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Our favorite Japanese cat-in-a-box returns – this time he’s trying on some new hairstyles from inside his cardboard abode. We think he looks best as a redhead, but the bob is pretty funny too.

This hilarious spoof by features a more familiar – and thus less adorable – Darth Vader, one he’s finally embraced the Dark Side. Unfortunately for him, he messed with the wrong brand of car.

We think there’s room for one more, but Johnny Mac and Alex Tanney may want to step off after checking out long snapper Zach Enyeart’s accuracy in this trick shot compilation. (Thanks Nate!)

Music video for Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia), a single from Patrick Stump’s debut solo EP Truant Wave. There are a lot of amazing things to see in the clip, not least of them a slimmer Patrick Stump.

We never really put it together, but Sam Rockwell does seem to get his groove on quite a bit in his films. From Confessions of a Dangerous Mind to Moon – no matter the part, Sam can dance.

Awwww look at the big dog. He just loves playing with that ball. Except he’s no ordinary dog, he’s a police dog. And that’s definitely not an ordinary ball. Still confused? Watch the video to find out.

DJ Steve Porter and DJ Eli Wilkie auto-tuned and stitched together some bitchin’ verses from the late George Carlin. The beat was just added on, but the old man always had the rhythm.

Peter Bull’s Open Your Eyes music mashup just confirms our belief in this guy’s talents: he used Katy Perry’s Firework as the instrumental track to create a smooth, flowy lyrical theme about love.

The rumor mill is abuzz about the upcoming iPad 2, but we think we like the six minutes of funny in this “review” of the new gadget from YouTube user Exkild best; it features an astounding 27″ display.

YouTuber cofauver grew a beard for 1 year and 6 weeks as part of a bet, and chronicled his transition from a clean-faced cub to a gruffy man, then wolfman, then statesman and beyond.

Actor Peter Weller campaigns for the RoboCop Statue to be built in Detroit. Although to be fair to Mayor Bing, he didn’t really dismiss the idea. More importantly, the statue is going to be built.

We can always count on Freddie Wong to lighten our day with his fun, effects-filled videos. In today’s short and fiery clip, we learn why Freddie should never pleasure himself.

Dusty is a notorious burglar – he’s stolen over 600 items in the past 3 years. But while his human counterpart would be rotting in jail by now, this cat’s exploits have made him a TV star.

If, after you watch this entertaining video of an awesome Asian kid’s lipdubbing (and his equally hilarious sibling behind him), you’re grinning and your faith in mankind is renewed, you’re welcome.

Seattle reporter Shomari Stone of KOMO-4 was getting set up to shoot a segment, when he witnessed a violent altercation on the other side of the lens, and steps in to break up the fight himself.

Whooooooooooo lives in a beer bottle under the sea? Boing Boing explains, “An octopus can go anywhere that it can fit its hard beak through — the rest of its body is squishy and malleable.”

Responding to the virtual standing ovation from their rendition of Flight of the Bumblebee, Lemoncurryrules is back, using more bottles – and great timing – to play Vittorio Monti’s Czardas.

LittleBigPlanet 2 gamer Foggles created an awesome game within another awesome game – a playable stage that is an accurate remake of Plants vs. Zombies, down to the music and user interface.

(NSFW: Language) Rooster Teeth makes use of Inception to trash a popular show, “a realm of total nonsense, where there’s no illusion of narrative structure.” +1 Internet if you guess what it is.

YouTube user FunToTheHead connected a few floppy drives to a PIC18f14k50 microcontroller to create an engaging musical piece. Bonus: special appearance by the talent at 2:30. (Thanks Alex!)

A fortuitous passenger flight leaving Orlando saw Discovery’s recent final launch from the air. The (very cool) footage offers great perspectives on speed and trajectory. (Thanks everyone!)

We love POV vids as much as the next guy, but usually they’re filled with glorious stunt shots. Here, we get footage of skier who fell off a cliff while wearing a GoPro helmet cam. And yes, he’s OK.

Birds and metal music. You’d think that the two wouldn’t go well together, but we know better. YouTube user aliquidcow dubbed his band’s music over this almighty cock‘s powerful crow.