The first solar eclipse recorded on video (1900) The magic of a solar eclipse recorded for the first time in video on May 28, 1900 by a famous astronomer, British Nevil Maskelyne, while on a mission of the British Astronomical Society in North Carolina. The eclipse was not easy to be filmed. The Maskelyne had to make a special telescopic adapter for the camera to record the event. This is the only film of Maskelyne we know that has survived until today. The film was restored by the British Film Institute.
Faded jeans with the help of a laser The laser system "LaserSharp DenimHD" creates authentic xathoriasmatos patterns in jeans. Here is a demonstration of its operation.
Magic with the ball The British freestyle football world champion, Lia Lewis, gives us a glimpse of her impressive abilities.
1900s pencil sharpeners The Rescue & Restore user who specializes in restoring old items, presents his collection of old pencil sharpeners. The objects date from different periods, from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. Each pencil sharpener is shown in action.
Adobe's magic dress Adobe has unveiled its fully interactive digital dress called Project Primrose, woven with glitter using liquid crystals. The dress acts as a screen, and can change plans in real time, or display some animations.
The mystery with the magic basket The Troy discovered that since I started living with his girlfriend, various strange things happen at home. A funny skit from the Australian comic Troy Kinne.
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".
Magic A little girl and her brother, perform a spectacular juggling act.
The magic with the two matchboxes Magician Pete Firman performs a magic trick with two matchboxes. The boxes are not connected to each other and yet he manages to open one box by closing the other.
A candle lights up with its smoke After a candle is blown out, you can relight it using its smoke. In this video, tiktoker kkubi99 from Korea tries this experiment. He blows out a candle using a glass and lights a lighter to the smoke above the candle. After a few seconds, the flame seems to descend into the wick as if by magic. This is happening, is that the molten wax evaporates and decomposes into a flammable gas. It is this gas contained in the smoke that catches fire and allows the flame to travel to the wick.