Awesome Videos

(NSFW: Language) Last Week Tonight looks at American media’s reaction to a recent European Union court ruling that Google must delete search links upon request, and suggests an alternative to invoking the right to be forgotten.

(Gore) THIS! IS! MAN AT ARMS! Blacksmith Tony Swatton and his crew replicated King Leonidas’ one-handed sword from 300. Mythbusters’ Grant Imahara then dropped by to test it, and to show just how huge Tony is.

While you have to go to a fancy pastry competition here in the States to witness this art form, in Xian, China, it’s as easy as going to this street vendor, who crafts intricate candy animals by blowing into molten hot sugar.

Here’s your feel good video for the week. Two hip cats nod off and explore the universe through an 80s-tinted lens. Written, produced and directed by Ryan Barger and Katie Akana, who seem to have had too much catnip themselves.

Sky News’ Joe Michalczuk is an entertainment reporter and film critic. For his wedding, he asked some of the celebrities he interviewed if they could leave a message for his bride Jenny. Here are the gracious ones who obliged.

Mutsack and Bleacher Report present this hilarious mashup of the NBA and Game of Thrones. It’s a bit outdated and it starts off slow, but you’ll be asking for more by the end.#theSpursarecoming

Artist Takeshi Murata created this mind-bending illusion which appears to be a molten sphere of metal that is constantly flowing. The effect is based on a zoetrope, using strobe lights and synchronized still images. Read more here.

Pete Holmes tries to get Blanka approved to fight Zangief, while the hairy green guy tries to explain that he’s human, and not a monster so he doesn’t have to fly as cargo in a crate outside the airplane. A troll is a type of monster, no?

Nope, it’s not a brand new Samsung phone. The company enlisted Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and nine other top soccer players as the Galaxy 11 in this cheesy science fiction ad, with none other than Der Kaiser as their mentor.

Vat19 answered their fans’ questions about its Magnetic Thinking Putty and then some by lumping together 500 tins – or about $7500 worth – of the stretchy black goo and testing it in a variety of ways.

(NSFW: Language) YouTube andrembennett shares this compilation of a son mercilessly taking advantage of his dad, who is easily spooked. Imagine if the old man shared a house with this dude. They’d set off each other all the time.

YouTuber cdal233 made this supercut of his mom’s dog Charcoal for her birthday. He chose the wrong song, but otherwise this video is gold. Charcoal and his favorite toy remind us of the simple pleasures in life.

Before the release of X-Men: Days of Future Past, Honest Trailers looks back at the three movies that kicked off the franchise, and asks a really good question as to why superheroes are praised, while mutants heroes are abhorred.

The storm chasing group Basehunters was able to capture a supercell as it formed, grew and grew some more, until it eventually dissipated in Wyoming. Check out their YouTube page for more awesome videos of extreme weather.

Linsey Pollak, Ric Halstead and Brendan Hook may look like bicyclists, but they’re sitting on something unique. Each of their bikes transforms into a playable wind instrument. Frank Zappa did it first, but these guys perfected the technique.

Jaime Maldonado happened upon a guy singing outside a grocery store. A few minutes after Jaime started filming, another dude joined in the jam. Then a third guy pitched in as well. It’s no sax off, but it’s still fun to watch.

Nerdo Design Collective made this badass opening sequence for Cielo TV’s coverage of the 2014 MotoGP. Replays would be so awesome if they were augmented with animation. The song is Pump Up the Bass by Enertic & Ju’C.

(NSFW: Language) Tony Zhou sheds light on Steven Spielberg’s long takes – scenes shot continuously with one camera. Instead of calling attention to the technique, Spielberg uses it to flow seamlessly between actors’ movements.

The music video for Moving On, a single from English rock band James’ new album La Petite Mort. Stop motion filmmaker Ainslie Henderson used nothing but yarn to weave – knit? – a heartbreaking tale.

Walt Disney shows off an incredible invention his studio created in the 1950s – a camera which could capture multiple layers simultaneously to produce impressive background depth, a dramatic advancement in animated filmmaking.

This young Barney Stinson was handed a foul ball at an MLB game. He then hands over a ball to a lady behind him, who was of course very touched by his gesture. We hate to break it to you like this ma’am, but you’ve been punked.

The guys from Nitro Circus have attempted motorcycle backflips with two or three people riding on a single bike, and failed spectacularly. So what’s the only logical thing to do? Try it with four guys, of course.

This hilarious mod for NBA 2K14 allows you to make gargantuan players which can get from one end of the court to the other in just a few steps. His pint-sized brother is pretty hilarious too.