Human-carrying drone manufacturer Hoversurf, a tech company based in San Francisco, has built the world’s first fully-manned hoverbike that uses a set of front and back propellers. The Scorpion-3 single-seat allows riders to navigate in the air as if they were a motorbike, and can stay airborne for up to 27 minutes. The video below… Continue reading Hoverbike Scorpion-3
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Transit Elevated Bus Test Drive in China
China has tests the first-ever elevated transit bus, called TEB-1 that rides above traffic. The elevated bus is about 21.3 meters (70 feet) long and could transport up to 1,400 passengers. The futuristic transit bus runs on electricity and solar power, which goes up to 60km/h (37mph). Watch the video below.
Levitating Cup: Gravity Defying Glasses
Levitating Cup is a gravity defying glass trick that will impress your guests. The glass is designed to levitate above a portable metallic base, so it can appear to float weightlessly in mid-air. Chicago-based startup company launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to bring the product to market. They raised $27,880 of its $50,000… Continue reading Levitating Cup: Gravity Defying Glasses
Elevated Bus Designed to Drive Over Traffic Jams
A Chinese company has unveiled an amazing futuristic designs of an elevated bus capable of providing a solution to traffic jams. The vehicle, known as the Transit Elevated Bus, will carry passengers from one station to another, and is able to glide over cars on the road. The bus model was on display at 2016 China Beijing… Continue reading Elevated Bus Designed to Drive Over Traffic Jams
Mirror Ball Trick
Captain Disillusion explains the visual effects behind the puzzling “Magically throwing a ball through a mirror” video by animator Kevin Parry. Watch the video below.
Homemade Hoverbike
Inventor Colin Furze built a homemade hover bike controlled by two control bars that allows the flying machine to respond to a human pilot’s leaning movements and natural sense of balance. The crazy inventor succeeded in making the bike hover off the ground. Watch the video below.
Flyboard Air Hoverboard
Zapata Racing created a hoverboard, called Flyboard Air that has enough power to fly autonomously for 10 minutes with a ceiling of 3,048 meters (10,000 feet), and reach a top speed of 150 km/h (93,2 mp/h). The Flyboard Air was tested over water because of how dangerously high it can fly. Watch the video below.
The Best Magic Tricks by Zach King in 2015
Los Angeles-based filmmaker Zach King posted a video of this years best digital magic tricks that he shared on Vine.