MYTHBUSTERS: GTA5 (II)

Yeah! The second part of “Mythbusters: GTA5” is here!
Are you able to take a cable car down? Could yo piss off a guy so much he decides to slap you? Your dog surviving to a macabre prank? Let's see it.



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KEEP THE FERRIS WHEEL SPINNING

A power outage isn't enough reason to shut down the ride. Thanks to his physics skills and his he/him pronouns, people didn't have to head home with that bitter feeling you get when things don't go as planned.



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6D KARAOKE ROOMS

An innovative karaoke system in Asia is revolutionizing the experience with 6D technology, where LED projections and sound effects create an immersive environment. Several viral videos show these rooms in action—some, for example, use visuals that trick the brain into believing water is flooding the space, causing dizziness in some viewers. This new trend takes karaoke to another level, blending virtual and augmented reality, proving once again that Asia leads the way in entertainment innovation.




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ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS WITH SMARTPHONES

Imagine for a moment that ancient civilizations had smartphones. Instead of artistic carvings on stone or dusty manuscripts, the Mayans, pharaohs, and Roman emperors would have documented their daily lives with video selfies. What would their social media have looked like? What would Leonardo da Vinci have posted on his profile? And what if we had footage of the Titanic sinking, recorded by the passengers themselves?

Well, AI has done exactly that—recreating historical moments with mind-blowing realism, as if smartphones had always existed. From the Mayan civilization to the Victorian era, passing through the Roman Empire and Ancient Greece, these videos bring historical figures to life, capturing key moments through their own "cameras." Thomas Edison filming in his lab, the first woman to fly a plane sharing her achievement, or even the people of Pompeii recording their last day before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Beyond how fascinating and surreal these images are, this opens up a huge opportunity in education. Imagine learning history not through boring books full of dates and names but by seeing the people of the past tell their own stories firsthand. Not just reading about the Library of Alexandria but watching it in its prime. Not memorizing facts about the Persian Empire but listening to its own citizens narrate their history.

With technology like this, social sciences would no longer be that dull subject we used to hate. Instead, they’d become an immersive experience, capable of transporting students directly into the past. History told by the people who lived it, with a level of closeness we could only dream of before.



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NARCISSISM AND SOCIALMEDIA VOL30

It's funny how when we see someone recording themselves in public, talking to their phone and exaggerating gestures, we feel a strong sense of secondhand embarrassment, yet that same video seems much more normal when we see it on social media. It might still make us cringe, but we process it differently. The key difference is that in real life, we don’t just feel discomfort—we perceive the person as ridiculous, out of place. On social media, even if they still seem absurd, the format smooths out that awkwardness and makes it easier to digest.

Editing, music, and dynamic cuts help frame the content in a way that fits the kind of media we consume daily, but if someone seems ridiculous, they’ll remain so, with or without filters.

Another factor is the break in reality. Watching someone film themselves strips away the illusion, like seeing a magician set up a trick before performing it. Then there’s the difference between witnessing something and being an audience—on the street, we feel like unwilling participants in something we didn’t choose to watch, whereas on social media, we’re already in consumer mode, so even if something makes us uncomfortable, it doesn’t trigger the same rejection.

Social dynamics also play a role. When we see someone recording in public, we share the secondhand embarrassment through glances or comments with whoever is next to us. But online, there's no external reinforcement, and we process it in a completely different way.



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A WORLD WHERE WOMEN ARE MUCH BIGGER THAN MEN

In nature, size matters—a lot. In many species, females are significantly larger than males. This happens with black widow spiders, where females can be twice or even three times the size of their mates. The same occurs with certain amphibians, fish, and birds of prey, where females dominate in both size and strength.

But what if the same had happened in our species? What would the world look like if women were much bigger than men? How would interactions, social dynamics, or even the most basic aspects of everyday life change?

Thanks to AI, someone has created a glimpse into this alternate universe. Here are some videos that will make you imagine a world where size roles are completely reversed.



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THE KUNGFU BOT FROM UNITREE ROBOTICS COULD REPLACE YOUR BOUNCER

Unitree Robotics is a Chinese company specializing in advanced robotics. Founded in 2016 by Xingxing Wang and based in Hangzhou, the company gained fame for its robotic dogs, known for their agility, stability, and affordability compared to competitors like Boston Dynamics.

Although these robots are often marketed as tools to assist humanity in research, industry, and consumer applications, the truth is that they could also be deployed in warfare. Best not to dwell on that too much—like drones, they are a total game-changer.

For now, let’s focus on Unitree Robotics' latest masterpiece: the Kungfu BOT, a bipedal version of their robotic dogs with a humanoid appearance and the ability to perform an impressive 720-degree spinning kick. Imagine facing one of these if you step out of line at a bar!



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