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Real-life demo of kayak self-rescue using the “ladder” technique

Good to know if I ever find myself in the middle of the ocean by myself in a capsized kayaked.

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Making a sword from liquid metal

Dang, look at this short preview segment from the BBC on how ancient British swordsmiths made super-hard bronze swords out of liquid metal.

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Edward Horsford's water balloon bursts

NPR has a short write-up about Edward Horsford’s technique in photographing water balloon bursts. He puts his camera on a long exposure and rigs up a special device that detects loud sounds and fires a flash at that same exact … Continue reading

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The "Japanese Folding T-shirt" tee

Corey sends over this link to Ucon’s Japanese Folding T-shirt tee, inspired by the innovative T-shirt folding technique that went viral a few years back. The video is below if you haven’t seen it yet.

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