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  • Three years of demolition and destruction in three minutes [Time-lapse]

    In this incredible time-lapse video you can get to take a look at what happens to a little piece of Paris over the space of three years. A skyscraper is demolished and a new one is put in its place over the course of 45,000 photographs. At the end...
  • Navy pilots caught dipping choppers in Lake Tahoe

    The person who shot this footage on Lake Tahoe was under the mistaken belief that she was witnessing some sort of training exercise. What she was actually seeing was boys with too much testosterone being stupid boys. The Navy does not seem to be impressed. You see those MH-60...
  • Damien Walters Gets Parkour Right

    The shirtless individual that you can see pictured on the right is one Damien Walters, free runner extraordinaire. The accompanying video features Walters pushing his body to its incredible limits and more than makes up for the millions of parkour done wrong videos that abound on YouTube. Via Digg...
  • Spectacular Lego Bugatti Veyron Has Working Transmission, Brakes and Suspension

    Lego constructions made out of Lego Technic don’t come much more technical than Spanish Lego artist Sheepo’s 1/8 scale Bugatti Veyron. Sheepo’s masterpiece includes a fully functioning seven-speed transmission (that also includes reverse), brakes, independent suspension and retractable roof and rear spoiler. Oh, and it drives too. Sheepo told...
  • We Interrupt Your Weekend – January 15, 2010

    In this week’s video we take a look at a spectacular rescue by a Brazilian firefighter, some dancing Saudi Arabian policemen, the sunroof speeder and what happens at a gas station if you accidentally push the “push in case of fire” button. ...
  • Giant Leopard Seal Teaches Photographer How To Hunt

    National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen describes how he was taught to hunt, and later fed by a large leopard seal in Antarctica over a four-day shoot....
  • Diver Films Underwater “River” At Bottom Of Cave

    Professional diver Anatoly Beloshchin recorded this incredible video on a cave dive at Cenote Angelita, Mexico. Beloshchin could be forgiven for being a little squeamish around the “river”, as it is actually a layer of highly toxic hydrogen sulfide – a chemical that gained notoriety due to its use...
  • Stunning Golden Tapestry Made Entirely of Spider Silk

    It took four years, 80 volunteers, and a whole mess of spiders, but a group of weavers, led by a textile maker named Simon Peers, created an absolutely amazing tapestry.  The 11-by-4-foot tapestry is made entirely of spider silk, and is currently on display at the American Museum of...
  • Ping Pong Ball Cannon Shoots Through Drywall

    The “Lethal Pneumatic Ping Pong Ball Gun” is the work of Denver man Ron Kessinger. After firing off a few dry rounds, the guys fill some ping pong balls up with water and show why the gun deserves to have the word “lethal” in its name. According to one...