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One of the most hated characters in the Star Wars universe stars in this short film, which shows what could have happened in the original trilogy if Jar Jar Binks was there to mess things up.

Yeah, yeah. Halloween is over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still like the occasional cool costume. This amazing robot outfit took 250 hours and $1000+ in parts to build. Worth every penny.

If you thought the whole William Tell shooting-an-apple-off-your-head thing seemed dangerous, check out Freddie Wong’s watermelon helmet vs. .50 caliber rifle. Do not try this at home. Ever.

(NSFW) The Governator sings about the time his daughter was kidnapped, prompting him to go on a ridiculous killing spree. The latest in a series of action movie musicals from Jon and Al Kaplan.

This Canada goose is one crazy bird. We don’t know if it hated the uploader’s boat or his dog, but the goose is very lucky that it wasn’t killed or hurt badly despite all the ruckus it caused.

The popular P2P file sharing program gets a mobile version. Forget about Bluetooth, Frostwire for Android lets you share files and chat with other smartphone users either locally or over Wi-Fi.

It’s the Lindbergh baby mystery of the 21st Century. Who was the Bed Intruder who got into Antoine Dodson’s sister’s room? After some serious sleuthing, we have the answer. Watch, and learn.

A BBC Earth crew was shooting footage when a grizzly bear got within just feet of their shoot. Luckily, they knew exactly what to do while the menacing beast went about its business. Nothing.

Ragged Edge’s laptop sleeve is made of super strong waterproof carbon fiber sailcloth, utilizes high density 1/8″ ShockTec gel padding and is a perfect fit for your 17″ Mac Book.

Melissa Dunphy made this awesome Halloween costume for her husband – Krang’s robotic exo-suit, along with the ugly alien of course. Props to Melissa for making Krang move and speak.

This past Halloween, a neighborhood was terrorized by a flying shapeless white figure with rotor blades for arms. But it’s not a ghost, it’s “Mr. T,” a robot made by Michael aka Utah Aerials.

(NSFW: language) College Humor’s take on an old fashioned board game may get you laughing; all we know is we would’ve gotten the smackdown from mom and dad if we talked like this as kids.

BBC Comedy provides the inevitable parody of the indie horror flick Paranormal Activity. What could be more horrifying than paying full price to watch one long Big Brother episode?

Sesame Street takes on pop culture once again – this time aping Apple’s “there’s an app for that” tagline with their even more-useful-than-an-iPhone gadget, the iPogo stick.

Biola University professor Matt Weathers plays another prank on his Nature of Math class, in which he seemingly manages to go inside his newly installed Windows 7 system to fix some problems.

Peter Chinn combined three-dimensional ultrasound scans, computer graphics and footage from tiny cameras to come up with these eerie yet beautiful pictures of animals in the womb.

Let it grow, bros: the Movember movement challenges clean shaven men to grow a mustache for the entire month starting November 1st, to raise funds for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Tim Knoll is a freestyle BMX rider with a variety of tricks that will have you alternately chuckling and shaking your head in disbelief. We love how Knoll looks like he’s bored the whole time.

(NSFW) This rare avian species is being over-hunted to near extinction, primarily due to some of annoying traits, including its offensive “f*ck you” call and disgusting mating rituals.

Horses are known for their grace and power, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a playful side. The Web is filled with videos of horses playing with exercise balls, like this one right here.

Aram Bartholl’s Dead Drops project gives new meaning to peer-to-peer file sharing. Bartholl embedded five USB flash drives all around New York City that anyone can use to load or copy files.

If you thought the burgers your bought at the drive-thru were greasy, you’re right. Phil Hansen makes that point crystal clear when he “paints” the Mona Lisa with the grease from fast-food burgers.

(Language NSFW) Darth Vader tells it like it is in this hysterical edit that mashes up Star Wars with various inappropriate voice work from James Earl Jones’ other movies. (Thanks, Nick!)