The Slow-Mo Guys are popular for a reason - we love to see things doing weird stuff in slow motion.
According to the guys a CD's critical spin rate is around 23,000rpm, so to test that they naturally took the motor from a Dyson which can spin at up to 80,000rpm. And they went for it.
The disks warped and splintered into hundreds of pieces, creating a weirdly beautiful slow motion film.
Hidden away in the far reaches of Google Earth are places that to you and us are simple blocks of pixellated colour, there are no hills, lakes, or forests.
The reason? They've been censored. Whether they're top secret government airfields, non-recognised land masses or spy training facilities they've all been given the same protection from well, us.
In many cases Google isn't actually obliged to censor the locations, especially if they're from publicly available source material, however in some very rare cases the tech giant will intervene and lay down the pixellated map of secrecy.
If you spot a UFO what's the first thing you do? You try and film it, obviously. What's the second thing you do? Well you try and get someone to come and watch it with you so you're not going completely mad.
It would seem the people who shot this video in North Carolina do things a little differently. The video shows what appear to be two glowing 'orbs' floating in the sky while those filming attempt to fire high-powered laser pointers at them.
Now it goes without saying that this is a monumentally bad idea anyway, not least because even if it's not a UFO then it's probably an aircraft and firing a laser pointer at an aircraft is understandably a criminal offence.
Is there a more iconic bike than the Light Cycle from 'Tron'? Car enthusiasts Paul Andrews and his son Chris certainly don't think so which is precisely why they had one custom built.
This stunning electric bike was built specially for the pair, using a 96V direct drive electric motor, lithium batteries and computer-controlled steering.
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Sadly the Sotheby's auction page neglects to mention if the bike is road legal, but then we'll assume that you just have the land available if you're even considering it as a purchase.
So just how much will it set you back? Well the Andrews Light Cycle is starting at around $25,000 and thanks to a 'no reserve' listing, there's no telling how high it'll go.
This is it folks. Star Wars is becoming real. It's what we've always dreamed of.
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The patent filed would basically protect vehicles from the shockwaves of bomb blasts by rapidly heating the air around the target, which 'changes its temperature, density and composition', effectively creating a buffer between the shockwave and the intended target.
The patent is incredibly comprehensive, covering all manner of different deployment options from using laser beams, microwaves or even electrical currents to change the air's composition.
Remember the Nook? No? Well don't worry you're not the only one. Created in 2009 to take on the Kindle, the Nook was Barnes & Noble's effort and Microsoft was keen to get involved. So keen in fact that they spent $300m on a 17 per cent stake. $300m.
Now while it's clearly not back-breaking for Microsoft it's certainly not loose change either, that's a big sum of money. Especially when Amazon is starting to gain traction with the Kindle. Sure it'll work out though, these things always do.
Microsoft Sells Nook For $62m(02 of09)
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"$300m you say? Absolutely, and I won't pay a penny less."These are probably (definitely not) the words that an executive at Microsoft had to hatefully chew after it became clear that no, Nook wasn't going to become bigger than the Kindle.
Upon realising this fact Microsoft bailed and promptly lost a cool $238m in the process.
BlackBerry Has A Bit Of A Moment(03 of09)
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BlackBerry has been having something of a rough ride. Ok that's an understatement, there are category five storms which would be considered tranquil in comparison to the rough ride BlackBerry's been having. Trying to be something they weren't, BlackBerry faltered and ultimately suffered.
Now though things are different. BlackBerry absorbed Christina Aguilera's sage wisdom and realised that they're beautiful no matter what. Sadly while the keyboard was a welcome return, the rest of the phone wasn't. It was awful. It was big, heavy and expensive. We couldn't even finish our review.
The iPhone 6 Launch, Not That Anyone Saw It(04 of09)
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See what we did there? If like us, you tried to watch the Apple launch live then you would have realised that there were a number of things that were missing. The first was any kind of picture. The second was any kind of sound. With both of these quite vital components missing it became increasingly difficult for anyone to find out anything.
Luckily it wasn't all bad news, Apple did eventually get the sound working again. It was in Chinese.
Sony Pictures 0 Vs North Korea 1(05 of09)
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Now as one of the largest film production companies in the world you would have thought that at some point down the line in the making of the controversial film 'The Interview', someone might have mentioned any potential ramifications.
These ramifications might -- for argument's sake -- include the possibility that their film would offend one of the most aggressive and secretive countries in the world. Which would in turn then lead to said country paying a group of highly skilled hackers to prevent the launch of the film by stealing and then publishing all their data. No? No-one? When you discover that all their passwords were kept in a folder called 'Passwords', it points that perhaps no, someone didn't raise their hand.
Ubisoft Charges Everyone £50 For A Disc Of Plastic(06 of09)
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When a developer says that a game isn't ready, it's more often than not quite a good idea to listen to them. Regardless of how big the investment (Activision spent $500m on Destiny). It is with that hat on then that we find it utterly astounding that Ubisoft launched a game where for much of the first two hours, none of the characters had faces.
Assassin's Creed: Unity launched broken. It was broken the day it came out and even as we type this weeks later it is still broken. If it wasn't so bad it would almost be hilarious.
The Galaxy Note Edge's Ruler(07 of09)
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When you think about all the things in life you absolutely must have, is a 10cm ruler at the top of your list? Ok how about a 10cm ruler that also handily doubles as a smartphone? See now you're more interested, ok now how about we bend one corner of the screen and charge you over £400? No?
That Time Nokia Made An Android Phone..(08 of09)
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Nokia and Microsoft were in many ways made for each other. Microsoft had the whole 'Nook incident' and Nokia regularly just made products for no reason other than why not? This level of business intelligence came to a head when Nokia proudly announced that it would finally be launching an Android phone, showing that it wasn't just tied to Windows. Everyone was really impressed and then Microsoft bought Nokia. Never mind then.
That Moment When The Queen LIED To Us All(09 of09)
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It was a momentous day for everyone, especially that iPad. The Queen had arrived at the Science Museum to re-open the technology hall. Instead of doing the traditional ribbon cutting, the Queen decided to send her very first tweet. Except she didn't. Someone else did it for her, and forgot to realise that it had 'Twitter for iPhone' plastered underneath. She was using an iPad. Everyone got pretty emotional about it, the Queen probably wasn't that bothered but then she still hasn't apologised for not sitting on the Iron Throne.