Awesome Videos

Hundreds of years ago, shooting arrows while in motion was a common occurrence. This skill has been long since lost. Lars Andersen literally aims to bring back the techniques that made rapid-fire, on-the-move archery possible.

Alt-folk band The Decemberists played some new tunes during a recent appearance on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. But instead of writing the lyrics themselves, they turned to YouTube’s idiotic commenters for the words.

“Holla! We gon’ ball!” Bad Lip Reading returns to its bread and butter play, and puts hilarious words in the mouths of NFL players, staff and crew. Watch them talk and sing about pickles, Funyuns, rodent meat and more.

The head of Conan’s IT department Chris loves Taco Bell, so Coco brought him along to the “tiny little Mexican village” that is the Taco Bell headquarters. Watch as they ogle food testers, test food themselves and invent products.

We can’t wait to play the next Uncharted game when it hits the PS4. Videogamedunkey claims he got his hands on an early build, but it’s actually a horrible Uncharted knock-off called Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta.

The Bloodhound SSC team is building a car that can go 1000mph. Along the way, they had to test out the communication system and make sure it will work at high speeds. We think it was just an excuse to play with Jaguars, a helicopter and a jet.

Bumbling engineer Mehdi Sadaghdar was skeptical of a simple circuit that supposedly results in a voltage high enough to power a light bulb wirelessly. So he tried to debunk it. Naturally, he ends up getting hurt. Emotionally.

(NSFW: Language) A variety of “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” moments from people who pushed the limits of physical objects. While the destruction is occasionally due to poor build quality, mostly it’s the result of stupidity.

Director Eran Amir is back with another elaborate trick video. On one hand, reverse videos are nothing new. On the other hand, we can’t quite figure out how he reversed the meal. Watch the “normal” video here.

Smarter Every Day talks about Facebook pages stealing videos from YouTube instead of embedding it or at least crediting the video’s creator. Facebook is apathetic about it because it earns money from ads shown beside these videos.

“Every year, one in 10 million people is born with things for hands. The Center for People With Things for Hands is here to help…” A hilarious parody of public service ads by Jeff Wysaski and Reza Farazmand.

In his downtime, actor Omar Epps serves in a committee that drafts the Revised Style Guide for Modern Slanguistics. He dropped by Jimmy Kimmel’s show to give you mafofos a sample of the dopest words on the block.

University of Rochester scientists created metals that are so water-repellent drops of water literally bounce off of them. They induced the hydrophobic property by using lasers to etch microscopic patterns on the metals’ surfaces.

Germany’s Filmkooperation takes us inside the engine of a Porsche Carrera 3.2, tearing it down in preparation for a rebuild – and discovering a squirrel must have lived inside of it at some point. Also, it’s amazing how truly flat a flat-six is.

Avast ye mateys, and yo ho, it’s time for another honest trailer. This time Jack Sparrow, lots of other people, and the whole Pirates of the Caribbean series is skewered with honesty. Can we get an hell aye from the land lubbers here?

WorldWideInterweb assembles the most entertaining, memorable and funniest Super Bowl commercials in the history of the game. The pre-roll ads are Super annoying, but the payoff is worth it. Wazzzzzuuuuupp?!?! Bud. Wise. Err.

Nikolai Vlasenko had an argument with a bunch of drunks who harassed his wife while they were at a bar. The thugs wanted to settle it outside, and Nikolai gamely obliged. Because he’s a professional boxer. Skip to 0:40.

For his latest VFX-filled short, Andrew McMurray mashes up the worlds of these two action RPGs as Vault Boy takes on the mighty Dovahkin. Will a Pip-Boy 3000 and Nuka-Cola trump a sword and a helmet with horns? Tune in and find out!

(Gore) A hilarious 1990’s style promo spot for the retro-infused FPS Strafe, which perfectly captures the era, then escalates quickly. Seriously though, the game looks cool, with its randomly generated levels and hair-trigger gameplay.

Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter made an irreverent tribute to the late producer and director Tony Verna, the man who invented instant replay. Tony recently passed away at the age of 81 due to leukemia. Rest in peace, Tony.

(NSFW: Language) No, this isn’t a trailer for the movie 300. GameOvais’ Cinematic Montage II is a trailer for an epic, but non-existent blockbuster comprised of footage from over 300 individual movies. Coincidentally, 300 is one of them.

Momofuku founder and chef David Chang prepares a simple and affordable meal. The ramlet is an omelette prepared with the seasoning that comes with instant ramen, hence the name. What are we going to do with the noodles though?

If you wanna go where everybody knows your name, live in Whittier, Alaska. The city’s offices, stores and most of the residents are located in one big condominium complex. They should meet the folks at the floating city. More at NPR.