Awesome Videos

From the underappreciated corner of YouTube comes musician Simon Fransman. He loves to make covers and original songs using voice synthesizers, then combines them with hilariously creepy computer animation.

There’s something hypnotic about Tito4re’s slow-motion video of molten copper being poured onto a block of dry ice. While the copper eventually defeated the dry ice, along the copper seemed to take on a life of its own.

YouTuber syou2at made a cover of Glorious Crown from the rhythm arcade game Maimai Pink using nothing but notification sounds and other audio samples from Windows XP and Windows 10. Download links are on the video’s description.

Munchies and Brooklynite restaurateur Frank Pinello visited Chicago to sample some of the best pizza that the Windy City has to offer, and talk to some of the best local pizza makers and their biggest fans.

(PG-13: Language, Gross) h3h3 Productions highlights what has to be one of the longest running method acting shticks in the world. Ryan Jaunzemitz makes Joaquin Phoenix look like Jack McBrayer. Remember folks: “It’s the climb, Miley Cyrus.”

Cracked’s devilish salesman Roger returns to talk about cellular phone carriers – a handful of giant corporations that have more or less the same services and efficiency. But look! It’s a map with splotches on it, and there’s a splotch where you live!

Ryan “The Brick Man” McNaught and a team of dedicated LEGO and Doctor Who fanatics spent over 300 hours building this life-size replica of the TARDIS. The sculpture appeared last year on Bondi Beach in Australia, and we presume it’s currently traveling through space and time.

John Oliver looks at what happens when a creditor writes off its bad debt and decides to make a few extra bucks by selling the obligations. Unscrupulous buyers purchase these debts cheap, with little documentation, and pursue the money like a dog with a bone.

(PG-13: Lyrics) Lalalala, la la la laaah… As a tribute to the comedy of Mike Judge, Mylo the Cat gave the 1999 Method Man and Redman classic the Beavis and Butthead treatment in his latest animated lip-sync mashup, and the end result is Internet gold.

The villains from classic Japanese horror flicks The Ring and The Grudge recently opened a baseball match in Japan’s premier league. The actors were promoting an upcoming movie starring the two characters.

Designed by Kram/Weisshaar for SapienStone, the Smart Slab is a discreetly high-tech table. Underneath its ceramic tabletop are inductive cooking, cooling and heating elements that let you cook and eat on the same surface, as well as keep food warm or cold.

“I have three kids and a dog. So for me, the app beeps and tells me, “Good job!”” UCB Comedy’s mock commercial for a mobile app that beeps and says “Good Job!” at random times. Satirical level: Black Mirror.

The School of Life describes several ancient rituals and argues that such ceremonies have profound and unique benefits. They then lament how we’re rapidly losing our taste for rituals because of infamous examples and the increased emphasis on individuality and money.

(PG-13: Language) GradeAUnderA’s latest rant rips apart the ridiculous nature of the high-end fashion industry, and the absolutely stupid and outlandish things that not only end up on the runway, but actually receive praise. Seriously, does anybody buy this stuff?

(PG-13) “Where would somebody find a large pack of dogs that would eat flesh?” Adult Swim’s short film features a compilation of bloopers made in honor of an anchorman on his last day at work. Kevin Butler’s fallen on hard times.

The New York Times Magazine enlisted photographer Jimmy Chin and safety expert Jamison Walsh to climb to the tippy top of the spire on Manhattan’s 1 World Trade Center, and shared this eye-popping 360º video of the journey. We only wish the video were longer.

Burger Fiction wants to help people who are too happy with this vicious barrage of timeless tearjerkers, from Bambi to Toy Story 3. Good thing they didn’t include The Land Before Time or we would’ve wrecked our monitor.

The Slingshot Channel’s Joerg Sprave was inspired by The Hydraulic Press Channel to create his own version of their destructive press. But Joerg’s version uses powerful rubber bands and a winch to stretch them instead of hydraulic pressure to do its business.

Meet Steve and his army of helper robots, ready to help him get ready for the day even if he’s barely awake. A funny stop -motion short film by Meghann Artes (Speed Dating). We’ll take 10,000 of that rug robot please, thanks.

Professor Myles McNutt talks about one of his pet peeves: obviously empty coffee cups in TV shows and movies. The problem is that filling the cups could potentially ruin takes and extend shooting. The solution? Better acting and directing.

Household Hacker shows off a handful of easy and practical gadgets you can build using LEGO bricks, from doorstops, to smartphone docks, to drink coasters, and even though it’s not really a life hack, that little chess set is cool too.

Jay Leno shows off his custom made replica of Mercedes-Benz’ one-off workhorse from 1950, a single vehicle Grand Prix race car transporter. Based on the 300 SL gullwing’s 6-cylinder engine, the unique vehicle could originally go up to 108mph.

Screen Junkies and Nostalgia Critic unearth some of the worst things we’ve ever laid our eyes on. Prepare for a barrage of offensive jokes, even more offensive music, and costumes that make Five Nights at Freddy’s villains look like Care Bears.