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Science is so cool. Did you know that? I can’t imagine what I would have done with things like this when I was a kid. As far as I would have been concerned, it was magic. And when you think about it, magnets are kinda magical aren’t they? {reddit}
It’s Christmas time and little kids all over the world are worrying about what Santa is going to give them more than what the spirit of the season is all about. Well in order to bring their hopes and dreams down, I’m going to show them a set of insane Hot Wheels tracks that they … Continued
That is a life-sized working car built out of LEGOs. Yes, you read the correctly, life-sized, built from LEGOS. In fact, it doesn’t even use any glue, all the pieces are being held together by the inherit force of nature that is LEGO. Based on estimates, this cost about $1 million to make. Which when … Continued
Imgur user xadrian built his own LEGO Food Truck. I gotta say, the thing looks ace. There’s plenty of attention to detail on the inside. And actual flames on the side, not a baby decal. Actual. Flames. Doesn’t this guy look dangerous?
Instructables user grandpapaning has built this pretty neat tap-dancing robot. In actuality, it serves no purpose whatsoever. In practice though, it’s a great way to teach people about the different areas of science – Electricity, electronics, mechanical design, turning electrical signals into physical forces. In general, lots of stuff. It’s all pretty neat really. There’s … Continued
Seriously, watching dominoes fall down is incredibly satisfying. I think it’s a combination of the noise and the colors to be honest. While the above video isn’t exactly super technical, it’s quite fun to watch. Especially the stop motion clean up and setup. {Imgur}
There’s something about watching videos in slow motion that is super fun. There’s something about watching a LEGO town get utterly destroyed pretty fun. Combine the two, and you have some ace footage above. Capture by the Slow Mo Guys, this showcases two separate attempts to have a LEGO plane “crash” into a town. Watch … Continued
Anyone who grew up with Hot Wheels and/or Matchbox Cars knows the insane tracks that would be put together for them. I know I made crazy things to run the cars around. With the advent of the internet, and the ability to bulk order track, people make giant fun things for their kids. What’s even … Continued
They tout this as landing an R/C plane on a moving R/C Airfract Carrier. It’s half true. They do land an R/C plane on a carrier, but it’s an R/C quad-copter that looks like a plane. It’s cheating. That’s all I’ll say about that. Now though, watch the above, and the below to see some … Continued
Last week I posted about a dozen miles of dental floss you could order. Well today I have an equally weird bulk item you can buy – silly putty. Yes, you can order (or you used to according to Crayola), 5lb bricks of Silly Putty. That right there is 250lbs of the pink stuff. They … Continued