Awesome Videos

(Gore) We’ve seen a music video made with yarn. Here’s one where every frame was embroidered. Directed by Nicos Livesey and Tom Bunker, the video for Throne’s Tharsis Sleeps sees astronauts on a terraforming mission.

Writing for the New York Times, director Jerome Thelia said, “As soon as I saw a photograph of an African soccer ball, stitched together from old rags in the geometric patterns so familiar to us, I wanted to tell its story.”

New Orleans Dixieland jazz band Swamp Donkeys performs the most upbeat version of Ramin Djawadi imposing Game of Thrones theme song we’ve ever heard. Perhaps it’ll come in handy for jazz funerals.

Screen Junkies celebrates the 20th anniversary of Disney’s The Lion King with the most hilarious Honest Trailers episode yet. It’s our problem-free philosophy, an African catchphrase!

The awesomely married Nick Offerman and Megan Mullaly dropped by Late Night with Seth Meyers and answered a few questions about love and romance. They have their own definition of “delicately” though.

(NSFW: Language) The Checkout gives a funny and informative primer on gendered marketing. If all this pink and blue dichotomy sounds obvious to you, that only emphasizes how gullible we are because sadly, it works.

Coca-Cola and ad agency Leo Burnett Colombia came up with a cooler that runs on solar power. It uses evaporating water and a refrigerant to cool drinks. We hope they share their design with the public. More here.

(NSFW: Language) Conan O’Brien gets his hands on a sneak peak of the upcoming Wii U brawler, but sadly has no idea who any of the characters are other than Mario. Also, is Sarcastic Clapping Mario the next Death Stare Luigi?

Stuntman and actor Eric Jacobus demonstrates over 200 kicks for use in action flicks. Granted, most of them are variations of five or six general types, but this is still fun to watch. The song is Nightstop’s Drive-by Stalking.

In its latest episode, Last Week Tonight reminded us that the beautiful game is governed by a “comically grotesque” organization. If you think EA sucks, wait ’til you hear about FIFA – the 2 Girls, 1 Cup of non-profits.

Mountain biker Claudio Caluori takes us on a thrilling POV bike ride through the Scottish countryside, hitting insane speeds and grabbing air a few times along the way. The part in between the trees is downright nuts.

Richard Dunn found himself stuck overnight in Las Vegas’ McCarran airport, and needed some way to fill the time. So what did he do? He shot a music video with his iPhone. Though we’re not quite sure how he shot it All By Himself.

(NSFW: Butts) A quirky short film by French design collective HOTU in which a couple of drivers stumble onto a robot after capturing a crash on their dashcam. After watching it, we think it should be titled BROBOTZ.

McDonald’s is cashing in on World Cup fever, but forget whatever it is they’re promoting. Let’s just thank their ad agency for rounding up these talented soccer trick shot specialists for this awesome commercial. You’re welcome.

In this insane stunt, motorcycle rider Cody Elkins hit a ramp while pilot Skip Stewart flew his plane directly beneath him. And the guys from Pixelworkers and AeroMedia Group were on hand to capture it all in slow-mo.

When skilled robots make soccer’s stars obsolete and the sport boring, Il Fenomeno rallies his successors. This animated short is the soccer equivalent of Space Jam. We wouldn’t entrust the future of the sport to Tim Howard though.

Jersey the dog seems to have a thing for his family’s leaf blower. But when he tries to chew at the stream of air being blown into his face, the little guy is instantly transformed into a full-on monster. Or Fizzgig from The Dark Crystal.

Musician PelleK covered classic cartoon theme songs from the 1980s and 1990s with his flamboyant power ballad vocalizations, 4-octave range, and a cheesetastic music video to go along with. Oh, and if you’re craving some DuckTales…

To remind people not to use their mobile device while driving, Volkswagen arranged a blunt but highly appropriate public service advisory in a theater. Aiden Pearce approves of this message.

(NSFW: Language) This 2006 Chevy Equinox has a bonus feature: its air conditioner is so intense it can make snow. As if that wasn’t funny enough, it’s probably doing that because the AC is running low on refrigerant.

Vocativ gives us a peek at the world’s dopest police academy. The Dubai Police Force has $6 million worth of cars, from a Ferrari FF to a Bugatti Veyron. The cars are used to improve relations between the police and citizens.

(Gore) Robot Chicken looks to The Birds for inspiration as it imagines how life must be like for A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin. We wonder if it annoys or tickles the man when people call him by his full name.

A piece of construction equipment designed for smoothing concrete got stuck and started spinning on its own. A couple of dudes captured workers’ futile attempts to stop it, and contributed this amusing play-by-play.