The 1950s Science Kit That Had Real Uranium
The inventor suggested kids play hide and seek with a gamma-ray source.
Posts in category Videos
Ripley’s video archive is an eclectic collection of videos from our popular TV show, behind the scenes footage from The Vault, and Ripley’s Originals.
The Thief-Hunting Skeletons Of Citipati
The skeletons enter a state of dancing furor.
America’s Secret Unmanned Space Plane That Only The Air Force Has Answers To
Only the Air Force knows where it is, what it’s doing, or when it will return.
Wielding Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber
Not as clumsy or random as a blaster…
Smokejumpers: The People Who Skydive Into Wildfires
They’re the special ops of firefighters.
The Lunacy Of Light Medicine: Spectro-Chrome Metry
Green light each day keeps the gangrene away?
That Time The U.S. Military Accidentally Dropped An Atomic Bomb
An airman accidentally pulled the manual release, sending the bomb crashing through closed bomb bay doors.
When Sonar Wasn’t Enough: The Bathythermograph
Ships could use this device to target ships sight unseen.
Tightrope Daredevil Extraordinaire: The Great Blondin
He never got life insurance, claiming no one would take the risk.
The Only Man To Be Buried On the Moon (So Far)
One company is racing to put more people on the Moon, but not in the way you think.