Awesome Videos

“Crunchy is my favorite word… but tomorrow I have a feeling it might be lava.” An amusing and affecting satire of pretentious commercials, with a pompous philosophical monologue befitting True Detective’s Rust Cohle.

Team Betsafe skydivers Espen Fadnes and Bjørn Magne Bryn pulled off a perfectly coordinated jump in which one of the men wore a wingsuit and allowed the other to stand on his back for over 20 seconds while approaching with his canopy.

YouTuber Viva Frei put his GoPro down to get a better view of a squirrel. The rodent seemed to be down for a photo shoot, but given its actions a few seconds later we think it was actually assessing the nuts-to-camera exchange rate.

Ken Block is back once more, this time burning massive rubber on the streets of LA in his custom-built Mustang Hoonicorn RTR, an 845hp beast that bears little resemblance to the ’65 Mustang it started as.

(NSFW: Language) At first, this appears to be a fan-made lyric video to Lenny Kravitz’s Fly Away. But does the song really go like this? Then you look at who uploaded it and it suddenly makes sense. I WANT A MILKY WAYYY

YouTuber MegaBirdCrazy’s 25-year-old cockatoo Pebble doesn’t like the idea of her human parents watching TV instead of her, and goes straight-up loco. And people say kids are attention hogs.

A journalist meets with a man who’s been sending him accurate predictions, claiming to be a time traveler. James Cooper’s short won’t wow you with effects or action, but Eric Johnson’s portrayal of the mysterious figure makes up for it.

Citizens rode Japan’s upcoming magnetic levitation trains in a public test run. The train went up to 311mph (500kph), over 100mph faster than the famous Shinkansen or bullet train line. Original video here.

(NSFW: Language) YouTuber maxmoefoetwo found the arcade equivalent of Xíng háishì bùxíng. This Japanese medal game has so many crazy mechanics and parts, and it doles out prizes so epic you’d wonder if the machine was broken.

Animeme’s hilarious parody of Frozen’s Do You Want to Build a Snowman?, told from the perspective of Breaking Bad’s Walter White as he eggs on a reluctant Jesse Pinkman. This is some serious South Park level musical theater.

(NSFW: Language) YouTuber aaronsafilmnerd claims that he originally recorded this video for his Sociology homework. He asks his father theoretical questions of such poor quality and delivery that it drives his old man to a fit of rage.

Skeletor might have a way with the insults, but He-Man knows how to speak his mind too. Though from the sound of his observational humor, we’re not sure he should quit his day job for a standup gig quite yet.

Video directors Bif created this awesome set of opening credits for the Playgrounds International Digial Arts Festival, in which they shred, distort and twist the world into a mindbendingly abstract new universe.

(NSFW: Language) CollegeHumor pokes fun at Apple’s self-inflicted branding dilemma now that it’s resorted to adding “Apple” instead of “i” to its product names. We guess the company’s CEO is no longer with us.

Despite the huge number of Marvel and DC Comics films in production, they have yet to dig into the archive of the more obscure superheroes. But when they eventually run out of ideas, there’s always the man with the power of rainbows.

New Zealand musician Nigel Stanford’s electronic track is made complete through a series of visual experiments which demonstrate the interaction between sound and matter – augmenting his music with fire, sand, fluids, and electricity.

Michael Mirasol breaks down the elements of Once Upon a Time in the West. Together with the equally talented composer Ennio Morricone, director Sergio Leone conjured the image of the Old West that remains influential until today.

The always charming Benedict Cumberbatch is put on the spot to do 11 celebrity impressions in under a minute during an MTV interview for his new film The Imitation Game – which has absolutely nothing to do with making silly voices.

A fictionalized recreation of the Christmas truce – a series of unofficial ceasefires and friendly exchanges that took place between German and British soldiers during World War I. A bittersweet reminder of the senselessness of war.

High school basketball player Tacko “Taco” Fall measures a whopping 7’6″ tall, with an 8′ wingspan, towering over his teammates and opponents, and dunking balls with his feet barely off the floor. He just signed with UCF.

We’ve seen how Crayola makes its crayons today. Now let’s check out what the process was like decades ago, with the help of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and some soothing jazz music. “Handfuls of of yellow cray-ans.”

A rapper keeps it real and admits that he wants hipsters to move in his ‘hood. It’s a funny eureka moment from sketch comedy show Friends of the People. Seriously, would you rather deal with thugs or folks with dumb outfits and opinions?

This animated promo for Yuki 7 and the Gadget Girls directed by Kevin Dart and Stephane Coedel video pays tribute to 1960s spy flicks in the best possible way, perfectly capturing the style, sound and spirit of the era. Another great clip here.