February 8, 2021 at 2:00 pm
World’s Longest Field Goal – Robot vs NFL Kicker
Mark Rober built a field kicking robot to take on Matt Prater, who holds the record for the longest NFL field goal (64 yards)
Mark Rober built a field kicking robot to take on Matt Prater, who holds the record for the longest NFL field goal (64 yards)
Considerations: wheel diameter, gear ratio, 4-wheel drive, tire grip, breakover angle, weight distribution
If you put carbon fiber under any load other than tension, the strength just disappears
Mark Rober’s 3rd gen “Glitterbomb” is here and better than ever
How the iconic Charles Bridge was constructed in 1357
Just a few Lego parts, a bucket, and some water
Architect Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk builds a staircase bridge over Norway’s iconic Vøringsfossen waterfall
The footage is almost as impressive as the feat of engineering it captures
Lawnmowers detest them
Squirrels kept stealing Mark Rober’s bird seed, so he over-engineered the perfect squirrel proof bird feeder
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