Brian Heater
A Semi-Truck With Attached Trailer Jumps Over a Speeding Formula 1 Race Car
EMC joined forces with the Lotus F1 racing team, jumping a full-size semi-truck over a speeding Formula 1 car
‘Star Wars’ Film Series Reexamined Through the Lens of Complex Ring Composition Storytelling
The site Star Wars Ring Theory takes a fascinating and intensely detailed new look at the two Star Wars trilogies as seen through the lens…
Tricked-Out Backhoe Sets a World Record by Hitting 70 Miles Per Hour on a Racetrack
A 1,300 horsepower backhoe tricked out by heavy machinery manufacturer JCB captured the Guinness World Record for fastest backhoe loader by hitting speeds of 70…
A Pair of Human Wall Climbing Pads Inspired by the Adhesive Quality of Gecko Fingers
A Stanford University engineering team including PhD candidate Elliot Hawkes has created a pair of pads inspired by the adhesive properties of gecko fingers that…
‘Antarctica: A Year On Ice’, A Documentary About Human Life in the Coldest Place on Earth
Antarctica: A Year On Ice is an upcoming documentary directed by filmmaker Anthony Powell that chronicles a year in the life of human settlements in…
SciShow Explains the Purpose of the ‘Do Not Eat’ Packets That Ship in Packaged Foods
SciShow (previously) host Michael Aranda gets to the bottom of the “do not eat” packets that often ship inside of food packages and pill bottles.…
‘Two Lands’, Gorgeous Time-Lapse Video of the Landscapes and Skies of Greenland and Iceland
“Two Lands” is a short by Los Angeles production company scientifantastic that captures gorgeous time-lapse video of Greenland and Iceland, including their beautiful scenery and…
Goodwell, An Open-Source Toothbrush With Detachable Heads and a Built-In Brushing Tracker
Goodwell is a modular, open-source toothbrush with replaceable heads that can be swapped out for flossers, tongue scrappers, and other instruments. The toothbrush also includes…
A TED-Ed Animation Exploring the Ways Van Gogh Paintings Captured Light and Fluid Movement
The latest TED-Ed Animation by educator Natalya St. Clair and animator Avi Ofer explores how painter Vincent Van Gogh’s colorful brush work captured the chaos…
SSIK, A Teenage KISS Cover Band From Toronto That Performs in Full Costume
SSIK is a teenage KISS cover band based in Toronto that performs shows in full costume, including an appearance at the Oak Ridges Fair in…