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Seeing A Cello Get Carved From Wood And Made By Hand Is So Soothing
Video: The cello is a gigantic instrument so it’s really no surprise that it basically takes an entire tree to make. What is impressive about the process of making a cello by hand though is just how long it takes to carve the wood down, to precisely cut out the shape, and to put all…
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I Wish These Tiny Plastic BattleBots Were Sold At Toy Stores
Fetch Robotics is best known for its warehouse bots that can autonomously fill orders. But soon the company might actually be better known for its Weaponised Plastic Fighting League that sees its engineers designing and building plastic toy battle bots that fight to the death.
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Hydrophobic Sand Turns To Goo In Water And Magically Back To Sand When Dry
Video: Hydrophobic sand isn’t something new. But seeing the effects of in action is always impressive. Just watch it go from sand into this metallic goo once it sinks into a cup of water. And even cooler, watch it transform back from goo into grains of sand once it exits the water.
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Rainbow Lightning Is A Rare Sight
A stunning photo of a rainbow arcing over a lightning strike in Tucson, Arizona took the Internet by storm last week, garnering nearly 4000 retweets on Twitter. And there’s a good reason the image went viral: Rainbow lightning is a spectacular — and spectacularly rare — phenomenon.