Awesome Videos

After building a prototype air-powered ornithopter, YouTuber Works by Design wanted to optimize the design to make it smaller and completely self-contained. With inspiration and education from engineer Tom Stanton, he created a compact engine that runs on the highly compressed gas in a CO2 cylinder typically used for carbonating soda water.

The center of Earth is 6731 km (~3958 mi) from its surface. To help understand just how far that is, MetaBallStudios created this animation that imagines how tall a column would be if it emerged from the planet’s core and pushed its way into outer space. To make things more interesting, the column is made from the stuff you’d find deep underground.

A typical propeller is powered by a motor or engine connected to its shaft. Inspired by a vintage steam-powered toy, Integza took on the challenge of designing a propeller that spins using an alternative method. Instead of steam, he fabricated skinny rockets from bent metal tubing and powered them with pressurized butane to achieve propulsion.

Seki, Japan, is one of the world’s top cutlery hubs, renowned for its fine craftsmanship. The video from The Process reveals how something as simple as a pair of tweezers is meticulously handmade by skilled artisans at Tenken Kogyo Co.. No detail is overlooked, ensuring precision and quality that reflects centuries of tradition.

Musician Jamie Dupuis shows off his fingerstyle talents yet again with a cover version of Chris Isaak’s 1989 hit track Wicked Game. The twangy tune that figured prominently in David Lynch’s Wild at Heart is perfectly suited to the dreamy acoustic sounds of Jamie’s Timberline harp guitar.

Robin Williams brought us such joy over the years, especially as the mischievous but well-intentioned Mrs. Doubtfire. Bell Brothers took this classic character and stitched her dance moves into scenes from other movies and TV shows, including The Three Amigos, Ghostbusters, Joker, Back to the Future., and Seinfeld. The editing and compositing is top-notch.

If you’ve bought a phone in the last few years, you’re likely familiar with wireless charging. But this tech requires nearly direct contact with the device to transmit power. In this video from DIY Perks, he shows how he put together an entire computer workstation that’s powered wirelessly, thanks to ETI’s cutting-edge wireless power tech.

In this short video from Hyundai Motor Group, they show how a pair of flat robots scoots beneath some brand new Kia EV3s to move them effortlessly in and out of parking spaces without human intervention. Robots like these could be used to move cars parked at EV charging stations, ensuring every vehicle gets its turn at a charger.

Check out this tech demo of CD PROJEKT RED’s The Witcher 4 running on PS5, featuring detailed, open worlds powered by Unreal Engine 5.6. The demo highlights the game’s dark fantasy vibe with high-fidelity characters and dynamic lighting. New tech improves character motion, environment loading speeds, and the realism of foliage and fabrics.

MOKOTRON’s track ŌHĀKĪ fuses modern, electronic sounds with Māori tradition. The music video, a collaboration between Simon Ward and James Paratii Lainchbury, features a black-and-white illustration style its creators say fuses “whakairo, horror, and ancient futurism.” The animation reflects MOKOTRON’s mission: imagining a future beyond colonization.

A couple of years back, Monster Jam set a Guinness World Record for the largest display of monster toy trucks. After building a huge, multilane ramp, they loaded it with 10,005 mini monster truck toys, arranged into the Monster Jam logo, then let them fly down the ramp. It looks like a handful of trucks got stuck on the way down.

Trey Xavier from metal music website Gear Gods came up with the fun idea of playing the same song on multiple guitars by locking down each one to a single chord. He and his pal’s 20-guitar cover of The Killers’ track When We Were Young sounds fantastic, and they didn’t miss a note.

There are roughly a million different kinds of insects here on Earth. Among them are many species of beetles. Ze Frank explains what makes these shiny and showy bugs stand out, including their hardened outer wings, unusual mating rituals, and other distinctive adaptations.

In this video from Chuanqi Engine, they show just how much work it took to build a working model of an Audi 100 Coupé S, complete with a fully functional engine and transmission. The miniature sports car also features mechanical steering, disc brakes, and suspension, and boasts an impressive exhaust note.

James from The Action Lab explores the fascinating world of bounciness, what happens when you freeze rubber balls, and the strange effects as they warm back up. Watch as he reveals the physics behind elasticity, energy transfer, and more. Warning: Never, ever freeze your balls in liquid nitrogen.

Captain Disillusion’s educational series on video tech delves into the mathematics and digital processes involved in blurring out an image. He then explores whether it is possible to un-blur an image that appears to have lost its detail. It depends on whether you know the kernel used to create the blur, and if the image has been manipulated or compressed.