Maka

Abasunguli Begaraji

Ukuphequlula
Umshini Wendiza Yamaphepha

Uyakhumbula lapho useyingane, futhi amathalenta apholile kunayo yonke abangane bakho ababenayo babeshaya i-bubblegum futhi benza izindiza zamaphepha? Yebo, lezo kwakuyizinsuku. Njengoba sikhula, kuba lula ukulahlekelwa yilowo mqondo wemilingo kusukela ebuntwaneni futhi esikhundleni salokho, uthole ukuzijabulisa kwenye indawo — njengeNetflix noma ama-nightclub amakhulu. Kepha into eyodwa ihlala ingaguquguquki: ukwenza…

Incwadi kaColin Furze

Uma ungumuntu ojwayelekile we-SolidSmack lapha (futhi masithembeke—mhlawumbe kunjalo), ngakho-ke ngokungangabazeki ujwayelene nomunye ‘wabasunguli begalaji’ abayintandokazi yesikhathi sonke, u-Colin Furze. Umnikazi werekhodi lomhlaba we-Guinness izikhathi ezinhlanu kanye nenkosi ye-YouTube engenakuphikiswa yezinto eziqanjiwe ezisunguliwe bagcine izigidi zezibukeli zijabulile ngemiqondo engekho odongeni engasile futhi...

Uma kukhulunywa ngokushushumbisa izinto ezingekho emthethweni, izigebengu zisungule izindlela ezinhle kakhulu eminyakeni edlule. Le ndlela, ikakhulukazi, ihluke kakhulu kunemikhumbi-ngwenya eyisinyenyela noma umnyuzi wepakethe: i-bazooka yesikhashana equkethe indlela ye-tubular kanye ne-compressor, kanye namaphakeji ensangu angama-203 anesisindo samakhilogremu ayi-1,800, ine…

Ngababhalisile abacishe babe yizigidi ezi-3 be-YouTube, uKevin Kohler, owaziwa nge-The Backyard Scientist, wazi into eyodwa noma ezimbili ngokubamba ukunaka kwabantu. Noma ngabe kuthelwa i-aluminium encibilikisiwe ekhabe (bese kudonswa isithombe esime ngendlela exakile) noma kudala ugibe olukhulu olunobukhulu bomuntu (ngiyaxolisa futhi, amakhabe) usosayensi osangene uhlanganisa isayensi ngokuzijabulisa — uhlobo lwe…