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Giant 6ft Water Balloon - The Slow Mo Guys

Brought to you by The Slow Mo Guys . Watch this one in HD! http://threesixfive.eu/random_15-11-11_slow-mo-guys.php

Learn how to throw lethal playing cards – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks

http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/04/05/learn-how-to-throw-lethal-business-cards-and-playing-cards/ by Marshall Brain | April 5, 2010 If you watch the following video, you will be able to see one of the world’s leading card-throwing experts practicing his craft.

Glass Ball Street Magic [Video] - Catherine Forsythe - Open Salon

http://open.salon.com/blog/catherine_forsythe/2011/10/19/glass_ball_street_magic_video This is a street performer in Tokyo. The name listed in the description of the video is "Okotanpe". He has a website but it is mostly in Japanese.
Using a simple fiberglass satellite dish covered in mirrors, Eric Jacqmain, a 19-year-old from Indiana, created a ray that can vaporize aluminum and melt steel. Yes, the R5800 Solar Death Ray (that is literally what it is called), just 5-foot-9-inches tall and is 42 inches across, has achieved what Archimedes supposedly accomplished using bronze and copper shields. The video is fascinating. http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/02/02/death-ray-built-by-teenager/

Real-Life Death Ray Built by Teenager; World Fears the Worst - The Moviefone Blog

Freezing beer - Magic Trick Video – 5min.com

If you find this video to be inappropriate or offensive for any reason, please select a reason for reporting it from the dropdown menu below. If you are the copyright owner of this video and believe it has been uploaded without your permission, please follow these instructions in order to submit a copyright infringement notice. http://www.5min.com/Video/Freezing-beer---Magic-Trick-19809471
I can consistently get 0.19 or so on this reaction time test, and 0.16 is the best I have gotten. It’s funny to think of that as “chemical processing time”. http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2011/05/03/amazing-examples-of-superhuman-speed-and-accuracy/

Amazing examples of superhuman speed and accuracy – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks

MAKE | Giant Machete-Shooting Slingshot

http://blog.makezine.com/2011/03/30/giant-machete-shooting-slingshot/ I love Cory Doctorow’s droll description of this creation almost as much as I love the thing itself:
The person doing this interpretation is not actually deaf and apparently created this video for a class assignment. I absolutely loved it and had to share it with you. http://www.womanist-musings.com/2011/01/american-sign-language-interpretation.html

Womanist Musings: An American Sign Language interpretation of Cee Lo Green’s smash hit “Fuck You.”

Top 10 Biggest and Best Jumps Ever Video

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Reel Wisdom: Lessons From 40 Films in 7 Minutes

Derek Stettler compiled “Reel Wisdom” , featuring lessons from 40 Films in 7 Minutes. This video represents some of the best wisdom from films, edited together as a single coherent piece of advice on everything from life, death, and purpose, to anger, regret, and destiny.

Transformer Owl - Animal Planet: Animal Oddities

This is a truly odd animal video!