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► WTF Is… – The Swindle ?

Posted August 15, 2015 by

TotalBiscuit gives his first impressions on the recently released stealth heist platformer from Size Five Games.
Review key was supplied by the developers free of charge.
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2015 Chrysler 200 – Redline: Review

Posted August 14, 2015 by

Long known for being the rental car special in the segment, Chrysler is hoping to snag some actual consumers into showrooms with this completely re-engineered 2015 200. Borrowing heavily from the new Fiat alliance, has the company succeeded in building a proper family sedan that can take on the Japanese?

QC#77 – Sky Ballz

Posted August 13, 2015 by

Homemade parachutes and squishy balls join forces, to create a set of high flying Sky Ballz.

Full project video: How To Make Sky Balls: http://bit.ly/SkyBalls

Next Video: QC#78 – The Business Bucket : http://bit.ly/QCBusinessBucket
Previous Video: QC#76 – Randomizer Rocket Ride: http://bit.ly/QCSugarRocketRide

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Bottle Rockets: http://bit.ly/HomebrewBottleRockets
Candy Cannon: http://bit.ly/CandyCannon
Ninja Balls: http://bit.ly/SquishyNinjaBalls
Rubber Band Handgun: http://bit.ly/RubberBandHandgun

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Music by Scott & Brendo “One More Time” Instrumental
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Project Inspired By: A parachute design by Ritchie Kinmont (http://bit.ly/IBSonicParachute)

WARNING:

This video is only for entertainment purposes. If you rely on the information portrayed in this video, you assume responsibility for the results of your actions. Have fun, but always think ahead, and remember that every project you try is at YOUR OWN RISK.

Project History & More Info:

My good friend Ritchie Kinmont has a business, as well as a YouTube channel, called Sonic Dad (www.youtube.com/sonicdaddotcom) and has some really great projects.

We’ve collaborated in the past, on the Micro X-bow video (http://bit.ly/MicroXBow), and when it came time for me to design a rocket for my sugar motors, I went back to Ritchie so we could put our heads together and see what we could come up with.

Not only did we create a really awesome rocket, he called the “Randomizer”, but Ritchie used one of the parachutes he made in a previous project (http://bit.ly/IBSonicParachute), as the parachute for the rocket, and it was perfect!

I made a few small modifications to the parachute design, and developed it into a project video for the rocket building series, with approval from Ritchie, but rather than having these parachutes serve only one purpose, I wanted to develop other options, for anyone who may not get around to building a rocket but still wanted to do an ariel project.

I combined the “Ninja Balls” from a previous project (http://bit.ly/SquishyNinjaBalls), and the parachutes from a future project, to make “Sky Balls”.

I call them “Sky Balls” because you throw them high into the air like a baseball, but then a little parachute opens up, bringing them safely down to the ground.

You can throw them by hand, but my favorite method is getting them air-born with a water balloon slingshot. The water balloon slingshot you see in the video was actually the inspiration for my recent project, the “SkyBlaster Slingshot” (http://bit.ly/SkyblasterSlingshot). Unfortunately I filmed this project months before I even prototyped the sling-bow. The person that owned the slingshot moved out of town, and I couldn’t find another one like it anywhere. Hence my motivation for making the slingshot project 🙂

So now if you make a parachute, you’ll be able to use it with Rockets, Sky Balls, or even action figure toys as well.

And if you make Sky Balls, why not build yourself a SkyBlaster Slingshot to launch it with?. Everything ties together nicely, and you can get the Project PDF here: http://bit.ly/SkyblasterSlingshotProjectPDF

These have become one of my favorite past-times at the park. Every time we go to the park for family time, I bring my sling-bow and a couple of Sky Balls, and shoot them into the sky for my boys to chase down, and retrieve. Needless to say, that usually attracts a lot of attention from on-lookers.

The best part about Sky Balls, is you probably already have all the materials around your house to make them. Look for the step-by-step instructions in the project video.

The Co-Optional Podcast Ep. 88 ft. BunnyHopShow [strong language] – August 13, 2015

Posted August 13, 2015 by

Visit http://www.squarespace.com/cooptional for a free trial and 10% off!

Support Julian, the podcast animator: http://www.patreon.com/cooptionalanimation

Download the audio version of the podcast: https://soundcloud.com/totalbiscuit/the-co-optional-podcast-ep-88-ft-bunnyhopshow-strong-language-august-13-2015

TotalBiscuit, Dodger and JesseCox sit down with BunnyHopShow on this episode of the Co-Optional Podcast! Enjoy!

Original air date: August 11th, 2015

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► WTF Is… – OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood ?

Posted August 12, 2015 by

TotalBiscuit gives his first impressions on the recently released skateboarding platformer from Roll7.
Review key was supplied by the developers free of charge.
Get it on GOG: http://bit.ly/1IKjmNo

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► WTF Is… – King’s Quest : A Knight to Remember ?

Posted August 10, 2015 by

TotalBiscuit gives his first impressions on the recently released episodic adventure game from The Odd Gentlemen.
Review key was supplied by the developers free of charge.
Get it on Steam: http://bit.ly/1gWFWeY

How To Make Balloons, That Explode

Posted August 8, 2015 by

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Electricity and water are used to blow up party balloons. But beware, these ones explode!

I’m not suggesting this is something you should try, but if you do it anyway, make sure you use EXTREME caution, and be prepared for the police to show up 🙂

Special thanks to Pro Opinion for choosing to sponsor this video!

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Melting Soda Cans: http://bit.ly/PopCanMelting
Glycerin Soap: http://bit.ly/FightClubSoap
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Lego Gummies: http://bit.ly/LegoGummies

Music By:

Scott & Brendo “Somewhere”
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Project Inspired By:

Experiments with one of my previous projects: (http://bit.ly/H2OExplode). I was blown away when I tried filling up a balloon, and it floated up to the ceiling!

WARNING:

This video is only for entertainment purposes. It should probably not be attempted, and if you rely on the information portrayed in this video, you assume the responsibility for the results, including injuries or even death that you may inflict on yourself, or others. HHO gas is very explosive, and can be set off with static electricity, meaning you could set it off just by touching it. Use extreme caution. Have fun, but always think ahead, and remember that every project you try is at YOUR OWN RISK.

Project History & More Info:

About 2 years ago I tried filling up balloons with HHO gas from the water-splitting generator I made in a previous project. I was amazed to confirm that when I tied it off, it floated up to the ceiling just a helium balloon. This sparked an idea, and you know exactly what it was!

I thought it would be fun to tape a fuse to the bottom of the balloon, light it, and run away.

Of course the bigger I filled the balloons, the more energetic the concussion wave, and the louder the sound.

You can tell by the sound of the reports, that these balloons pack a powerful explosion. The noise could be heard reverberating around the neighborhood, and sounded like large cannons going off.

We did this experiment on the 4th of July, because while most of our neighbors are awesome and supportive of these experiments, there is one who always calls the police.

I figured there was no way they could be justified in complaining about explosions on the 4th of July.

Now to emphasize safety here, I can’t suggest this is something you should try, but if you do it anyway, make sure you use EXTREME caution, and be prepared for the police to show up.

I have seen pictures of accidents where balloons filled with oxy-acetylene gas accidentally went off with static electricity and blew a mans truck apart, sending him and his nephew to the hospital. While I haven’t experienced that effect myself, I am encouraged to use as much caution possible, to avoid a trip to the hospital.

► WTF Is… – Galacide ?

Posted August 8, 2015 by

TotalBiscuit gives his first impressions on the recently released side-scrolling shoot’em up from Puny Human Studios.

Get it on Steam: http://bit.ly/1IUmPwt

2015 Toyota Sienna SE – Redline: Review

Posted August 6, 2015 by

Although criticized for its “soccer mom” image, buyers who are in need of the ultimate family hauler should look no farther then a minivan. Often portrayed as one of the all-star players, Toyota makes subtle changes to its ever popular Sienna, but are the changes enough to keep it ahead of Honda’s equally popular Odyssey?

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