Awesome Videos

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.

Candace Payne shares her birthday gift to herself – an electronic Chewbacca mask that makes Chewie’s sounds when the wearer open their mouth. It’s a simple toy, but she gets such a kick out of it and her laughter is so infectious. Skip to 1:42. Mirror here.

(PG-13: Language) “Are we still going on that date Saturday?” “Those are peak driving hours for me. How about Sunday at 3am when I get off?” YouTuber Joey Thompson imagines Drive‘s hero as an Uber driver. He’d probably murder a few annoying passengers with his hammer.

Thomas Gleeson’s wordless short film about a transported home. Thomas says it’s his way of exploring what makes a house a home and exposing its fragility. But what we love most about the film is that it seems to be told from the house’s perspective.

Kirby Ferguson looks at J.J. Abrams’ approach to filmmaking and the parallels between The Force Awakens and A New Hope. While referencing the past can be an homage, some might see it as a lack of creativity. In this case, combining the familiar and the new worked brilliantly.

Another amazing LEGO creation from builder Talapz. This incredible mechanical construction starts out looking like a big book, but unfolds to reveal an intricate model of Japan’s iconic Himeji Castle. It looked a little precarious there when he went to fold it back up though.

Just in time for X-Men: Apocalypse, the latest in Burger Fiction’s excellent series of superhero videos looks at how we got from a pointy eared, yellow armored Wolverine to Hugh Jackman’s moody, Johnny Cash meets Edward Scissorhands representation of the hero.

Science Channel’s always enthralling How It’s Made shares a look inside a candy factory that makes those little colorful sprinkles (aka “jimmies”), and the process that it takes to turn sugar, shortening, and food coloring into the decorative treat.

(PG-13: Language) YouTuber CloakedStarship shows off his inhuman aiming skills in Battlefield 4. He loves to use the TOW and the SRAW, both of which allow you to control their missiles after they’re fired. Keep a close eye on the chat for added salt.

Animal enthusiast Coyote Peterson was exploring a forest in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula when he was joined by a young and friendly ocelot – a normally dangerous wild cat. Watch her use Coyote as a training dummy for her predatory moves.

Cullen Melton tried the no look three-point celebration popularized by some of the NBA’s sharpshooters. But he bombed harder than Nick Young did. This is Dude Imperfect, and we call this the Soviet Russian Trick Shot.

Deep Look shares the fascinating mating strategies of the Side-blotched lizard. The orange males use strength to lock down multiple females. The yellow males use stealth for quickies, while blue males mate for life and buddy up.

A classic video from JacksFilms in which he makes fun of the internet’s constant complaints about continuity issues in movies and videos by creating what could be the most gaffe-filled clip of his career. The biggest mistake? The title. Most of those weren’t actually editing errors.

(PG-13 Language) Actor J.D. Walsh took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles, and recorded seemingly random bits of dialogue and action with strangers to produce what could easily be the trailer for a typical Hollywood cop drama.

Today I Found Out lists the many reasons why passenger planes don’t bother providing parachutes. For instance, the cruising speed and altitude of airliners are way above the safe limit to use parachutes.

The King of Random, Grant Thompson conducts a simple experiment to see what happens if you pour liquid nitrogen into a balloon, with an explosive result. We’re just surprised that he wasn’t wearing protective gloves to handle this ridiculously cold stuff.

(PG-13: Language, Crude humor) Comedian Scott Rogowsky is back to cheer up his fellow subway riders with more hilarious and offensive fake books, and this time he brought a friend with him. Who knew Dostoyevsky was a hypebeast?

Footage of one of the most epic kites we’ve ever seen take to the skies – Facebooker Erich Chew posted this clip of a fantastic flying octopus near Singapore’s Marina Barrage dam. The way it moves kind of reminds us of those Sentinel robots from The Matrix.

(Gore) An omnipotent being calling itself the Chosen One arrives in spectacular fashion while its soon to be host hesitantly goes to work in the opening sequence for AMC’s Preacher. Please let this be good. More here.

The Science Channel uses its awesome animated exploded diagrams to discuss the fundamental parts of digital video projectors, particularly the ones used in cinemas. Those tiny mirrors are mind-blowing.

It’s hard to say anything about Job, Joris & Marieke’s enthralling animated short film without spoiling it. But we’ll just say it’s the first one we’ve seen where the main character is not in the film. (Otto) is profoundly creepy and depressing, but ultimately uplifting.

The best video game marketing campaign of all time continues with the story of Overwatch heroes Hanzo the bowman and Genji the cyborg ninja. The sons of a crime lord, Hanzo and Genji had a falling out that tore their lives apart, but each now seeks redemption in his own way.

Freeskier and car enthusiast Jon Olsson outfitted his Lamborghini with studded tires and proceeded to drive it to the summit at Norway’s Fonna Glacier Ski Resort. It’s not the most practical way to traverse the snow and ice, but it might just be the most entertaining.