Awesome Destruction

The King of Random, Grant Thompson conducts a simple experiment to see what happens if you pour liquid nitrogen into a balloon, with an explosive result. We’re just surprised that he wasn’t wearing protective gloves to handle this ridiculously cold stuff.

(Gore) The Hydraulic Press Channel subjected a ballistic gel human hand and foot to the power of their deadly press, resulting in a nasty mush that isn’t too far off of what it would look like if you put an actual hand or foot in there. The crunching sound is especially gut-wrenching.

The guys at Cut in Half aim their powerful OMAX waterjet cutter at a set of three pool balls, exposing the chewy centers of these heretofore impervious spherical playthings, and reminding us of the sheer power of highly concentrated water.

The mighty hydraulic press takes on an army of normal sized gummy bears, then moves on to a boss battle with one of those giant gummies. The end result? A sticky, gooey mess we wouldn’t want to have to clean up.

“Today there are so (many) amazing videos on YouTube that nobody needs television at all, so we can just crush them all.” The Hydraulic Press Channel causes more mayhem as it subjects a traditional CRT TV to thousands of pounds of crushing power.

The Hydraulic Press Channel sticks a few things into its killer machine that explode when put under pressure. The caps are fun, but it’s the Diet Coke and Mentos bottle that make the biggest mess. These guys need to invest in a super slow-mo camera now.

The Hydraulic Press Channel dipped a variety of small objects in a -321ºF bath of liquid nitrogen, then subjected them to the powerful forces of their press, shattering them into countless pieces. Anyone out there got a car crusher we can try this with?

You’d think that a rubber ducky would be no match for the crushing force of the almighty hydraulic press, but this golden waterfowl put up a good fight before ultimately giving in. Ernie did not approve of this video.

Watch out Hydraulic Press Channel, there’s a new destroyer in town. Whereas the viral crusher is outspoken, Cut in Half prefers to slice objects with a waterjet and inspect the aftermath in silence. Waterjet vs press vs red hot ball vs guns vs blender! Make it so.

The Hydraulic Press Channel rips off the Red Hot Nickel Ball dude, subjecting a seemingly everlasting candy to the force of their deadly press. The hemisphere shot was surprisingly satisfying, and the microwaved one is a reminder of why a blast shield is a good idea.

In an odd turn of events, the Hydraulic Press Channel has already gone meta on itself, as they place a smaller hydraulic press inside their bigger hydraulic press, and then set it to crush its little brother. But there are more layers to this dream than just two.

Another day, another video of stuff being smushed by the Hydraulic Press Channel. The Minifig at the beginning made a valiant effort to escape, but in the end, there’s no escaping the destructive power of the mighty hydraulic press.

(PG-13 Language) Another day, another video of wanton destruction from the Hydraulic Press Channel. This time, they reduce a bowling pin to a pile of wood and cracked plastic, explode a bowling ball, and smush some snakes.

Inventor Colin Furze continues to up the destructive ante with his dangerous creations. This time, he’s made a Steampunk-style rocket launcher that fires shells filled with 2000º+ thermite. Making of here and here.

A brief demonstration of what happens when you submerge a styrofoam cup in acetone. The solvent properties of the acetone dissolves the polystyrene and the cup vanishes into a pile of goo. One commenter pointed out this chilling reference from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

(PG-13 Language) The Hydraulic Press Channel continues to satisfy our appetite for destruction, this time subjecting a variety of coins to the thousands of pounds of pressure exerted by his almighty press.

The Hydraulic Press Channel tests the destructive power of their press yet again. This time they see if it can crush the almighty hockey puck, which managed to fend off a red hot nickel ball, then put up a pretty good fight against thermite the last time we checked in.

A demonstration of just how intense the heat of the Sun can be when concentrated through a fresnel lens. It takes less than a minute to turn what was once a solid metal penny into a molten pile of goo. Also, we’ve just subscribed to Let’s Melt This.

(PG-13 Language) A construction worker in Houston, Texas was using his excavator to help gradually dismantle a parking garage, when the whole building unexpectedly fell at once. Fortunately, he backed up just enough that he managed to walk away unscathed.

Back in November 2015, Rosarito Underwater Park sank a former Mexican Navy battleship as the basis for an artificial reef. Photographer JP Ussel was on hand with a plethora of GoPros to capture the action from inside and outside the ship as it met its final resting place.

Carsandwater takes a momentary break from his red hot nickel ball to drop an 83.5 pound weight on some lime gelatin, then repeats the “experiment” after deep-freezing some in liquid nitrogen. Why? Because YouTube.

When you think of it, the spinning blade on a lawnmower is like a giant version of the one in drink blenders. In this super-sized version of Will It Blend?, we find get to see the slow-mo destruction of various household objects dropped into said mower blade.

If you’ve ever seen a big boulder sitting in the middle of the road when you’re driving in the mountains, you might wonder how they move them out of the way. Sometimes, the easiest method is to blow them up – shattering them into numerous smaller pieces.