Awesome Videos

A few years back, this guy in Slovakia gave new meaning to the term “rail grind” with his own single-person trolley car, made from a wooden pallet and wheels that set into narrow-gauge tracks. It’s great until you run into an actual train.

A teenager elopes with a girl while sneaking his grandpa out of the hospital. But the video for How To Dress Well’s single is no rom-com. Part 2 & 3 here. Tom ditched lo-fi for polished pop in his latest album What is this Heart.

A 37-minute documentary and showreel of sorts from Finland’s StuntFreaksTeam, showing off some of their motor vehicle skills and general tomfoolery. They also are extremely deft at destroying stuff. Turn English captions on.

Ferrari F1 driver Kimi Räikkönen went for a round of lawnmower racing with Martin Brundle, Johnny Herbert and Anthony Davidson prior to the British Grand Prix. Sadly he wasn’t able to replicate his performance when it mattered.

Red Bull sportbike freestyler Aaron Colton tears it up on the streets of Manila in the Philippines, though he freely admits that the local scooter brigade can still negotiate the city’s crowded streets better than he can.

Three airplane videos went viral this weekend, the most dramatic of them being this nearly catastrophic screw up. A Boeing 767-300 about to land at an airport in Barcelona almost collided with an Airbus A340 crossing the runway.

Sonic the Hedgehog does his best impression of Daenerys Targaryen, granting freedom to countless critters trapped in evil Dr. Robotnik’s container prisons. Unfortunately, this one probably should have been left sealed.

YouTuber Zaber Ansary shares this video of his friend’s hilarious reaction to getting spooked. His ice cold threats afterwards are the hollow icing on the cake. One of those things that gets funnier the more you watch it.

(NSFW: Language) Believe it or not, there is a method to Michael Bay’s madness. The problem is, it takes a sharp mind and inhuman fortitude to watch Bay’s flicks and break them down. Part of Tony Zhou’s soul died to give you this.

(NSFW: Language) A man is just about to get lucky when his future self pops in, warning him to stay away from his date. Bo Mirosseni and Elisha Yaffe’s short slightly overextends itself, but it’s still fun to watch.

Hugo Cierzniak’s wonderfully animated short film makes fun of its protagonist’s laziness and over-reliance on his automated home, after an accident causes him to lose control of his own body, and become slave to his own gadgets.

Got the basics of making a hit pop song? Brett Domino is back with the advanced techniques for cooking a chart topper. You’re going to need a synthesizer, a washing machine, and provocative lines like, “Who made you the barrister?”

Adam Savage and Tested invited illustrator Marty Cooper – the man behind Aug(De)Mented Reality – to ask him how he makes his viral doodles and stop-motion short films. Then they make one clip, which you can see at 6:45.

(NSFW) Comedian Melissa Villasenor mimics female stars, from Wanda Sykes to Christina Aguilera. She doesn’t get all the voices right, but she makes up for it with her facial expressions. Her Natalie Portman is hilariously accurate.

(NSFW) When Captain Picard and his men log out for the day, the Night Crew takes over. Sir Patrick Stewart and Chris Pine guest star in this groovy Robot Chicken skit. Commander La Freak: best name ever.

GOAAAAAL! Slingshot master Joerg Sprave gets in on World Cup mania with his latest creation – a massive slingshot that can fire a soccer ball from one end of the field to the other. We bet it would go even further with a Brazuca ball.

Star Wars fanatic Frank Wunderlich can’t wait until Star Wars: Episode VII drops, so he made up his own “leaked” footage – though his movie takes place at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport, rather than a galaxy far, far away.

A young girl seems to be at odds with her Dad, until he makes it up to her with a thoughtful gesture. Fahrenheit DDB promotes a home improvement store with an unlikely tactic: by going for the feels.

A simple joke between two dads gets out of hand. Or is it three dads? Visual effects specialist Andrew McMurry reminds us that boys will be boys in this hilarious short film. Hulk Smash Fists: for children ages 30 and up.

During Philadelphia’s July 4th Welcome America concert, an old school vs. new school battle broke out between DJ Jazzy Jeff and Jeremy Ellis with the sounds of Super Mario Bros. as their ammunition, with Questlove providing rhythm.

(NSFW: Language, Gore) In 1998, 22-year old Deputy Kyle Dinkheller pulled a man over for speeding. Benjamin Arfmann made this reenactment not to titillate but to remind us of the dangers of being a law enforcement officer.

For their latest “Kids React to…” video, The Fine Brothers asked today’s youth to try out an old Nintendo Game Boy – which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Best quote: “You don’t just turn it on and get the apps?”

Asked by the media about his alleged misuse of public funds, Japanese official Ryutaro Nonomura sobbed and ranted incoherently on national television. Boing Boing’s Rob Beschizza made the scandal more entertaining.