Awesome Videos

The earliest known predecessor of the necktie is depicted in Chinese sculptures from 209 BC. But it wasn’t widely used until the 1630s, when Croat soldiers brought cravats to France. The tie as we know it today wouldn’t come about until the 1920s in New York.

To showcase its sticky bug trap, Japanese company Earth Chemical made a version of the trap that’s 929 times larger. Then they tested it with a “scientist”, a runner and a sumo wrestler. The scientist should’ve at least brought a pole. Or went around the trap.

Screen Junkies tips its hat to the 90’s X-Men cartoon that introduced a generation of kids to the world of Marvel, despite using stereotypes to fight stereotypes and having egg-suckin’ piece of gutter trash animation.

(NSFW: Language) “She said, “Invade my cave with your special unit.”” Another track from The Lonely Island’s soundtrack for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping sees the movie’s hero meet a girl with a very specific fantasy.

A woman wrestles with a life-changing decision while sitting at a coffee shop. Shot from one point of view in a single take, Zen Design Studio’s short film is the visual equivalent of a short story. If you liked the film, check out its touching accompanying piece.

“Listen up buddy, do NOT text your roommate saying you’re on the toilet. We know everybody does it, but we’ve all AGREED to pretend it’s not happening.” The Late Show asked Twitter users to complain about their roommates and had guest Lewis Black reprimand the offenders.

(PG-13: Language) “I been wanting one more, then I wanted like four. I been having some guilt, I been feeling so blessed, but stressed all day for real.” Pop rapper Kristine Flaherty aka K.Flay uses her earworm flow to talk about moderation and keeping herself in check.

Deborah Cook (Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Boxtrolls, Coraline) is a costume designer who specializes in making clothes for stop-motion puppets. She spoke with the Oscars about what her job entails, the challenges of designing small scale clothing and more.

(PG-13: Language, Gore) It starts with water and ends with blood. The RackaRacka family poke fun at cruel pranksters in this horrific escalation of practical jokes between a father and his sons. It’s just a prank, bro!

(PG-13) YouTuber PizzaPartyFX got their hands on a sneak preview of a new character in Game of Thrones. Or not. But with all the crazy stuff that’s going on in the show’s latest season, we’re prepared to believe anything.

Trust us when we say you’ve never seen Minecraft quite like this. This trippy video called Minecraft Acid Interstate uses custom shaders to take us on a rollercoaster we only wish we could ride while wearing an Oculus Rift. The track is Half Awake Pt. 2 by Topaz.

YouTuber matt radach shares 5 months worth of footage that captured the growth of a pumpkin from a seed into a pampered 1,223lb. boulder. The amazing part is that it won only 5th place at the 2014 Pullayup Fair; the winner was a 1,621.5lb edible asteroid.

During the commencement for Tufts University’s class of 2016, actor Hank Azaria decided to conclude his speech with some sage advice, though he did it in the voices of Moe, Apu, Chief Wiggum, and other characters he portrays on The Simpsons.

Cardistry masters Huron Low, Kevin Ho, and Daren Yeow demonstrate just why their group goes by the moniker “Virtuoso,” weaving their magical and mindbending playing card moves. Get the same awesome yellow, black, and grey deck for yourself from TheVirts.

If The Strokes and Cake had a baby, their offspring would be Car Seat Headrest. The band deftly melds founder Will Toledo’s sharp vocals and lyrics with raw garage rock, trumpet and trombone in this track from the new album Teens of Denial.

Start out with a 360º ride through Switzerland’s Gothard Base Tunnel, then take a tour of the myriad platforms, elevators, and walkways that surround the 35.5 mile long tunnel that runs through the base of the Alps. The video is narrated in German, but it’s self-explanatory.

NightHawlnLight created this gadget that seems like a weapon out of Ratchet & Clank. Built using a leaf blower, PVC, and a plastic canister, what impresses us most about the gun is that the puffed cheese balls don’t turn to orange dust the second they leave the barrel.

“I made the Queen an omelette for breakfast.” Jennifer Lawrence and John Oliver claim unusual experiences to be true with The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon. JLaw also accidentally proves she’s human.

It’s been 7 years since Radiohead played their breakout hit song Creep for a live audience, but on 5/23/16 they broke that moratorium and played it live during their A Moon Shaped Pool tour at Le Zénith, in Paris, France. Watch the full concert here.

“Oh he’s on roller blades! His only enemy is an uneven surface.” Conan O’Brien and Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey play Blizzard’s new FPS. Honestly, it’s a waste of great guests and a cool game, but at least we got to see Lena’s trash talking. We gotchu fam.

YouTuber Tom Scott explains the basics of online video compression and why these techniques are ill-suited to depict videos with lots of tiny moving objects on them such as snow and confetti. It’s not the amount of objects that’s the problem, it’s their movement.

The highlight of the first season of TNT’s slam dunk competition The Dunk King is this crazy creation from known rim-wrecker Haneef Munir aka Young Hollywood. The man got so much air he found time to jam in two balls at once.

GoPro celebrates Endangered Species Day with this documentary about naturalist Casey Anderson. About 13 years ago, Casey rescued a grizzly bear, who’s now one of his closest pals and inspired him to create a grizzly sanctuary. Quite a contrast from The Revenant.