These funny robot fails from Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games show that even some seriously advanced machines can have hilariously bad days. Humanoid robots run, compete and attempt impressive athletic challenges — but staying upright…
This invisible balloon pantomime by Rob Spence is a brilliant example of how convincing physical comedy can become when the performer has extraordinary control over every movement. There is no real balloon in his hands,…
This three-legged magic act creates a wonderfully ridiculous problem for your brain: Axel Adler appears on stage with three legs, and all three seem perfectly capable of moving. The longer you watch, the harder it…
A giant 6-foot water balloon is already ridiculous enough. Fill it until two grown men can barely control it, then film the moment it finally bursts at thousands of frames per second, and you get…
Put one marshmallow in front of a child, tell them they can eat it now — or wait and get another one — and suddenly that tiny piece of candy becomes almost impossible to ignore.…
Swimming pools are usually filled with water. Mark Rober decided that was far too ordinary and spent months figuring out whether he could fill an entire swimming pool with Jello instead. It sounds like a…
