Awesome Etc

The guys from Epipheo sit down with How to Survive a Robot Uprising and Robocopalypse author Daniel H. Wilson, to give us some pointers on how to deal with the aforementioned problem.

These guys are so excited to drink their sake bombs that they can’t help but join in and chant in anticipation of their rice-and beer-induced drunken stupor. Uh, maybe next time.

Nico Rosberg of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team explains the unusual sitting position of an F1 driver inside the race car’s cockpit and the challenges that arise because of it.

These cats need to get upstairs, but instead of looking for a staircase, they take the easy way out (or up) courtesy of this low-budget lift contrived by their owner – who couldn’t afford one of these.

Last April, passengers aboard the Copenhagen Metro were treated to the classiest flash mob ever: a performance of Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt by the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra.

Aside from not looking at explosions, cool guys and girls also land three-point style. Practice your landing with this supercut by Duncan Robson. Be sure to look up slowly for dramatic effect.

A brief documentary by William Bradford about Icon’s eyepopping revival of the Bronco, Ford’s classic off-road turned sport utility vehicle. Featuring Icon CEO and founder Jonathan Ward.

Filmbot shows off the slow-motion prowess of the new Phantom M120 camera, a portable rig capable of shooting full HD video at 730fps. Song is Reaching Out by Nero (er, really Hall and Oates.)

Arthur Boorman was injured while serving as a paratrooper in the Gulf War. Doctors told him he’d never walk unassisted again. But with the help of a fitness program, he proved them wrong.

An inspiring commercial for the 2012 Paralympics, showing a reverse chronology of the disabled runner’s recovery. Watch the making of video here. The print ad is equally impressive.

Nick McKaig pays tribute to composer John Williams by covering the full title theme of Star Wars using nothing but his voice. He recorded over 90 tracks and spent a total of 300 hours to make the song.

(NSFW) Despite what the title and the picture seem to imply, this video isn’t about software or computers. YouTuber monkeyspin was working when he heard a noise coming from his window.

(NSFW: Language) It’s been too long since we’ve heard the uncensored version of Cee Lo Green’s F**k You, and this could be the best version yet, accompanied by Daryl Hall and his soulful pipes.

Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys passed away due to cancer on May 4, 2012. Coldplay paid tribute to MCA with this solemn cover of (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!). RIP, MCA.

As you know, The Awesomer has big love for dancer Marquese Scott AKA Nonstop. Here we get to see his unreal footwork up close like never before. How the hell does he glide like that?

We’re already familiar with one screaming frog, but this little green guy has every right to let out a wail as a kitty cat approaches and gives him a pat. The frog was not harmed, but our eardrums were.

Animator Counter656 returns with another demonstration of his mastery of the art of stop-motion, as Gundam is joined by guest-star Saber Lily from Fate as she kicks some serious ass.

It’s cute and funny to see Kya the lioness paw at baby boy Jack, but all that separates this lioness from a delectable baby treat (and tragedy) is a see-through glass barrier.

Noisey recently had some of their underaged music critics share their thoughts on the Radiohead classic Paranoid Android. We had to look up N-Dubz before we realized that the world is in peril.

A story by KTUL about Tanner, a blind dog with seizures that led his owner to return him to the local animal clinic, where the vet suggested that Tanner be put down. Until Blair came along.

Jacob Fleisher wants to be a professional actor and is cleverly using YouTube to audition. Or mock pop science fiction. Or both. Either way he’s a decent actor. Decent writers in Hollywood: GONE.

…or, as we prefer to call this “pitch-black” short: The Devil Wears Birkenstocks. The film seems to think that it’s a one-act play and is thus too wordy and spirited, but it’s still worth watching.

You don’t have to be a doctor to love these anatomically correct toys by Wendy Bryan. Give a heart to your girlfriend, a brain to your smart friend, and an appendix to your useless friend. JK.