Derek Deville may not be a professional rocketeer, but his amateur rocket, Qu8ke, is no joke. On September 30, Deville launched Qu8ke from Nevada’s Black Rock Desert and the 14-foot, 320-pound rocket exceeded expectations, reaching a height of 121,000 feet in just 92 seconds!

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Ever wonder how maintenance men get to the top of those soaring communication towers and antennas? If this freaky video is any indication, they do it by climbing narrow ladders, gripping thin metal bars, and tip toeing on platforms scarcely wider than their feet (and they do it without a safety rope in some instances!)

Check out this video of a tower engineer climbing to the top, the VERY top, of a 1,768-foot tower. To provide some perspective, a 1,768-foot tower soars over the Eiffel Tower and The Empire State Building, and is taller even than the the Sears Tower in Chicago (the tallest building in the United States). If you aren't fond of heights I don't suggest you watch.

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Auto makers are marketing their vehicles in all kinds of creative ways these days, but Kia’s appearance at the NBA All-Star slam dunk contest Saturday night was a win for both NBA superstar Blake Griffin and the auto manufacturer.

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Though it may appear fake, the hot lava video that has attracted nearly a million views since its posting on September 19th is the real deal. At least according to volcanologist Geoff Mackley, the man who shot the amazing video of scientist Drew Bristol rappelling and walking dangerously close to the roiling lava of a live volcano.

Mackley told the MailOnline: "I don't fake things. What would be the point of me travelling around the world to film volcanoes and earthquakes and then faking the footage?"

"A long lens, which we used, foreshortens the image so the lava looks a lot closer to Drew in his protective silver-coloured suit than it appears."

Watch the amazing video below.

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Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake surprised, and delighted, the audience of the "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" show Wednesday night by performing a "History of Rap" meledy with house band The Roots.

In their nearly 3 minute act, JT and JF paid homage to a number of well-known rap artists, including songs by Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Notorious B.I.G., Missy Elliot, Kanye West, and Eminem. The video of the performance quickly became a viral hit and even surged on Google Trends earlier today.

Timberlake was a guest of Fallon's show to promote his new movie, "The Social Network."

Check out the guys' hilarious performance below.

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