Awesome Videos

Korean company Airo is working on a lifelike decorative robot fish called Miro. It can swim on its own and avoid obstacles, and can be customized with skins. It can also be remote controlled and equipped with a camera. It lasts up to 10 hours per charge.

“Peter loves being Spider-Man, but he doesn’t love being Peter Parker.” ScreenPrism contrasts the approaches of the three modern Spider-Man movie adaptations while breaking down the symbols and philosophies of Marvel’s teenage icon.

Drummer David Dockery continues his series in which he synchronizes his drumming with dialogue, this time adding some rhythm to the words of Peter Griffin. We’re still not sure that he can actually drum all 50 states in a 1/4 of a second though.

(PG-13) “These are fire trucks. And fire trucks are a-holes.” Peter Sripol spliced a remote-controlled fire truck with an off-road RC car and modded it to spit flaming gasoline. If you’re crazy enough to replicate this, at least have some water on hand.

(PG-13: Language) “You know what, is there any way I can just talk to a computer?” Zebra Corner turns its vengeful gaze from Chevrolet to Discover Card. Watch as Mahk finds out the hard way that the credit card company will “treat you like you’d treat you.”

“It’s nobody’s fault. No guilty party. We just got nothing, nothing left to say.” Time to wear grays and blues and sit by the window. Indie rockers The National are back with more sad bastard music. From their upcoming album Sleep Well Beast. Thanks Karlo!

To celebrate the 4th of July, the guys from The Hoonigans took their bargain-priced American flag-wrapped junk car and turned it into a dangerous looking fireworks show on wheels. We’re a bit perplexed that they chose to use a German car to celebrate America’s birthday.

Asgard is a wuss, Bart Simpson gets hung out to dry, BB-8 shows off a new skill, and Thor isn’t afraid to spill a little of his own blood in Aldo Jones‘ goofy trailer parody of a movie that looks wacky enough all on its own.

…or: How to Make a Huge Wooden Hammer. YouTuber John Heisz undermined his editing and crafting skills by giving away his video’s twist right from the get go. But it’s still DIY porn, with bonus revenge for anyone who’s ever been frustrated with gadgets.

Someone’s Ex continues the adventures of Glenda, the Classiest Galaxy Tourist. She checks into an “Earthian” hotel, then things go South quickly. To be fair, that was partly the hotel’s fault. Either way dude, you and your ex need to get back together ASAP.

“I think the strongest paintings reflect the highs and lows, kinda like the full spectrum.” Callen Schaub makes gorgeous abstract paintings that combine energy with serenity, but watching him at work and hearing him talk about his process will make you appreciate them even more.

Lighthearted character design belies a dark underbelly in animator Daniel Harries retelling of the story of Papa bear, Mama bear, Baby bear, and Goldilocks, which features a far more realistic outcome than the one we know from the childhood fairy tale.

If your brain can tune out the alarm played to keep spectators safe, you’ll definitely want to check out Faraday Future’s exhibition run up Pikes Peak, as their 1050 hp electric car warp drives to the top, besting Tesla’s production EV record by more than 20 seconds.

(PG-13) In January 2017, Gettysburg’s Hall of Presidents and First Ladies closed and auctioned off its wax figures of US Presidents. Several TV shows bought some of those figures. Guess who bought five of ’em. Last Week Tonight flexes that HBO money.

Builder and destroyer of things Giaco Whatever shows off his custom-made Airsoft weapon, which is designed to launch ammo at a ridiculous rate of fire. Here, he amps up the pressure, and launches a barrage of metal BBs at various objects, pretty much vaporizing them.

Michel Gondry is known for his playful use of in-camera effects in films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and videos like Let Forever Be. His short film about a lost tricycle features the same sensibility, while doubling as a promo for the iPhone 7 Plus’ moviemaking capabilities.

(PG-13: Language) “So what happens now? Do I get wings, or what?” exurb1a considers what might lie before us when we reach the end of the road of life. We’ll just say this – it’s not exactly what you might have learned in Sunday school.

“When I expel, from this mortal shell, will I die for living numb? Am I vital, if my heart is idle, am I doomed?” LA-based artist Moses Sumney continues to hone his bedroom soul music with his latest single, which is accompanied with a perfectly complementary music video.

Minutephysics talks about the “Mountain or Valley?” illusion – a visual distortion that can happen when we look at 3D objects (or illustrations of 3D objects) from an overhead view. It shows how much we rely on shadows to perceive our world.

“The mysterious thing about telling stories is that it ends up changing you.” Lessons from the Screenplay relays how co-director Pete Docter and the rest of the story team for Inside Out got stuck in a rut, and how they eventually figured out how the movie would play out.

Russian poet and musician Deita Meira demonstrates his special gift – the ability to play a tune on a simple plastic coffee stirrer. Here, he performs John Williams’ classic Imperial March from the Star Wars saga.

A man participating in the Thailand Knife Cutting Competition shows off his skills, dicing, slicing, and chopping through wood, with a super sharp blade, and one hand behind his back. We’re glad he’s got a lanyard to keep it from flying away into the crowd.

Director Murat Sayginer’s abstract, purple-hued animation is filled with imagery so bold and surreal, that it could do double duty as the title sequence for a Netflix or HBO drama.