Lightning captured at 7,207 images per second
A downward lightning negative ground flash captured at 7,207 images per second. A negative stepped leader emerges from the cloud and connects with the ground forming a return stroke.
Category Archives: Video
Do Not Bite the Tweezer That Feeds You
I couldn’t tell if this was cute or horrifying.
Paul Bunyan's Bobcat
If You Don't Like It, Go Somewhere Else
Not Physics-Defying, But Certainly Unusual
Ball makes U-turn from foul to fair on Brian Dozier’s incredible infield hit (Video)
Some stories are saying it defies the laws of physics (which, unfortunately, does not defy the laws of journalistic hyperbole) but the stretch at about 0:45 gets it right: it’s like a cue shot in pool. There’s a lot of spin, and it looks a lot like a trick shot.
Veni, Vidi, Slamdunk
After spending four hours in makeup, 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving heads to the courts of New Jersey to devour some young bloods in a pick-up game.
That's the One, Officer!
The derecho that nailed, among other places, northern Virginia on Friday night. My abode’s power has been out for more than 48 hours now.
"Spiral Cut Wieners" is the Name of My New Band
Spiral-cut your wieners for good topology, excellent condiment retention, and extra caramelization
My first painful thought was as a euphemism for a weird circumcision ritual.
Were We Vealed in the First Place?
America Revealed: Pizza Delivery
AMERICA REVEALED takes viewers on a journey high above the American landscape to reveal the country as never seen before. Join host Yul Kwon (Winner of “Survivor: Cook Islands”) to learn how this machine feeds nearly 300 million Americans every day. Discover engineering marvels created by putting nature to work, and consider the toll our insatiable appetites take on our health and environment. Embark with Kwon on a trip that begins with a pizza delivery route in New York City, then goes across the country to California’s Central Valley, where nearly 50 percent of America’s fruits, nuts and vegetables are grown, and into the heartland for an aerial look at our farmlands. Meet the men and women who keep us fed – everyone from industrial to urban farmers, crop-dusting pilots to long-distance bee truckers, modern-day cowboys to the pizza deliveryman.
"Granular Jamming" is not a Music Phrase