FREE Video Library: Just Plain Fascinating

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•   Emperor Penguin Chicks Jump Off a 50-Foot Cliff in Antarctica
  National Geographic and BAFTA Award-winning cinematographer Bertie Gregory release unprecedented footage of Emperor penguin chicks leaping 50 feet off an Antarctic cliff.
• Strange Things About the Coming Solar Eclipse
  This young lady details a list of very strange and disturbing facts about the April 2024 Solar Eclipse.
• Why Do Stars Draw Circles Around Polaris, the North Star?
  This is one of the things people who believe the Earth is flat point to as proof.  This gentleman provides a very clear explanation that actually proves the exact opposite, that the Earth is a sphere.  Polaris is known as the Pole Star. It's the one that shines directly above the North pole, but why does that mean it never moves and all the other stars circle it?
• The Curvature of the Earth
  This video shows additional views from a jet at 43,000 feet and the International Space Station at about 5 miles up. It also includes a clip from a video produced by the 747 Pilot Kelsey who offers to pilot a flight from Buenos Aries to Melbourne Australia to prove the Earth is a sphere.
  Shellac - Why Melted Bugs On Candy And Lemons Fuel A $167 Million Industry
  Shellac is a natural resin that comes from tiny insects harvested off tree branches in India. Indians have valued the bug for 3,000 years for its versatility. Once processed and melted, shellac can be used as a powerful red dye, a glossy wood finisher, and a shiny coating to citrus fruit and candies such as jelly beans, Whoppers, and Junior Mints. But the farmers who have depended on these miniature bugs for generations say their crops are at risk.
• Optical Illusion: Is the Horse Walking Toward or Away?
  This is an example of how fickle perception can be.  You can literally see two different realities occurring at the same time with a little shift in the way you view some things.
• The Mysterious Human Heart
  New evidence suggests the heart is not a pump.
• The Miraculous Nature of Water
  The stated mission of modern science is to dominate and control nature. It was born of the philosophies of Francis Bacon who suggested we could learn “to command nature in action”, and of René Descartes who wrote that mankind could become “the masters and possessors of nature.” This was science flipped on its head because the previous scientific philosophy saw nature as a perfect creation of god to be observed and understood. Take for instance, water. Without water, we would not exist. And so the true value is in understanding the nature of water so that we can flow with it, not control it.
• I Build Tiny Cars Out of Old Fridges
  CLASSIC cars have been reenvisioned as miniature versions and collected in a ‘dwarf car’ museum. Ernie Adams, of Maricopa, Arizona, has been creating his incredible scaled-down replicas of full-size cars since 1965, starting with his version of a 1928 Chevy two-door sedan. The original car, known as ‘Grandpa Dwarf’, was made out of nine old refrigerators and is still running today. Since then, Ernie, now in his late-70s, has made hundreds of 11/16th scale dwarf cars, from racers to cruisers – all fully drivable and road-legal. One of the gems of his collection is his take on the 1949 Mercury two-door coupe, which he built entirely from scratch using flat sheet metal.
• 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 Expanding Earth and Planets - The Earth and Other Planets Are Actually Growing
  These amazing videos show you an amazing reality that somehow our highly advanced scientific community has failed to bring to our attention.  After viewing these it seems so obvious it's a wonder it's not common knowledge.  Yes, folks, the earth and other planets grow, like everything else in the universe!
• 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.