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How To Make A Tiny Popsicle Stick Violin To Play When Your Friends Start Whining
Video: It took Antonio Stradivari months to create one of his instrumental masterpieces, but you can make yourself a tiny wooden violin in just a few hours using Popsicle sticks, toothpicks, coffee stirrers and string. It can’t be used to play Mozart, but you can still pretend to play it whenever your friends start complaining…
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Rocket-Powered Ninja Swords Are The Best Way To Take Out A Nuisance Drone
Video: In the United States, it’s illegal to interfere with any aircraft soaring over your property. So if your neighbour’s drone is caught spying on you, you can’t just shoot it out of the air. But apparently the laws are different in Sweden, where you can take down drones using impossibly dangerous weapons; such as…
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World’s Luckiest Guy Has Incredibly Close Call While Filming A Lightning Storm
Video: The intense flash of light and booming crack of thunder that follows a lightning strike can be exhilarating, but it’s best to observe both while safely inside your home. As Norway’s Daniel Modøl discovered while filming a storm from his deck, those unpredictable lightning bolts can strike anywhere, even 5m from where you’re standing.
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This Is What It Looks Like To Cheat Death At 480km Per Hour
Video: Does the thrill of accelerating a dragster to speeds of almost 480km/h outweigh the tremendous risks involved with the sport? It’s hard to imagine David Tremayne wanting to climb behind the steering wheel again after he lost control of this dragster at speeds few of us will ever experience on four wheels.