Watch as two artificially intelligent chatbots hold a hilarious voice-conversation, with topics ranging from God to unicorns.
Technology
Technology
Transport
Video: Helicopter opens beer bottles
“Waiter! Waiter! There’s a helicopter in my soup.”
Environment
Video: The power of a flash flood
Watch an incredible example of these torrents of water in action
Transport
Video: Time-lapsed 24 hour air traffic
Look very closely and you might just see planes disappear in the Bermuda Triangle
Space
Top 10: Videos from the Moon landings
We’ve picked our ten favourite videos from the six manned missions to visit the Moon. Did Neil Armstrong’s first steps make it to number 1? Find out after the jump.
Science
Video: How fast is fire?
Check out this video of a rapidly moving wildfire in Texas to see just how fast fire can move.
Transport
Video: In-car HUD
Here’s an amazing video of a new in-car augmented reality HUD called Virtual Cable in action.
Space
Video: Next-gen rocket
Check out this video of how a revolutionary new re-usable rocket from pioneering company SpaceX will work.
Technology
Video: Never get wet with NeverWet
Check out this video of the incredible waterproofing product NeverWet in action.
Technology
Video: The amazing new Asimo
Check out this video of Honda’s next-gen Asimo robot running, jumping and serving a drink.
Technology
Video: Slow motion chainsaw juggling
Yes, you read that correctly… Watch chainsaw juggling in beautiful slow motion in this amazing video.
Environment
Video: Tornado Rips House Apart
Watch this incredible CCTV footage of a tornado tearing a house apart in Parkersburg, IA, USA on 25 May 2008.
Space
Video: Living on the ISS
Belgium’s second person in space, ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, explains what life is like on the International Space Station in this video.
Science
Video: Slow motion sneezing
Is it possible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze? Probably not judging by this rather graphic video…
Science
Video: Home Experiment – Walking on Water
See the How It Works team defy the laws of physics as we perform the ‘Walking on Water’ experiment from issue 24
Science
Video: Home Experiment – Liquid Layers
See the How It Works team in action as we perform the ‘Liquid Layers’ experiment from issue 24
Transport
Video: Amazing Red Arrows
Watch a clip from the Bournemouth Air Show 2008 of the Red Arrows doing what they do best
Science
Video: Giant shock wave
Watch this awesome video of a giant shock wave caused by a massive explosion – and then find out how it all works in How It Works issue 23, on sale 14 July
Technology
Video: How does Artificial Intelligence work?
This fascinating video with David Ferrucci of IBM explains the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence, and explains in detail how IBM’s Watson computer works. It’s definitely worth a watch.
Technology
Video: JDAM strike
Watch an allied bomber drop a GPS-guided JDAM munition