Awesome Videos

(NSFW: Language) David Mitchell rants about the chaotic assault of stimuli at the end of TV shows: credit roll + voice over + scenes from next episode + banner announcing the next show…

Seinfeld was a sitcom about nothing, but it ran for so long and had so many episodes that you can probably make up any kind of story using scenes from the series. Take this one for example.

A mesmerizing and dizzying POV camera flight through the beautiful coastline, waterfalls, forests, and people of Cameroon, Africa. Courtesy of the MM6 Hexacopter with an on-board camera.

The WWF (no, not that WWF) exposes us to some unusual and extraordinary recently discovered species, encouraging us to preserve our planet and habitats so we still might discover more.

Mariachi Rock-O takes on a variety of rock and alternative tunes. This clip shows off their Radiohead, but also check out The Cure, Coldplay, The Killers and Bowie. Buy the MP3s here.

All-girl sleepover parties include tickle fights and ice cream sundae eating, but until we saw this video, we really had no clue how extreme things can get when it comes time to share secrets.

There is absolutely nothing in this video that isn’t awesome. The get-up, the music, the dance moves, the butterfly knife, the chillin’ leopard art, and then there’s… just watch the whole thing.

(NSFW: Language) Another short and sweet gem from the folks at 5 Second Films. Saying anything more about a flick this short would be spoiling it, so just sit back and watch. Then watch it again.

Street trials rider extraordinaire Danny MacAskill takes his impressive bike talents and sick tricks into an industrial train yard and some derelict buildings in the Scottish countryside.

Petey the wonder dog enjoys the occasional game of volleyball. And we’re not talking about a random bounce here and there – he can volley longer than most humans could. No serves yet, though.

(NSFW) The Monocular Group’s Conan the Barbarian: Sex, Swords, Rock & Roll should be the official trailer for the movie. If this doesn’t make you want to watch the movie, nothing will.

We like the soundtrack and clips in this movie montage; a myriad of shots have been strung together where the camera is following someone who is walking or running. (Thanks Brian!)

Believe it or not, that’s a screenshot from Grand Theft Auto IV. The graphical improvement is due to Keilany Hassam’s iCEnhancer mod, which is currently at version 1.3 beta. More here and here.

Hold on to your shorts for a beautiful, death-defying flight through the mountains of Stryn, Norway. For the first minute or so, we had no idea how or where these guys were going to land.

Carine Khalifé says she listened to Blown Minded off Young Galaxy’s album SHAPESHIFTING  over 1,000 times to get the atmosphere just right for this glass-painted, stop-motion animation.

Ok, it’s not really an anti-gravity machine, but dropping a stack of neodymium magnets into a piece of copper tubing causes them to float through as if they were in zero-G. Damned physics.

Animator Lasse Gjertsen tells the story of one man’s journey through life, told in the pixelated style of retro video games. Pay careful attention to the score and health indicators throughout.

(NSFW: Language) He may have the same shield and mask as Captain America, but that’s where the similarities end for Captain Awesome, who doesn’t seem to quite understand what a shield is used for.

Footage from the grand opening of the Tempest Freerunning Academy. With a an array of walls, ramps, trampolines, bars and foam pits, it’s the parkour or freerunning enthusiast’s idea of heaven.

(NSFW: Language, Gore, Spoilers) Previously, on Final Destination: A ton of people died. Screened does us all a huge solid, collecting all of the death scenes from the first four movies.

Go for a ride inside the cockpit with driver Rocky Robinson as he sets the land speed record for a 2-wheel streamlined motorcycle, zipping along the Bonneville Salt Flats at a gut-rumbling 376mph.

Looking for a surefire way to end up sleeping in the doghouse? Do like this guy and take your ride for a spin in the middle of your living room. They’re going to need a whole case of floor wax after this.

If you thought the mere concept of a show called Hillbilly Handfishin’ was ridiculous enough, just wait until Andy Richter gets down and dirty with some muddy fish, er, men. (Thanks, Susannah!)