Awesome Videos

Many people derided Avatar‘s use of “Unobtainium” as a name for a rare mineral. But the word actually exists in real life, a humorous term coined by engineers for rare or non-existent materials. Which means the movie actually made good use of it.

Jason Yang performs a spot-on violin and keyboard medley of two themes which should be immediately familiar to fans of horror and sci-fi – Bear McCreary’s The Walking Dead, and Brad Fiedel’s The Terminator. You got your undead peanut butter in my cyborg chocolate!

In 2012, just for the heck of it, Tim Hwang fooled a nuclear plant into giving him a tour by setting up a fake organization called Infrastructure Observatory. Tim eventually turned it into a real group that organizes tours for his fellow infrastructure enthusiasts.

Rhett LeCompte decided to replace his face with the various celebrity performers from the 1985 charity music classic We Are the World, courtesy of Face Swap Live. The results are both hilarious and disturbing.

“I am you right now, if I wanted to be.” Fusion writer Kevin Roose asked white hat hackers and computer security professionals to hack him. For common folk like us, the simplest of tricks – pretending to be someone or something else – is the one thing we should all look out for.

When the Sherlock Holmes stories were first published, the detective’s address – 221B Baker Street, London – did not actually exist. But in 1930s, the street numbers were reallocated and the address fell to a bank, which was quickly inundated with fan mail. The Game was afoot.

In the second episode of The Players’ Tribune’s season-long series about the Phoenix Suns’ Tyson Chandler and Devin Booker, the rookie talks about learning to take care of his body, while the vet says to value wins over stats.

Petrolicious profiles a second-generation Porsche fan, a man who inherited a 1978 Porsche 930 Turbo from his uncle, who gave it away before he passed so that his ex-wife couldn’t have it. Now he’s taking care of the car for his son.

Art requires context, without which it’s hard, if not impossible, to understand the artist’s point. Combine that with a dearth of honest criticism and you have a recipe for fraud, i.e. pure hype. H3h3 Productions partakes in it in their dumbed down version of Exit Through the Gift Shop.

This episode of What’s Inside? takes a look at the nasty, waxy goop inside of a Lava Lamp, then treats us to POV footage of its inner workings when they drop a GoPro Session camera inside. We also learn that the GoPro Session is insanely durable.

Scientists lost their minds when the existence of gravitational waves was confirmed, but the rest of humanity put on black shirts and clown makeup. Thank goodness physicist Brian Greene dropped by The Late Show to explain the discovery in relatable terms.

“Step 1: Keep talking. Step 2: Say nothing.” Ever wonder what happened to that dude in Mad About You? Here, let him tell you. By doing the little things and giving it his 110%, comedian Paul Reiser has taken his game to the next level.

If you ever used a dial-up modem back in the day, you know it produces one of the world’s most annoying sounds. But slow those screeches down 700%, and you’ve got a relaxing soundtrack for a day at the spa lying face down on the massage table.

Chevrolet put us behind the wheel of the awesome 415hp V8 2016 SS sports sedan, for an epic 1300+ mile road trip to see the Daytona 500. We time-lapsed the 19+ hour drive down to 5 minutes. The car was fast and comfy, and its new dual-mode exhaust sounded amazing.

YouTuber Make Crazydays made all of the components of the board game Settlers of Catan out of a single 96″x 2″x 4″ piece of wood. He got wood shavings from the block then ironed those flat to make the cards. Check out his guide on Instructables.

Every Frame a Painting explores how conversations are filmed using a basic shot/reverse shot, and how Joel and Ethan Coen use the technique so effectively in their movies. Their use of wide lenses, close shots, and impeccable rhythm brings it all together.

Kevin Lieber of Vsauce2 looks at the complex connection between humans and animals, from the way we treat pets as family members, to the respect paid by ancient cultures to animals that were hunted for sustenance, to how we breed dogs to our liking.

San Francisco musician Jordan B. Wilson (aka “Lone Sound Ranger”) sings, plays guitar, keyboard, bass, and an entire set of drums. His blues/garage sound is reminiscent of The White Stripes – and he plays drums better with his feet than Meg White did with her hands.

We’ve seen an R/C model of Ken Block’s Ford Fiesta. But this builder created something even more impressive – a working scale version of the 18-wheeler that transports Block’s car. Be sure to check out many other amazing R/C vehicles on monsterchannel24.

Michael Mac turns in a great instrumental arrangement of Taylor Swift’s megahit with the vocals replaced by lead electric guitar. Check out Michael’s YouTube channel to see more of his nimble fingers in action. We especially like his Dragon Ball Super theme.

(PG-13: Language) Fed up with his constantly wartorn land, Jack the wizard moves to… Australia. Unfortunately for him – and for Aussies – his friends and enemies followed his lead. Find out what happens in this comedy miniseries.

It’s human nature to want to pop the little bubbles in bubble wrap. So there’s nothing quite as sadistic as what maker Peter Brown did – by submerging bubble wrap in crystal clear resin and making frustrating coasters that can never be popped. Oh the humanity!

“Finding a better way is all I do. You’re welcome, world.” For once comedic inventor Simone Giertz made a machine that doesn’t threaten to maim her. It’s still a piece of crap, but hey, baby steps. Check out her Pop Sci article for more.