We're not going to lie and say blowing stuff up with Tannerite isn't a pretty awesome way to spend a day in the woods. But at the end of the day, you're using explosives that will send debris flying in all directions at hundreds of feet per second. Safety is key and we've seen a lot of close ...

We're not sure if anyone's going to be able to top this insane crossbow shot! When someone says they made a 680-yard shot, we'd think they used a rifle. That's not even close to being the case when the Gould brothers test the Ravin R15 crossbow. They set up a two-foot balloon target and move ...

Drivers crossing the US Canada border had quite the pleasant surprise when they discovered a beaver in the middle of the road. It wasn't rabid or confused, either. The beaver was welcoming each and every driver as they passed by — added audio played a big help.

When Buck Medley goes fishing, you never know exactly what's going to go down. This time he chooses to ditch the rod and opts for a Cold Steel Katana Machete instead. After jumping in the water with his blade, Medley waits for his target. After a few minutes, he stabs his blade into the water ...

If you're ever out in the woods and need to start a fire but don't have any supplies you might be in luck. Here's how a piece of quartz can be used to start a campfire.

We knew pine trees had a lot of uses, and while we knew pine nuts were edible, we had no idea you could actually eat part of the bark. It turns out there's a thin white layer under the rougher bark that can be eaten raw or once it has dried out. As abundant as pine trees are, this is good ...

Nature isn't always kind to the animals that inhabit it.  That was certainly the case after these three deer were stranded on a frozen lake for several days. Unable to get any traction to stand up or move, they had no hope of going anywhere anytime soon. If they didn't get help quick, they ...

Who needs a parachute to go skydiving when you can just float doawn with a giant umbrella, Mary Poppins style? Skydiver Erik Roner tests the floating umbrella theory popular from the musical when he jumps from a hot air balloon. It turns out you wouldn't want to rely on the umbrella getting you ...

Snow buildup on a roof can cause some serious issues if it's not taken care of and removed. Thousands of pounds of ice weighing down on a building isn't exactly always a quick cleanup either. At least, that's true in most cases. When a massive amount of snow buildup was on this roof in Japan, it ...

This will make passing a semi on a stormy day about 100 times more terrifying! A passing semi was forced onto its side by high winds while traveling down the interstate, crushing a cop car in the process. Fortunately for the officer, he wasn't in his car at the time of the accident, but he may ...

When even a mild hand injury can seriously alter your daily routine, losing an arm entirely changes your life. No one knows that better than Tiffany Johnson, who lost her right arm after a shark attack while snorkeling. Her life was permanently changed, but a bionic arm is helping her recover what ...

The last thing anyone expects to hear in the dead of snowy winter is a lawn mower starting up. That's exactly what this guy witnessed when he discovered his neighbor mowing their snow. "I was watching tv when heard a lawn mower running. I looked outside to see a guy mowing his lawn which was ...

We may have jumped the gun when we said kayaks were meant for the sand earlier this week — it's still an incredible pairing. It turns out that snowyaking (snow kayaking) is just as viable an option. Heck, it may even be better after watching this guy tackle a snow covered mountain with just his ...

It may sound easy enough to figure out which caliber rounds fired from specific guns are faster than others by checking how many feet they travel per second. But looking up statistics and watching statistics in action are two entirely different things. Luckily for us, The Slow Mo Guys are into ...