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Halo 3: Look Before You Leap 4

Halo 3: Look Before You Leap 4

The latest trick video from the folks of Jump Theory juxtaposes calming music with jumps that will make you scream at your monitor. The traffic cones stunt is the stuff of legends. We wonder if that’s even repeatable.

Mime Dog

Mime Dog

YouTuber Daniel Wirtz shares this video of a dog who won’t enter its master’s house because it thinks the glass door is closed. So how do you open a door that’s already open? Wait for it…

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LWT: Drones

LWT: Drones

(NSFW: Language) Last Week Tonight talks about the United States’ use of armed drones. The practice is shrouded in what appear to be unsettling and vague guidelines where targets are presumed guilty.

Eyes of Hitchcock

Eyes of Hitchcock

It is said the eyes are the windows to the soul, and the late, great director Alfred Hitchcock had quite a way with eyes. Though most of the peepers shown in Kogonada’s tribute to Hitch reveal dark, disturbed and fearful souls behind them.

Tiny Detectives

Tiny Detectives

While some people are concerned with the casting of Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell in True Detective season 2, we’re not worried. But the guys at Funny or Die think Ellen Page and Kate Mara would have been a better choice.

Cirque du Drone

Cirque du Drone

Cirque du Soleil teamed up with ETH Zurich and Verity Studios to create this short film titled Sparked, which combines Cirque’s trademark whimsy with an impressively choreographed drone flight. Go behind the scenes here.

Time to Go…

Time to Go…

A steel mill worker watches as a batch of wet scrap metal is lowered into a melting furnace, which can be extremely dangerous. But he doesn’t seem to be in any rush to leave the room. Fortunately, he finally makes the right call.

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SNL: Pete Davidson on Business

SNL: Pete Davidson on Business

(NSFW: Language) Stand-up comedian and Saturday Night Live rookie Pete Davidson breaks down the finer points of an argument that doesn’t really have any finer points: whether or not he should go down on a guy for money.

The Missing Scarf

The Missing Scarf

Eoin Duffy’s award-winning animated film follows a squirrel who encounters various animals on his path to find his lost scarf. What starts out as a typical parable quickly turns into an episode of COSMOS. Brilliantly narrated by George Takei.

Kengo Sushi & Yakitori

Kengo Sushi & Yakitori

Having seen enough bad Kickstarter videos to make our eyes cross, it was refreshing to watch the high level of clever in this pitch for Toledo’s latest sushi restaurant, which needs an authentic yakitori grill. Get your wallets out. (Thanks John!)

SNL: Marvel Trailer

SNL: Marvel Trailer

Saturday Night Live pokes fun at Marvel’s successful movie adaptation of the relatively obscure Guardians of the Galaxy. A Deadpool & Moon Knight movie could be weirder than all of these. Unofficial YouTube mirror here.

Sonic Goes Berzerk

Sonic Goes Berzerk

If you thought that Mario wreaked havoc when he was hopped up on mushroids, wait ’til you get a load of Sonic the Hedgehog after he eats all of the Chaos Emeralds. Poor Tails. He’s gonna have to start using his feet.

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Underwater Unboxing

Underwater Unboxing

We’ve long established that unboxing videos are mostly worthless. But Carphone Warehouse made its unboxing of the Sony Xperia Z3 worth watching by testing the Android phone’s waterproof rating. Skip to 2:15 for the demo.

FILM_FX: L3.0

FILM_FX: L3.0

The essential elements required to make an impactful short film are all present in this French student piece, in which we meet Leo, a high tech pet robot, living all alone in Paris following the strange disappearance of nearly all living species.

Skateboarding Time Collapsed

Skateboarding Time Collapsed

Cy Kuckenbaker used his mesmerizing time collapse trick to showcase the skills of 15-year old pro skater Cory Juneau and promote the Nokia Lumia 930. It took 6 weeks to edit the 90-second video. Behind the scenes here.

The Nobodies

The Nobodies

Two middle-aged losers dream of becoming musicians. Comedians Greg Bratman and Dusty Brown play fictionalized versions of themselves in this endearing short. The Nobodies is 100% cheese, with a few familiar faces sprinkled in.

Benedict Cumberbatch: Penguins

Benedict Cumberbatch: Penguins

Benedict Cumberbatch narrated the BBC documentary South Pacific. While watching the film, YouTuber Graham Hughes noticed something peculiar: the Sherlock star struggled to pronounce the word “penguins.”

Beach Wave CGI Simulation

Beach Wave CGI Simulation

It’s amazing just how realistic CGI water simulation has gotten. Check out this short demo from Carlos Parmentier using Houdini FX which shows off sea foam, bubbles, wind, mist, splashes and even a dead body floating there.

Defuse on the Fly

Defuse on the Fly

Deviant Pictures Films’ entry to the 2014 Saxxy Awards is a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive machinima. It’s based on a fan-made mod where the counter-terrorists have to defuse a bomb that’s strapped to a chicken.

Mackerel Jordan

Mackerel Jordan

ZOOPerstars’ funny fish might have beaten out the San Diego Chicken as the best sports mascot ever, with this hilarious routine in which he gets his revenge on a player – by eating him. We hope he ate the person who shot this vertical video.

What You Have to Watch

What You Have to Watch

(NSFW: Language) Collegehumor breaks down how we sometimes decide which TV shows to watch based on their reputation and how cool they’ll make you seem. Seriously though why the hell did Bill Murray even do Garfield?

Conan: Couples Counseling

Conan: Couples Counseling

Conan associate producer Jordan Schlansky is engaged, so his boss took him to couples counseling. Because Conan suspects that Jordan is a robot. But Jordan involuntarily proves that he has a heart.

Rubik’s Cube Wakesurfing

Rubik’s Cube Wakesurfing

Sure, it’s not that difficult to solve a Rubik’s Cube, but this guy took multitasking to a whole ‘nother level by solving his 3x3x3 puzzle while wakesurfing. Sure, the waters were pretty calm, but you try doing it.

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