Archaeopteryx: Fussstart (Foot launch)

This really looks like fun flying. Halfway between hang gliding and piloting a small plane.

http://youtu.be/OpemglwS8XA

Video stabilizer

Thought you'd like this portable gimbal gadget: The All-In-One Camera Stabilizer

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/teamluuv/solidluuv-the-all-in-one-camera-stabilizer

I think this is very cool if you're ever shooting videos. It's a kickstarter campaign.
http://youtu.be/itEhHlEMBVA
Here they show a side-by-side comparison of footage.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu1P9-b-WV4

Big farming - Wheat Australia big lexion

Beautiful photography on this one. Nice HD drone photos.

http://youtu.be/_DIrh-gaIMU

Windsurfing in hurricane

Woah!! That's all I can say. Wow!

http://youtu.be/BuYu_pOqVGM

Moveable barrier - zipper - between lanes of the Golden Gate Bridge

Nice idea - a solid barrier that prevents head-on collisions but moves to allow more traffic in one direction according to the time of day.


Here's a narrated video of its installation.

First Class Apartment Experience A380 London to Abu Dhabi

Sumptuous first class extravagance in an Airbus 380

http://youtu.be/XUmZfifHzBI

Cheetah robot lands the running jump

Impressive computing. That's a lot of geometry it has to do.

http://youtu.be/_luhn7TLfWU

Slow Motion Flipping Cat Physics | Smarter Every Day 58

Cool science on conservation of angular momentum

http://youtu.be/RtWbpyjJqrU

Meet the Female Drift Racers of Palestine

Unexpectedly cool. Surprising.

http://youtu.be/UpVsgeuPNjQ

Concrete documentary

At 10:13, they describe the 8 different gradations of concrete used by the Romans in constructing the Pantheon, going from large aggregate at the base for strength, to using 90% pumice at the peak for light weight. 

At 22:07, the Hoover dam took 21,000 men to build, and took three lives of 100 men, or 0.5%

http://youtu.be/NoD4Vin7Ghc

Super fast boat to combat pirates

Ever heard of a supercavitating hydrofoil? Sounds very fast.

http://youtu.be/ei7Fs-JF2eo

Mentioned in an article about combating piracy: 

http://www.popsci.com/high-tech-battle-fighting-pirates

Threading a caterpillar track back on - takes patience and dexterity

Ants marching

Ants 

Take-no-prisoners ant invasion. 

http://youtu.be/DXaaTQztoI0

A bridging column of ants protects the food procession as a colony of 20 million nomadic ants moves home: 

http://youtu.be/BVkdw5s3joI

Sheer numbers marching

http://youtu.be/XQhivHvsV-s

Insane Downhill Bike Race In Chile 2011

Nerves of steel and good suspension!

http://youtu.be/xIe6hYAdw_I

Tree Shaker harvesting hazelnuts

http://youtu.be/25YhYagC15Q

And olives:


A lot faster than gathering them up by hand: