Awesome Dangerous

Magnetic Games shows off a cool, but dangerous setup that uses small nail-like projectiles that have been charged with the same magnetic polarity as their launcher, resulting in “darts” that launch solely under the power of magnetism. Don’t try this at home.

We’ve seen thermite obliterate pumpkins and roast a turkey, so using it to boil water seems a bit pedestrian by the Internet’s standards. But using it without wearing safety equipment is another story altogether. Or just another day for Colin Furze.

YouTuber MattV2099 glued nails into shotgun shells, then fired them at close range using a Arsenal SGL41 Saiga 410 – a Russian AK-style shotgun. It’s not a practical way to nail things together, but it’s certainly one of the most dangerous ideas we’ve ever seen.

While most Arduino-powered gadgets are either useful (or useless), this one is just deadly. YouTuber outaspaceman rigged up a servo-driven tentacle that does just one thing – it wildly thrashes around while wielding a knife.

The King of Random is back with another fun, yet dangerous video, as he fills party balloons with extremely flammable, lighter-than-air HHO gas, lights them with a fuse, and sends them airborne. Suffice it to say, this is not FAA approved.

There are numerous ways to open a bottle, but using a chainsaw isn’t one that we recommend. That didn’t stop this guy from opening not just one, but five bottles of beer using the dangerous power tool.

The New York Times introduces us to Brent Weingard, a professional window cleaner who’s been hanging precariously from the sides of buildings for more than 35 years. And yes, he does worry about dropping stuff on us.

Colin Furze is known for making amped-up, but horribly dangerous vehicles. His latest creation? A bicycle with a ridiculous, fire-spewing jet propulsion system. Go figure his biggest problem was the tires.

This young woman was dangerously close to killing herself by jumping off of the balcony of a 12-story building. Fortunately her plans were spoiled by a sneaky fireman and his life-saving attack.

By using a bunch of box fans and a tub filled with fire, this video demonstrates how you can easily create a beautiful and deadly-looking whirlpool of fire in your own backyard.

Mich Kemeter takes a brief 99 foot-long stroll through Yosemite National Park. Oh, did we happen to mention he did it 3,000 feet in the air, and without a safety harness?

If you ever find yourself face-to-face with an horde of zombies without a shotgun, the Cold Steel Throwing Shovel is your weapon of choice. Modeled after an actual Soviet special forces weapon.

You don’t just need strength and speed to be a firefighter. You also need a lion’s heart and a giant’s balls. The firefighter holding the hose has both. He’s probably seen worse, but still.

It’s not enough that this guy is surfing on the back of a moving train car. He pushes the legal limits on stupidity by taking a flying leap from the railcar into the drink below. Do not try this at home.

Jörg Sprave shows off his new creations. The big star here is his strongest, most accurate and thus most lethal slingshot crossbow yet, with 22mm thick rubber tubes and an assault rifle scope.

Like the Gatling Slingshot Crossbow, Jörg Sprave’s Avalaunche uses 20mm steel balls, but it can fire up to six of them at once. We can’t wait for the 6-shooter version of the machete slingshot.

From the creator of the machete slingshot comes the equally dangerous Gatling slingshot crossbow. It fires 20mm steel balls, and has a firing rate of 960 rounds per minute – faster than an M16 rifle.

Everything about this device looks like an accident waiting to happen. Still, when Jörg Sprave was challenged by his fans to make a slingshot that fires a machete, he couldn’t resist the challenge.

Despite the fact that you’re never supposed to stick any part of your body into liquid nitrogen, PopSci’s Theodore Grey figured out a way to quickly dunk his hand without injury. Don’t try this at home.