Brian Heater
Racer Ken Block Takes the New Ford Focus RS for a High-Speed Gymkhana-Style Drive Through a Factory
Rally driver Ken Block (previously) put the new Ford Focus RS through its paces by giving it a Gymkhana-style test drive through a Ford factory.…
Beat Blox, A Clever System That Uses Wooden Blocks Placed on Turntables to Create Simple Beats
Beat Blox is a clever system for creating simple beats developed by Swedish designer Per Holmquist that utilizes small wooden blocks placed on a turntable.…
Store Attaches Creepy Headless Mannequins to Drones and Flies Them by Office Windows to Sell Clothes to Busy Execs
Brazilian clothing store Camisaria Colombo found a clever (if decidedly creepy) method for advertising menswear to busy executives who never leave the office. The company…
Humanoid Robot Firefighter Grabs a Hose and Battles a Test Fire Aboard a Naval Battleship
SAFFiR (Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot), a humanoid robot developed by Virginia Tech to fight fires aboard naval ships, put out its first test blaze on…
A Prescient 1976 AT&T Interview With Sci-Fi Author Arthur C. Clarke About the Future of Communication
AT&T has released the raw footage from a 1976 interview conducted with science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke at a joint AT&T and MIT conference…
Luna, A Mattress Cover That Tracks Sleeping Habits and Automatically Adjusts the Bed Temperature
Luna is a “smart” mattress cover by a San Francisco-based hardware startup of the same name that tracks user sleep patterns and adjusts its temperature…
Mesmerizing Timelapse Video of an Acorn Growing Into an Oak Seedling Over the Course of Eight Months
Neil Bromhall of the Oxford, England plant identification site Right Plants has created mesmerizing timelapse video charting the growth of an acorn into a small…
An Extremely Simple Method for Peeling a Hard-Boiled Egg in Seconds Using a Small Glass of Water
MicahMedia demonstrates an extremely simple method for cleanly peeling a hard-boiled egg using just a small glass, a little bit of water, and some vigorous…
‘Flaming Bottle Rockets’, A Science Experiment That Propels a Water Jug With a Fiery Burst
In “Flaming Bottle Rockets,” the latest video by The Royal Institution, host Andy Marmery demonstrates a science experiment that gives a large water jug forward…
‘Asia and a Motorbike’, Beautiful First-Person Video of a Trip Across Southeast Asia on a Motorcycle
“Asia and a Motorbike” is a lovely short video by Joshua Rapperport that centers around a 4,800-kilometer (3,000 mile) trip across Southeast Asia shot on…