If you ever thought real life should be more like the video games we play, you're not alone. At the very least, you definitely have an awesome friend in Caleb Kraft, senior editor at Hack a Day. He made a real homemade version of the fire breathing piranha plant from Super Mario Bros. It's incredible. Read More >>
The idea behind this video is pretty simple, it's a laser igniting black-flash paper to spark a fire inside a bottle. But the execution of it is just mesmerising The Wicked Laser 100mW Spyder III Krypton burns through the paper in a pyro domino effect, and the flame just explodes inside the bottle. You get to see it broken down in slow motion too. Lasers. Fire. Slow motion. Always a good combination. [World Scott via Laughing Squid] Read More >>
Dirt, hairballs, crumbs, small children: Dyson vacuums can triumph over pretty much anything. But there's still that lingering question: what about flames? We all know that feeling when your living room rug spontaneously ignites in a blaze of hellfire right before company comes over. It's the worst. But fret not — YouTube user Photonvids has your solution. [Photonvids via BuzzFeed] Read More >>
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Things in slow motion tend to be awesome-looking. Fire also tends to be awesome-looking. Put the two together and ad a dash of extremely-dangerous-petrol-flinging and you've got yourself a show. That's what our very own British Slow Mo Guys did and the result is stunning both in its beauty and its stupidity. Don't try this at home, but definitely be glad that these guys and got some killer footage of it. [The Slo Mo Guys] Read More >>
Photographer Jacki Bruniquel's hair got too close to a candle and caught fire while shooting Murray and Emma Burton's wedding ceremony. Thankfully, one of the groomsmen quickly ran after her to extinguish the flames and everyone started to laugh. Because, let's admit it, people's hair catching aflame is funny. At least in South Africa. Read More >>
So you've waiting in line for hours upon hours and finally, at long last, you have. You have your brand new iPhone 5. Its long body cradled lightly in your hands, like the willowy limb of runway model. Read More >>
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"Ohh, i see, so this Phillip De Franco character has been preemptively Plagiarizing my work? Good job i have Apples Lawyers eh?" More »
There is a dream harboured by everyone who grew up playing Street Fighter. In that dream you put your wrists together, shove them forward, shout "Hadouken!" and a giant fireball flies through the air. Last night, that dream came true. Read More >>
There's something extremely compelling about seeing a person covered in fire; it's simultaneously terrifying and mesmerising. Fortunately, it's possible to take pictures like this without permanently scarring your friends. Here's how. Read More >>
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