• Pneumatic prank likely staged, most probably painful [video]

    I’m really hoping that this video was staged, because friends should not shoot each other in the abdomen with giant, extremely powerful air cannons. Or perhaps the guys in white coats simply underestimated the power of fat air? ...
  • Air cannon dents car door with water balloon [video]

    The capabilities of this homemade air cannon are so awesome that any “don’t try this at home” disclaimers are bound to ring hollow on deaf ears. Seriously though, when you are dealing with air pressures of greater than 100psi and firing water balloons hard enough to dent a car...
  • Off-duty cop risks life to save clumsy commuter [video]

    A closed circuit television camera at a Madrid subway station captured the drama as a 41-year-old man fell onto the tracks. Were it not for the quick action of an off-duty police officer, things could have ended up being a lot worse. The officer explained: I observed a stir...
  • Psychadelic milk trick [video]

    If you want to spoil the magic of the spinning food coloring-milk-thing that is happening in this video, by all means listen to the scientific explanation that accompanies it, otherwise – turn off your speakers and enjoy the show. ...
  • Consumer pile-up caught on CCTV [Black Friday Stampede]

    This security camera footage shows the chaos that ensued when a Target store in Buffalo through open its doors for a 4 a.m. sale. Fortunately, everyone appears to survive the incident, which could very easily have ended in tragedy. What is interesting is the reactions of the people who...
  • Firing a 500-year-old 3-barrel pole cannon [video]

    A couple of older gentlemen demonstrate how a 3-barreled pole cannon (so called because it would have been attached to a pole) might have been fired. It proves a formidable weapon, in spite of it having last seen action circa 1500. ...
  • Climate change for kids

    If you can’t make the adults sit up and listen, scare the kids instead – at least that seems to have been the intention behind this YouTube video....
  • 630 Horsepower V8 Skateboard For Tony Hawk

    In honor of his impending visit to Australia, Aussie company V8 Supercars will be presenting Tony Hawk with a V8-powered skateboard. I’m not sure if he will actually ride the thing – and I’m sort of hoping that he doesn’t because he seems like a nice guy and this...
  • Birds prove themselves smarter than cats [bird-cat streetfight]

    In this video two crows prove that brains can mean a lot more than brawn. The birds work as a team, perform flanking maneuvers and provoke the cats into fighting each other… and when the cats are all fought out and wanting to leave, they subject them to a...