Skateboarding has come a long way from its humble roots of grinding around swimming pools. The modern masters of the sport fly through the sky, perform incredible tricks, and risk life and limb in the pursuit of their next thrill. Not sold? This raw run by pro skater Patrick Switzer will leave you with a new-found respect for the sport. Blasting down a steep, winding paved hill with only his board skills and protected gloves to help him make each dangerous turn Switzer showcases the beauty and thrill of skateboarding. It goes without saying don’t try this unless you’re a professional. For the rest of us we’ll just hold our breath in our office chairs and marvel at this incredible run. Read more: http://www.wimp.com/patrick-switzer-death-defying-skateboard-run/
After being rescued by a loving family in 2016, this baby squirrel finally got to experience snow for the first time. Read more: http://www.wimp.com/squirrel-experiences-snow-for-the-first-time/
SpaceX is currently at the forefront of interplanetary travel, which means they’re doing some pretty exciting things. Check out this drone footage of one of their successful rocket landings that’ll be sure to get you pumped for the future. Read more: http://www.wimp.com/get-a-birds-eye-view-of-spacex-landing-a-rocket/
We’ve all seen images of the solar system in books or on the news, but it’s rare for those images to truly show the size and scale of the planets and their orbit. This was a problem that especially bothered Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh. They were tired of seeing false models of the solar system so they decided to build there own. Using a dry lakebed in the Nevada desert, the team used an area of seven miles to show a true-to-scale model of the solar system. Their model gives a whole new perspective to the size of our universe. Incredibly, if they were using the same scale, the next closest solar system would be over 1500 miles away. Read more: http://www.wimp.com/solar-system-built-to-scale/
Watch as a lawyer and a police officer tell you everything you need to know about the 5th Amendment. Read more: http://www.wimp.com/dont-talk-to-the-police/
