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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