Awesome Videos

Jack Morrison was a super soldier and the first commander of Overwatch, but he fell from grace shortly before the group was disbanded. Now he seeks vengeance against those who orchestrated the peacekeeping force’s collapse as the vigilante Soldier: 76.

(PG-13: Language) Vox points out a few verbal tricks that some of the most technical rappers invented and perfected. These go beyond rhyming words to matching the syllables, flows, and of course the beats behind them, all while telling a story.

Entertainment essayist Kaptain Kristian takes a look at the work of Bill Watterson and his amazing, enduring series which offered humor that never dumbed itself down, and offered just as much amusement when we were kids as they do now that we’re grown up.

Corridor Digital created an awesome Star Wars fan film using on-board POV camera footage captured from drones, combined with exterior shots and VFX. The drone pilots from Rotor Riot deserve an award for maneuvering around that bridge. Behind the scenes footage here.

Candace Payne’s gleeful video of her testing out her new Chewbacca mask has been seen over a 137 million times on her Facebook page alone. So it’s no wonder that The Gregory Brothers hopped on the bandwagon, and turned her unending joy into an equally upbeat little song.

Artist Kyle Toth demonstrates the painstaking process of transforming boards of bocote and ash wood into an intricate donut-shaped sculpture. The finished work contains 2,340 individual pieces of wood, and took Kyle about 90 hours to complete.

Weapons expert Jerry Miculek shows off Black Sheep Arms‘ modded Glock 41 handgun which looks just like a classic Nintendo Zapper gun, and takes down ducks much more effectively than the original. Also, RIP Yoshi.

The cast of Bob’s Burgers celebrates the 100th episode of their animated series with this quirky promo directed by Kristen Schaal about the studio’s desire for them to do another live tour. Hopefully they will go back on the road again, but we’d be happy with more Archer Live too.

Artists Prokop Bartoníček & Benjamin Maus created Jller, a fascinating machine that is capable of automatically identifying the geologic age of individual stones, then sorting and organizing them according to their era. Its slow and methodical approach is hypnotic.

Band of Horses lets their freak flags fly in Ben Fee’s video for their awesomely catchy new single, set at a party filled with strange and wonderful creatures. It’s like the alt-pop version of Cantina Band. Lyrics here.

“I swear to god, if my parents make me plan this party like I’m a poor person, I will lose my sh*t. My sh*t will be lost.” Bryan Cranston and Jimmy Kimmel Live! found the thin line between offensive and awkward and straddled it for over 15 minutes in this instant classic.

Primitive Technology made a yam and sweet potato garden. He said he got the sweet potatoes from “civilization”, but we’re okay with that. If you left us with nothing but sweet potatoes and cargo shorts we’d be dead by sunset.

A group of prep school students is upset that their school has fired their beloved teacher, Mr. Bunting (Fred Armisen), so they’re going to stand up for what they believe in. We won’t give away the punchline, but the payoff is well worth the lengthy setup. Well played, SNL.

Today I Found Out addresses one of the common misconceptions about Japanese food. Sushi can contain raw fish, but there are varieties that have cooked fish and other ingredients. Sashimi on the other hand, always has raw seafood.

Man at Arms: Reforged made a real life version of the legendary Vorpal Blade, as it appears in the underrated game Alice: Madness Returns. It may seem like it’s just an oversized kitchen knife, but it still takes experts to get it right.

(PG-13: Language) Paul “OtaKing” Johnson – the man behind the badass TIE Fighter – and Mashed made this short film about a gamer who gets sucked into the classic shoot ’em up R-Type. The dialogue is hot garbage, but Paul’s animation makes it worth watching.

In this companion piece to its feature on the history of LSD, Retro Report shares some research footage and findings from the ’50s and ’60s about the effects of LSD on animals. We hope we react like spiders do.

The theremin is one of the strangest musical instruments of all time. SciShow takes us inside the process that lets you play this retrofantastic electronic instrument without ever touching it. It’s all about using your body as part of a giant capacitor.

Colin West McDonald was a Production Assistant (PA) at RocketJump. Here he talks to us about what PAs do with the help of behind-the-scenes footage. PAs are the maids and butlers of the film world, but it’s a great way to learn more about the industry.

Screen Junkies takes on 2013’s blockbuster animated feature Wreck-it Ralph, a movie that’s about accepting who you are – as long as who you are is a hero, a princess or a soldier. #cy-bugsarepeopletoo. 

“I thought you had enough things, so I just wanted something for my own.” Apparently, some of Conan O’Brien’s staff had an email group to alert each other of free food so they could get dibs. Guess who’s on that group.

Think technology has taken over your life? Keiichi Matsuda’s incredible short film envisions a future in which augmented reality completely engulfs us with information overload and gamification of basic tasks. It’ll make you long for the days of sitting down with a good book.

Florida-based Saltwater Brewery came up with an edible, compostable and biodegradable alternative to plastic drink can rings which can harm animals. Made from byproducts of the company’s brewing process, the edible rings are just as strong as their plastic counterparts.