Spectacular Drone Saves

I really want to buy a drone. But they seem to be so fragile.
Plus, it is increasingly becoming illegal to fly them in any place where it is worth flying them.

And the battery lasts only 10-15min at best.

Imagine your $500+ drone with its $300+ camera running out of energy and starting its descent towards water.

That's exactly what happened to this guy from the Netherlands.




And also to this guy at Floreat beach in Western Australia.




Great saves!
And lucky there was enough energy for a slow decent, and not a complete plummeting.

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The Amazing Lyrebird

Lyrebirds are native to Australia and are known for the ability to mimic all sorts of sounds they encounter in their environment.

For example... a laser pistol.





...camera sounds (starts at 1:46).





... and well-known sitcom theme tunes (even David Attenborough is surprised).




OK... the last one's a lie (but I'm sure you knew that already).


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Shaun Micallef's Crazy Gravity Antics

Shaun Micallef is an Australian comedian whose signature works are probably these crazy gravity sketches.

They're from the "Micallef Program" which aired on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) from 1998 to 2001.

Also, as a result, 480p quality at best.


Home from Work





The Wine Cellar





But how is it done?

The following videos explain.









Tilted room for the win!

Miniature Melbourne (tilt-shift)

A short tilt-shift (see note at the end) time-lapse film featuring the city of Melbourne, Australia, by Nathan Kaso.


Miniature Melbourne from Nathan Kaso on Vimeo.

Very beautiful, although it isn't true tilt-shift.

From the video description on Vimeo:

The tilt-shift effect and grading was applied in Photoshop, and the film was edited in LRTimelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro CS6.

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Sexy and I Know It (Combo)

Barack Obama



Spandy Andy

Belinda Hits Below The Belt

Flash Flood in Australia

They don't see it every day, but they looked pretty relaxed about it though.