FREE Video Library: Just Plain Fascinating

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• The Cubli: A Cube That Can Jump Up, Balance, and Walk
  The Cubli is a 15 × 15 × 15 cm cube that can jump up and balance on its corner. Reaction wheels mounted on three faces of the cube rotate at high angular velocities and then brake suddenly, causing the Cubli to jump up. Once the Cubli has almost reached the corner stand up position, controlled motor torques are applied to make it balance on its corner. In addition to balancing, the motor torques can also be used to achieve a controlled fall such that the Cubli can be commanded to fall in any arbitrary direction. Combining these three abilities -- jumping up, balancing, and controlled falling -- the Cubli is able to 'walk'.
• Backyard Squirrelympics 3.0- The Summer Games
  This guy gave up on trying to battle his backyard squirrels... so he thought, "what if they battled each other?" Acorns helps you save and invest for your future. Ready to grow your oak?
• What is the Betz Mystery Sphere?
  Alien Probe, Sentient Machine, Nuclear Weapon, or Junk? What is the Betz Mystery Sphere? In the Spring of 1974, a large brush fire swept across the property owned by Antoine and Gerri Betz. While assessing the damage, they noticed something very out of place. Lying in the smoldering grass, was a highly polished, metal sphere. This became known as the Betz sphere or the Betz orb. Terry Betz, Antoine and Jerri's 21-year-old son, went to pick up the sphere. Although it was only 8-inches in diameter, it was extremely heavy. Then the Betz family did something with the sphere that would change their lives forever. Something that the family would come to regret. They brought it home.
• 19th Century Portraits Brought To Life
  If you enjoy looking at old photographs, please stay tuned for some exclusive content coming up on this video. After receiving such a good feedback on two of our earlier videos on Victorian portraits, we wanted to bring you something even more unique today. We've gathered a collection of 19th-century portraits that appear to come to life as they glide across your screen. The portraits were given a quick restoration, colorization and some facial motion, using some of the latest tools in AI technology.
• Automatons, Android or Automata: Museum of Musical Automata
  This documentary is shown to you by Lutèce Créations, the European specialist in music boxes and automata. Our company proposes through its parisian shop and its websites, various antique (from the end of the 19th century until the first world war) and vintage (from the 50's until the 70's) automatons. This documentary presents the rich collection of musical android, automatons or automata of a museum of automatons in the north of England.
• Engineer Totally Gets Even With Porch-Package Thieves…and RECORDS IT ALL!
  This is a great video of an engineer who got FED UP with people stealing his packages. When the police wouldn’t help – even with surveillance – he devised a plan to get even with these package thieves. And it’s pure beautiful genius.
• Abigail & Brittany Hensel - The Twins Who Share a Body
  Although they are two completely separate people, these accomplished teens share a body and have just two arms and legs between them.
• Man Can Fly! Wing Suit Base Jumping
  It's amazing to what lengths adrenaline junkies will go for their fixes.
• Amazing Microscopic Sculptor Willard Wigans
  This man creates amazing painted sculptures that fit into the eye of a sewing needle!
• The Earth And All Planets Actually Grow!
  These amazing videos shows you an amazing reality that somehow our highly advanced scientific community has failed to bring to our attention.
• Reality Can Be The Total Opposite of What You Think It Is! (Animation)
  This test will absolutely blow your mind if you can do it.