What would it look like if bees built a nest in some discarded appliance? How much salt can you actually get from a few jars of saltwater? There are all sorts of questions that people will often idly think about, never hoping to actually get an answer. But, as luck would have it, the universe has a way of making things happen.

So we’ve gathered some of the most interesting examples of people’s wildest hypotheticals actually coming true and someone being around to get a picture of it. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts and experiences in the comments below.

This image shows the results of a lab test impact between a small sphere of aluminum traveling at approximately 6.8 km/second and a block of aluminum 18 cm thick. This te

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