Awesome Funny Stuff

The Tesla Cybertruck is expensive and hard to come by. Steven Song and his buddies figured they could solve both problems by building their version of the vehicle. Only this cursed Cybertruck rolls on tank treads, has a weapon system, and is constructed almost entirely from stuff they found in a junkyard.

Lots of us think that current-gen Xbox consoles look like appliances. After launching the Series X mini-fridge, Microsoft has licensed Ukonic to make an official Xbox Series S toaster. The boxy 2-slice toaster looks just like the game system, has an extra-long, wide slot that works for bagels, and burns an Xbox logo graphic into your bread.

Because umbrellas do their job pretty well, there hasn’t been much need for innovation in their design. I Build Stuff came up with a modern spin on the old umbrella by making one that flies and hovers above his head. The umbrella drone has lots of drawbacks like it doesn’t fold and has a built-in time limit, but it’s still a fun build.

Feeling stressed and uneasy? Have we got the video for you. This unexpectedly relaxing video from newdustthings delivers on its promise by combining footage of capybaras lounging in a Japanese zoo, accompanied by a chill vaporwave playlist. It’s the next best thing to hitting the spa.

AMCLUBShop proves anything can be a disco ball if you cover it with enough mirrored tiles. Among the many sparkly things in their Etsy shop is this ridiculously awesome disco ball in the shape of a shark. The 22″ long fish is the perfect excuse to have a dance party during Shark Week, and a great piece of decor for marine biologists and choreographers alike.

This award-winning animated film from École des Nouvelles Images drops us onto an island where a volcanic eruption threatens a flock of birds. As the cloud of dust and lava bursts into the sky, two birds try their best to save their eggs from disaster. The short does a great job of ramping up the tension while remaining lighthearted in its approach.

Shane from Stuff Made Here already invented an unmissable basketball hoop. But what do you do if the basketball hoop is 16 feet off the ground? To give himself a fighting chance at making extra-tall dunks, he built a pair of telescoping boots that lift him to the net like Inspector Gadget’s leg springs. They work but look dangerous as hell.

With all of the movie fan art and adult parodies of Little Golden Books out there, the kid’s book series decided to make their own book based on a decidedly non-kid-friendly movie. A Is for Alien: An ABC Book offers a lighthearted retelling of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi/horror classic while teaching the alphabet. Pre-orders start shipping 7.2023.

Emily the Engineer, proves yet again that just because something CAN be done doesn’t mean it SHOULD be. She recently got a bee in her bonnet about 3D printing a toilet. Before printing the full-size version in pieces, she made a working scale model. After she got the real deal working, she started adding a bunch of unnecessary features.

Auto mechanics hear all kinds of weird stories about cars and the problems they’re having. Just Rolled In offers up another amusing video of strange sounds that cars are making, then follows them up with the description provided by each customer. Our favorite is the defective blend door actuator, which sounds exactly like the intro to Hot for Teacher.

This animated short film follows an overworked woman who’s falling apart at the seams under the stress of everyday life. Can she escape the chaos? Writer/Director Sam Southward and a talented team of artists and animators bring the story to life with brilliant character design and a clever use of space and motion.

This grim but funny card game challenges players to act out unusual ways of dying. One team chooses who died and how they died, and the other team must draw or act out their demise for their teammates to guess. For example: Who: Air Tube Dancing Man; How: Lawnmower Accident. It’s basically Charades or Pictionary but in a cemetery. For 4 to 6 players.

Apparently, it’s not proper etiquette to use your spoon like a shovel. We say screw that. Go all in on the idea with these playful teaspoons that look like miniature shovels. The 4-piece set comes in a stainless or gold finish and in either round or square blade versions. They’re great for digging into desserts.

A round of golf can be pretty challenging depending on your skill and the course’s difficulty, aka slope rating. How Ridiculous went for the maximum slope rating by building a painfully difficult golf hole that requires a hike to the top of a rocky mesa in Utah in order to tee off. They tried their luck with exercise balls, basketballs, and golf balls.

There are lots of different kinds of races, from cars to dirt bikes to hovercrafts. In this short video, a full rack of pool balls race their way up an elevator and through a twisty downhill course. Which ball will take the checkered flag? Place your bets now! Find more footage of the track in action on supper J’s TikTok channel.

If you want to tell someone off with the smallest effort possible, flip them the bird. But why is the simple extension of your middle finger considered such an insult? Weird History digs into the origins of the disrespectful gesture and some of its most notable uses.

It’s a common trope for true crime shows to change the names of witnesses and victims in dramatizations of real-life events. Alasdair Beckett-King imagines what sort of ridiculous names they might use in this hilarious sketch in which even the detectives had to get new names.

(PG-13: Language) Clara Aranovich-Valdés’ darkly comedic short film offers a unique spin on teen slasher flicks. When a pair of murderers show up at the same summer camp on the same night, they end up in a deep philosophical discussion about their life choices. Will Lagos and Jeremy Radin wrote the story and star as the killers, Kevin and Greg.

Jay Baron gets us. He creates Retrograde Supply Co.’s endearingly funny patches, which manage to be ironically cheery while sharing self-effacing messages of personal failure and global dread. There’s an iron-on patch or three for everyone, whether you’re plagued by worry, self-doubt, or simply having a bad hair day. Buy three, get two mystery patches free.

It’s nearly Christmas, and Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is burrowing its way into ear canals everywhere. Film editor Fabrice Mathieu created this movie mashup in which characters can’t escape Mariah’s ubiquitous song and music video as it takes over every TV on the planet. Find the list of all 40 movies in the YouTube description.

With few exceptions, U.S. Presidents have had family pets living in the White House. Sam O’Nella Academy looks back at some of the many presidential pets and their purpose in distracting the public from the real issues. While dogs and cats are the most popular choices, some leaders kept silkworms, parrots, sheep, and a very angry ram.

TikTok channel Restoration Magic takes things that are already used and puts them back to their original state. In this clip, he took an already-poured bowl of Corn Flakes and milk and made them as good as new. Some of his other restorations include pencil stubs, a broken egg, and already-chewed gum.

For the 2023 YouTube Makers Secret Santa, Sam from Look Ma No Computer drew Ali Spagnola’s name out of the gift-giving hat. Given her passion for music and fitness, he got to work building a unique drum machine that changes rhythm based on her heartbeat. Sam received a similarly awesome gift from engineer James Bruton.