The Duel: Timo Boll vs. KUKA Robot
Adults Sports TechnologyMan against machine. The unbelievably fast KUKA robot faces off against one of the best table tennis players of all time. Who has the best technique?
Beatbox brilliance: Tom Thum at TEDxSydney
Adults Creativity MusicTom Thum: Armed with just a microphone, Thum pushes the limits of the human voice to create incredible soundtracks of impossible beats and phenomenal sounds, with scratched vinyl, the Michael Jackson back-catalogue, the didgeridoo and an entire fifties jazz band amongst his vocal repertoire.
Too Many Zooz rocks Union Square.
Adults Music TransportationToo Many Zooz rocks Union Square subway station in NYC.
Yellow (Cover) - Coldplay
Adults Creativity MusicYouTuber Austin Criswell shares his golden voice with the world with a cover of "Yellow" by Coldplay. Truly awesome.
Welocome To The Future Of Realtiy Gameing
Adults Machine Learning Sports TechnologyThis ping pong robot took two years to develop, and finally plays like a worthy opponent! The 'UHTTR-1? plays the ball back independently with quick response time. Now you can tell those friends you hate to get the hell out of your garage, you don't need them anymore!
Lynx helicopter landing on ship in rough sea
Adults Transportation WeatherFinally they slammed the deck, and sailors ran out to chock the wheels. The pilot spooled down the rotors, going through his post-flight checklist. The co-pilot, a swarthy, olive-skinned man, clapped the pilot on the back and said, "What took you so long?" The pilot's green eyes smiled. He checked the dial of his orange Doxa dive watch, and replied with an air of a man who'd just pulled a suburban cruiser into his driveway after a leisurely commute, "We're thirty minutes early, pal."
Spectacular Time Lapse Dam "Removal" Video
Adults Film Naturehe White Salmon River in Washington state is flowing again as the nearly 100-year-old Condit Dam was disabled with explosives Wednesday. The reservoir draining took about 2 hours. Further demolition is scheduled in 2012. The event is a significant milestone for river restoration and dam removal nationwide.
Drones Over Dolphin Stampede and Whales off Dana Point and Maui
Adults Animals NatureCaptain Dave Anderson of Capt. Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari in Dana Point, California, at great personal risk, has recently filmed and edited a 5-minute video that contains some of the most beautiful, jaw-dropping, footage ever taken with a drone from the air of a huge mega-pod of thousands of common dolphins stampeding off Dana Point, California, three gray whales migrating together down the coast off San Clemente, California, and heartwarming close-ups hovering over a newborn Humpback whale calf snuggling and playing with its mom as an escort whale stands guard nearby, filmed recently in Maui.
Inspiring Video Of The Day: I Like Being 98.
Adults Life PhilosophyThis film tells the story of Evelyn who, despite her limited resources, goes out of her way to help her neighbour.
Some Videos Are Definitely Better When You Change The Music
Adults Humor Internet Culture MusicWe came across the clip of these kids dancing and thought it would be funny with some Irish music...and it was.
Can You Solve This?
Adults Creativity MathHow do you investigate hypotheses? Do you seek to confirm your theory - looking for white swans? Or do you try to find black swans? I was startled at how hard it was for people to investigate number sets that didn't follow their hypotheses, even when their method wasn't getting them anywhere.
Fresh Guacamole by PES
Adults Creativity FilmThe 2013 Academy Award Nominated film by PES. Fresh Guacamole is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar.
Amazing piano performance
Adults Creativity MusicLittle boy's amazing piano performance is inspirational
Gravity Show and Tell
Adults Film Software Engineering Visual DesignGravity is a major contender at the Academy Awards this year, carrying a muscular 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, for a sci-fi epic that really raised the bar. VFX company Framestore's special effects work already promises to change sci-fi film making for years to come.