Spidey Strength, Table Saw Cannons, & Five Science-y Ways To Justify More Bacon
Welcome back to Science Goes Boom. First up, we’ll discuss the science of visual effects. Imagine if George Lucas had these drones in 1976:
Will an iPhone work after being dropped from a dam? How about…a bicycle?
The Backyard Scientist: “I had to find a way to make the table saw cannon even more dangerous.” And that is why I love this man:
Now you have an excuse to pick up five packs of bacon from the grocery store and write it off as science curriculum. You’re welcome, America:
Skynet takes another step toward self-actualization. Heck, Skynet even made the video, and narrated it:
And you thought Peter Parker using that stuff to swing from skyscrapers was just fiction. Lord protect us if anyone ever genetically enhances spiders:
And finally, superglue can fix almost anything, but combine it with cotton and it’s like a Captain America/Falcon team-up.
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