Awesome Videos

Sci Code debunks a few myths about outer space propagated by science fiction. Find out why there’s no such thing as zero gravity, what space battles would sound like and how “cramped” asteroid fields are. Here’s our bonus trivia.

YouTuber Nicolas Husard presents this compilation of a restaurant staff spooking his co-worker, who seems to be easily startled. Either that or he’s horrified that his friend is shooting another damned vertical video.

ESPN’s top sports videos of the year includes Doug Anderson’s whirlwind slam dunk, the behind the back three point shot and this kid running over a puny football defense. We can think of at least five videos they missed though.

Just like Microsoft and Corning, Samsung thinks interactive displays will become ubiquitous in the future. Some of their concepts are overkill – a touchscreen on a mug? – but bendable and foldable displays could be game-changing.

R&B crooner Arthur Ashin made his alter ego Autre Ne Veut known back in 2010, but 2013 was his breakout year with the release of his stellar second album Anxiety. This is the music video for his wonderful single Play by Play.

A man wants to return an unsightly fish back to the pet store because of how it looks. Tom Teller’s short film doesn’t have one outstanding feature, but somehow the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. YouTube mirror here.

Watch Destin of Smarter Every Day punch a sculpted six-pack in slow-motion, as he explains how the legendary stunt performer Harry Houdini died: through a lethal combination of douchebaggery and stubbornness.

The “Michael Jordan of short attention spans” is stuck between being too restless to study which leads to bad grades which leads to tutoring sessions which makes him sad or taking medication which makes him sad or. Or. OR.

Various levels of Joker’s Fun House created in LEGO. It has lots of moving parts and features minifigs of Batman, Robin and other heroes being attacked by Joker and other villains. Brickbaron made this award-winning diorama.

(NSFW: Language) Dark Igloo and M ss ng P eces pay homage to the toys and collectibles of the 80s and 90s. This über board game combines the action figures, video game accessories and other toys we had as kids.

THAT’S not a chainsaw. THIS is a chainsaw. This custom-built chainsaw from Australia’s Whitlands Engineering is powered by a 4.1-liter V8 car engine, and can slice through massive tree trunks in just seconds. Go figure it’s not alone.

A more thorough version of this. Owen Wilson Cecil Trachenburg of Good Bad Flicks looks at the dismal quality of modern movie posters, provides a possible explanation for their decline and praises the indie poster movement.

(Gross) A woman on a first date is hesitant to order a a meal. His date tries to put her at ease and ends up WHAT THE HECK. Just, what? Folks, from now on, when someone says they don’t want to do something leave them be.

(NSFW: Language/Gore) An action-packed short based on Tomb Raider, though the heroine here is more of a Hostage Rescuer. It also stars the world’s dumbest hostages and the dreaded villain Captain Exposition. Great fight scenes though.

Austin “Austron” Granger built what he claims is the world’s largest K’nex ball machine. Made of more than 100,000 pieces, the machine is 23.5′ tall and 40′ long. It’s currently at The Works Museum in Bloomington, Minnesota.

A teenager finds a time capsule that his mom made for him back in 1994. The mementos are accompanied by a note. Casey Warren & Danielle Krieger’s film is based on a letter to Casey from his mom. She passed away when he was 12.

(NSFW) Skate legend Mark Gonzales bolted nine skateboards together to create the Circle Board. Thrasher Magazine followed The Gonz and his buddies as they took the silly contraption for a spin around New York City.

(NSFW: Language/Gross) So much went wrong in the news last year that News Be Funny just couldn’t fit all of it in one video. Here’s more news bloopers, including the world’s best infographic, a Ron Burgundy cameo and a rapping weatherman.

(NSFW: Language) ZeFrank talks about the armored mammal. Did you know that there’s only one species of armadillo that can roll up into a ball? And did you know that armadillos are susceptible to boner pits – dammit Jerry!

This demonstration of a rig designed to stabilize motion camera work may mess with your head. No VFX trickery was used here – just motors and gyroscopes to keep the camera perfectly stable. We’re not sure how you pan with it though.

We’ve used baby gates to keep our dogs out of rooms we don’t want them in, but the only time they’ve foiled the system is by jumping over them or brute force. Not Java. She’s got her own system that’s decidedly more clever.

(NSFW: Language) Vine Compilations presents its picks for the best Vine videos of the year. Prepare for a 23-minute barrage of jokes, illusions, pranks, funny pets, parodies, twerking, and uhm, male twerking.

(NSFW: Language) After paying homage to New York’s hip hop scene, artist Jay Shells gives a massive shout out to West Coast rap. Animal NY once again followed Jay around as he posted rap lyrics in the areas they referenced.