When you browse video websites such as YouTube.com, not all of the videos are "family-friendly." Therefore, we decided to make our own fun library of fascinating/amazing/interesting videos which are all clean and family-safe.
Since we're only fluent in English, we can't guarantee that there are no bad words in non-English videos listed here. Also, we have no control over external links such as YouTube.com, so we recommend that parents view these videos first before showing the videos to their kids.
Click on the screenshots to watch the videos. Sometimes you might need to click the Play button to run the video:
If you know of any other fun and fascinating family-friendly videos, send us a link to them!
Michael Root (12 years old)
Dave Root (40-something)
Send e-mail to: dave@Layhands.com
These dancing robots have incredibly smooth and precise human motions:
This is a dancing robot car commercial:
Check out this awesome flying suit. Don't try this at home!
Here is a car commercial which only uses car parts from the Honda Accord to make an amazing contraption:
Check out this bizarre experiment where two guys make fountains using nothing but Mentos candy and bottles of Diet Coke:
These robots don't like each other!
Imagine being your own Robot Pilot!
This is a live webcam of Pete's Pond in Botswana, Africa:
Can computers do magic tricks? Are you sure???
After you click on the picture, stare at the "plus sign" in the center of the circle.
It can happen at any moment...
(If you have any questions about this, please send us an email at:
dave@Layhands.com)
If you're fascinated by other dimensions, this long video tries to describe what the higher dimensions are. If you have a high-speed Internet connection then follow these steps after you click on the picture below:
Imagine that you tie a couple of small lights (LEDs) to a string, then you spin the string around in the dark. What kind of light show could you make?
Invisible skateboards?
This lady pours sand onto an overhead projector, then draws some amazing pictures in the sand:
These are real people making moving pictures.
Note: This video uses the Windows Media Player plug-in, so your browser might prompt you to allow the blocked content to run:
It must have taken a long time to set this up!
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Amazing trick shots!
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Consider visiting some of my other websites!
You'll find a Christian ministry with dozens and dozens of articles and answers to many questions that I have received over the years (please feel free to send me your questions and prayer requests!); plus a collection of some of the best self-working card tricks around (no sleight-of-hand required!); plus instructions and pictures which show you how to tie dozens of the most useful rope knots; plus lots of reviews of numerous fun and educational (and free!) computer games that you can download; plus a huge collection of cool science tricks and other fun stuff to try (using things around the house), and more!
For a complete list, go to http://www.Layhands.com/DavesWebsites.htm.
Hope you like 'em!
Modification History
| 02/12/2007: | Added a link to my new page called "Dave's Websites." |
| 10/08/2006: | New website. |
Dave Root
Houston, TX, USA
Send e-mail to: dave@Layhands.com