Awesome Viral

It’s been some time since Captain Disillusion debunked a video, but this one was worth the wait. This time, he took on an illusion in which a magician appears to push a card through a glass window to an orangutan. After putting a few theories to the test, it doesn’t add up – but Cap’s sleuthing eventually reveals the truth.

More than a decade ago, a video went viral featuring a rather hostile man who was really perturbed that the doors to a Toronto shopping mall were locked. Now, Andre Antunes has dusted off this Internet gem and given it the heavy metal soundtrack that it always deserved.

Net Neutrality took a major punch to the gut, and its loss could mean major, undesireable changes to the way all of us use the internet. It’s a bit of a confusing topic, so Burger King decided to explain what could happen if the same thing applied to selling Whoppers.

This music video by Bishop Frederick Barr, Erica Barr, and Kyhil Smith features the catchy chant Frederick uses to sell hot dogs and water to raise money for the homeless in Nashville. And now it’s gonna be stuck in our heads all day.

Speed dating can be uncomfortable and tension filled. Perhaps getting away from the table and into a car is a better way to do it. At least that’s what Caroline thinks in this funny promo clip for the Renault Clio RS hot hatch.

(NSFW: Language) Matthew Frost directed this clever ad for the French fashion magazine Jalouse. It takes us inside of the boardroom viral marketing video pitch. Let’s hope the kids really like it.

What looks like security cam footage of a thief caught red handed is actually a clever little piece of viral marketing for LG, flaunting their products’ key feature with an imaginative approach.

We figured it wouldn’t take long before George Lindell, the Reality Hits You Hard Bro dude would get Songified by the Gregory Brothers. The whole world asked for it, so Foom! here you go.

It became obvious midway through that this is a viral video for Ubisoft’s upcoming game Rocksmith. But when we realized that, the cute factor gave way to the mad editing and special effects.

Taking a cue from Blendtec’s ads, the makers of EZ Grill wrecked three smartphones using their product. Good thing they didn’t ask “Will it grill?”, because we already know the answer to that.

We wish Samsung had just shown us the actual testing process for their memory cards instead of this thinly-veiled viral ad. Unless of course this is the actual testing process. Cute puppy though!

(Language NSFW) The girl from the movie The Last Exorcism hits Chatroulette and scares the living crap out of horny boys everywhere. The guys’ reactions are absolutely priceless.

Deliver Me to Hell is a short film with plenty of blood, gore, guts (and pizza delivery?) Make your way through the interactive video for a chance to win a year worth of pizza (in New Zealand).

Just when we thought we were out, they pull us back in. Mike Relm’s musical remix of Isaiah Mustafa’s Old Spice spots is freaking brilliant. Procter & Gamble should be paying this guy.

Instead of continuing to milk their viral campaign for years (you hear us GEICO?) Old Spice has had the good sense to end it on a high note. At least we thought that until we saw the two videos after it.

Other than the fact that this is a waste of perfectly good cupcakes, this slo-mo video of people being pelted with the delicious pastries from a double-barreled pneumatic cannon is sheer awesomeness.

Say hello to Michael Klasfeld‘s little friends. A veteran music video and tv commercial director, Klasfeld’s viral video has caused predictable uproar. See what all the fuss is about.

Turn your house into a smoking crater with the adidas Originals x Death Star app; sure, it’s a viral site to promote their Star Wars-themed line, but seriously: it’s a frickin’ laser beam.

Yes, it’s totally viral and CG, but we have to hand it to Intel: they sure know how to fire their employees; this Cannonbells commercial literally shows engineers using their heads.