The Flame Saber (and More)
The Backyard Scientist just got his hands on a shiny new camera that can shoot at 1,000 fps. Here, he shows off three neat experiments captured in slow-mo, including a “sword” that’s made from a stream of flaming butane.
The Backyard Scientist just got his hands on a shiny new camera that can shoot at 1,000 fps. Here, he shows off three neat experiments captured in slow-mo, including a “sword” that’s made from a stream of flaming butane.
This apathetic owl must be a Jay Z fan. Watch it treat a couple of smaller birds that are furiously dive bombing its head like they didn’t exist. Owls is pimps too go and brush your shoulders off hoot hoot!
There are tons of Portal-inspired fan films floating around, but Ryan Connolly’s short is definitely worth a watch. It’s well acted, well paced, and well directed, and packed with action and humor. Made with HitFilm 3 Express.
Drone pilots and videographers of all skill levels will enjoy Yuneec’s newest 4K drone. It features 25 minutes of flight time, a 3-Axis anti-vibration gimbal, Geo-fencing and Follow Me and Watch Me modes. Read our review on Technabob.
From True Detective season one director Cary Fukunaga comes a Netflix original film. Based on Uzodinma Iweala’s novel, Beasts of No Nation is about a boy who’s raised to be a soldier by a demonic guerrilla leader, played by Idris Elba.
In 2011 Walter Chang quit his job and started what ended up being a 3-year journey around the world spanning 60 countries. He’s currently raising funds on Kickstarter for a photobook about his experiences.
If you like the warm, analog sounds of a turntable, carry your records the old school way with this vintage inspired record carrier from Crosley. Vinyl-covered with antiqued metal trim. Choose from black or cream. Holds up to 30 records.
(Gore, crude humor) Key and Peele play barbarians who won’t declare victory until they decapitate their enemies. But Jordan has a tendency to take his victory celebrations too far for even these hardened warriors.
The last time we saw Piff, he failed to fool fellow magicians Penn and Teller. But he’s back on TV, because magic dragons live forever, and Mr. Piffles has to eat. This time he got on the fast track to the semifinals of America’s Got Talent.
You’ll need to use Chrome, the YouTube mobile app, or Kolor to view this 360º video from GoPro’s spherical rig, but it’s worth the effort. After all, how often do you get to ride on the back of a Triple Crown winning race horse?
The Seven Falls Zipline in Lake Sebu, Cotabato, Philippines offers breathtaking views of the surrounding forest… if you can keep your eyes open. It has 2400 ft. long and 1500 ft. long routes, both at nearly 600 ft. high.
Pete “Petey Boy” Simon created this whimsical stop-motion animation, in which his friend Tom Offer-Westort’s facial hair grows longer and longer as he makes his way through a magical book. Support Pete’s videos on Patreon.
Fred & Friends’ tiny little water tower for your plants not only looks cool, it works to gradually dispense H2O into the soil, keeping them moist without overwatering. Made from frosted glass with a steel frame. Wonder if you can graffiti it.
Illustrator Boggs Nicolas mashed up the worlds of Donkey Kong with Kung Fury to produce a t-shirt of epic ’80s proportions. We can only imagine that it’s bananas that give him has the strength to take down all those evil Nazis.
For his latest video, practical effects wizard Joey Shanks shows off how the prismatic effect that occurs on the surface of soap bubbles can be lit and captured to make it look like the gaseous clouds swirling around a planet.
Mario’s bus drops him off at the wrong stop, and he ends up in the first level of Sonic the Hedgehog. Unfortunately, he lacks some of the skills needed to get through SEGA’s brightly-colored, hill and loop de loop filled world.
Pro skater Manolo Robles shows us that penny boards are not just for casuals. Watch him pull off impressive flips and freakin’ manuals on the tiny board. The song is Faithless by City and Colour.
Last year YouTuber Andrew Lloyd entered 1,000 contests and giveaways in various magazines, sweepstakes, products and more. Here’s how it went down. He should try entering a documentary-making contest.
…aka Square’s checklist. We grew up with JRPGs, but as CollegeHumor points out we could do without a lot of their tropes, from the convoluted storyline to the final boss. Also, we heard a rumor that monsters are coming back.
The 2015 Beatbox Battle female world champion Kaila Mullady gives us a sample of her various samples in this awesome shoutout to Swissbeatbox. Watch her championship-winning performance here.
Based on Word Lens, the Google Translate app’s visual translation feature now deciphers texts from 27 languages. To show off its versatility, Google matched the app with the lyrics to the rock & roll classic La Bamba.
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