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You might remember us featuring a little video that showed how to successfully outrun coppers. Well here’s another short but sweet clip detailing how to not go about fleeing the long arm of the law.

A pack of wolves manage to wound and separate a bison from the rest of its herd. But not all of them have fled. There’s one more bison, he’s huge and he’s galloping straight at the wolves and OH SH-

A young girl moves into a new house, discovering a bunch of old toys left behind. While it starts out with a little girl’s tea party, it gets much, much better. Trust us. Directed by Jason Wingrove.

Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Scorpion and Smoke attacked hapless citizens with their dance moves while blasting – what else? – the theme to Mortal Kombat. They should square off against the dance assassin.

Footage from an aerobatic plane flying in formation with the rest of its squad. The side view is a bit disconcerting at first, but it’s a grower. The song is Normandie by the Shout Out Louds.

Ok, before you get all hot and bothered, it’s not that kind of pole dancing. Still, we’re mighty impressed by this African dancer as he works his pole and contorts himself into unnatural positions.

Quiksilver pays tribute to 39-year old surfing legend Kelly Slater, who clinched his record-breaking 11th ASP World Title last Nov. 3. The song is Scott Nixon’s remix of Black Flies by Ben Howard.

The music video by Caste Projects for the song Work With What You Got by Canadian producer and “hiphopkele” artist Socalled. A great pick-me-up tune. We’re still freaked out by Three Face though.

If you want to know what the new Canon Cinema EOS C300 is capable of, check out this short film by Vincent Laforet. It’s easily spoiled so we’re not going to say any more. 1080p version here.

Andy Maser’s footage and time-lapse photography of the explosive breach of Condit Dam in Washington. The 125ft. tall dam was drained in an effort to restore the White Salmon River.

Isao Machii shows off his blade mastery, slicing and dicing straw mats, eggs, vegetables, and bullets with amazing precision and power. He’ll definitely beat you at Fruit Ninja too.

Improv Everywhere sends an army of pranksters into Best Buy wearing their trademark blue Polos and khakis, amusing customers and annoying security. Since when is wearing blue illegal?

This cat finds itself in a precarious situation and has to do a high-wire crossing through the laundry room. While kitty starts out strong, we’re not calling Cirque du Soleil anytime soon.

(NSFW: Language) Clue: Jeopardy contestant Kara. Answer: Who has a dirty mind? Although to be fair, the category may have influenced her a bit. But couldn’t her answer be valid too?

Hanna Hart whips up… something in the middle of camping and raving at Burning Man. She wasn’t as tanked as in her other videos, but the craziness around her more than made up for that.

Trial freestylers Julien Dupont and Arthur Coutard ride around the French alps in this video by Fabien Didelot. The beautiful scenery is as eye-catching as the skills and stunts of the riders.

A video documenting daily life in Afghanistan by Augustin Pictures. It’s an enlightening – and necessary –  counterpoint to the scenes of war, drugs and poverty that we see in the news.

While dubstep might not be everyone’s favorite musical genre, you have to hand it to beatboxer David Crowe for his vocal talents, as he pulls off this incredible live performance.

Despite the fact that cats can occasionally be trained like dogs, most of the time they’re way too stubborn and self-centered to do the bidding of us humans. There’s a reason you don’t walk cats.

A while back, Peter Clute dug deep within his warped mind to create his Buzz Lightyear x T-800 mashup. Guess Woody was feeling left out, so he became one with the machines too.

Everyone’s favorite fully-loaded Russian whips out the big guns, with a car-mounted 50 cal. Dragon M-50 automatic, loaded with explosive ammo. We feel sorry for that tree, though.

A man encounters a demonic spirit on a train and does his best to send it back to where it came from. A wonderfully animated, if slightly twisted one-minute short film from Giant Creative.

Surfing off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, a woman comes dangerously close to becoming an accidental whale Happy Meal, as a pod of humpbacks start lunge feeding for fish.