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Fire Tornado

Fire Tornado

By using a bunch of box fans and a tub filled with fire, this video demonstrates how you can easily create a beautiful and deadly-looking whirlpool of fire in your own backyard.

Dubstep A Capella

Dubstep A Capella

Mike Tompkins used only samples and live looping of his own vocal sounds to create an amazingly dynamic performance based on Skrillex’s Cinema and Santigold’s Disparate Youth. (Thanks Ben!)

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Grand Finale

Grand Finale

(Warning: Loud) McLean Fahnestock assembled footage from all 135 Space Shuttle launches, and arranged them into a 9×15 grid, and synchronizing the approximate moment of lift-off.

Super Moonwalk

Super Moonwalk

… or as a YouTube commenter put it, we should just call this Moonrunning, because this guy is moonwalking so hard he’s turned a dance move into a viable albeit hilarious way of getting around.

The Secret Number (Full)

The Secret Number (Full)

Colin Levy’s Kickstarted adaptation of Igor Teper’s short story, about a mathematician who is confined to a mental institute because of his insistence that there is an integer between 3 and 4.

Greenpeace: Homeless Polar Bear

Greenpeace: Homeless Polar Bear

A heart-wrenching commercial by Greenpeace for its Save The Arctic campaign. The polar bear is at risk of being driven away from the Arctic due to drilling, fishing and other human activities.

Soldier Domino

Soldier Domino

A group of Belarusian soldiers show off their discipline and coordination at a military parade with an impressive domino performance. They’re not that in sync at the start, but it gets way better.

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Christmas Wish

Christmas Wish

This commercial for a 7-Up promo in China is a few years old, and we’re well aware that it’s way too advanced for this year’s Holidays. But it’s time travel and not timing that matters in this case.

Supersonic Shattering

Supersonic Shattering

(Warning: Loud) A pair of supersonic jets fly low over the Brazilian Supreme Court building with spectacular speed, inadvertently blowing out numerous windows of the government building.

Zombie Kitten

Zombie Kitten

Shame on you YouTuber recologies! How dare you disturb your Himalayan kitten’s slumber for hits! He will exact revenge upon you. One day it will be his turn to wake you up. To feast on your flesh.

Game of Lightsabers

Game of Lightsabers

(Spoilers) YouTuber Joel935M used After Effects to add a bit of Star Wars in the battle between Jaime Lannister and Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones, turning their swords into lightsabers.

How Not to Play Fetch

How Not to Play Fetch

When you play fetch with your dog, you’re supposed to let go of its collar. This kid learns the consequences of not releasing, while at the same time inventing the snowless dogsled.

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Ninja Turtles Tribute

Ninja Turtles Tribute

Filmmaker, animator and illustrator Malcolm Sutherland pays tribute to the radical reptiles we know as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with this no-frills, martial arts focused short.

Hungry Chicken

Hungry Chicken

A squeezable toy hen raids her master’s cupboard for food, but her hunger quickly evaporates when she makes a terrifying discovery. Wow. Whew. The toy works. We’re relieved of any and all stress.

Kiss from a Drunk

Kiss from a Drunk

YouTuber bard55 says he came home “just drunk enough to temporarily handicap the part of my brain that feels shame,” so he decided to serenade his cat with Kiss From A Rose. Because why not.

Dubstep Dispute

Dubstep Dispute

Fluxel Media has found the perfect use for pop dubstep: the sound of robots fighting. One of those clips you’ll watch over and over again. The song is a remix of Knights of Cydonia.

San Diego Fireworks Fail

San Diego Fireworks Fail

The 4th of July fireworks display at San Diego Bay ended in disaster when a “computer glitch” turned what was supposed to be 15 minutes worth of fireworks into a 15 second blob of light and sound.

The Perks of Being Blind

The Perks of Being Blind

We acquire a lot of our knowledge and stimulus through our sight, but Tommy Edison chooses to look at the bright side of life. Here he mentions some of the enviable advantages of blind people.

Arthur C. Clarke Predicts Future

Arthur C. Clarke Predicts Future

Appearing on a 1964 episode of the BBC show Horizon, author, inventor and futurist Sir Arthur C. Clarke predicts the rise of the Internet and telecommuting. Watch the complete episode here.

Helpful Fan

Helpful Fan

A fan shouts out advice to Viktor Troicki as he prepares to serve against Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Troicki is clearly irritated at the smartass. You know what happens next.

The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

(NSFW: Language) These fishermen had the catch of a lifetime, with a 600lb marlin on the end of their line. Unfortunately, two tiger sharks had different thoughts about who should collect this bounty.

Levitating Lightbulb

Levitating Lightbulb

Using electromagnetism and wireless power transfer, engineering student Chris Rieger shows off a seemingly magical effect of a light source that floats in mid-air with no built-in power source.

Bizarro Classic

Bizarro Classic

Robb Pratt follows up Superman Classic with another achingly short clip, this time featuring the Man of Steel’s mirror image, Bizarro. Someone give Pratt a budget and a time slot already.

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