When you hear the word “unstoppable”, chances are you think of something heavy and made from a strong material. No soft stuff made from plastic would fall into that concept, you said. Well, this vine robot is going to prove you wrong. In an interview with Derek Muller for his YouTube channel Veritasium, Dr. Elliot Hawkes, Nicholas Naclerio, Margaret Coad, and David Haggerty explained and demonstrated the capabilities of their cheap yet versatile robot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qevIIQHrJZg These vine robots extend using compressed air. While the base material consists of flexible tubing, the added sensors, cameras, and steering makes them full-fledged robots. You would think that sharp objects would be the bane…
Banana peel is an iconic trap used for slipping up enemy racers. We’re sure 10/10 Mario Kart video game players would agree. Just place a couple of these things behind you and watch as your opponents momentarily spin out of control – giving you the much-needed edge in a race. But does this goofy trick work in real life? Seeing as both go-karts and banana peels are real-world things, it only made sense for James Orgill of The Action Lab to test out the trap on a go-kart track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhKpJOXnieQ Before showing the result of his experiments, James first explained why banana peels are so slippery in the first place:…
Not everyone in the world can say they hold a Guinness World Record. It takes a lot of time and dedication to hone a skill, and a little bit of luck to get the guys and gals from the esteemed organization to notice you. One day, LEGO speed builder Paul Ufema got an email from Guinness asking if he wanted to try for any of their brick building world records. They didn’t have a specific task in mind, so they asked him if he had anything in mind. Eager to prove himself, he decided to build the LEGO Colosseum – currently the largest LEGO set in existence – in the…
A few years ago, on a nice walk on the beach, knife enthusiast kiwami japan found a plastic bottle. Then he found an empty coffee can and a packet of unopened nori flakes. After sifting through the tons of trash he found washed ashore, he eventually came upon the remnants of half a shark’s jaw. The last item might sound pretty cool, but he has a point about all those things: there is way too much trash in Japan’s waters. That said, being eager to promote reusing and recycling, he took the half of a shark jawbone and made a knife out of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rax37KtyWOk Removing and Filing Teeth Using…
Since it comes with its own assembly kit, you would think that making a fire pit patio would be a walk in the backyard. That was not the case for the guys behind the Bro Builds YouTube channel. Eager to get the most out of their kit, these DIY enthusiasts tried a couple of things the instructions didn’t specify. Some of these tricks worked, some didn’t, but ultimately, they learned a lot about making their own outdoor fire pit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIxzP8TnMeM It all started with a spray-painted circle in the backyard. With a final diameter of 12.5 feet, they dug up all the grass and soil until they ended up with…
When you’re a kid, concepts of prejudice and discrimination don’t exist. It is only when we are subject to others that hurtful notions like sexism and racism seep into our subconscious – altering the way we look at the world. The LEGO company is a group that always strives for inclusion, so it’s a wonder that it took so long for them to come up with a LEGO set that celebrates the LGBTQ community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC6H15Z8d6w&ab_channel=LEGO “Everyone Is Awesome” is a $34.99 LEGO set comprised of 346 pieces. You have 11 faceless minifigures – each one color-coded to a section of the LGBTQ rainbow flag. Behind the minifigures is a rainbow…