Awesome Videos

Jamie O’Brien looks like a badass as he surfs the daunting waves of Tahiti’s Teahupo’o, with his wetsuit lit on fire. We suppose if anything went wrong he could just fall down and dowse himself, but then the massive wave might get him.

(Warning: Ridiculously Loud) Goku of Dragon Ball Z is pretty hardcore. The folks at FOX ADHD show us just how badass of a warrior he is as he fixes a sandwich the only way he knows how – Super Saiyan style.

It’s a tall order to follow up on the Wagon Queen Family Truckster from the original Vacation, but the Tartan Prancer is definitely one awful vehicle – the perfect thing to take Rusty Griswold’s family across the country.

Musician SamuraiGuitarist covers the music from Super Mario Bros. 3, using a variety of musical instruments to recreate the memorable 8-bit soundtrack, including all of the sound effects, synced up perfectly with the gameplay.

To demonstrate the power of abrasive cutting discs from 3M, they gradually sanded away an entire motorcycle engine, layer-by-layer, until half of the engine was gone. Or play it backwards to watch the world’s fastest 3D printer.

A single from indie folk star Kurt Vile’s sixth album b’lieve I’m goin down. The song ditches his typical lo-fi mix, but it still has that Kurt thing where it sounds like it’s only good as background music but ends up consuming your thoughts.

(PG-13 Language) Brutzelpretzel compiled this great sequence from over 93 different films, showing off the meta phenomenon of people going to see movies in the movies. See how many you can identify, then check your guesses on Vimeo.

A brilliantly edited music video for William Shatner’s cheesetastic talk-singing cover of Pulp’s Common People, matched perfectly to scenes from Star Trek the Original Series by YouTuber LordRicco666. (Thanks Conner!)

Are you interested in the Suicide Squad movie and want to know more about the team? YouTuber ThingsAndStuff has your back. He summarized the origins of the squad and its members in under five minutes.

The King of Random shows us how to make a slingshot that can launch water balloons to over 150 ft. and can even fire three balloons at once. You’ll need PVC tubes and fittings, a resistance band and some duct tape. PDF guide here.

Visual effects artist Rousselos Aravantinos used NUKE and mocha Pro to turn back the hands of time and digitally recreate actress’ Michele Valley’s younger face. In the future we’ll just projection map youth back to our skin.

A deli in Brooklyn, NY is being forced out of the neighborhood by a 250% rent increase. To help their neighbor, Douglas Cameron and Tommy Noonan made a parody ad campaign showing the store’s items at 250% their actual prices.

Perhaps inspired by this guy, drummer Brian Tichy – who has played for Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner, and Ozzy Ozbourne turns in a performance of the Rush classic Limelight using only his fists, forearms and a speed bag.

A voice as commanding as Benjamin Clementine’s is rare enough, but this 26-year old English soul artist is also a talented pianist, poet and composer. Head to NPR to stream his debut album At Least for Now.

The short answer? Nope. Perishable food spoil because of microorganisms that feast on sugar or protein, which are both absent in drinking water. But water can be contaminated, and that’s where trouble can begin.

HammerheadVR Studios shows off a proof of concept visual demo of what could be an awesome use for the Oculus Rift – a virtual reality Star Wars game. We’d love it if Star Wars: Battlefront supports VR headsets.

The guys from Dude Perfect organized a sort of olympics for R/C vehicles, putting powerful Traxxas remote-controlled cars and boats to the test in a series of challenging and goofy mini-games. The ramp bowling looks like a blast.

Competitive eater Matt Stonie is half-man, one-and-a-half gallon. Watch him devour 12 pints of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream – each with a different flavor – in under 36 minutes. Skip to 2:40 for the feat. We’re assuming he’s not lactose intolerant.

(PG-13 Language) A group of sci-fi and fantasy fans have had it with the barrage of Marvel superhero movies, so they’ve decided to skip Ant-Man. But their Marvel-loving friend Leigh knows how to push their buttons.

GoPro shares some of its coverage from this year’s Tour de France. Check out the thrills and spills from cameras mounted on riders and drones. Keep an eye on the GoPro World YouTube channel for more.

Artist Elliot Schultz created a variety of machine-embroidered discs, each of which is covered with numerous still frames which create animations when spun on a record player under a strobe light. It’s music for the eyes.

A crop duster checks out an explosion in Florida’s Everglades and finds a crate filled with bottles. Inside each bottle is a strange insect. Ryan Gillis’ animated short is a kickass sci-fi mystery.

The opening scene from the third episode of Kirby Ferguson’s ongoing series This is Not a Conspiracy Theory goes over the appeal of the supernatural. Beyond entertainment, magic provides hope and certainty.