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Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Fly-through 2.0

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Fly-through 2.0

Electric vehicle maker Tesla takes us on an updated tour of Gigafactory Berlin. The drone’s-eye view of the factory puts viewers as close as they’ll ever get to metal stamping presses, industrial robots, and other massive machines. Tesla expects the facility to crank out hundreds of thousands of its Model Y crossovers and millions of battery cells.

Desert Mountain Roller Coaster

Desert Mountain Roller Coaster

Most roller coasters don’t incorporate the local environment. The Jais Sledder is a single-car coaster built into a mountain. Coaster Studios takes us on a ride filled with thrilling twists and turns while taking in the rocky desert scenery of the United Arab Emirates. It takes over six minutes to climb to the top, but the downhill part looks worth it.

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Varda Space Capsule Reenters Orbit

Varda Space Capsule Reenters Orbit

Varda Space Industries shared this POV footage of its space capsule returning to Earth at speeds up to Mach 25. At first, we see the blackness of space, then the Earth appears, and the capsule generates sparks as it re-enters the atmosphere. The launch and reentry was a joint effort between Varda, Rocket Lab, SpaceX, the U.S. Air Force, NASA, and the FAA.

Epic Snowboarding POV

Epic Snowboarding POV

Most of the snowboarding videos we’ve seen have been edited to show the best action. Olympic and X Games snowboarding medalist Sage Kotsenburg shared nine minutes of unedited first-person GoPro footage from his rides through the fresh powder at Eagle Pass, BC. If you’ve never taken a backcountry route, it’s the closest you’ll get to being there.

Making a Ceramic Bowl

Making a Ceramic Bowl

If we’ve learned one thing from Buttered Side Down’s first-person videos, it’s that inanimate objects can never be trusted to remain that way. After breaking a ceramic bowl, our POV protagonist decides to break out the potter’s wheel and attempts to throw a replacement. But his clay creation has no desire to be filled with milk and cereal.

Superman Drone FPV

Superman Drone FPV

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superdrone! Expert drone pilot Chris FPV did something fun and strapped a Superman action figure to the front of his high-speed quadcopter. He then captured third-person footage of the superhero’s flight using a GoPro Hero 11 action camera. Here’s another flight from the mini Man of Steel.

Mountain Bikes + Hot Air Balloons

Mountain Bikes + Hot Air Balloons

This amazing scene played out in Turkey’s Cappadocia region. Watch as mountain bikers Nikolaj Juhlsen Rasmussen and Korbinian Engstler ride along a gorgeous stretch of trails on hilly terrain as dozens of hot air balloons float in the skies above. The POV footage was captured with the Insta360 Ace Pro action camera with photography by Luke Maximo Bell.

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Amazing Drone Tracking Shot

Amazing Drone Tracking Shot

Director of photography Nikita Khatsarevich captured this amazing tracking shot for the video for Mata’s track M. Shooting the sequence involved connecting a drone to a handle that could be grabbed in mid-air, handed off to a passenger in a car, and then attached to its trunk. Watch the behind-the-scenes video to see exactly how it was done.

Swiss Alps Train Ride

Swiss Alps Train Ride

Come along for a ride on a cogwheel train that takes passengers to the top of Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus. The first-person footage from Switzerland is Life will make you feel like you’re riding along with the conductor as you ascend to the alpine summit. Watch it in 4K full-screen with headphones for maximum effect.

A Compilation of Cool Camera Techniques

A Compilation of Cool Camera Techniques

Photographer Luke Edwin shows off a bunch of neat tricks for capturing amazing video shots on a shoestring budget. From using a cheap camera gimbal as a motion-control rig to pulling an action camera through scenes using an ultra-long selfie stick and string, each creative technique produces dramatic and professional-looking results.

Nighttime Mountain Bike Downhill Ride

Nighttime Mountain Bike Downhill Ride

MTB rider and videographer Nikolaj Juhlsen takes us on a crazy-fast downhill ride illuminated only by the headlight on his bike. We’re guessing he’s practiced the run a few times in the daylight, given how flawlessly he performed the daring nighttime ride through the Austrian forest.

Cycling Through an Abandoned Mine

Cycling Through an Abandoned Mine

Mountain bike athlete Jono Jones and his pal Olly Wilkins followed Mountain Bike Nomad along one of the craziest trails we’ve ever seen. Donning headlamps for illumination, the trio took their bikes through the dark and narrow passageways of an abandoned Slovenian lead mine. Jono says this was just a short section of the ride.

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Paramotoring Over Slovenia

Paramotoring Over Slovenia

We had to look on a map to see precisely where Slovenia is, but after watching this video, it looks like a place we’d love to travel. Click play, sit back, and enjoy a peaceful flight on a motorized paraglider as its pilot takes sunset trips over a grassy field, a winding river, foggy forests, and an idyllic lake. And if that didn’t convince you to visit, watch this.

Backyard Fence Model Railroad

Backyard Fence Model Railroad

Woodworker Matt Thompson has a pretty awesome backyard setup that includes his own private bar. He also built a model railroad along his wooden fence. The O-gauge train rolls along the L-shaped privacy fence and loops back and forth at each end, providing some extra entertainment for his visitors. As others have suggested, he should extend it into the bar.

Steep Funicular Time-lapse

Steep Funicular Time-lapse

Take a ride on Switzerland’s Gelmerbahn – an open-air funicular that sends passengers along a 3,373-foot-long route with a maximum 106% grade. DJ Hammers Trains captured this smooth 60 fps 4K time-lapse footage to speed up the 8-minute journey. And if that’s not enough, there’s an even steeper funicular with a 110% grade.

Racing Hot Wheels Down a Closed Water Slide

Racing Hot Wheels Down a Closed Water Slide

This is the stuff that kid dreams are made of. DreamTrack Builder headed to the top of an abandoned water slide and raced a bunch of Hot Wheels cars down its chute. A chase car sat at the back of the pack towing a GoPro camera. He also did a nighttime race and one with 50 cars.

Mountain of Hell 2023 POV

Mountain of Hell 2023 POV

Cyclist Kilian Bron has won the Mountain of Hell race four times. Here’s the helmet camera footage from his 2023 victory run, along with an overlay showing speeds as high as 100 km/h (~62 mph). The brutal 25 km freeride takes place at the Les Deux Alpes ski resort in France, combining terrifying downhills and intense high-altitude cardio challenges.

What It’s Like to Be a Bartender

What It’s Like to Be a Bartender

Have you ever thought it might be cool to be a bartender? This GoPro video from Fallow Restaurant bar managers Markus and Chris provides a first-person view of life behind the bar during a sunny summer day at the popular London dining and drinking spot. We can only imagine what it’s like when it’s really busy.

Riding a Bike Down Too Many Stairs

Riding a Bike Down Too Many Stairs

(PG-13: Language) It’s really not a good idea to ride a bike down any number of stairs, but that won’t stop someone like daredevil cyclist Adam Hayward. In this POV clip, he takes us on a ride down a seemingly endless flight of snow-covered steps giggling and giving his body the ultimate shake test all the way down.

Transmission: A One-Shot Drone Short Film

Transmission: A One-Shot Drone Short Film

Mikhail Parkhomenko’s short film is more sizzle than steak, but what a sizzle it is. The loopable sequence was shot by pilot Emil Khaziev whose FPV drone descends from inside a building, chases a car, flies inside of it, then pauses to observe a scene. To pull that off a passenger had to catch the drone in motion while the pilot cut power.

Making Ice Cream

Making Ice Cream

After missing the neighborhood ice cream truck, Buttered Side Down decides the next best thing is to make his own frozen dessert. With complete disregard for the process, he ends up concocting something he never expected. But can he resist the temptation to take a bite out of his cool new creation?

Ski Avalanche Close Call POV

Ski Avalanche Close Call POV

Skiing can be incredibly fun – but it can also be quite dangerous. Big mountain skier Owen Leeper shows how scary things can get with this first-person footage of an avalanche that started beneath his skis as he headed down a rocky chute. Fortunately, he survived with only minor injuries. Here it is from another angle.

Swiss Alps Toboggan Ride

Swiss Alps Toboggan Ride

Didn’t make it to the mountains for winter vacation? Then live vicariously through this first-person toboggan ride captured in the Swiss Alps. The 10 km (6.2-mile) downhill trail goes from soothing, to thrilling, to awe-inspiring and includes a few especially sketchy spots zooming close to the edge near the trees.

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