Awesome Etc

Whether you think it looks awesome or awesomely bad, we still want to play Kinect Star Wars – if only to stomp around as a Rancor so we can crush Jake Lloyd and Jar Jar in Mos Eisley.

Who says white guys can’t dance? While he hasn’t quite reached the level of Marquese Scott, we’re still pretty impressed with the moves of Urban Ninja Robert Hoffman – and his greeting technique.

This girl might be a paraplegic, but that doesn’t stop her from having the ride of her life, courtesy of 9Lives Adventures, who specializes in extreme adventures for the physically challenged.

We already knew that dogs can be pretty self sufficient, but here’s a new one for us. Watch as Tommy the Wonder Retriever makes his way to the kiddie slide and amuses himself.

Piracy may be wrong, but so is lying and fear-mongering. Comic and entrepreneur Rob Reid exposes the ridiculous “statistics” that some anti-piracy lobbyists want us to accept as fact.

If you can refrain from blinking for eight and a half minutes, we highly suggest you do so when you watch RUIN, Wes Ball’s animated short. It’s thin on narrative but heavy on action and eye candy.

All about Pagani’s latest car. It’s worth watching just to hear how “Huayra” is actually pronounced. How hilarious would it be if low-end cars like the Smart Fortwo had pompous making-of videos?

Movie fight scenes are often more hilarious than exciting, but the lightsaber ballets battles in the Star Wars prequels are so awfully choreographed that they’re almost not funny anymore. Almost.

The trailer for The Fancer Fencer, a movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal about a serial killer who targets hipsters who can’t dance. Just kidding. This is the music video for Time to Dance by The Shoes.

Think you suck at math? YouTuber tchappenings‘ wife ponders how long it will take to go 80 miles if one is doing 80mph. That’s eighty miles-per-hour. Anyone want to take a guess?

This girl is either part elf or a certified zombie slayer. Or maybe we are looking into the future at the equally talented love-child of Hawkeye and Black Widow, or Merida from Brave IRL.

Adele’s Rolling in the Deep played on the Guzheng, an ancient Chinese variant of the zither. It’s a refreshing departure from the usual covers made with modern instruments and technology.

Alfred Hitchcock may have been the master of psychological horror, but he had an amazing perspective on the world and life in general. Take this snippet of Hitch to heart, and try to live by it.

Callum Cooper and John Kassab place us in a truly unique perspective – on the arc of a jumprope – as it twirls over the heads and under the feet of multiple jumpers. Dizzying and amazing.

Biker Alejandro Paz takes us on a thrilling ride down the side of a Peruvian mountain, combining death-defying speed with a path strewn more than its share of rocks, bumps and obstacles.

Domaster – a transforming Game Boy – and Tetrawing – a Tetris cartridge that turns into a bird – are LEGO Transformers from Julius Von Brunk. The Game Boy’s batteries even turn into blasters.

(NSFW: Gore/Lyrics) If you can handle 15 minutes of non-stop dubstep, you’ll enjoy Khameleon808’s massive mega-edit of action sequences from countless action-packed flicks. (Thanks Doran!)

Buck channeled its inner gonzo to make this ad for Goodbooks International. Whether they captured Hunter S. Thompson’s aura is debatable, but the quality of their animation cannot be questioned.

(NSFW) This commercial for Lithuanian mineral water brand Vytautas is an overpowering blend of the intensity of the Powerthirst ad and the compelling logic of Old Spice commercials.

While they have a way to go before Carnegie Hall, we’re still impressed that these two dogs can play the proper notes on their custom doggie piano keyboard. Plus, way more skills than this guy.

We used to think that penguins were the cutest creatures. Then we were reminded they have a dark side too, as is demonstrated by the little bugger on the left and his evil ways.

An irritating force meets an immovable lamp post. This reporter was clearly having fun badgering someone on camera until he was the one who got owned live. Thanks a lot cameraman.

Fashion designer Luxirare re-stitched a two piece Adidas jumpsuit and tailored it specifically for her pet Rocky, who might as well be named Run DOG at this point. Bonus points for the matching shoes.