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The Kindest Man in Westeros

The Kindest Man in Westeros

(Spoilers, PG-13) Through the use of clever editing, and some adult contemporary music, YouTuber M&M transformed Game of Thrones’ sadistic Ramsay Bolton into a well-mannered gentleman without a mean bone in his body.

Interstellar: Tesseract

Interstellar: Tesseract

(SPOILERS) As with Inception‘s gravity-defying scenes, director Christopher Nolan opted to have a physical set built for Interstellar’s tesseract, a “three-dimensional shadow of a four-dimensional hypercube that’s been unfolded.”

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Qantas Safety Dude

Qantas Safety Dude

For no particular reason, Xavier Michelides decided to face swap all of the flight crew in a Qantas flight safety video with his own mug. In the unlikely event that your female flight attendant has a beard, look for the nearest exit.

Guilty Dog 5

Guilty Dog 5

YouTuber Melissa Lee is pretty sure that her dog Matzo knocked their trash can over, so she decided to interrogate him on camera. Matzo wisely kept his mouth shut, then made his escape like a he was a cartoon character.

Stepped on a Pop Tart…

Stepped on a Pop Tart…

…blew out his flip-flop. Isn’t that the way Margaritaville goes? Well, either way, that’s what happened to this NAO humanoid robot when it took a wrong step, further proving that we have a long way to go before Terminator could happen.

Is Star Wars Nerdier than Star Trek?

Is Star Wars Nerdier than Star Trek?

Capt. Picard and the NCC-1701-D fight Darth Vader and the Death Star in a battle to determine who’s dorkier. Is it the jargon-spewing slumber party or the cult of rave toys? All we know is we wish there was a Star Riker show.

Minecraft x HoloLens

Minecraft x HoloLens

Microsoft showed off its augmented reality headset HoloLens by demonstrating a new version of Minecraft made especially for the device. It will let you play on a virtual flat display on walls or project a 3D world on your desk.

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LWT: John Oliver vs. Jack Warner

LWT: John Oliver vs. Jack Warner

(PG-13 Language) Former FIFA VP Jack Warner got annoyed that Last Week Tonight made fun of his ad. He made his feelings known in yet another TV ad, this time with a (weak) personal insult on John Oliver. And now we have this.

Conan Plays Halo 5: Guardians

Conan Plays Halo 5: Guardians

“Gentlemen, let the murder begin.” Team Coco played the multiplayer of Halo 5: Guardians against some of the stars of Silicon Valley. Sadly, Gilfoyle wasn’t one of them. Someone get Andy Richter his own show!

Her First Aerobatic Flight

Her First Aerobatic Flight

A stunt pilot takes his 4-year-old daughter Léa along for her first ever aerobatic flight. We love how her mood goes from non-plussed on take-off to pure elation as the plane flips and rolls, and at no point does she seem afraid at all.

Cat: Driving Range

Cat: Driving Range

For their latest #BuiltForIt trial, the guys from Caterpillar arranged to turn several of their huge industrial machines into a golf course on wheels, then turned loose two LPGA professionals to try and hit the green. BTS footage here.

Hot Sauce Drink Prank

Hot Sauce Drink Prank

(PG-13 Language) A heartless man attached a packet of hot sauce to the straw in his friend’s drink. And like Ramsay Bolton toying with Reek, he burns his friend twice by offering false hope.

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Ackbar’s Eleven

Ackbar’s Eleven

“What I’m about to propose to you is both highly lucrative and highly dangerous.” George Clooney is Danny Ackbar in Synaptic Studios’ mash up of the planning scenes in Ocean’s Eleven and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Skip to 1:30.

360º 8K Dubai Airport Video

360º 8K Dubai Airport Video

Dubai360’s interactive time-lapse of Dubai International Airport isn’t the first 360º video on YouTube, but it is the first to have a mind-boggling 4320p resolution. Requires Chrome or an Android device.

LWT: Torture

LWT: Torture

(PG-13 Language) Last Week Tonight looks at the United States’ half-hearted stance on the use of violence in interrogation. The show cites the US Senate’s investigation on CIA’s torture tactics, which are as brutal as they are useless.

World’s Highest Basketball Shot

World’s Highest Basketball Shot

We’re assuming it took them a few tries, but it’s still pretty damned impressive that the guys from How Ridiculous were able to sink a basketball thrown 415 off the top of Tasmania’s Gordon Dam through a net stationed at the bottom.

No Chain Required

No Chain Required

U.S. mountain biker Aaron Gwin shows how skill and determination trumps working equipment as his bike broke its chain at the start of the race, and he still managed to win the round. Fortunately he didn’t need to pedal uphill.

Stair-Climbing Wheelchair

Stair-Climbing Wheelchair

The Scalevo is a prototype design for a wheelchair with an impressive capability – it can climb stairs thanks to a tank-like set of treads and a hydraulic mechanism to keep its rider upright as they ascend or descend.

F-18 Low-level Flight

F-18 Low-level Flight

Awe-inspiring footage captured from the F-18 fighter jet cockpits of The Pukin Dogs of U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-143 as they skim along close to the ground, mountain tops and water, pulling dizzying rolls along the way.

A Critique of Dinosaur Toys

A Critique of Dinosaur Toys

University of Columbia professor Paul Olsen hilariously overanalyzes several children’s dinosaur toys, pointing out the numerous mistakes in their anatomies and sounds. He came up with the best dinosaur name in the process.

Beach Lightning in Slow-Motion

Beach Lightning in Slow-Motion

YouTuber Clint Blevins managed to take an up close and slow-motion shot of a lightning bolt hitting the ocean along a beach. The brunt of the strike looks like a rip in space and time. Skip to 0:10; press 5 to repeat.

The Strumming Drummer

The Strumming Drummer

Musician Pensen Paletti demonstrates a nifty trick – his ability to play both his acoustic guitar and a small electronic drum controller at once, resulting in a complete one-man rhythm section. Hear another guit-drum tune here.

Japanese Guy Orders Pizza

Japanese Guy Orders Pizza

“Do you want delivery? Uuuuh… Pizza?” A couple of years ago while he was in Los Angeles, Japanese comedian Ken Sekine aka Megwin tested his English-speaking skills by calling Dominos to order pizza.

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