Tony Hawk Landed What Might Be His Last 900 at the Age of 48
Tony Hawk blew the minds of skateboard fans seventeen years ago when he successfully landed a 900 at the 1999 X-Games. Remarkably, as tough as the trick was to pull off for Hawk at a…
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The ArcaMini is a Small Electric Skateboard Created by a Private Space Organization
ArcaSpace, a private space organization, created a small, square electric skateboard and no one really knows why… The electric skateboard is called the ArcaMini, is 16 x 12 inches, and weighs 17.2 pounds. Controllable via…
Timelapse of Christo’s Floating Walkway Being Constructed Through Satellite Images
If you’re unfamiliar with Christo’s Floating Walkway, then prepare to be amazed. The 1.8-mile floating walkway is the work of Bulgarian-American artist Christo, and satellite images provide an incredible timelapse of the tedious process. At…
Colin Furze’s Latest Gadget is DIY X-Men Ice Man Liquid Nitrogen Blasters
At this point, we should just give Colin Furze his own section on Industry Tap. The dude churns out incredible devices on a regular basis, with his latest creation being palm-mounted Ice Man liquid nitrogen…
53,000 Megapixel Photo of the Golden Gate Bridge is Actually a Promo for Bentley
Companies are getting more and more savvy with their marketing campaigns, with the latest example being a 53,000 megapixel photo of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It looks merely like a nice picture…
Fastest-Accelerating Electric Car in the World Goes 0 to 60 MPH in 1.513 Seconds
A small electric car by the name of “grimsel,” created by a team of 30 students from the Academic Motorsports Club Zurich (AMZ), has officially set a world record. The vehicle officially set the world…
The World’s Biggest Nerf Gun Features a 3000 PSI Paintball Tank & Shoots Darts 40 MPH
We’ve all been involved in intense Nerf gun wars at some point and time growing up, and if you haven’t then you haven’t lived! But as we get older, Nerf guns just don’t seem to…
This Badminton-Playing Robot is So Good You’ll Get Tired of Playing Against It
We’ve seen table tennis robots before, but never a badminton-playing robot. That is, until now… Students and professors at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China built a badminton-playing robot that will endlessly…
LG Launches New TV in India That Features Mosquito Away Technology
LG has officially launched a new television in India that is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. The TV actually features mosquito away technology in the form of sound waves, which discourage mosquitoes from coming…
6 Recovery Apps for the 23.5 Million People Currently Addicted to Drugs or Alcohol
Addiction sucks. Sometimes it’s worse when you’re addicted to something legal, like cigarettes or alcohol, because there’s nothing actually stopping you from accessing it except your own self-control. Of course, where there’s a will, there’s…
