The Battle of Caen with Lego
YouTuber JD Brick Productions created a recreation of the Battle of Caen (1944) with LEGO bricks filmed in stop-motion. The Battle of Caen took place after the Normandy landings and lasted over […]
The bowling ball that always strikes
Mechanical engineer and inventor Mark Rober made some modifications to a bowling ball, so he can direct her and strike continuously.
The secret hatch
A makeshift mousetrap, in a plastic bucket. Mice approach a cardboard at the top of the bucket to eat the food, but the cardboard spins and sends them straight into the trap.
Preparing potato chips for the canteen
The employee of a street food canteen in the city of Nashik, India, shows us how to prepare chips.
Magic with a gas
The heavy gas sulfur hexafluoride is 5 times heavier than air, which makes experiments with it look like magic tricks with an 'invisible water'.
A marvel of engineering
Somewhere in Africa, workers transport their goods in a very old truck. The rickety truck looks like it's going to collapse at any moment. But it is fully functional, although it needs some interventions during the […]
When you desperately want a friend
A parrot solicits affection from another parrot by constantly clinging to it, which the latter does not particularly appreciate.
Useful tools for car mechanics
With the right tools, an engineer can work easier.
The experienced electrician
At a restaurant, a man tries to cut an electric wire protruding from the ceiling, with a pair of pliers. A very bad idea, as the cable was connected to the power.
A motorcyclist without protective gear
A motorcyclist without protective gear is like a human pencil, as the slogan of an Australian awareness campaign goes. In the 30 second video, a motorcyclist wearing only a helmet, will have an accident. We learn that […]
How to get a mouse out of the house
This woman devised a clever technique to get a mouse out of a building with confidence. He made an aisle of packets of water bottles. So the mouse can't escape and to […]
Masterful tying of the ship
With some elaborate actions on the rope, a man ties a ship to the bollard from a distance.