RCLifeOn started with a surfboard, added fans that blow air backwards to move it forward and soon he was gliding without a drop of gas. Now he’s added a mechanism that directs the force of those fans exactly where you want.
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On September 25, Sandro Dias stood on top of a 22 story government building in Porto Alegre, Brazil, looking down a ramp that would make even the most fearless skater hesitate. At 50 years old, the Brazilian skateboarding legend was still attempting to make history. Dias turned an urban legend into reality with the Red Bull Building Drop, breaking two Guinness World Records: the highest drop into a quarter pipe and the fastest speed ever recorded.
Johannes Grasser stands at the edge of the airplane door, the Nevada desert stretching out before him like a canvas of dust and dreams. Black Rock City, the temporary center of Burning Man, is home to 80,000 people, a semi-circle of tents, art and a sense of community that’s ever fleeting.
JayByrd Films is known for his one-take drone videos that take you deep inside various locations with an FPV camera. In his latest video, Jay Christensen takes us on a flythrough of Texas Tech University’s football facilities, also known as the heart of Red Raider nation.
A humanoid robot steps up to a table tennis table, paddle in hand, and whacks a forehand that sends the ball flying across the net. This is UC Berkeley’s latest creation, the HumanoId Table TEnnis Robot, or HiTTER. This thing can play over 100 shots against a human and is precise, agile and a little bit human-like.
Photo credit: Heritage-Auctions
One basketball card changed the course of sports collectibles history today. Heritage Auctions sold the world’s only 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant Dual Logoman Autographs card for $12.932 million, the highest price ever paid for a trading card at auction.
Brage Vestavik, a Red Bull sponsored Norwegian mountain biker, has made a name for himself by riding terrain that most would avoid. His latest project, Trolldom, shot in the dense forests of British Columbia, is a POV ride that feels like a high stakes dance with gravity. Shot with an action cam, this is a raw display of skill, planning and fearlessness in freeride mountain biking.
The World Humanoid Robot Games, a first time event hosted by the Beijing government, kicked off with a tech presentation that left everyone speechless. Unitree Robotics, a Chinese startup that is leading the charge in humanoid and quadruped robot research, stole the show with their 100-meter dash entry.
Allen Pan, a YouTube engineer with a love for retro projects, built an auto-trick skateboard for Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 promotion. This clever board automates tricks like kickflips so beginners can feel like pros.