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Dare to Get Closer

Dare to Get Closer

You’ve already been dared to fight; what about just daring to get a little closer to someone? A moving message about humanity from Swiss advocates for the disabled Pro Infirmis.

Tricky Trick or Treater

Tricky Trick or Treater

YouTuber StagNews and his buddies set up this Halloween prank that was so simple it was brilliant: a 4-foot dummy dressed as a skeleton. Turns out an inanimate object can be pretty scary.

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Real-Life Napoleon Dynamite 2

Real-Life Napoleon Dynamite 2

The butterfly knife dancer and his grandma are back, but this time they take a backseat to this equally boss sword-wielding lady. We don’t even care anymore if this is just an act. So much win.

Photoshop Hover Hand Tool

Photoshop Hover Hand Tool

We’ve seen some pretty amazing advancements in Photoshop’s capabilities over the years, but some of the more specialized features should get their fair shake too, like the new Hover Hand tool.

Training the Cat

Training the Cat

While dogs are pretty good at learning tricks, we’re impressed that any cat will take this much direction. Richie, the kitten seems to thrive on the whole training thing. The secret? Sausage treats.

Conan: Season 1 Montage

Conan: Season 1 Montage

Conan O’Brien’s been back on TV for a year now. Here’s a montage of some of the episodes from the first season of Conan. We give it a solid B, but only because bearded Conan isn’t represented.

The Weight of the Internet

The Weight of the Internet

Vsauce Michael is back with another science-y goodness – this time explaining how much the Internet… weighs. Even packing its massive wealth of information, it manages to keep a slim figure.

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Mound

Mound

A beautiful, sad and creepy claymation by Allison Schulnik. The song is It’s Raining Today by Noel Scott Engel. That monotone string section is going to haunt our dreams for some time.

Kurt Russell is in Big Trouble

Kurt Russell is in Big Trouble

…in this supercut of the classic action flick Big Trouble in Little China. A montage of Kurt Russell’s confused and bewildered moments from the movie. What? Where are we? What does that say?

Google Halloween Doodle

Google Halloween Doodle

You won’t find Google’s Halloween doodle online, because the search giant decided to get with tradition and carve its logo out of real – and huge – pumpkins, a process that took over 8 hours.

StarCraft: Final Metamorphosis

StarCraft: Final Metamorphosis

The fansite StarCraft Legacy teamed up with animator Chris “Freespace” Ciocotisan to make this impressive CGI short film about the events shortly before and after Brood War.

Top Gear at the Movies

Top Gear at the Movies

Richard Hammond and James May tap into Top Gear‘s bottomless coffers to recreate some of the most memorable car stunts and scenes from movies. Available on DVD & Blu-ray (Region-free!)

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Shock Troopers

Shock Troopers

The defibrillator in the Battlefield games has to top our list of FPS gadgets which can both heal and kill. Here, the guys from CorridorDigital put the trusty lifesaving gadget through its paces, IRL.

I Believe I Can Fly (Trailer)

I Believe I Can Fly (Trailer)

The title could use some work, but other than that this documentary by Sebastien Montaz-Rosset seems like a winner. It’s about the Skyliners, thrill seekers who practice highlining and BASE jumping.

No Handed Bike Moves

No Handed Bike Moves

A silly video documenting made-up deviations from the simplest of bike moves – the no hands. The Def Leppard drummer bit is just so wrong. Directed by Ninian Doff, with music by Martin Brooks.

Kid History: Healthy Food

Kid History: Healthy Food

Mom wants the boys to grow up healthy and strong, but it doesn’t look like the kids have any desire to go that route in this episode of Kid History about good food and bad food. (Thanks John!)

One Second, One Beer

One Second, One Beer

We don’t know about you guys, but we prefer to savor our beer when we drink. But this strange character at a Japanese bar gulps down an entire mug of the cold, frosty stuff in one second flat.

Zero Punctuation: Kinect

Zero Punctuation: Kinect

(NSFW: Language) It was only a matter of time before Zero Punctuation’s snarky game reviewer would get his hands on a Microsoft Kinect. Take one guess: Do you think he actually enjoys it?

iPad Halloween Magic

iPad Halloween Magic

Magician Simon Pierro built his 2011 Halloween magic show using an iPad 2 and a custom iOS app as his primary gimmick. We wish our iPads would dispense jellybeans too. Maybe the iPad 3 will.

Microsoft: Future of Productivity

Microsoft: Future of Productivity

A concept video by the Office Division of Microsoft shows a future where computers are integrated into everyday objects and structures, with voice and touch controls making them more intuitive.

PBS Arts: Video Games

PBS Arts: Video Games

PBS Arts’ Off Book episode on the history of video games. Featuring interviews with designers Eric Zimmerman and Syed Salahuddin, journalist Leigh Alexander and professor Jesper Juul.

Heavy Metal Halloween

Heavy Metal Halloween

We’re not too sure about his costume skillz, but Eric Calderone (aka 331Erock) sure knows how to shred, as he kicks out this hard-rockin’ medley of Halloween favorites.

Timberlake x Fallon: Rap Medley 3

Timberlake x Fallon: Rap Medley 3

Justin and Jimmy are up to their hijinks once again, educating us on the history of rap – taking on everyone from De La Soul to The Fresh Prince to Young MC to Coolio and the Beastie Boys.

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