Awesome Videos

CGP Grey breaks down Roger Sperry’s Nobel Prize-winning split-brain experiment, in which several test subjects (!) underwent surgery to cut the nerves that connect their left brain with their right brain. It revealed that we have two minds in one body.

A fantastically rich and layered cover version of Radiohead’s recent track Burn The Witch, played on cello and cajón by Break of Reality. Seriously, we’d love to hear Thom Yorke’s vocals combined with these guys performance.

The School of Life argues quite convincingly that Romanticism led us to have impossibly high standards of love and the state of being in love. The obvious truths are that no one is perfect, people change, and love and sex are often mutually exclusive.

(Flashing lights) This moment of zen was made possible by a man who literally followed his dreams. YouTuber Leo Koutakis says he saw this in his sleep and tried his best to remake it exactly as it came to him. The track is a remix of the Blade Runner end theme.

So you’ve just encountered the dreaded “Page Not Found (404)” error. You could give up, or you can heed the advice given in Tim Ireland’s educational song, from The Cautionary Campfire Songbook. Full lyrics here.

Its promo video is cloying, but the idea of a personal robotic assistant for under $600 is certainly cool. The Zenbo can play games and tutor kids, provide reminders, control your home, monitor security and more. Even better, developers can create their own apps.

At first, we assumed that this Super Bowl-quality ad spot from a few years back was for another one of those tower defense mobile games, but it’s pitching a whole different product. This is what commercials should be: memorable, well produced, and lighthearted.

(PG-13: Language) “I don’t know why I built this.” The khaleesi of useless inventions Simone Giertz attached moving arms to her smartphone’s case. Now she can passively reject calls and her phone can call and crawl for help. See her creation in action at 1:46.

Beatdown Boogie takes us inside one of Tokyo’s most over-the-top destinations. Robot Restaurant offers brighter and more colorful lights than Las Vegas, combined with crazy robots and costumed performers for some major sensory overload. Best watched in 4K.

A wonderfully illustrated 1-minute animated short which alternates between two parallel realities – a gunfighter in the Wild West, and a modern day tennis player. Directed by 2Factory and Art Directed by Charles Monnier.

Jalopnik takes a look at three classic rally cars to illustrate the differences between automotive drivetrains, and how rally racing serves as a proving ground for tech in production vehicles. We don’t care if it’s only front-wheel drive – we want that SAAB 96.

Adult Swim presents 10 surreal animated short films to keep your mind buzzing, ranging from two-dimensional illustrations to glitch art to claymation. Check the video’s description for the song and video titles.

Mario Wienerroither returns with yet another awkwardly funny edit. This time he turned a live performance by Depeche Mode from 1981 into an extremely unplugged version. It’s strange how the dance becomes hilarious without the music.

When you love something so much that it hurts. YouTuber Brian Kluth’s pet corgi must have been feeling the summer heat, because he goes ballistic whenever he hears the word “shower” and hightails it to the nearest tub or stall.

The students of Quebec’s École de l’Harmonie St Édouard and École secondaire de La Seigneurie turned in this performance back when The Force Awakens opened. If their musical abilities weren’t enough, their lightsaber bows pushed them over the top.

YouTuber RealLifeLore points out how George R.R. Martin is teaching us a more fantastical version of the history of Great Britain, from the battles between the Celts and the Romans to the Wars of the Roses. We can’t wait for Westeros’ Top Gear.

When Jordan makes a $50 donation to Red Nose Day in front of their friends, the proud charitable Keegan couldn’t just sit there and let his friend do all the giving. Their kind-off isn’t as hilarious as their hat-off, but hey, they did it for the kids.

SpaceX just launched a communications satellite to space using its Falcon 9 rocket. For the third time in a row, the rocket’s first stage booster landed in the ocean on a drone ship. This brief time-lapse from an onboard camera shows the booster’s descent.

“I’m not going to put words in their mouth because this is what they said.” Rapper Lil’ Dicky promotes Madden 17 by orchestrating a rift between cover star Rob Gronkowski and Antonio Brown and Von Miller.

It took quite a bit of planning and engineering prowess, but the end result of Daniel Perdomo’s recreation of Atari’s arcade classic PONG as a game played with mechanical paddles and ball cube is quite impressive. (Thanks Philip!)

Meccano enthusiast Peter Ashby built this fascinating machine using the classic metal building toys, with motors, chains, and gears. It’s capable of taking individual strands of string and braiding them into a single, sturdy rope.

Not to be confused with another video game-themed short film, Zachary Antell’s animated short recounts a young man’s relationship with his older brother through their gaming sessions. We could’ve done without the narration, but it’s still worth watching. Making of here.

Now You See It lists some of the common criteria that we use to deem a movie “great”: introducing or perfecting a cinematic technique, influencing or defining pop culture, etc. But for many of us, the great movies are the ones that we saw at the right moment in our lives.