- [Narrator] Some people love to boast about how strong they are and how much they can lift at the gym, but if you really wanna
test someone's fitness, just ask them to pick up this chair. (ambient music) You'll have to stick around to find out whether anyone actually succeeded in this seemingly simple task. And while I have your attention, have ever wondered how smart a crow is, or what it looks like
when a guppy gives birth? Would you try
Pringles-flavoured ice cream? These are just a few of the amazing things you'll see in this episode of, "Things You Will See for the
First Time in Your Life." (bright upbeat music) The world is full of many
mysteries, and back in 2015, rangers at Eisenhower State
Park near the Oklahoma border, encountered one of the
particularly slippery kind. (birds chirping) (woman speaking indistinctly) At first, they thought that someone had left spaghetti in
the middle of the road as part of some twisted prank. But when they got a little closer, they realized these were actually
clumps of wriggling worms. The piles were lined up in
a near-perfect straight line and offered no clues as to how
they may have ended up there. The worms were only found in
the back part of the state park that had been closed
off because of flooding, and they stuck around for two days before heading back into the soil, leaving only their manure behind. Biologists now have two leading theories for this strange herding behavior. The first is that the
heavy rains saturated the ground so much that
the water forced the worms onto the dryer parts of the pavement. The second theory is that the worms may have mistaken the sound of the rain for the sound of predators
beating down on the ground, so they moved to clump
together and avoid them. Anyone fancy spag bol' for dinner? When Disney announced that
they would be releasing a live-action remake of "The
Lion King" back in 2019, die-hard fans weren't so sure about it. The hand-drawn designs of
cartoon favorites like Pumbaa and Timon, were replaced by
ultra-realistic VFX animals which according to many people, just couldn't live up to the classic. But visual effects
artist, Jonty Pressinger, and illustrator, Nikolay Mochkin, set out to combine these
two distinct styles using deepfake technology to see if there really is such a thing as "the best of both worlds." (ambient music) The wide-eyed, expressive
faces drawn by Mochkin in the style of the original movie, have been blended seamlessly with footage from the live-action remake
to create a visual style that is both realistic
and true to the original. As you can see in these
side-by-side shots, the lovable characters
now have all the features which made them so iconic
in the first place, from Scar's piercing yellow
eyes and haggard face, to Simba's bewildered,
innocent expression. Listen up, Disney, maybe it's
time to start making remakes of the remakes. It would take someone
with a real sweet tooth to say they've tried
every ice cream flavor on the market. But how would you feel about Pringles-flavoured ice cream? (ambient music) No, this isn't a sick joke, this interesting ice cream creation was dreamt up by "Helados
Roll" on YouTube, a channel which is stocked full of the most bizarre flavor
combinations you can imagine. To create this spicy desert, the mastermind behind the
channel first takes a tube of Paprika-flavoured Pringles and lays them out in rows
on a flat metal ice pan. Next, they pour milk over the chips and use metal spatulas
to smash them up a bit. And this is where it
gets really interesting. (metals clanging) As the ice pan reaches
temperatures as low as -30°C and the milk begins to freeze, the Pringles, which are gradually
cut into teeny tiny bits, begin to mix in with it. (bright upbeat music) With more slicing, dicing and chopping, the milky, Pringley mixture turns into a frozen goop vaguely
resembling ice cream, which is then spread
out evenly over the pan. (ambient music) Now, if you've ever had ice cream rolls, a popular frozen desert
that originated in Thailand, you probably have a good idea
what's gonna happen next. After sprinkling on some more
Pringle dust for good measure, the metal spatulas are
used to create perfect, wafer-thin rolls of ice cream. The rolls are then
served up in a paper cup with a squirt of cream, chocolate sauce and some extra chips for decoration. I know Pringles are
supposed to be addictive, but I'm not so sure about this desert. Would you try it? If I said leaves could be exciting, you'd probably think I'm crazy, right? Well, check out this awesome video that was sent in by viewer, BCJMythical, and maybe you'll change your mind. Wait, what? Is this some kind of optical illusion? Nope, it's just nature, bro! As you can see when this lotus
leaf is only part-submerged, it isn't actually silver in
color, it just looks that way. This is all down the
super-hydrophobicity of the leaf, also known as "The Lotus Effect". In some Asian religions, the lotus plant is revered as a symbol of purity. Their giant leaves remain clean despite the water and
mud on which they rest. Scientists have found that the
basis for their self-cleaning and water-repellent properties, lies in the rough surface
of the leaf itself. When viewed under a microscope, the lotus leaf has a series of tiny protrusions known as papillae, which are then covered in bumps of a hydrophobic, waxy material. This combined structure
traps a layer of air between the surface of the
leaf and the water droplet, preventing it from ever getting truly wet. When the leaf is submerged underwater, it is covered all over in
these tiny water droplets which act as a mirror to its surroundings, giving it a silvery appearance. You really do learn
something new every day. Do you wanna earn yourself a shout out? Just get in touch at clips@beamazed.com with anything weird,
wonderful or downright amazing you've found online, and you could be featured
in the next episode. And if we like your clip enough, we might even buy it too. So, what are you waiting for? There're certain things humans
aren't built to survive, like having your head chopped off, maybe, but the same rules don't
always apply to animals. Just ask this slug. (ambient music) In case you're wondering, yes, that is a decapitated slug's head. And, yes, it is still very much alive. This species of sacoglossan
sea slug was studied as part of a research paper
looking into autotomy, which is the voluntary
shedding of a body part, such as appendages or tails. The researchers identified a
small groove at the slugs neck which could act as a breakage plane to facilitate a kind of extreme autotomy. To test their theory, they tied
a fine nylon string loosely around the slugs neck and
watched as the slug automatized. That is, voluntarily chopped
off its own head within a day. (bright upbeat music) The pericardium region which contains the vital organs including the heart was left inside the body, while the head continued to move autonomously on its own. Researchers speculate that
these sacologossan slugs can incorporate
chloroplasts from algal food into their cells to
use for photosynthesis, which may facilitate their survival after being separated from the body. While the severed body
shriveled up and died, the slug surprisingly started
regeneration of the heart within 7 days and completed
regeneration of the whole body within 20 days. (bright upbeat music) Researchers theorize that
this unique ability seems to be a self-defense tactic
which allows the slugs to remove parasites from their body. This adds a whole new
meaning to the phrase, "cut the toxic people out of your life." One of the most valuable
lessons we're taught from an early age is never to never judge
a book by its cover. But based on her appearance alone, what do you think this
woman does for a living? You might guess that she's a model or an Instagram influencer, but you couldn't be more wrong. Allow me to introduce
you to Anna Khramtsova: one of Vladimir Putin's
very best soldiers. She may not look like
your typical solider, but that makes her even more impressive. 32-year-old mum-of-one, Khramtsova was part of the
National Guard of Russia, whose job it is to secure borders, take charge of gun
control, combat terrorism, defeat organized crime,
protect public order and guard important state facilities. She has a family background in law enforcement and the military. Her father was in the army
and the police for 30 years, while her mother was also in uniform. In 2019, Khramtsova was named Russia's most beautiful soldier, after topping a list
of over 1,000 entrants to the contest, which asked servicewomen in the National Guard to
upload their best pictures. But her good looks have been
both a blessing and a curse. Not only did she face sexism on the force, but in 2020 she claimed
that she had been axed from the National Guard altogether because female colleagues
were envious of her physique. Since being let go, Khramstova has hinted that she will try to
appeal the unfair decision. One thing's for sure, I wouldn't wanna get on
the wrong side of her. If someone walked up to you on the street and offered you $350 to pick up a chair, would you take it? Of course you would, but you might just end up regretting it. (bright upbeat music) In 2020, fitness fanatic and
YouTuber, Vadym Cavalera, AKA Buff Academy, took
to the streets of Mexico with a challenge: the strongest
person who could pick up this wooden chair would
take home 300 Euros. The rules were simple: the
chair must be picked up by the bottom of the
leg with a straight arm. No matter who stepped up to the plate or how much iron they'd
been pumping at the gym, it seemed like the chair
proved much harder to lift without toppling over than it seemed. But that doesn't mean it
was completely impossible. (bright upbeat music) What makes this simple so hard? Although the chair itself
only weighs around 5kg, it becomes incredibly difficult
to lift from this position because all that weight is acting against your outstretched arm, which doesn't allow you to
find a decent pivot point. Of course, Cavalera himself
had no trouble stepping up to show people exactly how it's done. (crowd cheering) What a machine! Next time someone brags
about how jacked they are, just give them a chair
and make them prove it. Do you call yourself a dog person, or are feline friends more your forte? Caring for and feeding your pet may be one of life's simple pleasures, but what happens when you've got 10, 20, or even 30 mouths to
feed instead of just one? Well, just take a look at
this scene of kitty chaos and you'll find out. (cats meowing) You're probably thinking, gee, this person must really love cats. The lucky guy on this clip who goes by the name,
Karmanno, on YouTube, lives on a farm which is
populated by a herd of cats. And when the herd gets
hungry, they come knocking. (cats meowing) (ambient music) Anyone else think this has all the makings of a low-budget horror movie about someone living on a
ranch and having to escape a bunch of hungry cats
constantly coming after them? Well, thankfully, this
guy had the food on hand to quell their hunger
and keep them on his side before they overwhelmed him and ate him for breakfast instead. Who knew cats could be so intimidating in such large numbers. There're plenty of rituals us
humans regularly go through to maintain our appearance. And unless you're
intentionally growing them out, one of those rituals is nail trimming. But our four legged friends aren't able to cut their own claws when they're getting a little too long, and that can result in a
whole host of problems, just ask this cranky kitten. (woman talking indistinctly) (cat meows) (woman laughing) This poor kitten was
playing in his owners room when his claws got stuck in the curtains, and now he looks like he's holding the entire fabric of reality together. Thankfully, his tiny mews
were enough to tell his owner that he was in trouble, but they just had to snap a video before rescuing him from
his perilous situation. This ticked off kitty
is definitely saying, "Don't just stand there human, help me!" What would you guess some of the world's smartest animals are? Chimpanzees or elephants maybe? And what about crows? Believe it or not, these foreboding birds are actually pretty smart. See for yourself. (bright upbeat music) When presented with a selection of rocks and two tubes containing a tasty reward, one filled with water and
the other filled with sand, the crow quickly establishes
that dropping rocks into the water will make
the water level rise, while the sand-filled tube
won't have the same effect. This experiment was part
of a study conducted by the University of Auckland in 2014. The crows were tested with 6 differed water displacement tasks and succeeded in four of them. In the second test, they were presented with
heavy and light objects and recognized that the heavier objects would make the water rise faster. (bright upbeat music) In the third, they chose solid
objects over lighter ones, and in the fifth challenge,
they even dropped objects into a tube with a higher water level rather than a lower one. However, they failed at two
of the harder challenges: one which involved the width of the tube, and another which required
them to understand a more complex U-shaped tube design. Although they didn't pass every task, according to the study's authors, the results suggest that
crows possess a sophisticated but incomplete understanding
of volume displacement. In fact, this kind of understanding rivals that of a 5-7 year old child. That's the last time I underestimate these surprisingly smart birds. Tattoos have always been
a controversial subject. It seems like you either
love them or you hate them. Of course, opinions are slowly changing about body modification these days, but I'm not sure this extreme look would go down too well with your grandma. Then again, this dude is old
enough to be a grandpa himself. This is 72-year-old, Magneto, real name, Wolfgang Kirsch, who is officially the most
tattooed man in Germany. Kirsch used to work in the
post office in the GDR, and had to wait until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, to get inked. He got his first tattoo
when he was 46-years-old, and has since had 86 tattoos in 20 years, spending a grand total of
720 hours under the needle. As you can probably tell, 98% of Magneto's skin excluding
only the soles of his feet, is now covered in swirling
patterns and colors, even including his eyeballs. You might not think it
would even be possible, but scleral tattooing is the
practice of inking the sclera or white part of the human eye. It's extremely dangerous and can even result in loss of vision, so you've gotta be pretty
fearless to want to try it. As well as the intricate
tattoos across his face, Magneto is covered with piercings, including flesh plugs in his
nose, ears and lower lip. But I haven't even told
you the craziest part yet. Magneto's name comes from the fact that he also has 17 magnetic
implants under his skin, which allows him to attract things like paperclips or coins. I wonder what happens when he goes through airport security. Nature is usually best left alone, but sometimes animals need an
extra helping hand from us. In June 2020, YouTuber
and outdoor explorer, Soy Nativo, caught wind
of the story of a turtle that needed rescuing on
the beaches of Veracruz in Vega de Alatorre, Mexico. (men speaking in foreign language) Don't see the turtle yet, that's because it's buried. The poor thing seems to have been buried by a sand dune, which are formed when high winds deposit
sand on top of itself in the form of a big mound. Luckily, these kind men were able to spot the turtle's
poking out of the sand and started digging as fast as possible. To any passer-by, this enormous shell might look like a big boulder, but there's a living, breathing turtle under
there struggling to get out. (men speaking in foreign language) After trying to lift the turtle out from the back of its shell, they decided it's a two-man job, and use all their strength
to free the turtle from its front end after
digging away some more sand. (men speaking in foreign language) They eventually manage to haul the turtle out of the hole
and place it on the sand, but the ordeal isn't over just yet. The men spend the next
couple of hours rehydrating the turtle by dousing it in water, as it finally breathes a sigh of relief, spitting out a mouthful
of sand in the process. After about two hours, the thankful turtle has finally regained its strength and is able to drag itself to the shore and off into the ocean. I'm not crying, you are. What's the weirdest thing you've ever seen in your neighborhood? Whatever it is, I bet it
doesn't quite compare to this. (children speaking in foreign language) These kids in Japan could
hardly believe their eyes when they came across an
enormous wolf sleeping on a local park bench. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be getting
so close if I was them. But the weirdness doesn't end there. (woman laughing) Seems like this wolf can walk on two legs. You've probably guessed by now, this isn't a real animal, just an incredibly realistic fur-suit, created by talented
Japanese designer, RadyWolf. Considering the suit is only
made from airbrushed faux fur, it really looks like you could
walk right up and pet it, if you were brave enough, that is. If I owned this suit, I'd
wear it while running errands at the grocery store just to see what people's reactions would be. Fish may not be the most exciting pets, but most people underestimate
just how interesting these aquatic creatures can be to observe. You don't believe me, just take a look at this fascinating video of a guppy having babies. (bright upbeat music) That's right, what looks like
a semi-transparent little seed being pooped out is actually
a new-born baby guppy. This incredible footage was
filmed by YouTuber, Tropictank, in his own freshwater aquarium. A female guppy may give birth
to as many as 100 babies, known as, "fry" during her lifetime. While each brood generally
contains anywhere between 15 and 40 fry, the reason why the babies
come out looking like they're already pregnant, is because they're born
with a large yolk sac that provides nutrition
to the developing embryo. Soon after they enter the world, the fry will absorb this sac. And within 2-3 months, the
fry will be mature enough to breed themselves,
continuing the cycle of life. Gee, these are some busy fish. Which of these things amazed you the most? If you're not done filling up
on amazing content quite yet, there's a whole buffet worth awaiting you in the previous episodes of this series, so why not check them out next. And don't forget to get in touch at clips@beamazed.com. And, as always, thanks for watching guys.
