This is a video of 69-year old (nice) self-proclaimed tai chi master and heavy social media self-promoter Ma Baoguo getting knocked out by a 50-year old kickboxing coach thirty seconds into their fight, which appears to have been filmed with a camera developed during the same period tai-chi was. Some more info about Ma’s punch-out:

Ma had made a name for himself on social media as he promoted what many observers called “kung fu fakery”. And not long ago, he created a stir when he teased “stupid” mainland UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili and even challenged her to a fight.

Many observers have questioned Ma’s ability and the “fake kung fu going around” with “Mad Dog” MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong last year calling a tai chi “grandmaster” a fraud while vowing to expose “fake” martial arts.

Now I’ll be the first to admit I’m not particularly familiar with tai chi, but I assume the defensive martial art wasn’t developed to take repeated unblocked punches to the face until you lose consciousness. Is that right? Or was his next move to curl up in a ball and get kicked until his opponent loses interest?

Keep going for the video, which shows Ma taking a break right before the fight begins to take a sip of something, which was clearly not the same potion Egg Shen shared with Jack and Wang in Big Trouble In Little China before the final battle.

Keep going for the video, but skip to 2:00 for the fight.

Source: Geekologie – Tai Chi ‘Master’ Knocked Out Cold 30 Seconds Into Fight

This is a short video of a handful of chrysalides of Tithorea tarricina (aka the tarricina longwing, variable presonian, or cream-spotted tigerwing butterfly, of the family Nymphalidae). These are actual, unaltered chrysalides too, they really are gold and have an almost Sharpie’d cel-shaded look to them. Mother Nature, am I right? “What about her?” Oh, you know *leaning in, lowering voice* She has mushrooms for tits. “Whaaaat?” One time when we were making out I licked a nip and tripped for like a month straight. “Jesus.” Oh dude, I saw him a bunch.

Keep going for a video montage of photos and video of the species.

Source: Geekologie – Damn, Mother Nature: The Golden Chrysalides Of The Tarricina Longwing Butterfly

This is a short video from a roadside construction site where a wheeled excavator operator makes two kids’ days by pouring some of the dirt in his bucket into their toy dump trucks with the skill and precision of a surgeon. And, I’m pretty sure I speak for all of us here when I say I don’t care if this man doesn’t even know what a gallbladder is or what one looks like, I’d trust him to remove mine.

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Source: Geekologie – Mad Skills: Excavator Operator Effortlessly Pours Dirt From Bucket Into Children’s Toy Dump Trucks

Keep going for the video, although you’re not missing much from the gif but high definition.

Source: Geekologie – Ridin’ Dirty: Porta-Potty Cruising Down The Street

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Source: Geekologie – The Miracle Of Life: Baby Lizard Breaks Free Of Amniotic Sac

This is some security cam footage from the Australian Museum in Sydney of a man who broke into the building after hours last Sunday and took a self-guided 40 minute tour, with highlights including stealing a worker’s cowboy hat, taking selfies with his head in the jaws of a dinosaur skull, and stealing a piece of artwork before leaving. Tipster El Huevo even had to nerve to ask if it was me. Please *adjusting cowboy hat in mirror* I’ve never even been to Australia.

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Source: Geekologie – Man Breaks Into Museum, Steals Worker’s Cowboy Hat, Takes Selfies With Dino Skull

This is a video of science-loving Youtuber Louis Weisz constructing the world record strongest licorice candy rope then using it to perform various experiments, including pulling a car. I mean, sure why not? God knows that stuff isn’t edible, and anybody who argues otherwise is sick in both the head AND stomach. You show me somebody who likes red licorice rope and black jellybeans and I’ll point to a sociopath, preferably behind a two-way mirror in a police lineup prior to going into witness protection.

Keep going for the full video, car pull begins around 5:00.

Source: Geekologie – Experimenting to See If You Can Pull A Car With Braided Licorice Rope

This is a video of a heavily modified (including conversion to all-wheel-drive) Civic doing 0 – 60MPH in a blistering 1.1 seconds, and finishing a quarter mile in 7.45 seconds. Some more info while I lift the hood of my car in the driveway and bang on the engine with a wrench, yelling “I’m a car guy!” at any neighbors who drive by:

Builder Norris Prayoonto of P-Racing sat down with That Racing Channel on YouTube to share some details on the car.

The Civic’s power, of which there is a lot, comes courtesy of a custom-built 2.2-liter inline-four that has billet pistons, a Supertech valvetrain, and custom cams. A Garrett GTX50 76-mm turbo spins out 60 pounds of boost and a Motech ECU runs the whole lot. Getting all 1,500 horsepower to the ground is a challenge, especially for a front-drive car, so the Civic was converted to all-wheel drive and uses a four-speed dogbox in place of a regular manual transmission.

For reference, my Explorer starts to shudder violently at 55MPH, and one time a wheel came off and passed me on the highway. But hey, 0 – 60 in 1.1 seconds, that’s cool too. Maybe not cool enough to get all the babes my Explorer gets, but, wait — where are all the babes? “They fell out when the door came off peeling out of McDonald’s.” My nuggets!

Keep going for 15 minute video of vroom vrooms, but the Civic is at 3:15 (where the video should start).

Source: Geekologie – Zoom Zoom!: 1,500HP Heavily Modified Civic Does 0 – 60MPH In 1.1 Seconds

This is a video of the result of mixing Alka Setzer, some water with food coloring, and cooking oil. As you can see, it kinda makes a poor man’s lava lamp. Or, as my dad called it while painfully clutching his chest, “What the hell did you just do with my medicine?!”

Keep going for the full video from the very start.

Source: Geekologie – Kitchen Science: Mixing Alka Seltzer, Oil, Water, And Food Coloring

This is a video of adventurer Brandon Gross spelunking part of the ‘Hell Hole’ cave system (aka IXL Cave) in Santa Cruz, California. Hell Hole is known for its incredibly tight passages, which Brandon agreed to explore in an attempt to face his claustrophobia. I’d be lying if I said that looks like anything but the worst time to me. There are only two things I’m afraid of– “Ghosts and caves.” I’ve seen you read my dating profile. But wait — then why didn’t I get a match notification? *indignantly* I can’t believe you!

Keep going for the video and remember without their headlamps everything is pitch black.

Source: Geekologie – Nooooope: Guy Explores ‘Hell Hole’ Ultra-Tight Cave System To Challenge His Claustrophobia

This is a short video of the actual musicians behind the Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme performing it during a virtual concert. It’s nice to put faces to the music, you know? I just assumed it had all been composed by an artificial intelligence system developed by Tom Nook, which he’ll eventually be kind enough to rent to me for a kidney per day. But enough about predatory lending practices, who else has spent over 300 hours on their island and has nothing but a one-room house and endless wasp stings to show for it? Even my uggo villagers keep their distance and I don’t even want them here.

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Source: Geekologie – The Musicians Behind The Animal Crossing Theme Perform It During Virtual Concert

This is a video of a water fountain located in front of the Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary that has a water spray that looks like the pages of a book being turned. Obviously, that’s a book I could dive right into. Get it? “Because you’re wearing Speedo.” You should join my erotic fan fiction book club.

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Source: Geekologie – Coooool: A Water Fountain That Looks Like Turning The Pages Of A Book