The Tiny Cannon Returns to Explode Its Tiny Pirate Foes

Bigger isn’t always better. If you need proof, look no further than the devastatingly adorable tiny cannon. And what could possibly make a tiny cannon better than a healthy slathering of slow-mo.

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An Alleged Galaxy S4 Explosion Completely Destroyed This Apartment

An Alleged Galaxy S4 Explosion Completely Destroyed This Apartment

It’s one thing if your phone bursts into flames and cooks up your leg-meat real bad, but that’s nothing compared to losing your whole apartment in an inferno. That’s exactly what a Hong Kong man claims happened to him while he was just plugging away at Love Machine (an app, not a euphemism) on his Galaxy S4.

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Behold the Molten Glory of Thermite in Slow Motion

Thermite is one of the most ridiculously dangerous and completely awesome pyro concoctions out there. We’ve already seen it completely devour a laptop, and what could be better than that? Thermite explosions. In slow motion.

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Here’s a Scary Lightning Strike Exploding Some Power Lines

Remember how your mom/dad/legal guardian/leader of your gang of street urchins used to tell you not to stand near telephone poles in a storm? Yeah, there was a reason for that. And as you can see in the video above, that reason goes "boom." Followed by lots and lots of fire.

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Shooting Challenge: Water Fight

Shooting Challenge: Water Fight

Summer’s in full swing. So it’s time to make excuses. Excuses to use your camera, to be immature, and to hit somebody consentingly in the face with a water balloon.

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Microwaving a Highlighter Is So Dumb But Looks So Impossibly Cool

Microwaving a Highlighter Is So Dumb But Looks So Impossibly Cool

Ever wonder what happens when you nuke a highlighter? Neither have we, but Redditor opticreason has us all covered with an incredible mid-splosion shot that’ll make you want to go ruin your microwave.

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Shooting Challenge: Fireworks

Shooting Challenge: Fireworks

Say what you will about Americans, but we are really, really good at blowing things up. And for this week’s Shooting Challenge—and the 4th of July!—we’re going to celebrate that in our traditional fashion.

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This Slow-Mo Test Tube Explosion Barks Like a Guard Dog of Fire

It’s one thing when a dog barks, it’s another one entirely when a giant pipe full of fire does it. And it’s even better in slow motion.

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The Best Way to Paint Is with Slow Motion Explosions

Blowing stuff up is a blast in more ways than one, but only occasionally can you venture to call it art. This is an edge case. Ever an explosive duo, the Slow Mo guys have moved from pans of gasoline to bottles of paint and firecrackers and made some pretty colorful explosions. More »

Recycle Your Old Water Bottles Into Flaming DIY Rockets

Those of use who know from experience can safely say there’s nothing quite as much fun as a homemade rocket. But part of that fun is not getting your hands blown off. Nighthawkinlight has a fun, easy way you can get the best of both worlds, and “recycle” your old water bottles in a literal blaze of glory. More »