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L.A.-based comedy group The Warp Zone create a very silly real-life version of Mario Kart using those two-wheeled electric ‘hoverboard’ things.
Fortunately they don’t explode as soon as they start the race and fans of Mario Kart (which should be everyone) will enjoy the ridiculousness of it all.
The huge construction project for the new Crossrail transport system has unearthed thousands of artefacts in the process.
In this inventive animation paper is used to illustrate those discoveries while journeying through the city’s history—from the Stone Age to 21st century.
Not sure who thought this was true anyway, but there’s been a rumor circulating that you can charge your phone by calling the police.
Tom Scott investigates and, strangely, the rumor isn’t that far from the truth but, no, you certainly can’t charge a phone by calling 999.
YouTube’s very own mad inventor Colin Furze has created the insane contraption that is a giant rocket-powered firework wheel.
The result is a firework display for the ages, as all kinds of rockets spin and fizz and narrowly avoid taking someone’s eye out.
Behind all the action and drama, Star Wars is essentially a story about a family, albeit a family that likes to attack each other with lightsabers.
This Lego stop motion animation imagines the behind the scenes where Luke is just another stroppy kid getting fed up with his dad who so doesn’t understand him. Gahd!
GTA has had numerous settings for its video game shenanigans, but none of them have been Taiwan.
Which is a crying shame and this video shows why, because it pits the GTA action IRL in Taiwan and it makes for a compelling case. Rockstar, make it happen!
There exists a real car that moves and breathes just like Darth Vader, and was created by designer Bryan Benedict and builder Billy Hammon.
In his YouTube series Jay Leno’s Garage, the US comedian and former talkshow host goes to meet them and find out more about this custom Star Wars-mobile.
Gav and Dan, aka The Slow Mo Guys, combine fire and wind to create a swirling vortex of flaming radness.
They then film it all at 2500fps and 1000fps so we can all witness the stunning imagery and visuals of a twisting fire tornado.
