Skyscrapers

Highrise window washing is scary enough on a normal day, but imagine what it must be like when it's windy. Now multiply that by about 100. In this terrifying video, a window washing rig, complete with workers on board, is violently whipped through the air, repeatedly slamming into the side of the building. Miraculously, nobody was seriously injured. Be sure you're sitting down, and watch: Read Mor

It's amazing what can be done with technology these days. High quality cameras have gotten so small and light that it's possible to literally attach one to an eagle and see what the bird sees. The group Freedom Conservation did exactly that, and set the bird to flight from the very top of the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The footage that they got is absolutely astounding.