Crows are among the world’s most intelligent birds. Ravens, magpies, and different types of crows all show remarkable abilities. They can plan an action in several steps, manufacture and use tools, fish with bait, and even speak. Some also fancy being petted like a dog. We’ve found 11 videos that show why a crow is as intelligent as a chimpanzee or a 7-year-old child.
A via ferrata is a protected path in a mountainous area supported with wire ropes and other climbing aides. Via ferrata is Italian for “iron path”, and has its historical origins in the Alps centuries ago. Initially, the predecessors to via ferratas were used by shepherds to reach their higher pastures. In recent decades, via ferratas have gained in popularity with the climbing community and are today primarily used for sport and recreation. Although via ferratas have been developed in other countries around the world, the hardest and most extreme routes are still within the European Union. We’ve found 12 of them – Watch them all being climbed here!
Bug bounties are big business – the industry amount to several million dollars each year. A bounty is a cash award given to a hacker who finds and reports a security weakness to an organization, so they can safely rectify it. This video list will show you the basics of bug bounty hunting. You’ll also get tips on how you can start hunting yourself (it’s not as difficult as you might think).
The German language is famous for its ability to form essentially infinite long words. This “feature” has spawned quite a few word monsters. We’ve found five of the longest – all of which is listed in the Dudenkorpus at least five times, the database of Germany’s authoritative Duden dictionary.
Destroying Lego in creative ways has always been in vogue. Even more so recently since TV’s Lego Masters popularized it on a large scale. We’ve seen Lego shaken, hit with a baseball bat, and blown to pieces with explosives. YouTubers offer even more original ways to obliterate official Lego sets and MOCs. They use real rockets, orchestrate a Lego train crash into actual water, and swings a plain old sledgehammer.
Suspension bridges, also known as rope bridges, are an age-old bridge type. The bridge deck rests on two or more parallel cables that carry the entire bridge load. If you’ve ever crossed one, you’ll remember the feeling when the bridge’s deck moves under your feet as you walk. There’s everything from old wooden bridges to modern, architectural masterpieces with glass floors. You will find them all in this list of the world’s 27 most terrifying and dangerous suspension bridges. You can walk over them all – But should you?
Going on a trip with your dog? There’s a lot to think about, especially if you’re taking your best friend for a flight. Do you want to travel with them in the cabin, or are you ok with putting your four-legged friend in a dark cage in cargo? Here are some invaluable tips and hacks for air travel with your dog – as well as backpacking and road-tripping with your car or motorcycle (yes, a dog can ride too!).
Have you ever wondered how old the world’s oldest tree is – or city, restaurant, or country? We’ve found 12 things that are all the oldest in the world. Some of them will most probably surprise you.
A zip ride is not for the faint of heart nor those with a fear of heights as you’re literally flying through the air at speeds of up to 160 km/h, usually from the top of a mountain. A zipline can carry cargo or a person from the top to the bottom of a long steel wire. It has been a mountainous way of transport for more than 2,000 years.
Some of them look like the ostentatious home of a notorious Bond villain, while others have all the hallmarks of an eerie edifice straight out of a Lord of the Rings movie. There are a lot of remarkable buildings on top of mountains – We’ve put together a selection of 20 architectural and technical masterpieces. Watch videos of all the mountaintop buildings here!
Ever felt the urge to wake up with nothing but air above you, or below you – for about 1,000 meters? Then sleeping on a portaledge hanging from a big rock wall in Yosemite National Park might be your thing. Vertical camping involves climbing up a mountain, often by a high, vertical wall, and stopping for the night somewhere on said wall, setting up a tent on a portaledge, or just sleeping on it in the open air. Watch these 20 videos of exciting vertical camping trips all around the world and enjoy the breathtaking views – or feel your vertigo come creeping. You’ll also learn the best way to go number one and number two, “vertically”.
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