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Why Restaurant Servers Hate You

Why Restaurant Servers Hate You

If you’ve ever worked in the food service industry, you’ll appreciate the humor in The Mutiny’s look at the kind of crap servers have to deal with on a daily basis. And this is why we tip our servers really well – and you should too.

Please, Dear God, Give Leo the Oscar

Please, Dear God, Give Leo the Oscar

(PG-13: Language) CollegeHumor got the inside scoop on what critics, filmmakers and every other human being is saying about Leonardo DiCaprio. But if this is true, then what the heck is Jackie Chan after? What about everyone in Human Centipede?

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Levitation in a Bubble

Levitation in a Bubble

YouTuber Dustin Skye got one of those Levitron floating tops, but no, defying gravity wasn’t enough for him. He had to go and get all fancy on us, and put on a big show, complete with fog effects. He’s also likes to play with fire.

Chell vs. Gordon

Chell vs. Gordon

We’ve seen the heroes of Half-Life and Portal work together. This time they go up against each other in a battle to see who gets cake. A silly short film by YouTuber AndrewMFilms.

Gold Spam

Gold Spam

In his recent TED Talk, comedian James Veitch shares his funny correspondence with a dim-witted email scammer, who claimed to be selling gold. James quickly turned the tables and regaled the criminal with a chart and code words.

Comedy Bully

Comedy Bully

A young boy gets called into the school principal’s office for calling other kids awful names, but instead of taking his medicine, he takes the opportunity to the rationale behind his antics in the most unexpected way.

BTS: Upside Down & Inside Out

BTS: Upside Down & Inside Out

Learn how OK Go made their zero-gravity music video, precisely choreographing actions as the airplane was thrown into a series of vomit-inducing parabolas which alternately doubled, then zeroed gravity, along with some well-placed edits, and a little time trickery.

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Grandmaster vs. Hustler

Grandmaster vs. Hustler

“You don’t even look at the board!” Grandmaster Maurice Ashley stopped by Washington Square Park in New York City to play chess with an old man who thinks he’s slick. A clip from The Tim Ferriss Experiment.

The Irrational Fear of Nothing

The Irrational Fear of Nothing

“Maybe if I could just accept the linear way we travel through time I could accept the present for what it is.” A paranoid man learns to let go. Paul Trillo’s short film doesn’t have a convincing denouement, but it’s a great example of visual storytelling.

Eclectic Method: Rick and Morty

Eclectic Method: Rick and Morty

(PG-13 Language) Wubba lubba dub dub! Eclectic Method is here to regale us with his musical take on the beloved Adult Swim cartoon, in a super catchy remix packed with some of our favorite catchphrases from the duo.

Mean Tweets: Music Edition 3

Mean Tweets: Music Edition 3

Jimmy Kimmel Live! broadcasted another batch of musicians reading disses from Twitter, from Lionel Richie to One Direction. We hope next time they wipe their non-existent tears with wads of hundred dollar bills.

Why Do Men Have Nipples?

Why Do Men Have Nipples?

Today I Found Out shares a theory about the continued existence of male nipples. In short, men and women both have them because they start out as the same fetus. Since nipples don’t have any drawback, evolution isn’t favoring nipple-less males.

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True Confessions

True Confessions

Jimmy Fallon, Bill Maher and Zach Galifianakis played True Confessions on The Tonight Show. They take turns telling anecdotes about themselves, and the other two question the storyteller before guessing if the story is geniune or not.

Kaizo Trap

Kaizo Trap

A woman is sucked into a brutal video game. She masters the levels to save her boyfriend, who got sucked in before her. Guy Collins’ action-packed short film is an homage to platformers… and a game in itself. Interested in playing? Learn more here.

Sia Carpool Karaoke

Sia Carpool Karaoke

James Corden picks up another very talented passenger for a ride, with vocalist, songwriter and producer Sia singing like a badass, and providing insight into her mysterious and quirky persona.

Mischievous Useless Machine

Mischievous Useless Machine

Contrary to Redditor tytyvm’s experience, this isn’t the most amazing useless machine we’ve ever seen. But it’s quite witty and has a variety of sassy responses hidden in its tiny body.

Mobile Roller Coaster

Mobile Roller Coaster

YouTuber Rolf Zemp shared this clip of a fully functioning roller coaster float made by locals in Bassersdorf, a town in Zurich, Switzerland. The committee behind it spent several hundred hours building the thrilling ride on wheels.

How to Be Alone

How to Be Alone

“If you’re happy in your head, then solitude is blessed, and alone is okay.” Tanya Davis performs her poem How To Be Alone in this short film directed by Andrea Dorfman. It’s also available as a book.

Climbing Lunag Ri

Climbing Lunag Ri

In 11/2015, David Lama and Conrad Anker attempted to climb the unconquered summit of Lunag Ri, a 22,660ft. peak on the border of Tibet and Nepal. They had only one day of clear weather to climb the peak and then go back down to their camp. More here.

Cthupid

Cthupid

The god of love appears to re-ignite the spark between a couple, but he who lies dead but dreaming has other plans in Giovanni Braggio’s funny and warped animated short. H’ppy Valntaghn to our fellow two-legged beasties.

Literal Lounge Lizards

Literal Lounge Lizards

Photographer Henry “Lizardlover” Schifberg managed to coax a pair of iguanas (named Baby Love and Buddy Love) into an impressively chill pose, as they enjoy the Southern California sun from a pair of tiny fainting couches.

The Flaming Lips x David Bowie

The Flaming Lips x David Bowie

There’s no question the ethereal, theatrical, enigmatic style of The Flaming Lips owe quite a bit to the fertile ground sowed by David Bowie. At Belly Up, Aspen, they repaid the favor with an eight-song tribute to the Thin White Duke. We only wish we had a direct audio feed.

A Snowball’s Chance in Hell

A Snowball’s Chance in Hell

General Electric engineers dropped a snowball into a vat of molten metal slag, yet it did not melt, thanks to the amazingly well insulated superalloy container they placed it inside of. These materials are designed to withstand the extreme heat produced by a jet engine.

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