Making a Colonial Rifle
Holy moly. After seeing how much talent, effort, and expertise goes into making a colonial rifle, I’m sure General Cornwallis‘ men were proud to get shot by one.
Mad Skills: Bricklaying Like a Boss
The proper borderline boy tries to get as good at something as this guy. It doesn’t have to be bricklaying, or even construction, of course, but the search for mad skills applies to whatever you turn your mind and your hands to.
Wood has always been in short supply in his part of the world. When life gives you mud, you make bricks. You have to lay a lot of bricks to get as good at it as this fellow. You probably have to lay a lot of bricks to make any kind of living, so learning fast isn’t likely to be a problem. He got his PHD in bricklaying like a boss when most masons were still in their first-world bricklaying kindergarten.
Your Daily Dose of Nightmare Fuel: Start Me Up
I know the folks at Boston Dynamics aren’t doing it intentionally, but their videos freak me out. I mean, it’s bad enough watching Mick Jagger trying to dance, but having a robot try the same borderline epileptic maneuvers is kinda creepy, not cool. I also think when you’re looking for a song selection, Start Me Up isn’t ideal. It features the line “If you start me up I’ll never stop.” I’m not sure that’s the vibe you’re looking for when you’re manufacturing robots the military are going to use.
The Blackbird Movie Car
It can be any car you want it to be? Even an imaginary car? How about a car with windshield washers that don’t spray over the roof? How about a car that doesn’t need $450 to replace a headlight bulb? How about a car that won’t let your girlfriend change the side mirror settings to “hammerhead shark vision?” How about a car that can hold more than one body in the trunk?
Um, on that last one, I’m asking for a friend.