Danish TV show ‘Dumt & Farligt’ (it means Stupid & Dangerous) just posted an insane compilation of their second season and it’s filled with sillyness like splooging toothpaste, rocket launching glass jars, exploding campers and more fun like that. It’s shot at 2500FPS so you can enjoy all the minutiae of destruction. [YouTube via BoingBoing More »
The US-281 Bridge in Marble Falls, Texas had to go. Fortunately for us, the best way to do that involved a whole bunch of explosives. The bridge was demolished yesterday morning with a series of explosions that made one specular last trip across the steel span. And while stuff blowing up is always awesome, stuff blowing up in slow motion is always better. More »
A big ol’ meteroite exploded over Russia last Friday, and while the shock waves that shot across the Internet were definitely strong, the ones that shot through the atmosphere were pretty impressive too. The blast was loud enough for infrasound sensors as far as half-a-world away to hear. More »
This isn’t good. North Korea has reportedly conducted a nuclear test. Unusual seismic activity in the region was detected that indicated a nuclear bomb and South Korea has told a United Nations Security Council diplomat that North Korea performed a nuclear test. More »
For years we all assumed that robots and artificial creatures had to be made of metal and other rigid materials. But there’s now a movement to create soft, squishy bots that use unorthodox power sources like compressed air, and, believe it or not, literal explosions. More »
A horrible thing has happened today in China’s Henan Province. A truck loaded to the gills with fireworks—intended for the country’s upcoming Lunar New Year celebration—fired off its wares on a busy highway, leading to six minutes of the most brightly lit, celebratory destruction in recent memory. More »
Subway cars shouldn’t ever explode, but thanks to terrorists, you can never be too prepared. That’s why researchers in the EU have been blowing up old subway cars to study exactly what happens in that worst case scenario. And now, rising out of the rubble, is a new, improved model that isn’t exactly explosion-proof, but can handle the trauma a little better. More »
For years, Timex emphasized the durability of its watches with the memorable slogan, ‘takes a licking, and keeps on ticking.’ But even the most rugged of its timepieces could not survive the hardships this explosion-proof wall clock was designed to endure. More »
If you want a colorful explosion, you can get your hands on some fancy, professional fireworks, sure. Or, you can take the easy way out and blow up a couple of buckets of paint. You’ll be like a Jackson Pollock with a case of M-80s. The Slow Mo Guys went with that second option, and the results are modern art you can get behind. More »
The best things in life are simple pleasures. Often they involve fire, and occasionally an RC car, flammable gas and/or slow motion. This one includes all of the above. While ostensibly done for some manner of “SCIENCE!” this little stunt seems to mostly be about looking pretty sweet and it pulls that off just fine. Could there be more context? Sure. Does there need to be? Nope. [Reddit] More »
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