't very much, so neither was the reaction.

#Admin please link to that other video where they throw a bag of trash into a volcano - *that's* a reaction worth watching!

Wow, good acoustics. But damn what a depressing construction!

And the camera is linked to the steering. No, wait - it's independent. Damn nice work on those cars.


#5 Hah see, that's just 101 being 101 again Correct of course but still impressive if you ask me.

#6 I'm sure the guy could really just walk out there in boots and pick up his toys by hand - but that would be ouf of character and not nearly as much fun!

That dash gauge is actually working! How?? Genuinely curious!

#4 Some are fixed to the seabed, but that requires fairly shallow water. Others are floating, and anchored using, well, anchors and chains.

Looking at these waves, it's quite clear that the water is deep. Otherwise waves of that size would have breakers and *those* would most definitely destroy this rig. I'm also questioning the integrity of this one even with "just" those long waves; there is a LOT of tension going on in that substructure.

#5 damn, what a sight! You must've sobered up quickly :-)

#9 yeah and anyway, if you have 6 months old fuel then zombies aren't the problem you're facing.

*Insert mandatory downvoted comment about needless repeats here ...*

Wait, didn't I just post this?

Also, I call fake! The camera is clearly not stationary, and its movements are not like a pivot-mounted camera either. Handheld? = Definitely not CCTV!

*Insert mandatory downvoted comment about needless repeats here ...*

WTF, Sweden??

#3 tumbleweeds are rolling around in here...

It gets really interesting from 0:52 and from then on it's mostly "why even bother with the lines?" Either he already got fired, or he was after this.

"Shaken, not stirred."

You might want to wait a while before opening those bottles...

#2 oh, there's sound? What novelty. Thx.

Floating, sure, easy.

But does it have internal batteries for the lights? Please let it be some kind of wireless-power thingy!

welcome to the battlefield...

Tools?

If tools are allowed then Jenga becomes a whole new challenge! Break out the Lego Mindstorm! The quadcopters! The Ardiunos!

#2 it's Petr Elfimov and the song is "Eyes that never lie":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_Elfimov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyes_That_Never_Lie

This was the Belarus contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest

You didn't watch it very closely, did you? There's a text at 0:14.

(HA! #3 beat me to it while I composed my comment. Wikipedia is too damn interesting! )

#1 + #2 + #4 = well summed up, nothing more to add.

I traveled the seas by boat and by rail.

Mostly by rail.

HUUUUURGHHHHH...!

#13 - very relevant!

"She was not the least bit irresponsible," the father-in-law is quoted as saying. This is INSANITY, but they'll never realize how wrong it is. They call it freedom.

And some still wonder why the world doesn't like 'Muricans? It's because of lunatics like this.
At least the Russians and their dashcam vids aren't moronic *on purpose*.

Do these people actually have a driver's license? In most of the cases I seriously doubt it...

Insane? Scariest thing ever? CHECK!!

#5 WHAT?! SPEAK LOUDER I CAN'T HEAR YOU! LOUDER!!

Action starts at 01:22. SHORTEN THE CLIPS DAMMIT!

#1 adding more rockets won't necessarily help.
Mandatory relevant XKCD reference: https://what-if.xkcd.com/24/

#5 imagine how cool it would be if we could *actually* see the stars during the day. I'd love that!

I guess that litter must be replaced at intervals (when it can't absorb any more moisture). Is that interval measured in days (boo) or weeks/months (yay)?

Actually #4 has a point -- how the hell do they get it out again?? It seems pretty well stuck!

(And thanks for ruining my parking lot, btw...)

"docomo" is a Japanese mobile phone operator. Note that "LTE" is part of the recipe at 0:47. *Obviously* (cough) this is an ad for how to do things faster - as LTE can do for you.

Sort of. If you're Japanese. Or just weird

#2 be sure to bring plenty of toiled paper. They didn't have that back then, 'cept in China. (Also, #3 has a pretty good point.)

Why?! All they did was destroy a truck and trailer.

I believe that the truck entering at 1:25 is the first regular traffic, but it looks identical to the one that #13 refers to, entering at 0:53.

If neither are part of the cleaning effort, then there are 22 service vehicles.
If they both are, the count is 24.

Hah, their "ABC" slogan is very fitting for this track but kinda ironic that one of the pressure hoses hangs down into the gravel.

Going at that speed is not very cost-efficient (except when the track is this bad). It would probably make sense to run a track repair machine over this! Video: http://goo.gl/45NChE

So much dumb I don't even.

Interesting seat belt arrangement the kid's got

1) Fascinating, yet damn scary!
2) Very much like looking at Conway's Game of Life.
3) [insert Cap'n Picard image here] WHY THE FUCK do 'Muricans need to have everything repeated three times in a row??!

#1 'MURICA!

0:06 - clearly not the first one to do this! (This vid starts out well! and it ends even better - wtf?)

#10 complicated? It's so boringly repetitive that I expect the mechanism, while well done, to be more mundane than others of its kind.

The double-secret stash is a nice addition though, that's clever!

#3, didn't you notice, he's already wearing one, no need to get another.

Dat ass ... hawt!

Wars are a sad fact of humanity. There will never be a world without wars, as long as there are humans in it.

Seeing the world at the moment, we might be about to solve that problem... by destroying ourselves. The planet would probably be relieved...

I love watching craftmanship videos! Seeing how things are made makes me deeply appreciate their skills. The finished product doesn't show how precisely it was made, unless you've seen it being made.

#20 you got an upvote from me. This video should be removed.

3:08 "my god - it's full of stars"

This is one of many traditional "hanabi matsuri" (firework festivals) where cities and especially city precincts compete against each other on the biggest and most beautiful shows. There's a lot more than just the fireworks going on, and every event is absolutely stunning.

I've never been able to appreciate any firework shows outside of Japan since I went to several of these while living in Tokyo for 2 years. The most amazing part is that these shows last for one or two HOURS each, and with the spectacular shapes and patterns in the fireworks, it certainly puts all other fireworks to shame. More impressions: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2267.html

Sadly, no price was mentioned in #5's article.

Talk about being *scared* for life I'd seriously lose confidence in buildings around me if that had been me.

When god gave us brains I thought he said trains so I asked for a slow one

"Shut up, don't tell me how to drive." How did Samir ever become a driver in the first place??

And poor Vivek, he's basically begging for his life on several occasions.

#6 yeah, illegal in a lot of places but it would solve a lot of disputes! The arguments about not being allowed to privately film public places yadda yadda is stupid.

#4 perhaps he doesn't want to film himself beating up that other driver

#6 ah yes, Americans in their natural habitat... sigh.

#6 much wow. What say huh?

#11 no I always turn the sound off on Snotr. On average, it raises the content quality by a factor of 26

Very sweet kid - and very smooth trick! Bravo!

#4 > good response time

Nope, the video is edited. There's a cut between the robbers leaving and the cops arriving. Could be 2 minutes, could be 4 hours.

How??!! is what I want to know.

#1 I agree - there's maybe a minute of good footage, and the rest is juts filler for talking heads. I'd rather have a handful of bullet points and a sharp video clip.

Attenborough, say something...

Can't help but looove that Aussie accent!

Disappointed ... I thought it would describe the Bertha machine made by BBC!

Image: http://goo.gl/a6lfXL
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_(TV_series)

I held my breath while watching this. Just to be safe.

#4 you have high expectations of your fellow humans. "Definitely" is a word I would question in this case.

They probably didn't learn to bring extra underwear to rallye events.
They probably didn't learn to sit in the inside curve next time.

Thank you #5 - a rudder failure was also my immediate thought even before they actually collided. No captain would steer a ship like that deliberately, *especially* not ships of this value.

If it's any consolation, both vessels are so huge that everything happens in slo-mo. That means all crew had ample time to get to safety, and nobody got shook up. It was probably just rather loud... the sound of money being wasted.

Yeah, that's not really a deliberate attack from either of them. They were both going for the bait in the water, from opposite directions.

More like a shark collision, is my opinion.

3:00 o_O WTF, how does anybody (blind or seeing) do that?? I'm blown away, and he's only getting started.

And no, I also didn't believe him to be blind. He's way too smooth for that, and especially at 3:35 made me skeptical. But Wikipedia says he is, and so of course it must be true: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Turner_(magician)

Here he's introducing himself which is *definitely* worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM9JCxBCr7A

Let's not mention fuel efficiency or global warming here.

#4 padding is for wussies.

I had an Aussie exchange student in my class once. He kept saying how Aussie Football was the only real sport, and protection is for wusses. He went on to describe how much fun it was to run over the backs of fallen fellas - yes, the fun better because the shoes are *spiked.* In true Aussie spirit, he thought it just as fun when he was the one lying down and getting spiked in the back.

You're in play as long as you believe you can stand up. You're only *not* in play if they have to carry you from the field.

That's Aussies for you

Also, Aussies.

That sprite isn't programming, he's wanking!

There's not a lot of room to spare. Very nicely done, skipper!

He's got an ace up his sleeve as insurance: if he decides there's not enough room (around 1:30) then he can make a tight u-turn to starboard (that'll be to the right for you landlubbers) to move the masthead back and away from the bridge.

#2, famous last words...

I'm surprised they all survived. There are several situations that might as well have ended in a coffin.

#1 - Klingons?! Where?

"Gravity assist" sounds like magic, but it's really clever. Here's one source:

The idea behind a gravity assist is to use a planet's motion to accelerate a satellite. For example, a satellite heads toward Jupiter -- in the process, it accelerates because it is "falling toward" Jupiter. Then, it passes fairly close to the planet and starts speeding away from it. However, at that point, the satellite starts slowing down because gravity is pulling it back toward the planet. From that description, it would seem like the net effect of gravity assist is zero.

The thing that makes gravity assist work is the fact that the planet is in motion in its orbit. Jupiter is moving through space at about 30,000 mph (48,000 kph). If the satellite is moving in the same direction as Jupiter in its orbit, it can actually increase its speed by 30,000 mph! That is a huge speed increase, and it's completely free.

The problem with gravity assist is that you have to wait for the planets to line up correctly for it to work. That is why missions have to fly within certain time windows.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/astronomy-terms/question102.htm

Hey, I just decided where our new fake skylight / recessed ceiling lamp goes!

#1 it can certainly land on one, though it won't be on it when it stops

Action starts at 0:45.

#3 Can you repeat that in English, please?

#5 Think about it: Two tablets and some spending money is a tiny, tiny fraction of what he won. If I were to win *that* much money, *of course* I'd splurge a little bit and *of course* I'd use the rest to pay off any debt/mortgage and invest the rest. Duh!

Also: no advertisement, way too poor quality. Clearly it was homemade.

Cute, but ... meh.

Also, there's an overlay sprite missing at 1:40. Peek 0x88421f5.

Noice !

Action starts at 0:23 ...

#1 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=banksy

Ouch Poor thing. But that's nature for you. Those fish often take a bite out of corals(!) and they've got damn sharp jaws http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Images/25796/mhippocrepis_big.jpg

As long as she can laugh, and can tell others how she feels -- all good.

Only do that when you're on a fast motorcycle. I wouldn't want to see the revenge of the revenge. Especially not in Russia!

Vell, he sertainli vins the Preis for the most boring Prezentation zis Year, ja?

Pity, it seems like an interesting topic!

#3 we call those people "the generation blink-blink"

... because that's what their VCR's display

The text at the end is Japanese: "hikari" which happens to mean "light", clearly no coincidence. It turns out that in this clip it is the name of a fiber-optic Internet product by the Japanese telecom KDDI. http://www.au.kddi.com/english/internet/auhikari/

To think that my Japanese would still be of use

I'd like to see some of this from America too - all that we see from there is brutality and it'd be nice to have that watered down some.

4:37 - loved that ending

0:52 neck pain!

"My god, it's full of stars."

Amazing to see so many stars in the sky. Our atmosphere (and city lights) ruin that for us earthlings.

3:32 that could easily have ended in a wheelchair ... or a coffin ...

Let me get this straight: It carries explosives with the specific purpose of a controlled self-destruction to avoid it going who-knows-where instead?

Seems a bit harsh, but clever.

Looks a lot like a toddler But for all his lack of motor control, he does seem to know a few moves. I'm not so sure I'd like to go up against him when he's sober!

#9 that's the look of relief.

Action starts at 0:50. Ends at 1:15.

Who the fuck uploads 2 minutes of video for 25 seconds of action? And who approves it?

Holy Hell

#4 these guys probably learned from that -- they put a mattress underneath the net

Public service at 1:56

Very interesting, except probably for its price...

"2 hours later" ...
"husk prevensjon" is Norwegian and means "remember contraception".

Seems like the commercial left out an important question: Who will put 100 uninflated balloons on that contraption?

That's going to take just as much time, and I don't think the kids are going to sit around the couch in the evenings and "load" the thing.

I *so* hope that the crowd is cheering for the *band* and not the ... "avatar?"

That's not even a hologram. It's simply a projection on a transparent screen, clearly shown at 2:41, so from an angle it wouldn't be different from a corner seat in the cinema.

All that work to restore it and get it started, only to have it go up in smoke in seconds

#3 the explanation is in the comments of this other video that is linked at the top: http://www.snotr.com/video/6974/China_Popcorn

Absolute coolness at 3:00... "oi mate! you moved my side-view mirror!"

I would build a domino-block-placing machine out of Lego, powered by its own wheels, neatly placing those damn blocks in its wake.

Time saved setting up domino blocks with the machine: 2 hours.

Time spent building the machine: 2 weeks

"send him to proper limbo skating practice"

... There's a school for this sort of thing?? Anyway, I hope he finds a good future, fueled by this interesting start.

Totally safe landing. Given that this was a media stunt *in USA* I'm surprised nobody got sued for that. Any one of those babes could've made millions.

101 ways to kill yourself on camera. Great idea -- this obviously helps keep the gene pool cleaner. Except they failed.

#3 he thought he did know, so he didn't ask.
Now he knows, but who knows that they can ask him?
Now that he's told his story, we know he knows.

Very Now.
So Know.