28 Interesting Facts About Inventors
MentalFloss looks at some of the interesting quirks of famous inventors.
MentalFloss looks at some of the interesting quirks of famous inventors.
This time-lapse shows the oil tanker Overseas Martinez docking in Valdez, Alaska.
When designer Bruce Kilgore first sketched the AF1 in 1982, he borrowed from Nike's Approach hiking boot—lowering the heel for better movement and creating a basketball icon that's quietly rooted in trail performance. Four decades later, that connection comes full circle. The AF1 GTX Vibram swaps courtside polish for alpine grit, pairing a waterproof GORE-TEX leather upper with a rugged Vibram outsole engineered to grip slick streets like a rock face. It's the AF1 reimagined for rain, sleet, and snow—because not every journey happens indoors.
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Ride with the legendary Porsche 917 race car in preparation for the 2015 Rennsport Reunion.
Louis C.K. shares his distain for cell phones through this compilation of stand-up and TV shows.
This 5-MPH crash simulator will convince you to wear your seatbelt.
This demonstration at the ETH Zurich Flying Machine Arena shows drones autonomously making a rope bridge.
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The original Caribou boot carried explorers across arctic landscapes to the top of the world and later became the world's first snowboarding boot, cementing its place as a cold-weather legend. The new Caribou Horizon GTX channels that same grit with refined leather, modern insulation, and premium Gore-Tex protection. Whether cutting through slush-slicked city streets or climbing toward the altitude of après escapes, the Caribou Horizon GTX keeps you moving in life's coldest moments. The horizon is calling—step boldly into adventure and the unknown.
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Kurt Steiner lives out everyone's childhood dream with this insane rock skip.