Awesome Videos

Complacency and our personal struggles sometimes make us take for granted the people that we’re blessed to have. Soul Pancake set up a booth that gave people the opportunity to thank each other.

Author, humorist, deranged millionaire and minor television celebrity John Hodgman offers advice on how to survive the end of the world on 12/21/12, with its massive blood tidal waves and dog swarms.

At first glance, you’d think the girl on this French TV talent show was going to sing some dainty little ballad. You’d be so very wrong. We wonder if this is Rachel’s cat. (Thanks Thomas!)

A funny but stinging sketch from That Mitchell and Webb Look about both the TV shows that exploit the misfortunes of others and the viewers – admit it – who use these people as objects of humor.

A silly, but heartbreaking look at one of the staple “enemies” of the Mario Bros., the lowly Goomba. A labor of love by Filipe Costa and his entry to the 2012 Machinima Interactive Film Festival.

BBC tipped us off to a New Zealand charity that has successfully taught dogs to drive a (modified) Mini Cooper in an awesome publicity stunt that aims to encourage people to adopt rescued dogs.

(NSFW: Language) Pro drifters Ryan Tuerck and Chris Forsberg play their sport’s version of H-O-R-S-E. They take on a variety of challenges, some silly, some ridiculous but all fun to watch.

YouTuber THR1LLA115 and his cat are taking over the Internet with their air drum covers of death metal songs. You might want to turn the volume down. Pretty sure the cat would like it loud though.

You know who else has color blindness aside from color blind people? Blind people. Tommy Edison – who has been blind since birth – explains just how weird and hard to fathom colors are for him.

When he’s not pulling off sick hook-slides on his lady bike, you’ll find Jessie Miller giving star tours in Hollywood. He promises a celebrity sighting, but his definition might be a little different than yours.

An impressive DragonBall Z fan trailer from Harry & George Kirby, who created the action and effects-packed short to show the potential for a live-action DBZ flick – that doesn’t suck. (Thanks Jeff!)

The latest episode of Kid Snippets is about a driving instructor showing his student the parts of a car. Hilarity ensues when they have a misunderstanding because of the student’s accent.

YouTuber Clan of the Gray Wolf provides a comprehensive and informative explanation of how the Wii U GamePad’s major components combine to make a versatile and powerful device.

YouTube prankster Roman Atwood and his friends scare the crap out of people – and dogs – with an awesome half-body dinosaur costume. Watch out for the dino loving dude.

X gon’ give some Christmas cheer to ya. Be mesmerized and/or terrified as DMX sings Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer in his trademark booming and raspy voice. WHAT?! What indeed.

News Be Funny presents some of the funniest bloopers that occurred on various news shows this year. This is actually the 5th part of the compilation, proof that the truth is funnier than fiction.

Awesome footage from the 2012 World Parachuting Championships. The skydivers appear at around 3:30, but you should watch the whole thing to get a gander at the sheer wonder and opulence of Dubai.

(NSFW: Lyrics) Rapper Macklemore and beat maker Ryan Lewis rock the office of NPR Music in this episode of Tiny Desk Concerts performing Same Love, the hilarious Thrift Shop and Can’t Hold Us.

YouTuber Sleepy Skunk mashes together 50 of the year’s best trailers – but not necessarily the best movies – divided according to film trends. Full list of movies here. Track list at the link.

(NSFW: Language) Collegehumor makes listening to Nickelback’s insanely overplayed tune bearable with this hilarious jab at Instagram addicts. But seriously guys, stop it. We know what food looks like.

If you’ve never seen laser cutting up close and personal, here’s a nifty little video that shows off a map of Atlanta, Georgia being precision-cut with a computer-guided laser cutter. Buy the maps here.

Apparently some people think that killing animals for their fur is fine because man has been doing it since the Stone Age. Animal rights group NOAH agrees with that line of thought. Kind of.

This myth has been debunked multiple times, so Vsauce asks a different question: is there a period of time, however small, that one can theoretically pick up the food before bacteria gets to it?