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Set in 1960’s London, Hadley TK-421 is a brilliantly crafted short film written and directed by Jonathan Reid-Edwards. The party/end credits song is Dreamland by The Dodge Brothers.

An unorthodox slingshot that has a hand brace instead of the usual Y-frame. Apparently a kid came up with the same design – and name! – on his own, which was then emulated by Joerg Sprave.

You can see by the reckless foot-work being perpetrated by the kid in this video that the youth of today are out of control. Luckily there are teachers like Mr. Fanning around to reassert authority.

It’s a tad obtuse, but still we tip our hats to the talent of the Ohio State University Marching Band, who continue to entertain the masses at halftime; this show even includes a DeLorean. (Thanks Dave!)

Back in 2007 a slowed-down video of Jeff Goldblum promoting Apple went viral (and for good reason). Kyle J. Britt brought back drunk Jeff Goldblum by slowing down his PayPal commercial.

(NSFW: Language) From National Geographic’s Strange Behaviours. It’s hard not to laugh at the odd tics of these men with Tourette’s, but it puts into perspective just how hard life can be for them.

A funny commercial for the Rainforest Alliance promoting their partnership with companies that make sustainable products. Written and directed by Max Joseph and produced by Aaron Weber.

NASA silently simulates the birth and evolution of a disk galaxy over a 13.5 billion year period – though we get to watch it in just over 2 minutes. Needs a Pink Floyd backing track, though.

Inspired by Assassin’s Creed III, Richard Ryan shows us what would happen if the enemy shot a cannonball at our car in the Revolutionary War, in glorious slow motion. Wait, what? (Thanks Chris!)

The Mets’ 2012 season is but a distant memory, but before they ran out of steam, director Marc Rienzo and his team at Digital Domain Media Group created this futuristic CGI short to inspire fans. More here.

The pranksters from ImprovEverywhere take over the office chair section of a Staples store, and hold a fake board meeting for a non-existant company. Needs more PowerPoint, though.

What happens when you cross the talents of singer Logan Afyouni with a random drunk dude who insisted she bust her guitar out streetside after her gig? The best drunk singing ever. (Thanks Dan!)

Japanese engineers are working on solving some pretty important technical problems. Not chief among them is making robots perform circus acts. Though robot bike messengers could be cool.

LG scared people to death when it replaced an elevator’s floor panels with its high end monitors. You probably know what happens next. Impressive, but there are at least 11 people who hate LG now.

This New York Times op-doc made by Drew Christie is a meta-commentary on the birth of ideas that proves that everything is a hyperlink. It needs subtitles badly though. Oh wait.

ESPN has made a ton of skits for their long-running This is SportsCenter campaign. YouTuber Kobe24Bryant1324 compiled some of the funniest ones. Find more on ESPN’s YouTube channel.

A man bids farewell to his lover and tells her of his upcoming adventures in the afterlife, all to pass the time while he waits for them to be reunited. Written and performed by Derrick Brown.

Biff Henderson is the stage manager for the Late Show with David Letterman but he’s also appeared on the show, including this hilarious bit back in 2001 about testing people’s patience.

Mythbusters’ Kari Byron and Tory Belleci join S.F. Giants’ rockstar pitcher Matt Cain as he destroys objects flung into the air with his precision fastball. Best line: “Oh, god. The cheese!”

Seamus Spilsbury and the gang at Oh Yeah Wow created this painstakingly-animated stop-motion clip for Wax Tailor and Aloe Blacc, as a crocheted quadropus(?) makes its way through the city.

While most cats would dart off a moving bike in a heartbeat, this dude’s kitty faithfully hangs on while he rides his bicycle all over Philly. the backing track is Ratatat’s awesome Wildcat. (Thanks OrionFyre!)

(PG-13) The ads for alcoholic drinks make it seem like getting inebriated is a classy affair. But the Ecuadorian comedy group Enchufe.tv knows what really goes down when you get drunk.

A collection of videos showing cats climbing, swinging and oftentimes failing, courtesy of YouTube’s animal video curator ignoramusky. That last kitty redeems all of his fallen comrades.