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This 2007 video may feature Formula Vee racer Robbie Allen somersaulting his vehicle in a crash, but we bet that’s the second reason you rewind it for a better look. Too bad it was just the nose.

(NSFW) The music video for Fantasy by DyE. Animation director Jérémie Périn and his crew are French, but their product is undoubtedly Japanese. In the best and worst ways possible.

We’re enjoying British game show host Bradley Walsh’s attempts to stay collected while stifling laughter at a question he reads aloud in this clip from ITV1’s The Chase. (Thanks James!)

Here ye, greedy NBA players: don’t think for a minute you couldn’t get replaced by this number one feline draft pick. Looks like all the moves are solid, plus, bonus: payment in Friskies.

Jonathan Mann has a new iPhone 4S, and a little song (and a little thing) for Siri, his personal, virtual assistant. Despite his pleas, it doesn’t sound like they’ll be getting hitched any time soon.

Apparently frustrated by the oversaturation of cat videos on YouTube, Hugapug the pug takes out her aggression out on some poor, unsuspecting dogs trapped inside this computer monitor.

Tel-Aviv U. demos the perplexing properties of quantum superconductors which will leave non-science types scratching their heads, and us wanting hoverboards made from this stuff.

Powered by a Samsung Galaxy SII and LEGO NXT, the CubeStormer II robot beat the human record for solving the Cube, with a time of just 5.35 secs. We certainly can’t rearrange stickers that fast.

A puppet play depicting what happens after a whale dies. The whole concept doesn’t seem particularly intriguing, until the final part where you find out just how significant the whole process is.

You wouldn’t want to run into this kid in a dark alley. While we actually don’t get to see too many of his Zui Quan fighting moves, he could definitely kick the crap out of you with one of his flips.

Last we heard from Police Academy’s (and Spaceballs‘) Michael Winslow, he was imitating typewriters. This time, he rocks out an incredible version of Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love.

You don’t have to be a fan of Gears of War to enjoy this wonderfully-made LEGO stop motion short by Kooberz Studios. Captures the grisly battles of the game without being too gory.

Cast out by his village, the lonesome Fisher finds himself thrown into an unexpected, life-changing journey after a storm carries him to sea. Think Castaway, but animated, and no bony Tom Hanks.

Bite your tongue – literally – with these tasty and sickly gummy treats, arriving just in time for Halloween. Available in a variety of gnarly tongue shapes and flavors. More flavors here.

Scandinavian drifter Kenneth “Fastkenny” Moen turned the LysgÃ¥rdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena from a hill to a smoking volcano burning an insane amount of rubber going up its winding roads.

Guinness Football Challenge’s crew claim they were just messing around and happened to catch some of Africa’s soccer greats showing off. We’re not sure it wasn’t staged, but it’s still impressive.

Penguins are known for being charming, but we had no idea Chilly Willy could be so devious too. This particular guy goes around stealing rocks from the nests of other birds while they’re not looking.

(NSFW) The most awkward moment in game show history. The category? Things that you put in your mouth but don’t swallow. The outcome (pun not intended) says a lot about the show’s researchers.

Skateboarder Italo Romano can grind the rails, kick-flip and ride a pipe with the best of them. Oh, did we happen to mention that Italo doesn’t have legs? Truly inspiring stuff, Italo.

Director Alex Albrecht proves that you don’t need a big budget or top-notch special effects to make a good sci-fi flick. It’s the human element that makes a movie memorable, even if it’s about robots.

(NSFW: Language) Okay, we shouldn’t expect the iPhone 4S Siri “intelligent assistant” to be able to understand a thick Japanese accent like this guy’s, but the resulting dialog is too funny not to share.

Take a good, long look at this mind-bending image. Then try and figure out how the hell the nail got though there. Perplexed? Then watch the video to see the totally logical, but still amazing solution.

At least Jerry had a master kind enough to build him a robotic fetch machine. This little Jack Russell has to fend for himself entirely, but Sid does a surprisingly good job keeping himself occupied.