Awesome Etc

This is 7-year old Audri. He built a Rube Goldberg machine monster trap. It’s a commendable feat, but his real accomplishment is embracing the fact that one’s life won’t always go according to plan.

This custom-built 4-propeller plane is a perfect replica of Doc Brown’s DeLorean from Back to the Future, complete with illuminated headlights, taillights and light-up wheels. No roads required.

We’ve seen Big Cat Rescue mess with their residents using laser pointers. This time around they have fun using mirrors. Watch out for the cameraman’s reaction when their lion gets irked.

George Takei is so ecstatic that they managed to raise over $150,000 for his Broadway production Allegiance, that he’s going to dance for us. Take us to Warp 10, Mr. Sulu, Warp 10.

Director Ninian Doff composited video clips contributed from 85 fans in 22 countries to create this music video for Graham Coxon (of Blur). Thumbs up for the track too, out April 2nd.

Using a computer-controlled milling robot, Robotic Solutions transforms a non-descript block of blue styrofoam into a detailed bust of Ludwig van Beethoven, turn-by-turn, layer-by-layer.

What do Disney and George R.R. Martin have in common? A penchant for tales about royalty and kingdoms, as shown in this mashup of Disney flicks and the teaser for Game of Thrones Season 2.

This video kicks off Smarter Every Day’s series of lessons about the helicopter physics, but it quickly turns into a lesson in R/C flying skills which seemingly defy physics and reason.

Superman already beat the Hulk in DC vs. Marvel, but there’s nothing like seeing a battle unfold in video. Plus Michael Habjan’s Superman looks better than the ’96 Supes. First video here.

Rob Higgs knows how to open a bottle of wine like a boss. Using hundreds of bronzed metal springs, gears and other parts, he built this incredible machine to uncork and pour a bottle of wine.

Violence is never the answer, but filmmakers sure know how to make it look purty. Patrick Péris wonderfully builds up the tension and lets the blood, bullets and bombs fly in this 49-film mashup.

We’ve seen a dramatic mashup of the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises. Here’s a fun but still ominous mashup of the trailer with scenes from Community from Hot Chocolate Party Productions.

Arachnophobes look away! Cyriak fills our screens (and worst nightmares) with an endless barrage of animated spiders crafted from circuit boards, human heads, and other stuff. Get the Raid!

Kyle Lambert used his iPad to storyboard Toy Story 3 characters into classic scenes from The Shining. Awesome enough to get an invite from Pixar to bring them to the studio. (Thanks David!)

A clever mashup that introduces the members of The Avengers using the intro sequence of Friends. The cast is a sausage party though. If this was real all episodes would be about who gets Black Widow.

We’ve seen OhiseeRED use a basketball to paint. This time she uses a coffee cup, making ring-shaped stains to paint a portrait of Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou. It took her 12 hours to finish it.

The tale behind the WWII poster turned meme, straight from the horse’s mouth. Made by Nation and Temujin Doran for Barter Books, the bookstore where the poster was rediscovered in 2000.

Keep a close eye on the white car in front as its driver makes a ballsy move to snag a parking spot on the other side of the street. The soundtrack perfectly underscores the driver’s style and grace.

In a high-tech submarine armed with 3D cameras, the director is diving solo 36,000 ft. down to the deepest point on Earth. No man has been in 50 years, and they couldn’t see through the silt.

Batman and Superman sit down at the Super Cafe over a hot cup of joe and compare their latest superpowers smartphones. We’ll take Alfred over Siri any day, guv’nor.

These guys spent weeks building a ramp so they could speed downhill and do a 360° loop on a longboard. Well, the best laid plans of mice and men… Oh, and take a physics class.

Do you want the moustache on or off? Too bad. Whether or not you’re capable of growing facial hair, you’ll have six options at your disposal, ranging from the Selleck to the 1890s handlebar.

Packed with more pop culture references than a 24 hour Family Guy marathon, the video for The Death Set’s They Come to Get Us will send geeks into utopia – right before they have an epileptic fit.