Awesome Videos

When we were 5-years-old we congratulated ourselves if we woke up early enough to watch Saturday morning cartoons. Meanwhile Tsung Tsung here is beasting on the piano. Here he is on Ellen.

Stop-motion animation is neat and all, but Vimeo user Greg Condon’s “drop-motion” animation is a groundbreaking technique. Or not. Though we really can’t figure out how he pulled off some of it.

In Sweden’s friendly match against England, Swedish captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a ridiculous bicycle kick from 30 yards out that left even his coach in utter disbelief.

The extreme bad-asses of Nitro Circus defy the odds every day, pulling off incredible stunts on their bikes, trikes, cars, skateboards and motorcycles. And sometimes they fall down. (Thanks Dallin!)

We’re pretty sure these yellow things are bails of cotton, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is the skill with which the driver manages to load, unload, turn them sideways and reload them.

Rickard Nilsson’s tractor looks like an ordinary – and beat up – ride, but once he fires it up you’ll quickly see what sets it apart. Nilsson equipped it with a turbocharged 2.1L 155hp Volvo engine.

All Time 10s takes us through ten reasons that video games will make you bigger, stronger, faster and smarter – or at least be a better surgeon, jet pilot, or at jumping over flaming barrels.

St. Bernards are famous for being bred as rescue dogs, but Maniek needs some rescuing himself. The man-sized canine refuses to go down the stairs on his own. In his defense, they are quite steep.

Got 40 seconds right now for something amusing? Check out Google House View (beta), coming soon to a neighborhood near you. After you watch, you might want to check your privacy settings.

(NSFW: Language) We don’t quite know what to make of these videos featuring a little white boy philosophizing with a big black voice, but we nearly wet our pants watching them. More here.

Man imitating kitschy promotional material. YouTuber RayLiehm spotted this hilarious cosplayer who went as an inflatable tube man. All together now: Wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man!

Vimeographers Adrien M and Claire B developed a plug-in for Quartz Composer that allows them to replicate the trippy slit-scan effect using multiple layers of videos that are slightly out of sync.

(NSFW: Language) A supercut of characters talking smack about someone else who promptly appears right behind them. Made by Zach Prewitt. Props to Futurama for reversing – fronting? – the trope.

Dude Perfect and his crew head to a baseball stadium to perform more outrageous basketball trick shots. Just once we’d like to see the outtakes of the video. The last trick shot is ridiculous!

The Slow Mo Guys emulate the “kick” from Inception where Cobb falls backwards into the bath tub, replicating the effect on a shoestring budget (other than the $150k Phantom camera.)

A bizarre and hilarious interview from a 1984 episode of the Today show, featuring a woman who claims that her toaster is possessed by the devil. Quick, someone show this to Mr. Wallach.

YouTuber jamuomii’s cat has rocket-powered springs for legs. Watch as she reaches for her toy mouse, which is tied to a pole as high as 77″ off the ground. The song is Way U Move by m-flo.

A boy learns about his family’s unusual job – and more about himself –  in La Luna (“The Moon”), a growing up story from the masters at Pixar. Written and directed by Enrico Casarosa.

(NSFW) More bowling trick shots from Funny or Die, this time with celebrities, including John Goodman, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Scott and more. Don’t try Aubrey and Adam’s “trick” at home. Or anywhere.

We love human Rube Goldberg vids; here, the Red Bull Kluge combines the agile athletic prowess of Lolo Jones, Danny MacAskill, Robbie Maddison and more with complex machinery. (Thanks everyone!)

Nine year-old Sam Gordon has become an Internet sensation after her dad posted a highlight reel of her, who plays as QB in a children’s football league. She’s a bit of a ball hog though. More on Sam here.

A jaw-dropping CGI short that sets up the reboot of the much-maligned MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. Squeenix will need more than just spectacle to bring players back, but holy crap that was awesome.

Quirkology is back with another batch of sure-fire bets. Some of them are so obvious on second thought that they’re also sure to get you beat up once you take all your friends’ money.