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Unmodifying a Car

Unmodifying a Car

(PG-13: Language) The hosts of Mighty Car Mods previously challenged each other to find a turbocharged manual car for $3000. In a classic case of less is more, they ended up doing the decent thing and freed one of the cars they bought from its gaudy trappings.

Forging Shredder’s Helmet & Blades

Forging Shredder’s Helmet & Blades

Man at Arms: Reforged made a battle-ready replica of Super Shredder’s helmet as well as the blades sticking out of his shoulders, arms and knuckles. They used old techniques and a design closer to the traditional kabuto, which was the inspiration for the costume.

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Voltige

Voltige

Léo Brunel’s CGI animated short makes us even less comfortable leaving our car at the mechanic, as a couple of bumbling repairmen do something far worse than taking the car they’re supposed to be fixing for a joy ride.

You Are Two

You Are Two

CGP Grey breaks down Roger Sperry’s Nobel Prize-winning split-brain experiment, in which several test subjects (!) underwent surgery to cut the nerves that connect their left brain with their right brain. It revealed that we have two minds in one body.

Burn The Witch: Cello Cover

Burn The Witch: Cello Cover

A fantastically rich and layered cover version of Radiohead’s recent track Burn The Witch, played on cello and cajón by Break of Reality. Seriously, we’d love to hear Thom Yorke’s vocals combined with these guys performance.

How Romanticism Ruined Love

How Romanticism Ruined Love

The School of Life argues quite convincingly that Romanticism led us to have impossibly high standards of love and the state of being in love. The obvious truths are that no one is perfect, people change, and love and sex are often mutually exclusive.

Inside the Mind of Nicolas Cage

Inside the Mind of Nicolas Cage

(Flashing lights) This moment of zen was made possible by a man who literally followed his dreams. YouTuber Leo Koutakis says he saw this in his sleep and tried his best to remake it exactly as it came to him. The track is a remix of the Blade Runner end theme.

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The 404 Song

The 404 Song

So you’ve just encountered the dreaded “Page Not Found (404)” error. You could give up, or you can heed the advice given in Tim Ireland’s educational song, from The Cautionary Campfire Songbook. Full lyrics here.

Asus Zenbo Robot

Asus Zenbo Robot

Its promo video is cloying, but the idea of a personal robotic assistant for under $600 is certainly cool. The Zenbo can play games and tutor kids, provide reminders, control your home, monitor security and more. Even better, developers can create their own apps.

Moving Continents

Moving Continents

At first, we assumed that this Super Bowl-quality ad spot from a few years back was for another one of those tower defense mobile games, but it’s pitching a whole different product. This is what commercials should be: memorable, well produced, and lighthearted.

Phone Case with Arms

Phone Case with Arms

(PG-13: Language) “I don’t know why I built this.” The khaleesi of useless inventions Simone Giertz attached moving arms to her smartphone’s case. Now she can passively reject calls and her phone can call and crawl for help. See her creation in action at 1:46.

Robot Restaurant

Robot Restaurant

Beatdown Boogie takes us inside one of Tokyo’s most over-the-top destinations. Robot Restaurant offers brighter and more colorful lights than Las Vegas, combined with crazy robots and costumed performers for some major sensory overload. Best watched in 4K.

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The Last Shot

The Last Shot

A wonderfully illustrated 1-minute animated short which alternates between two parallel realities – a gunfighter in the Wild West, and a modern day tennis player. Directed by 2Factory and Art Directed by Charles Monnier.

AWD vs. FWD vs. RWD

AWD vs. FWD vs. RWD

Jalopnik takes a look at three classic rally cars to illustrate the differences between automotive drivetrains, and how rally racing serves as a proving ground for tech in production vehicles. We don’t care if it’s only front-wheel drive – we want that SAAB 96.

Shapes

Shapes

Adult Swim presents 10 surreal animated short films to keep your mind buzzing, ranging from two-dimensional illustrations to glitch art to claymation. Check the video’s description for the song and video titles.

Just Can’t Get Enough without Music

Just Can’t Get Enough without Music

Mario Wienerroither returns with yet another awkwardly funny edit. This time he turned a live performance by Depeche Mode from 1981 into an extremely unplugged version. It’s strange how the dance becomes hilarious without the music.

Corgi Loves Showers

Corgi Loves Showers

When you love something so much that it hurts. YouTuber Brian Kluth’s pet corgi must have been feeling the summer heat, because he goes ballistic whenever he hears the word “shower” and hightails it to the nearest tub or stall.

Violin Wars

Violin Wars

The students of Quebec’s École de l’Harmonie St Édouard and École secondaire de La Seigneurie turned in this performance back when The Force Awakens opened. If their musical abilities weren’t enough, their lightsaber bows pushed them over the top.

The Real Life Game of Thrones Pt.1

The Real Life Game of Thrones Pt.1

YouTuber RealLifeLore points out how George R.R. Martin is teaching us a more fantastical version of the history of Great Britain, from the battles between the Celts and the Romans to the Wars of the Roses. We can’t wait for Westeros’ Top Gear.

Key & Peele Get Kind

Key & Peele Get Kind

When Jordan makes a $50 donation to Red Nose Day in front of their friends, the proud charitable Keegan couldn’t just sit there and let his friend do all the giving. Their kind-off isn’t as hilarious as their hat-off, but hey, they did it for the kids.

SpaceX Falcon 9 POV Ocean Landing

SpaceX Falcon 9 POV Ocean Landing

SpaceX just launched a communications satellite to space using its Falcon 9 rocket. For the third time in a row, the rocket’s first stage booster landed in the ocean on a drone ship. This brief time-lapse from an onboard camera shows the booster’s descent.

Lil Dicky: Mean Guys

Lil Dicky: Mean Guys

“I’m not going to put words in their mouth because this is what they said.” Rapper Lil’ Dicky promotes Madden 17 by orchestrating a rift between cover star Rob Gronkowski and Antonio Brown and Von Miller.

Mechanical PONG

Mechanical PONG

It took quite a bit of planning and engineering prowess, but the end result of Daniel Perdomo’s recreation of Atari’s arcade classic PONG as a game played with mechanical paddles and ball cube is quite impressive. (Thanks Philip!)

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