Awesome Videos

2014 has seen everything from great indie games like Broken Age to giant, bug-filled blockbusters like Assassin’s Creed Unity. Along the way, some thrilled and others disappointed. Malcolm Klock recaps the gaming memories of the past year.

The US Navy’s Laser Weapons System (LaWS) is a ship-mounted beam weapon. The 30kW weapon fires an invisible infrared beam that is powerful enough to take down drones and speedboats while reducing collateral damage.

Propadata Films created this stop-motion animation using over 10,000 hex nuts to paint a picture of manufacturing and the tools of industry. Though we can’t recommend using a flat-blade screwdriver on hex nuts.

This clip from the skiing documentary Days of My Youth shows Cody Townsend going through a narrow and nearly vertical tunnel at the Tordrillo Mountains in Alaska. Powder Awards awarded him the Best Line of the year for his stunt.

(NSFW) Another self-deprecating single from comedic rapper Lil Dicky. This time he pokes fun at rappers who brag about their misdeeds while claiming that he’s just as bad as they are, what with his jaywalking, torrenting and stuff.

An amazing demonstration of Fanuc’s robots working together on an assembly line, sorting and organizing objects with amazing speed and accuracy. If only Lucy and Ethel had robotic assistants like these.

The last minute of 1999 was nearly 15 years ago. Boy don’t you feel old? Let’s look back at the decade that gave us Furbies, The Fresh Prince, Pogs, and this little thing we call the Internet, courtesy of the the fine folks of Mental Floss.

Students from the University of Minnesota captured raindrops hitting sand at various velocities using a high-speed camera. Apparently the craters left behind by the drops are similar to those made by asteroid impacts.

You may recall that time when farmer Derek Klingenberg serenaded his herd of cattle with Lorde’s Royals. This time he’s back with a little holiday trombone cheer for the bovines. Who knew cows liked popcorn?

The RED team rallies to stop BLU team’s bomb-filled train from reaching their town. Well, everyone except for the Heavy, because the Medic thought he’d just get in the way. James McVinnie’s Team Fortress 2 film is top notch.

Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon… what a melon.

Animator PES just released his latest stop-motion flick, and it’s a doozie. Submarine Sandwich is set in an old-fashioned deli, where lunch is made from just about anything other than actual food. We’ll have a football and cash, hold the slinkies.

A Japanese retail worker demonstrates a simple, yet effective technique which allows you to wrap boxes using diagonal folds – minimizing cuts, wasted paper and tape, and resulting in a perfectly wrapped box.

Mankind has disappeared; the buildings left behind somehow came alive. One house leaves his dying town to see the world and meets new friends along the way in this great animated short about the bittersweet journey that is life.

“The [Apple II’s] retail price was $666.66, because I as a mathematician like repeating digits.” Personal computer pioneer and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak talks about the early days of the company in this rare interview.

Honest Trailers reminds us just how silly the concept was for what somehow became the most fun and popular movie of 2014. When you really think about it, the premise sounds like something that should have been a box office flop.

US President Barack Obama once again leveraged a comedy show to promote the Affordable Care Act (and poke fun at himself). He took over The Colbert Report, replacing Stephen Colbert to do The Word The Decree.

A gathering of YouTube’s biggest celebrities and the people, animals, songs and memes that went viral this year, including Last Week Tonight, the Spider Dog and of course Frozen. The message is clear: YouTube is the new TV.

(NSFW: Language) New York cops caught magician Steven Brundage speeding. When they found out what he does for a living, they asked for an impromptu performance. Steven obliged and the cops let him off. This should be the DUI test.

Video editor and game developer James Covenant wishes you a very Marvel Christmas with this funny edit. Watch as he makes it seem like Cap, Iron Man, their friends and foes sing Christmas carols, with a special guest at the end.

Hikers in the High Tatras Mountains in Slovakia came across a crystal clear lake that was frozen solid. Walking out on the slippery, transparent surface was a surreal experience which must be seen to be appreciated.

Every morning Esther Anderson lets her baby Ellia lie with her for a couple of hours after the kid wakes up to eat. But she’s finding it hard to get back to sleep because Ellia won’t stop poking, prodding and smothering her.

A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to verify a traumatizing event from his early life, when an unidentified flying object crashed on their farm. Josh Tanner’s The Landing is as good as short films get.