The 2023 graduating class at Massachusetts Institute of Technology had their commencement speech delivered by engineer, inventor, and YouTuber Mark Rober. Most notably, he punctuated his speech with a twist on the traditional graduation cap toss by attaching a drone to his mortarboard and sending it flying above MIT's Great Dome. — Read the rest
Mark Rober, renowned for his anti-theft GlitterBombs, showed up at a San Jose Sharks hockey game to deliver a public service announcement. — Read the rest
Former NASA Engineer turned YouTuber Mark Rober is probably best known for his anti-porch-pirate Glitter Bombs but, during a longer First We Feast segment, he shares his trick for always winning a coin toss.
Mark has a new project in the works, a "hidden-camera, science-focused prank" show on Discovery Channel called Revengineers. — Read the rest
Former Apple and NASA engineer turned YouTube sensation Mark Rober (previously) decided to spend his quarantine birdwatching until his neighbourhood squirrels defeated his supposedly squirrel-proof birdfeeders.
What a beautiful video by Mark Rober, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory: "I was able to work on NASA JPL's Curiosity Mars Rover for 7 years. This video is an attempt to capture what it felt like to have 7 years of your life vindicated in the 7 minute landing. — Read the rest
We've all seen the videos of thieves shamelessly stealing packages off of people's porches. Now someone is fighting back.
For the first time in over 60 years, Easter and April Fools' Day are on the same day, creating the rare EasterFools' Day holiday.
To celebrate, former NASA-JPL engineer/current science YouTube star Mark Rober (previously) went on Jimmy Kimmel Live to demonstrate some easy pranks for this rare double holiday. — Read the rest
Science YouTuber (and former NASA engineer) Mark Rober explains how when you add air "in the just the right way" to sand, it "basically becomes a liquified soup." It sure does!
Watch and learn.
Former NASA-JPL engineer Mark Rober explores carnival scam science and has a few tips on how to win, at least occasionally.
Former NASA engineer Mark Rober has invented a fancy in-dash car horn with three custom settings. The first one is sort of a swift and friendly 'toot, toot' for when your regular horn is too aggressive. The other two? Well, I won't spoil it but one is even friendlier than the first and the other is meant to get some real attention in "extreme situations." — Read the rest
You'd think hitting the defrost button in your car on a chilly morning would be the quickest way to defrost your windshield. But not necessarily so, according to ex-Nasa engineer Mark Rober, who has come up with a way to defrost car windows in half the normal time. — Read the rest
