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Aluminium Powder Fireballs Look Like Tiny Slo-Mo Supernovas
You probably think of aluminium as a solid metal, the kind of thing that could protect you from explosions. That’s not always the case — as the magnificent mad scientists at Periodic Videos are here to show us with supernova-style flame balls made from powdered aluminium.
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Man On Fire Jumps Off 1200m Cliff In Craziest Basejump Stunt Yet
The whole base jumping thing is getting out of hand. The Awesomerer found this video of Tom Erik Heimen setting himself on fire and jumping off a 1200m cliff in Norway. The biggest risk, they say, was that the small parachute — called pilot chute — that it’s used to deploy the actual parachute might…
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This Old-School Fire-Starting Kit Will Make You Feel Like Survivorman
At one point in time, camping was truly about getting away from it all and only relying on nature for everything you needed. But these days, most new camping gear pertains to keeping your smartphone charged. Not Francesco Faccin’s Re-Fire kit, though. It’s designed to make camping a little more rugged again — by letting…
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Match Heads Igniting At 4000 FPS Look Like Dying Alien Worlds
It’s usually over in an instant, but when you capture macro footage of a match head igniting at 4000 frames per second, suddenly that almost instantaneous event becomes a fascinating look into the science of fire and ignition. And, believe it or not, YouTuber UltraSlo had to throw an additional 2000 watts of light on…