Awesome Psa

If there’s one thing we’ve all learned in recent times, it’s that we must wash our hands. We’ve already seen how dirty they can get, and this amusing animated PSA from Toronto creative studio Chop Haus shows us some even filthier mitts that need to clean up their acts before touching anything.

Meet Coleman Sweeney, a natural born douchebag. He went through life being rude to everyone, except for the guys who make tasteless bumper stickers. But even he wasn’t evil enough to keep his body to himself. Thomas Jane stars in this strange PSA for Donate Life.

(PG-13) Ogilvy Beijing worked with The Center for Psychological Research, Shenyang to raise awareness on the effects of verbal abuse. The campaign’s centerpieces were sculptures of abusive phrases that could be rearranged to form weapons.

Independent filmmaker Thomas Leveritt shocks unsuspecting passersby when he shows them what they look like under an ultraviolet lens that reveals the underlying effects of direct exposure to UV rays. We’re going to get some SPF50 now.

Suffering from a heart attack, a young but severely overweight man reflects on his lifestyle. This blunt advisory was made to promote teaching healthy habits to kids, but we should all feel free to take charge of our bodies.

Millions of people are suffering in war torn areas, but we often forget about them because we are too focused on our own petty problems. Save the Children jolts us with a tale that hits closer to home. We can help, even in small ways.

A recent string of railway crossing accidents in the UK gave Top Gear an excuse to create a tongue-in-cheek advisory, highlighted by a train ramming into a car. Humor aside, you really don’t want to be in that situation folks.

Two drivers dish out their alibis for their bad road habits. Unfortunately, they will never have the time for the actual conversation to take place. A harrowing anti-speeding advisory for the New Zealand Transport Agency.

A hilarious PSA for learning first aid from the Australian Red Cross teaches us exactly what the title says. You can’t put a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. From the same guys who taught just us how dangerous paperclips could be.

(NSFW: language) Well, that explains things: Bitchy Resting Face is a disorder that affects millions of women each day; thanks to our friends at FoD, recognition of the problem is the first step to a cure. (Thanks Joshua!)

A woman downplays her farting because she only farts when she’s at parties. Silly right? Now replace farting with smoking. A funny PSA from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care.

You’re meeting someone for the first time. Everything’s going great until the moment you extend your hand and realize they’re fist bumping. It’s too late. Disaster. Don’t feel too bad though.