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Oolympacs

Oolympacs

Animator Johnny Woods specializes in primitive computer animation. This short film he made for Adult Swim’s Off the Air puts his technique to hilariously effective use. Because world class athletes are not entirely human.

Porsche 918 Assembly Line

Porsche 918 Assembly Line

The Porsche 918 Spyder is a cutting edge supercar, but many of its parts are still put together by hand. You might want to put on some music while watching, ’cause it seems like a librarian oversees Porsche’s factory.

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The Origin of the Slang “Hot”

The Origin of the Slang “Hot”

The short answer? The first published use of “hot” as substitute for “attractive” was in 1926. But as Mental Floss reveals, the term has been used in a similar fashion since the 13th century. Even ol’ Billy Shakespeare used it.

257 CES Gadgets in 3 Minutes

257 CES Gadgets in 3 Minutes

CES 2015 was as overwhelming as usual. While we can’t report on every gadget on display, The Verge shows off many of the latest gizmos in this brief, if uninformative video which recites Walter Benjamin’s musings on art and innovation.

Rabbit and Deer

Rabbit and Deer

Despite its deceptively simple visual style, Director Péter Vácz award-winning short film is a masterpiece of storytelling that will quickly draw you in to its world, as it brilliantly explores the tenuous nature of interpersonal relationships.

Inside a Sriracha Factory

Inside a Sriracha Factory

Hypebeast tours the sriracha factory of Huy Fong Foods in California while founder David Tran narrates how he started the company and shares a bit of trivia about the beloved condiment.

The LEGO Movie: Behind the Bricks

The LEGO Movie: Behind the Bricks

The LEGO Movie was one of our favorite flicks of 2014. Not only was it hilarious and clever, it was packed with amazing animation which mimicked low-budget brickfilm style using CGI. They literally built each object brick by digital brick.

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Um, Actually

Um, Actually

(NSFW: Language) CollegeHumor takes time off from creating skits to play a nerdy quiz show. The contestants are tasked with pointing out and correcting the inaccurate detail in statements about science fiction, fantasy and accounting.

Metalhead Girl

Metalhead Girl

Meliani Siti Sumartini (aka “Mel”) may be just 15 years old, but she proves that rocking out has no age, gender or cultural boundaries, as she shreds with the best of them on her electric guitar. Hit up her YouTube channel for more headbanging.

5 Pointz Demolition Time-Lapse

5 Pointz Demolition Time-Lapse

5 Pointz in Queens, NY had long been a mecca for graffiti artists, but was recently torn down. While we’re sad to see all of the cool street art go away, it’s also nice to see this abandoned structure razed to make way for something new.

Ping Pong Ball Chain Reaction

Ping Pong Ball Chain Reaction

For a New Year’s promotional stunt, Pepsi Max rigged up a roomful of mousetraps, each with a ping pong ball placed atop it. Then, they triggered a single trap to launch just one ball and all hell broke loose. (Thanks Bryan!)

Limbo Time!

Limbo Time!

A couple of guys from Norwegian comedy show Karl Johan ask people on the street to do an impromptu blindfolded limbo dance. Little do they know that the limbo pole will be long gone by the time they duck under it.

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Face Hacking

Face Hacking

Producer Nobumichi Asai is the party responsible for the creepy use of face-tracking and projection mapping to replace the faces of live subjects in real time. We won’t be held responsible for any nightmares you have after watching this.

Puddles Covers Rock N’ Roll with Me

Puddles Covers Rock N’ Roll with Me

Puddles the sad clown takes on a song that fits his character like a glove. Listen as he powers through Rock N’ Roll With Me, David Bowie’s song about a depressed entertainer. That ending is a very nice touch.

Country Homogenity

Country Homogenity

Nashville songwriter Sir Mashalot was thinking that so much of today’s country music sounds so paint-by-number, so he decided to see how similar some recent hits were by editing them together, then playing all six tracks at once.

Tall Justice 2

Tall Justice 2

The Heat may not be a .500 team quite yet, but NBA fans will have a few snickers while watching the amusing cop drama Tall Justice 2 with all star Chris Bosh; he’s a good cop who must prove his innocence in a frame job. See the first skit here.

Real-Life Peter Griffin

Real-Life Peter Griffin

(NSFW: Language) Robert Franzese went viral last year when he was filmed performing an impromptu stand-up comedy session while imitating Family Guy‘s Peter Griffin. Boom! Big Pants made this short profile of Robert.

Breakdancing with Fireworks

Breakdancing with Fireworks

Breakdancing is challenging enough without having a bunch of explosives strapped to your ankles, but that’s exactly what dancer Lil Amok did on New Year’s Eve in Frankfurt, Germany. He’s literally got canned heat in his heels.

Taken Honest Trailer

Taken Honest Trailer

Screen Junkies uses its very particular set of skills to lambast Liam Neeson’s hit action movies, where he plays an unlucky throat chopper in a world where good Eastern Europeans and the word “kidnapping” don’t exist.

Kidman Blows Fallon’s Mind

Kidman Blows Fallon’s Mind

At a recent episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon brought up how he first met his guest Nicole Kidman. But the actress’ version of the story stunned the host. Dammit Rick! A heads up would’ve been nice!

Royal Canadian Mint Tour

Royal Canadian Mint Tour

A few years ago, comedian Rick Mercer toured the Royal Canadian Mint, which refines, stores and makes coins out of gold. While inside, Rick did what the average Joe would do: try and nick some of the shiny stuff.

The Birds and the Bees

The Birds and the Bees

Cut Video filmed several parents explaining to their kids where babies come from, proving that it’s not the little ones, but the dads that we should be worried about. Come on guys. If the badasses you meet on Call of Duty can do it, so can you.

DUM: Faceswap Music Videos

DUM: Faceswap Music Videos

For their videos, the guys from electro-pop band DUM take scenes from classic movies and replace the actors’ faces with their own. Their silly tributes include Home Alone, The Neverending Story, and Dumb and Dumber for starters.

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