Awesome Videos

While playing on a pinball machine at the 2014 Michigan Pinball Expo, YouTuber lilmul123 accidentally got a ball perfectly stuck between a kicker and a bumper. Sadly the bumper broke before he could beat the high score.

Britain-based circus group Circulus aims to push the boundary of their craft by creating bespoke acrobatic performances in “found and forgotten spaces”, such as this abandoned factory.

(NSFW: Language) “We keep these secrets buried deep, as we walk the life that was mapped out for us at age 13”. A collaborative animation for Talia Randall’s poem Common Room, a depressing account about being forced to conform.

(NSFW: Language) Some first-person shooter games have a split screen mode for local multiplayer matches. Rooster Teeth tests if this viewpoint retains its scouting side effect in real life. The short answer? Holes.

An entertaining series of short films created by 15 independent Canadian animators who were all asked to use pads of 4″x6″ sticky notes and a black pen as their only tools. Each segment is a reflection on a single day of the artists’ lives.

The RACER Channel shares this visor-cam footage of Simon Pagenaud practicing at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The first 20 seconds are fun to watch. The rest is just terrifying. Bro, do you even blink?

(NSFW: Language) Worldwide Interweb compiled this edit of pranks played on those cheesy public access TV shows. It seems that The Fresh Prince and dick jokes are most popular. And that guy really does look like Oswald Cobblepot.

While it’s not nearly as perilous as playing drums with your drumsticks on fire, we still were entertained by drummer Tyler Williams showing off LiveSpark’s FirePixels which can map digital triggers to fire an array of propane torches.

“Design” is often associated with fancy concepts for gadgets, clothes, cars, etc. Johnny Kelly and Scott Burnett remind us that even everyday objects, structures and surroundings need to be thoughtfully designed. Learn more here.

(SPOILERS) You can’t please everyone, but the series finale of How I Met Your Mother left a lot of fans pissed. We think the backlash is T.M. – too much – but this straightforward take by Ricardo J. Dylan should please the angry mob.

Birmingham Airport in England is plagued by crosswinds during winter, pushing planes around, flexing their wings and overall leading to white knuckle takeoffs and stomach clenching landings.

(NSFW: Language) FoxADHD does for classic children’s stories and movies what it did for superheroes, taking any sense of wonder and magic and crushing it like a bug with its putrid guts splattering from beneath your shoe.

Asap Thought reminds us of the inconsistencies and quirks of the English language by quoting passages from Richard Krogh’s The English Lesson and Richard Lederer’s Crazy English. Eh, it could be worse.

For his late night show’s hilarious Dallas episode, Conan dropped by the headquarters of cosmetics company Mary Kay. Watch him learn how to sell makeup, put on ninja maternity wear and creep out a house full of women.

(NSFW: Language) “Used to be I’m a “ride or die” chick, B.I.G. with the “Me And My Bitch”, no objections, being an object.” Talib Kweli raps about the objectification of women that’s become par for the course in hip hop. Video by dreambear.

Chelsea is a hardworking waitress, breadwinner and supportive member of her community. Break decided to give her not one, but multiple positive pranks with the help of her friends and colleagues. Stay golden, Chelsea!

Over 300 watercolor drawings combine with 3D effects in this short but sweet animation by Parachute Parachute to create a very personal and touching love letter to the cultural force that was the Volkswagen Vanagon.

Using light-up drumsticks, long exposures and a 360° video rig, Ballantine’s captured every move of musician Ben Mead’s drumsticks, creating a fascinating animated light painting from rhythm.

“No fries salad lady – coming soon to the next window.” Break brought back Honest Trailers’ Jon Bailey and used his gritty voice and quick wit to make fast food drive through orders sound cool.

Since the use of machinery is typically frowned upon in the Amish community, they often have to resort to brute force to get work done. In this amazing video, watch 80 men pick up and move a house onto its foundation.

(Gross) ZeFrank resumes his True Facts series with an episode that’s as enlightening as it is hilarious. Watch and learn about the dangers of touching an octopus arm, how to compare the weirdness of two animals and more.

While Gravity was a pretty awesome movie already, artist Krishna Shenoi came up with a way to improve upon it, introducing a much better solution to Sandra Bullock’s seemingly endless tumble in space. The ending is priceless.

Some corny jokes can be salvaged through comical delivery. Others can be powered through using the sheer force of laughter. Case in point: YouTuber ENGRunningRobbo on a roll while playing Call of Duty.