Hailed as the greatest pickpocket in the world, Apollo Robbins studies the quirks of human behavior as he steals your watch. In a hilarious demonstration, Robbins samples the buffet of the TEDGlobal 2013 audience, showing how the flaws in our perception make it possible to swipe a wallet and leave it on its owner’s shoulder while they remain clueless.
Musician Tom Thum shows off his legendary beatboxing skills, mimicking an astounding range of instruments, sounds, and even Michael Jackson hits in this video from TEDxSydney 2013.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana photographer Quinn Miller recently created an amazing wedding photo that shows a ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex chasing down the bridal party. He used a stock photo of the dinosaur and his keen Photoshop skills to end up with this impressive result. The facial expressions of each member of the bridal party are priceless! Congratulations to the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. James Lowder!
Here are a few closer looks at the terrified individuals:
People Are Awesome 2013 is a new video compilation created by the band Hadouken! that shows more awesome people doing incredible things. It features the new Hadouken! track Levitate from their upcoming album Every Weekend (released February 18th).
Check out this amazing pencil-top elephant sculpture by Diem Chau. Note that all 4 legs and the trunk are separated!
These elevators offer the most thrilling rides of your life even if it only lasts 30 seconds.
From zooming up an inside-out London landmark to climbing to a scenic overlook in rural China to an ascent up an American icon, these vertical feats of engineering need to be seen to be believed!
Check them out HERE.
The elevator at the AquaDom in Berlin travels up the middle of the 82-foot tall aquarium.
Check out this 3 minute long video of a 2,000 feet long powered Hot Wheels track that goes up and down the stairs, through 14 rooms of a house, around the outside of the property and finally jump over a hot tub.
A very cool card trick set to music from Justin Flom.
Here is a video of a perimeter marble run that an amazing dad built for his son. The track runs around the entire room near the ceiling. The supports are walnut and a majority of the tracks and other parts are birch. Gear motors are run by “AA” battery packs. The marbles are 1 inch diameter.
Here is a five-minute montage of awesome people being awesome. Enjoy!
