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Bonya & Kuzmich: Hideaway

Bonya & Kuzmich: Hideaway

Comedy duo Julia Starostina and Michail Kuzminykh aka Bonya and Kuzmich indigenized the music video for Kiesza’s Hideaway. Whereas the original is set in a city, Bonya and Kuzmich take us through a farm in Russia.

Excavator Nut Stacking

Excavator Nut Stacking

Petri Perämäki demonstrates his precision at running an excavator, as he gently stacks a tower of individual nuts with heavy construction equipment. And if you had any suspicion that they’re magnetic, stick around ’til the end.

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Do I Really Sound Like That?

Do I Really Sound Like That?

SciShow explains why your recorded voice sounds different from what you hear. Part of your voice is conducted through your head on its way to your ears, making it sound deeper and more resonant to yourself.

Owls Appraise Camera

Owls Appraise Camera

YouTuber AS Goprod lucked out a couple of years ago when they placed their GoPro near an owl nest. The camera caught the attention of an adult owl and its two owlets. The big owl’s beak up expression cracked us up.

Animator vs. Animation IV

Animator vs. Animation IV

Three years after the last installment, Alan Becker presents his new and Kickstarter-funded Animator vs. Animation short film. His stick figure nemesis is reborn, and it quickly gets personal. Hilarious and endearing.

Danny Macaskill: The Ridge

Danny Macaskill: The Ridge

Danny Macaskill takes us to his home on the devastatingly gorgeous Isle of Skye in Scotland. While it starts out a quiet, meditative scene, Danny quickly moves to impress us yet again with his amazing bike skills and balls of steel.

My Life vs. GoPro

My Life vs. GoPro

…aka 99% of human activity vs. commercials. GoPro’s promo videos showcase thrill seekers and athletes. YouTuber Mike Fry compares those ads with how he uses his GoPro camera. Hey life, where’s our dubstep soundtrack huh?!

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Cameron’s Conference Rap

Cameron’s Conference Rap

(NSFW: Language) “Taking money from the man who works long hours, giving power to the tycoon in the glass tower” YouTuber Cassetteboy edited UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s speeches to make it sound like he’s rapping.

United in Rivalry

United in Rivalry

YouTuber Marcopepito shares this banned BBC Sport ad for the 2012 Six Nations Championship, a rugby tournament involving Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy, France and of course England. Whoever banned this is a curmudgeon.

Money Well Spent

Money Well Spent

A couple of little girls decide to play outside with their flying mutant helicopter/doll thingie, but they seem to have underestimated its ability to take flight. Oh well, it’s bound to land somewhere, right? Mars, perhaps?

Street Fighter: Angry Goat Edition

Street Fighter: Angry Goat Edition

YouTuber Marca Blanca embellished the viral video of a rampaging goat in Brazil with classic Street Fighter sound effects and graphics. Angry Goat’s one-hit KO needs to be nerfed, but Bad Hero needs to be taken out of the roster.

Game of Thrones: Western Edition

Game of Thrones: Western Edition

BenDan Productions puts a unique spin on Ramin Djawadi’s Game of Thrones theme, turning it into the music for an old spaghetti western, complete with jangly guitars and whistling. Move ’em out, head ’em up… Rawhide!

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Portal Gun Duel

Portal Gun Duel

(Gore) The cakes get real in this action packed short film by YouTuber RackaRacka. They take some liberties with the Portal gun – the part with the moon video was just weird – but it’s all in the name of fun and chaos.

SBTRKT: New Dorp. New York

SBTRKT: New Dorp. New York

The first single from Wonder Where We Land, the second album by producer Aaron Jerome aka SBTRKT. Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig chants what appears to be a dark depiction of New York in this minimalist track.

McLaren 650S GT3: The Chase

McLaren 650S GT3: The Chase

An unseen predator struggles to keep up with the McLaren 650s GT3 in this cruel tease of an ad. This is one of the rare opportunities that we’ll ever get to see and hear it flexin’, so turn the volume up.

BBC: Giant Red Leech

BBC: Giant Red Leech

(Gross) The upcoming BBC documentary Wonders of the Monsoon features a rare – and unsettling – footage of a 19.6″-long Giant Red Leech devouring an even larger earthworm. Both animals are endemic to Borneo. More here.

Raiders of the Lost Ark: Homemade

Raiders of the Lost Ark: Homemade

CineFix and Dustin McLean replicate the classic opening sequence from Raiders of the Lost Ark on a shoestring budget, and with humming in place of John Williams’ orchestra. Watch the side-by-side comparison here to see how close they got it.

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CGI artist Chris Jones demonstrates what could be the most realistic digital face we’ve ever seen. Created using Lightwave, Sculptris, Krita and Davinci Resolve Lite if you want to geek out on the tech. (Thanks IceBone!)

Nokia 3310 Bend Test

Nokia 3310 Bend Test

The now infamous informal test of the iPhone 6’s durability involved bending the phone with your hands. YouTuber adrianisen tried it with the legendary Nokia 3310 and ended up with a Soviet Russian bend test.

GoPro Under a Train

GoPro Under a Train

We’ve seen through the point of view of a model train. Now let’s check out what it’s like to be under a real train going at 75mph, courtesy of YouTuber BNSFME and his GoPro camera. Skip to 0:50 if you can’t stand the anticipation.

Fly Like an Eagle

Fly Like an Eagle

Unless you have the balls to wear a wingsuit, you may never get your wish to soar like an eagle. Here’s the next best thing – a video shot from the POV of a golden eagle as it flies over the Altai Mountains of Mongolia.

Anti-Truck Barrier Test

Anti-Truck Barrier Test

The Texas Tribune shares this slow-motion video of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute testing a 24ft. wide steel barrier against a truck going at 50mph. And now let’s spend the day looking at barriers owning trucks.

Tesla from Electricity

Tesla from Electricity

Artist Phil (“Phil in the Circle“) Hansen created an intricate portrait of inventor Nikola Tesla using nothing more than the sparks created when short-circuiting two wires together. He had to wear the gas mask because of the fumes.

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