Awesome Videos
HELLO!
YouTuber John Freefor shares this video of a polite dog who appears to know how humans greet. We think he was raised by a soldier though. His two-stage bark is more stern than cheerful.
Wolves vs. Cavs: The Return
This year a certain sharpshooter who used to be with the Minnesota Timberwolves went to the Cleveland Cavaliers to be part of a playoff contender. Here’s how the Wolves promoted today’s match between the two teams. Welp…
The Bulletproof Wall
SAAB’s incredible “soft armour” material is capable of withstanding numerous rounds of armor piercing rifle ammunition, fully absorbing them and allowing no penetration or ricocheting. It can be used on walls or even on vehicles.
I Am the Locker Room Guy
The NFL is still investigating the deflated footballs in the AFC championship game, but Jimmy Kimmel already has a police lineup of New England folk willing to take the blame. Including pre-Super Soldier Serum Steve Rogers.
DSLR Shutter at 10,000FPS
The Slow Mo Guys show us what happens when you press the shutter button of a DSLR camera by capturing the moment at high speed, up to 10,000fps, later explaining the process and drawbacks of a rolling shutter mechanism.
Drawing with HTML Tables
For web designers and developers, the old HTML table is something we try to avoid like the plague. But this artist with the patience of a saint shows how these silly old-school grids can be used to create intricate pixel art. More here.
Lexus RC: Play Time
Those Balls Are Perfect
The Gregory Brothers songify Tom Brady’s ridiculous Inflategate press conference, turning the best soundbites into a hilarious track that will give a good chuckle to those with a juvenile sense of humor (like us.) Balls.
Candy Delivery Drone
An autonomous drone delivers a chocolate bar across Hong Kong. YouTuber Sky Frog explains that it wasn’t a simple process. Read his guide on the video’s description to find out how complicated it actually was.
Orange vs. Fireworks in Slow Motion
The Slow Mo Lab got rid of a couple of rotten oranges by planting fireworks inside them. They used a Phantom camera to film the explosions at 25,000fps and 62,000 fps. We’d love to see high resolution stills of the exploding fruit.
Follow the Formulava
Battlecat’s deliciously weird animated short film is described as “An educational short film about different types of lava.” We suppose that’s an accurate description, but only in the loosest of terms. Crunchy sounds by Per Ulv.
Cow Art
YouTuber and farmer Derek Klingenberg made a massive Etch-A-Sketch with cows. The animals followed him as he dropped food from a truck, eventually forming a smiley face. A drone hovering above the field captured the video.
Conan, Gronk & Lynch: Mortal Kombat
(Gore, Crude humor) Before they meet for the Super Bowl, Marshawn Lynch and Rob Gronkowski fought in Mortal Kombat X on Conan’s Clueless Gamer. Watch them talk about Mario Kart, football celebrations and more.
Cristiano Ronaldo Surprises Kid
Real Madrid’s star forward Cristiano Ronaldo was walking his dog in Madrid with a shoddy disguise on when saw a kid with a soccer ball. CR7 played with the kid a bit before giving him a nice surprise. The ending’s kind of sad though.
Why Unicorns Disappeared
In this amusing commercial for French cable network Canal+, we finally learn the “true” story behind the extinction of unicorns on our planet. And here we thought it was because we ran out of glitter and rainbows to feed them.
NonStop: Pearly Whites
Marquese “Nonstop” Scott yet again proves that he can dance like a boss, regardless of the musical genre. Here shows off his superhuman balance and body control to an ethereal afro-electro-slow-jam by Thriftworks.
Obama: Uptown Funk
The pres is gonna give you some Uptown Funk, courtesy of BaracksDubs, who managed to chop up soundbytes of the world leader to make him sing the infectious pop hit from Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket
A computer animated simulation of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. It will be the world’s most powerful operational rocket, able to lift the equivalent of a fully-loaded Boeing 737 into orbit. It will also support reusable booster rockets.
Extreme Hammock Spinning
Attention British Royal Air Force, we got a badass over here. Watch as this brave Englishman willingly subjects himself to multiple g-force levels as the air is filled with his friends’ raucous laughter. Stabilized version here.
The Geometry of a Scene
A look at how Akira Kurosawa prevented scenes with limited character movement from becoming boring. Kurosawa made actors and props form shapes, making them visually appealing while reinforcing the emotions in the scene.
Run the Jewels: Lie, Cheat, Steal
(NSFW: Lyrics) “Like who really run this? Like who really run that man that say he run this?” Killer Mike and El-P brag about how badass they are but admit that they’re peanuts compared to the thugs in the 1%.