Awesome Etc

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!)

John Savio’s Halloween costume could definitely take top prize this year. He’s managed to sandwich himself in a giant iPhone 4, with a 40″ LED/LCD panel strapped to his body. More pics here.

Alex Heller’s wonderful, poignant, memorable short animation, featuring the haunting version of Creep by the Scala & Kolacny Brothers Choir, is composed of 1554 pictures, shot with a Nikon D60.

Tom BetGeorge put together this incredible Halloween light show on the front of his house and perfectly synchronized the lights to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. His neighbors must either love or hate him.

Some people have too much time on their hands. Take, for instance, the guys who rigged up a tiny little catapult to launch even tinier pies at bees and other bugs, then filmed it all in slow-mo.

(NSFW) Women get disrespected all the time by eyes wandering to their chest. Oscar winner Marion Cotillard shows us a new product that will make men almost look women in the eyes.

Unicron too old school for you? Perhaps this will do the trick. Fredde Gredde breezes through acoustic versions of the jingles of good, bad and Swedish cartoons. “Denver! The last dinosaur!”

Kobe as Iron Man? Magic as Wolverine? MJ as Nick Fury? Marvel artists teamed up with ESPN to create a series of comic book cover-style art of NBA stars. If you’re a Cavs fan, brace yourself.

See every 80s cartoon ever made in 22 seconds – lasers, transforming cars, guitar shredding, the works. If you watched 80s cartoons as a kid, Will Goodan’s homage will take you the f*ck back.

Are zombies running rampant? Keep the horde at bay with a survival food pack, which contains the most essential items – Twinkies and a Red Bull. The only thing missing is Tums. (Thanks Ryan!)

In this recent appearance on Sirius XM, comedian-musician Reggie Watts didn’t have any musical gear with him, so he busted out his iPhone and did a little improv using only his voice and his phone.

Hank of the Vlog Brothers gives us a primer about quarks via a catchy tune and kinetic typography. If only high school Physics was this addictive. “Up, Down, Strange, Charm, Top, Bottom…”

Etsy seller Styerd informs us that Chuck Norris made the Force, he just loaned it to the Jedi. To honor the Forcemaker, he made this print of Chuck Norris riding an AT-AT. Yes, this really happened.

Some might say that Tret, the all-muscle star here, is just an out of control canine, but those with a discerning eye know he’s in training for the pet parkour olympics. Low quality vid; sweet moves.

Mortal Kombat’s Fatalities are known as “finishing moves,” but it turns out that there’s a little something extra at the end, sorta like staying past the credits at a movie to find some bonus footage.

So you’re a farmer and spent the last year growing a gigantic pumpkin and nobody bought it. What do you do? Drop it on an equally unwanted Pontiac 6000, of course.

Check out these folks getting down to some old school hip hop from The Game and 50 Cent. Okay, so maybe they had no idea they ended up dancing to this song, but it works perfectly. (Thanks Ron!)

If you don’t know what costume you’ll wear or you’re too lazy to come up with one for Halloween, Urban Outfitters has got your back. Just get any of these acrylic ski masks and you’re good to go.