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“Real” women pose like models in public places, garnering mostly perplexed reactions in Yolanda Dominguez’ clever criticism of the “absurd and artificial world” presented in fashion magazines.

Filmmaker Kim Pimmel’s short piece combines dish soap bubbles with exotic ferrofluid liquid, a macro lens and time lapse techniques to create something quite astounding. Can you believe it’s not digital?

We didn’t think Madeon’s dance song mashup could become any more enjoyable, until we saw it complemented by the nifty dancing by Nathan Barnatt and Jenny Fine in this video. (Thanks Dan!)

Pain in the ass extraordinaire David Thorne doesn’t just make life hard for clients, he trolls his colleagues as well. He got 10 formal complaints in 6 months, all for pranking the same officemate.

YouTuber honsco offers up another collection of characters actually mentioning the title of the movie they’re in. Some of them were already in this other montage, but we doubt you’d care.

(NSFW: Language) Anybody else wanna go green? Don Cheadle makes us laugh out loud as the 90’s “hero” (or is it eco-tyrant?) Captain Planet in this live action Funny or Die bit. (Thanks, Joel!)

A hilariously sullen and long-winded tale set in Duck Hunt. Part of Theater of the Arcade, a collection of plays that juxtapose classic literature and drama with classic arcade games.

A proper dinner table about to be ravaged by a venue of vultures. Arresting work by Greta Alfaro, whether you choose to think about its possible meanings or just revel at the sight of nature.

While it might start out like any other computer animated cartoon, Chump and Clump quickly descends into a drug and booze induced haze. Come for the animation, stay for the trip.

Check out this fun video concept made by gak media for a Mario game that combines elements from the Mushroom Kingdom, the free-roaming feel of GTA and a hint of parkour and freerunning.

The smartass puppets of Glove and Boots are back, taking on all those annoying, intrusive ads that pay for all the video bandwidth you use up watching countless YouTube videos.

Before you assume that “Maru” in the title means you’re in store for another cat video, it’s not. What we have here is an incredible display of agility, with this little robot’s award-winning Kabuki dance.

We were hoping for maybe a new clip of Coach McGuirk, but this is just as good. Watch, listen, and learn to see what we mean. You brain may just come unhinged after you watch this.

This is Chuckles the red fox, a resident at the wild animal sanctuary TreeHouse Wildlife Center. He can barely contain his glee whenever he gets a visit. Watch and learn how he got his name.

The talented – and very diligent – Randy Halverson is back with another unbelievably amazing time lapse of the night sky, this time with bonus shots of storm clouds and lightning. Pictures here.

Miku the cat and his owner don’t need a useless machine to pass the time. All they need is a lid and their paw/finger. Their duel takes an ironic twist  when Miku decides to troll his owner.

Etsy shop doneLeather sells custom mouse pads made of vegetable-tanned leather that are cut, stamped and finished by hand. We dare you to find a more handsome mouse pad at this price.

The owners of Bert, this 21 pound orange tabby astutely point out the reason why they’re best off not getting a second cat. Or at least not an inflatable one made from Mylar.

As if big wave surfing wasn’t enough, veteran surfer Bruce Irons offers a flair for the dramatic as he rides atop a wave with lit flares attached to his board. Looks like he’s surfing on a lava flow to us.

Ever wonder what would happen if you set up a couple of computerized Chatbot simulators and let them have a conversation with one another? Um, this scintillating dialogue, that’s what. AI, AI, AI.

Discover how astronauts slept like zombies and more in this 1980s NASA video presentation by astronauts about the nuances of daily living in space. Edited and shared to us by NPR.

Those who doubt Dwight’s genius need only search for Schrute Facts. The Internet will regurgitate hundreds of nuggets of wisdom from Dwight Schrute. Make sure you say them in his voice.

Snowkiting involves the use of a kite and a snowboard or a pair of skis to glide through snow and ice, using the wind to go downhill or uphill. This snowkiter learned about a third direction: up.