BOB BURNQUIST'S BACKYARD

This is, with no doubt, one of the most extreme skate videos I've watched.
Bob Burnquist is one of the best skaters in the world. He's in the Top10. He's very famous in this sport and he owns a fantastic skatepark on his house's backyard. Do you wanna skate there? Then you must be one of the best.



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And talking about skaters... Cops don't like them.

Well, cops like very few people. Back!

ARMORED QUAD

If weapons didn’t exist, this wouldn’t be necessary. But since they do, we have to build something that can withstand them. And so we keep going—always one step ahead, or maybe just one step back.
It begs the question: are we really progressing, or just caught in an endless cycle of attack and defense?



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Hot dog. Very hot dog.

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BORN IN RUSSIA

Being born here or there, into a rich or poor family, is so incredibly random that sometimes we forget just how much life resembles a roll of the dice—one we don't even get to throw ourselves. Think about it: coming into this world is literally the universe’s biggest lottery, and it's absurd how something we have absolutely zero control over defines us from day one.

Some people land straight into mansions with swimming pools, surrounded by privileges they never even asked for. Others are born between bare walls and leaking roofs, facing limited chances from the moment they open their eyes. And here's the kicker: no one earned the conditions they're born into. There’s no merit, no initial effort—just pure chance.

Whether we're born lucky or unlucky massively shapes our paths: education, health, opportunities, even our dreams and aspirations. Sure, there are those who preach that "where there’s a will, there’s a way," but reality is much harsher. Our randomly assigned starting point can either turbocharge our lives or slam on the brakes right from the start.



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Today's slow-motion highlight.

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WALK, RUN, AND BREAKDANCE

In this video, Atlas, the crown jewel of Boston Dynamics, demonstrates policies developed through reinforcement learning, incorporating references from human motion capture and animation. This work was conducted as part of a research collaboration between Boston Dynamics and the Robotics and AI Institute (RAI Institute).



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Today's slow-motion highlight.

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TODAY'S CHEMISTRY LESSON

Remember those chemistry classes where you'd mix things, secretly hoping something would explode? Today we've got something similar—but with an artistic twist.

We start with a single magnified water droplet, then add substances like hydroxides, salts, and minerals—things with strange names like "sodium hydroxide and cobalt chloride," "potassium iodide and lead acetate," or "luminol solution and potassium ferricyanide." And that's when the magic happens.

Each combination triggers an amazing chemical reaction within that tiny droplet: bursts of color, mesmerizing textures, and patterns that look straight out of a microscopic galaxy. It's like painting without brushes—creating art without knowing exactly what you'll get.

Get ready, because this chemistry lesson is nothing like high school. This is pure scientific beauty.



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And for dessert: Flan.

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THE KUNGFU BOT FROM UNITREE ROBOTICS COULD REPLACE YOUR BOUNCER

Unitree Robotics is a Chinese company specializing in advanced robotics. Founded in 2016 by Xingxing Wang and based in Hangzhou, the company gained fame for its robotic dogs, known for their agility, stability, and affordability compared to competitors like Boston Dynamics.

Although these robots are often marketed as tools to assist humanity in research, industry, and consumer applications, the truth is that they could also be deployed in warfare. Best not to dwell on that too much—like drones, they are a total game-changer.

For now, let’s focus on Unitree Robotics' latest masterpiece: the Kungfu BOT, a bipedal version of their robotic dogs with a humanoid appearance and the ability to perform an impressive 720-degree spinning kick. Imagine facing one of these if you step out of line at a bar!



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AI-GENERATED NIGHTMARES

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They’re not dreams — but they easily could be. AI has learned how to recreate that visual chaos we feel in our nightmares: eerie settings, twisted figures, movements that defy logic, and that strange unease you can’t quite explain… but definitely feel. And the scariest part? It’s really good at it.



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When they swap her out for the real thing and you end up feeling tricked and used.

The one fooling that poor, innocent guy by pretending to be a RealDoll is Jill Kassidy — and you can find plenty of her scenes at this link




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