Awesome Etc

(NSFW) Two couples unwittingly summon a horde of zombies in this gory, chaotic and funny short film by Lee Hardcastle. The fast-paced action and goofy characters belie the smooth animation.

We enjoyed the first clever episode of Kid History, so here’s their latest installment for your enjoyment – just in case you need to remember how hardheaded you used to be as a youth.

We’re not quite sure what to make of Chris Ware and John Kuramoto’s offbeat short animated film about a mouse and his decapitated partner, but there’s something surprisingly endearing about it.

Uh, why are we doing this again? I don’t know. All I know is that as soon as he falls asleep I’m giving his ass a conga line of bites. That doesn’t make sense. And this?! Does this make sense to you?!?

Sesame Street’s banana-headed Bert sits down and has a conversation with SNL’s Andy Samberg to learn about the SNL star’s family, life, habits, and socks. Even funnier is Part Two here.

There’s a rumor that planes flying over the heads of penguins makes them fall over and unable to right themselves, causing mass casualties. Russia Today’s reporters get to the bottom the story.

This guy had the unfortunate bad luck to roll his Toyota 4×4 as he drove it down a rocky hill. Not only did he manage to escape unscathed – he did it with style and grace.

It’s beyond good. But your boyfriend should’ve skipped the car and popcorn part ’cause that – argh. Screw you Matt. Screw you for raising the bar to such a high level. You’re awesome.

On display at this weekend’s Maker Faire 2011, Gary and Danny Aden’s zoetrope features 60 Android mascots spinning rapidly in front of a strobe light to give the impression of movement.

We bet you thought you knew how to tie your shoelaces since you were a kid. But back in 2005, Terry Moore gave this great 3-minute TED talk on a better way to do something we all take for granted.

(NSFW: Language) There’s no better way to learn how to make brunch than a lesson from a drunk person. Hanna Hart falls progressively further off the wagon as she gets her fancy pancakes going.

A thousand screenshots can’t capture the beauty of this time-lapse of the Canary Islands, masterfully shot by Tenerife-based photographer Daniel López. This is just Mother Nature showing off.

The latest clip for Deus Ex: Human Revolution features testimonials from the augmented humans from the last fake commercial for Sarif Industries. Now we want the video game and bionic parts.

(NSFW: Language) Gather round kids, and check out this thirty second vid on how to make a little kid toy phone curse and swear; don’t try to hack it unless you want to get busted by your parents.

There’s nothing quite as dull as a rain delay at a baseball game. But at this recent Clemson vs. Davidson game, the teams kept the fun going despite the fact they weren’t playing any baseball.

(NSFW: Language) Ouch is an understatement here as we see Terrell Middlebrooks remain amazingly calm after breaking his leg while filming for the Gypsy Caravan 2our BMX. (Thanks Grant!)

(NSFW) The Ambiguously Gay Duo is one of Robert Smigel’s cartoon sketches on Saturday Night Live. Last week’s episode saw Ace & Gary and the rest of the cartoon cast acquire star-studded flesh.

When you’re a fan of a band, you go to their gigs and you sing along with them, not giving a damn about how you sound. That’s what these guys are, except they’re fans of a singing and dancing group.

A cartoon re-telling of Swan Lake made the old-fashioned way – with pen and paper. Also it stars sumo wrestlers. Greg Holfeld spent 5 weeks drawing a total of 1300 stills to make the cartoon.

Like many dogs, Purin the beagle loves playing catch with his owner. But she plays it unlike any dog we’ve seen, making other mutts look like fools, what with their barbaric mouth-catching. Yatta!

(NSFW: Language) Meet Ray, the Canadian stuntman who’s taking a ride Evel Knievel-style on a big snow mound. It only takes 8 minutes to see why alcohol and snow don’t mix. (Thanks Kyle!)

We hate PowerPoint decks as much as the next guy, but this presentation from a few years back pretty much sums up why you can pretty much make anything into a slideshow. PDF version here.

A brilliant short film about two containers of milk, made by Catsnake for Friends of the Earth. The props and scenes are so effective, we constantly had to check if the containers were animated.