Capybaras, Over-Engineering Toasters, & De-Engineering A Bike?

And yes, Colin Furze is involved.

Welcome back to Science Goes Boom. This week begins with the science of getting your chainsaw unstuck, several different ways:

We’ll call this one a Colin Furze appetizer because we’ll see him again later on. In the meantime, here’s a short hoverbike video because, well, it’s a hoverbike!

[Note: The build is documented in two additional videos on his channel but they’re both pretty short.]

Practical application of elasticity…via catapult:

How organ pipes work. Also, how they work when adapted to blow flames:

[Parent’s Note: A creatively edited S word is at the 4:05 timestamp, and “What the **ll” at 15:05]

Several reasons why not to go exploring dangerous slot canyons alone. And no, the dog doesn’t count as a safety partner:

The world’s most chill rodent is an eating machine. Wait a minute, would this then be an actual ROUS?

History’s greatest toaster…defeated by a bagel?

[One use of d**n at the 16:25 timestamp.]

When RC fighters attempt to drop bombs:

All of the things you can make with reclaimed plastic:

And finally, Colin Furze’s self-described stupidest idea ever. Of course, this was six years ago, soooo:

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