Awesome Videos

The Blue Devils 2012 drumline shows of their incredible synchronization and precise percussive skills in an impromptu parking lot practice session this past Summer. More here.

(NSFW) A shot-for-shot remake of the opening sequence of Simon & Simon by Adam Scott & Jon Hamm. But if you ask us the real star here is Jeff Probst. Stick to the end for the original sequence.

Prepare for “four inches of pure excitement” as one of Conan O’Brien’s resident daredevils attempts to defeat a world record that even Felix Baumgartner wouldn’t dare attempt. Wait for the chute.

Last week, a frustrated citizen called a North Dakota radio station to complain about deer crossing signs. She thought they should be moved so that deer would know to cross elsewhere. Wait, what?

Valve’s silent protagonists come together to kick some ass in this awesome short film made by Michael Shanks. After all the crap they’ve been through, it’s nice to see the two have some fun.

This young woman was dangerously close to killing herself by jumping off of the balcony of a 12-story building. Fortunately her plans were spoiled by a sneaky fireman and his life-saving attack.

At first glance, you might think you were looking at some sort of organic lifeform in a petri dish, but these videos are data visualizations of content being shared virally from George Takei’s Facebook page.

When your a Jet-i, you’re a Jet-i all the way… That’s the tune that popped into our heads when we saw this doctored clip from West Side Story, featuring the world’s tiniest lightsaber battle. (Thanks RG!)

Watch it before it gets yanked down – Here’s an unofficial snippet of Felix Baumgartner’s dizzying jump from 128,000 feet – shot with his own high-definition helmet-cam.

YouTube channel movieclipsTrailers pokes fun at the inadequacy of Apple’s new Maps app using clips from The Dark Knight. So that’s why Bats was all over the place in that movie. RAAAACHEEEL!

Eran Amir painted a variety of objects – and himself – gray in order to shoot a black and white video that slowly bloomed with color. Making-of here. The song is Eid Ma Clack Shaw by Bill Callahan.

In case you missed today’s momentous jump, sit back and enjoy this low-budget scale replication of Felix Baumgartner’s epic flight – courtesy of some LEGO minifigs and Vienna’s ModelMaker Fair.

With a Phantom Gold HD high-speed camera in hand, skatePHX put the camera to good use, capturing 1000fps slow-mo footage of longboarders smashing stuff in the hot desert sun of Arizona.

A science fiction short in the vein of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Total Recall and other dystopian sci-fi works that explore the limits of augmentation. Written and directed by Stephan Zlotescu.

If you ever wondered how they shot those crazy Old Spice commercials, here’s a little look behind the scenes to show how they rigged up Isaiah Mustafa to do shoot a whole spot in a single take.

In addition to looking badass on his shoulder, Esben Nielsen’s eight-rotored beast captured some great bird’s-eye footage with its custom camera rig while soaring over Bornholm, Denmark this past Summer.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest turns the classic polar bear Coke commercials on their head, reminding us of the grave consequences of consuming excessive amounts of sugary soda.

Not only does this guy like to show off his muscular physique while he does one-handed push-ups – he solves a Rubik’s cube with the other hand while doing it. Next time, keep the shirt on, dude.

Westray and Papa Westray are tiny islands in Orkney, Northern Scotland. The plane ride between the islands is just over 2-minutes-long, making it the world’s shortest scheduled commercial flight.

Mythbusters host and cosplayer Adam Savage talks about how he made his No-Face – aka Kaonashi from Spirited Away – costume and the amazing experience he had with fellow fans of the movie.

If you’re a plastic bottle, let this serve as a warning: don’t mess with Will Keith. This bottle ninja will cut you down in an instant. Don’t try this at home, enough water has been spilled. (Thanks Ryan!)

There are lots of ways to get across town, but Phil Doyle shows us that taking the rooftops, Mirror’s Edge-style is the fastest (if not the safest) way across the city of Cambridge.

Devilfish recreated The Simpsons’ opening sequence in real life to promote the show’s airing on Sky 1 in 2006. Matt Groening liked it so much that it was used as an actual opener in one episode.