Awesome Videos

Can a rally-spec Å koda driven by former pro WRC driver Toni Gardemeister beat Yves Rossy and his one-of-a-kind jetsuit in a rally race? One of the highlights from last season’s Top Gear.

Incredible footage captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory of a solar eruption that formed a looping structure that’s both mesmerizing and reminds us of the awesome power of our Sun.

An award-winning CGI film by Grzegorz Jonkajtys about an alien tasked with cataloging species around the universe, and his brief stop here on planet Earth to scoop up a human for his collection.

After his encounter with squirrely squid, Steve Backshall meets up with a gnarly looking eel. We love how he says “please don’t take my fingers off” as he puts them right in front of its mouth.

First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama dropped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to show us some of her mom dance moves. Learn more about the First Lady’s Let’s Move campaign here.

As soon as we hit play on this video of the hilarious sounds coming from this puffy little frog, our dog came running across the room looking for her squeaky toy, only to be bitterly disappointed.

A collaborative animation of Shane Koyczan’s emotionally heartwrenching poem about the lasting impact of bullying and rising up against its negative consequences. Learn more about the project here.

(NSFW: Language) In the latest episode of MDK, Hanna Hart “questions everything” as she fixes a rather nasty looking sandwich from canned tuna fish that looks like cat food (and some tiny pickles!)

An excerpt from Tiger – Spy in the Jungle, a BBC documentary that aired in 2008. It was shot partly by cameras strapped to the trunks and tusks of elephants, which are neither friend nor foe to tigers.

Red Bull pro skaters Ryan Sheckler, Ryan Decenzo, Torey Pudwill and Zered Bassett talk about their roots and passion for skating while enjoying a skate trip to Phoenix, Arizona. Track list at the link.

John of JigsawProductions007 does an admirable job pulling off randomly-selected, rapid-fire impressions of characters from South Park, Family Guy, Disney animation and pop culture figures.

We’re not sure if we’re more hypnotised by the ethereal sounds or sights in The Aprons’ music video for Sound Time, its forest filled with a delicate crystal menagerie, brought to life by 40 animators.

Awesome footage of a U.S. Navy pilot from Carrier Strike Group 8 and his F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The plane takes off, practices aloft and lands back at the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Sports, stunts and first-person perspective videos dominate the latest video of Luc Bergeron aka Zapatou’s popular compilation series. You’ll find links to all 243 videos on his Google+ page.

Brandon Laatsch presents the dizzying sequel to First Person Mario. Bowser and his minions are more terrifying up close – especially when Mario insists on moving like he’s still two-dimensional.

For his latest video, YouTuber FinalCutKing breaks the illusion right away, but that only makes the staged car chase all the more impressive. Check out the behind-the-scenes video here.

Apparently, bullfrogs don’t discriminate much about what they eat, chomping down everything from tarantulas to scorpions to little birds – even other smaller bullfrogs – in a single gulp.

Illusionist, tinkerer, and all-around cool guy Brusspup stimulates our eyes and our brains with huge bubbles filled with dry ice vapors and a spectacular fog show when they each explode.

CNN affiliate KIRO performed a driving test of pot smokers, demonstrating not-so-scientific evidence that it takes at least 4 or more times current legal limits before driving abilities are impaired.

Jessica’s face may be concealed by a mask, but her impressive percussive talents are out in plain view for everyone to see and hear in this desk-tappin’ video captured by her high school classmate.

Here’s something you won’t learn in school: ink drops plus H2O times full screen divided by 4K resolution equals amazing. Remember that because it will be on the test at the end of the awesomester.

Chase scenes involving predators and prey are usually tense and gruesome. Rollin’ Safari doesn’t have those kind of scenes. Made by students from Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg.

A few tips on how to have a more natural smile when you’re posing for photographs. Each tip is sensible, although when put together they don’t seem to have the outcome you’d expect. Or want.