Awesome Videos

As if sounding like a self-indulgent boob wasn’t enough, this Loud Tweets Badge by Aram Bartholl lets you look like one too: it’s a 21×7 pixel LED which scrolls your Twitter feed.

We’ve spoiled a few things in our time, so this Spoiler Alert short by CollegeHumor is dedicated to all you twitchy folks who blanch at the thought of getting a movie or game spoiled.

PopSci’s John Carnett is a god amongst DIY men: he’s created a jet turbine ATV, called “The Whirl;” it gets 150,000 RPM with a 1300¬âˆžF exhaust and speeds of up to 60 mph.

Inspired by Nike, Carl Erik Rinsch’s Exploit Yourself is 3D short film that blends Mirror’s Edge with Terminator; one thing’s for sure: we are SO screwed if the robots learn to Parkour.

It’s every 80s kid’s dream come true: the Heli Mission SWAT Truck is like Airwolf and Knight Rider all in one, with a truck which opens up to reveal a flyable RC helicopter on a platform.

We’re ashamed to say we didn’t get this video the first time around; it’s a safety video from the folks at Air New Zealand, but let’s just say those Kiwis are very “cheeky” monkeys.

Conway’s Game of Life is older than we’ve been alive, but gets a fresh dusting of spores with Mushroom Life; the different mushroom stages of life make this just as addictive.

This latest Turmoil trailer for Darksiders reveals more of the plot; with tales of fallen angels/demons and unholy alliances, it’s feeling a bit like another hellish franchise: Spawn.

Two of geekdom’s greatest loves unite in Michael Hickox’s Lego Arcade, a stop motion video using Lego pieces to recreate classic arcade games and set to the original sound effects.

Directed by Wiland Pinsdorf, Samparkour shows Sao Paulo from a Parkour viewpoint; it’s shot in HD with a 35 mm lens adapter and follows Zico Correa across rooftops. Thanks, Nate!

If you liked Fallout 3’s cheeky retropocalyptic videos, Rob Moffett’s Wagglemax shorts hype similar products for nuclear wars, zombie infestations and even Gears of War players.

If you’re a Web 2.0 blogger who happens to be a theater major, Web Site Story will be right up your Avenue Q: it’s a Broadway musical filled with references to Hulu, Facebook and more.

It’s technically about a future archaeologist who discovers the remains of Hollywood, but StopMo is in reality an homage to movie special effects artists wrapped in a sci-fi story.

With ridiculous amounts of gore and other acts of wanton violence, The Punisher: No Mercy is neither novel nor profound; still, it’ll only cost $10 when it debuts on PSN July 2.

After losing the King of Pop, we were sad to hear we also lost the King of Infomercials, Billy Mays. Above is a TF2 tribute that shows why Billy blows ShamWow out of the water, any day.

Shopping cart theft is bad, but LOLrioKART is too full of win: made by MIT students, it’s powered by aircraft NiCd batteries, a 15hp motor, features regenerative braking and goes 45mph.

Because there’s no quicker way to get relieved of duty on the Enterprise bridge than to get your sci-fi franchises mixed up: Star Wars: Confusion gets lost in a galaxy far, far away.

Playing off the UK’s mania for Top Gear, Australian TV show hosts see how far they can get impersonating the Stig and borrowing other people’s cars; the answer: oui, oui, monsieur.

Vector Effect is a retro-style shooter not unlike other games we’ve featured, save for one factor: it’s actually kind of hard, with slow health regeneration and hordes of enemies.

Created by Guangzhou student Johann Pu, Water Brain is a gorgeous 15 minute short film remarkable not only for its surprisingly moving story, but for its Chinese take on steampunk.

Most of you have likely seen this fantastic photo of Russia’s Sarychev volcano taken by the space station, but even better is this sequence of 29 photos stitched together into an animation.

Potato cannons are a favorite project for weekend warriors, but this Potato Gatling Gun brings serious spud pwnage: for $200, it packs six barrels and can launch tubers up to 400 feet.

Microsoft’s Bing “decision” engine has done fairly well, but Googling with Bing puts into perspective a certain 800 pound gorilla in Silicon Valley that is synonymous with search.