A simple faucet, using physics The construction of a simple faucet in the countryside using air pressure in a bottle. Water flows out of the yellow straw if the pressure in the bottle is greater than atmospheric pressure. By moving the blue straw up, we reduce the pressure on the end of it and air leaks through it. Because there is a leak, the air gap is reduced under the lid and the water flows out. By moving the blue straw down, we increase the pressure at its lower end due to the water column and the water stops flowing.
Walking in the air A man does an impressive backflip, while pretending to walk on air as it spins.
Elephant lifts tourist bus into the air In the Pilanesberg Game Reserve in South Africa, a male elephant attacked a tourist bus. The guide had chosen to take the tourists to the Rathlog Bird Sanctuary. The tourists had exited the vehicle and were in the parking lot when the tour guide noticed a male elephant heading towards the bus. He then asked his passengers to return to the bus. 4 people managed to get back into the vehicle and another 15 managed to hide in the parking lot. To protect visitors, the driver tried to drive the elephant away by making noise and shouting. But this had the opposite effect and the elephant attacked the vehicle, lifting it twice into the air and letting it fall hard to the ground. During the breeding season, male elephants reach testosterone levels several times higher than normal. They exhibit aggressive behavior and a thick, tar-like secretion called frontalis, emerges from their temporal openings.
The freak scooter accident The driver of a scooter will have a very strange and funny accident, when the car in front collided with another car from the opposite stream. The car was lifted on one side into the air, and the scooter was found under him as a support.
A quick break from work After briefly rising from his desk, an employee sees his chair suddenly launch into the air.
Welcome to BBC News BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri starts newscast with extended middle finger live on air.
WING IT! Blender Animation Studio just released the animated short film "WING IT!"- a movie created with open source software including Blender. A dedicated engineer receives an unwelcome visit from an enthusiastic would-be pilot. Both are then launched into the air out of control in a space shuttle.
Lately he sleeps in the air Caught with his feet on the trunk of a tree, a sloth sleeps horizontally with its baby also lying on its belly.
Fan powered by a kerosene lamp A fan made by the Carl Jost company in the 1910s in Zeitz, Germany. This fan is powered by a kerosene lamp and uses a hot air motor to move its blades, instead of relying on electricity.
People take off into the air along with the canopy of a restaurant On June 11, 2023, the city of Yichang in Hubei Province, China was hit by a powerful storm that caused chaos and destruction throughout the region.. A restaurant in the area was particularly affected, with its outdoor canopy being lifted into the air by the strong winds. During the incident, the employees were trying to keep it on the ground with their weight, but some of them rose into the air with the canopy, before falling back to the ground. One of them rose several meters into the air and then landed on the roof of the restaurant. Nobody was seriously injured.
Camera vs activist On Saturday, May 27, 2023 in Sweden during the final of "Dancing with the stars", environmental activists were suddenly on the track. One of them was holding a sign with the inscription: “RESTORE WATERMARKS” (the name of their collective meaning: Wetland restoration). But his message did not stay on the air for long, as the activist was violently struck by the automatic crane of a camera.
Magic with a gas The heavy gas sulfur hexafluoride is 5 times heavier than air, which makes experiments with it look like magic tricks with one "invisible water".
The production of silk Silk is a natural protein fiber produced by the silkworm (the larva of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori). Silk production is a complex process involving many stages. Female silkworms lay eggs, which hatch into larvae. The larvae then feed on mulberry leaves, which provide the necessary nutrients for their cocoons to grow. Silkworms spin their cocoons using a gland, which produces a liquid silk fiber. The fiber hardens on contact with air, forming a continuous thread. The pods are collected and usually boiled or steamed, a process that kills the silkworms and relaxes the silk fibers. The next step is to unravel the silk fibers from the cocoons. The threads are then cleaned and turned into thread, which can be used to weave cloth.
Cinematic highway accident On the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, United States, a car's wheel comes loose and a Kia Soul coming from the left lane is thrown into the air after colliding with the wheel. Oddly, the driver of the Kia was ejected from his vehicle uninjured.