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What If Everyone Pointed a Laser at the Moon?

What If Everyone Pointed a Laser at the Moon?

The latest episode of xkcd’s What If starts with the titular question. However, they arrive quickly at the conclusion. So they ask a new question: What if we tried more power? And ask it again. And again. And again. We like to imagine a kid submitted the question and is now watching the video with the weight of 8 billion souls on their tiny back.

The Most Insane Weapon You Never Heard About

The Most Insane Weapon You Never Heard About

If the election isn’t nerve-wracking enough for you, Kurzgesagt is here to fry your sense of fear to oblivion. They tackle Project Sundial – the most powerful nuclear weapon ever conceived. Construction began at the height of the Cold War, but thankfully, it was never finished. Otherwise, the US would have what is essentially a nuclear war in a capsule.

The Onion: Election Touchscreen Map

The Onion: Election Touchscreen Map

News outlets bring out fancy infographics and huge touchscreens to cover major events, and the election is the biggest spectacle of them all. The Onion imagines a news outlet with equipment so fancy that they can go where no news outlet has gone before, creating new and profound perspectives to the US Presidential Election.

Building a Miniature Waffle House

Building a Miniature Waffle House

Whether you know the place for its food or eclectic clientele, there’s no mistaking a Waffle House for any other restaurant. Smol World Workshop created the smallest Waffle House we’ve ever seen. The attention to detail in the 1/24-scale model is incredible, from the asphalt parking lot to the fully equipped dining room, complete with condiments on the tables.

Retromodern Cassette Player Storage Unit

Retromodern Cassette Player Storage Unit

Love Hultén is a master at melding design and technology to create wonderful retro devices. His combo cassette player and storage unit started life as a Sony Walkman WM-EX655. The main section looks like something from the set of a 1960s sci-fi flick. It’s got clicky keyboard switches, dual speakers, an audio waveform meter, and a “now playing” tape slot.

Hot Wheels Deep Dive

Hot Wheels Deep Dive

It’s been a minute since we checked in with 5MadMovieMakers and their elaborate Hot Wheels setups. This time, they put together a lengthy track that starts in the street, heads down a driveway, and wraps around a house through an expansive yard, garden, and bushes. The clip culminates with the car and camera diving to the bottom of a swimming pool.

Bedtime Phone Machine

Bedtime Phone Machine

Like many of you, we’re guilty of falling asleep with a phone in our hand while scrolling through random videos and memes. But if you doze off with the phone in front of your face, you might get bonked on the nose. This hilariously unnecessary invention from Kazuya Shibata ensures your face is protected in the event you drop your phone while in bed.

Super Mario SunShining

Super Mario SunShining

Mario thought he was in another castle, but it turns out that Bowser has set up shop in the Overlook Hotel. Filmmaker Mark Cannataro created this amusing CG short featuring our favorite plumber trapped in a Stanley Kubrick movie. Things could have gone much worse in that bathroom scene, but this clip is rated PG.

Shooting Things with a Harpoon Cannon

Shooting Things with a Harpoon Cannon

How Ridiculous continues to build its arsenal of destructive playthings with a cannon that fires harpoons. The cannon uses an explosive charge to launch a sharpened metal projectile with enough energy to shoot straight through a refrigerator. Other targets included ballistic gel, fire extinguishers, and propane tanks. Be sure to watch the final launch for a big boom.

Transforming Pawn-to-Queen Chess Piece

Transforming Pawn-to-Queen Chess Piece

Chess rules allow players to promote a pawn to a queen or other piece when it reaches an opponent’s back row. Inspired by Polyfjord, Works By Design engineered a chess piece that transforms from a pawn to a queen in an instant. Each pawn is made from 3D-printed parts, a spring, and magnets that trigger its mechanism. DIY templates are for sale on Patreon.

SNL: Beppo

SNL: Beppo

It’s 1962, and NASA has just sent a monkey into space. But just as Beppo the Astro-monkey is about to return to Earth, he gets some bad news. This hilarious short turned up on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live with host John Mulaney as the mission’s flight director. From writer Dan Bulla, the warped mind behind 2022’s Meatballs sketch.

Zapping Stuff in a 20,000 Watt Microwave Oven

Zapping Stuff in a 20,000 Watt Microwave Oven

A typical microwave oven uses about 1000 watts of power. Mad scientist StyroPyro rigged up a microwave with 20 times as much power. This thing can superheat water in a couple of seconds and causes all kinds of instant carnage. Working with magnetrons, transformers, and electricity can be extremely dangerous, so don’t try anything like this at home.

DJ Cummerbund: Uptown Frank

DJ Cummerbund: Uptown Frank

Alice Cooper, Bruno Mars, and Gene Wilder walk into a creepy castle. It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but DJ Cummerbund has done it again, mashing up Uptown Funk, Feed My Frankenstein, and Puttin’ on the Ritz into a groovy dancefloor banger. Turn up the volume and click play… here comes dinner.

True Facts About Parasitoid Wasps

True Facts About Parasitoid Wasps

Are you ready for some new nightmare fuel? Ze Frank has got you covered with a video about some of the many creepy wasps that implant their eggs in the bodies or larvae of their victims. The babies then feast on their host’s insides until they grow up and pop out. Surprise, surprise!

Motorized All-Terrain Bed

Motorized All-Terrain Bed

Hospital beds have wheels on them so they can be moved around. But jqsg999 went one step further, outfitting a bed with tank-style tracks so he could ride it around on any terrain. It can even climb a steep staircase. As one commenter put it: “I thought he was bedridden, but instead he’s riding a bed.” He’s also built a wheeled version that’s more stable.

ATLAS Gets to Work

ATLAS Gets to Work

Most of the videos we’ve seen of Boston Dynamics’ ATLAS show off the robot’s balance and movement abilities. In this clip, the humanoid bot demonstrates its smarts and gripping skills as it moves engine covers from one container to a dolly. ATLAS’ movements are autonomous, adjusting to its environment and detecting and correcting errors.

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