Awesome Etc

(NSFW: Language) While on recon in Afghanistan, a group of US soldiers were pinned by gunfire. This soldier went into the open so the others could escape. Thankfully he survived. More on YouTube.

We’re growing tired of Gangnam Style too, so it’s kind of refreshing to watch the music video for the K-Pop juggernaut with the music itself removed. Somehow, it’s just as entertaining – if not moreso.

See that sneaky guy behind Conan? That’s Bruce Brumage, Wardrobe Supervisor, aka Tux Master, aka Special Forces Ninja. He is living proof that practice makes perfect. Or not. But the guy’s good.

Joost Lieuwma’s darkly comic animation sees clueless characters get into tragic mishaps because they mistook one thing for another. Its stubborn humor will eventually win you ever.

For the final out of a Yankees/Blue Jays matchup, pitcher Chad Jenkins makes an epic catch, grabbing the ball hit by Curtis Granderson in his glove, and the glove kept going. (Thanks Dan!)

Since it has been established that we enjoy Flippycat’s domino skills, please enjoy this latest endeavor, as well as another possible theory about why these creatures diasappeared. (Thanks Chris!)

What happens when you stick a cat inside a banana box, and another one on top? Well, you get some hardcore paw-on-tail action as the imprisoned kitty searches for the keys to his cardboard cell.

In Soviet Russia, they do everything a bit harder than we do. Take for instance, this unusual method of downing a shot of absinthe. We’re betting he had a couple of shots before shooting this video, though.

A collection of timelapse, hyperlapse and tilt-shift photography by Ben Wiggins. Wiggins was able to capture motion without sacrificing detail. The song is The Alley by DeVotchKa. Best watched full-screen.

Sometimes we appreciate it if games were more true to life, but as Collegehumor shows, we might not want developers to give fighting games a realistic treatment. We’ll never get past stage 2.

bd594 breaks out his old computer bits and pieces to crank out yet one more of the numerous remakes of Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know. That HP Scanjet 3C can really sing!

Explorer Mike Horn and Photographer Chase Jarvis were off the coast of South Africa when a “super-pod” of about 2000 dolphins started to follow their boat, leaving a lasting impression in their wake.

Made by Vestergaard Frandsen, the LifeStraw is a durable, long lasting and user friendly water filter that doesn’t use chemicals. One unit can filter 99.9% of bacteria from 264 gallons of water.

Not content with mapping our streets, Google partnered with the Caitlin Seaview Survey to create underwater panoramas of six beautiful underwater spots in Hawaii, Australia and the Philippines.

We know the Gangnam Style meme is overplayed, and Skyrim is past its prime too. But mash ’em both together, and there’s just enough fresh moves here to waste the next 4 minutes of your life.

Gorburger has begun his weekly internet invasions to satisfy his blood lust and interview bands but not have sex with them because his genitalia is incompatible. First victims? Tegan and Sara.

An incredible demonstration of the laws of physics, as 32 randomly started metronomes reach perfect sync, thanks to the soft board underneath them distributing their energy evenly. (Thanks Jamie!)

In Jim Henson’s cult-classic Labyrinth, David Bowie likes to twiddle around his crystal orbs. But Bowie never played with his balls, it was juggler Michael Moschen manipulating them on his behalf. Balls.

College graduates beware. There is a dangerously attractive scam just waiting to pounce upon your diploma-loving ass. A hard hitting investigative report from Jest, worthy of The Onion.

Take 8 seconds out of your busy day to watch this video clip. You’ll be glad you did. In it you’ll meet a man and his newly-adopted kitty cat he just picked up from the shelter. This is all we have to say.

Adelaide has severe Münchausen syndrome, deliberately causing herself to fall ill to attract attention and feel happy. A quirky story about finding someone who accepts you for who you are.

A short documentary by Arnold Worldwide that shows how the Brown-Forman Cooperage makes the barrels that house the world-famous Tennessee whiskey of its sister company – Jack Daniels.

17-year-old LEGO-maniac Dylan Woodley (aka Insomniac’s) stop-motion video for Foster the People’s Houdini makes us wish all music videos were made with LEGO blocks and minifigs.