Awesome Videos
How Thor 2 Should’ve Ended
“Sayeth whaaat?!” How It Should’ve Ended takes on yet another questionable Marvel sequel, Thor: The Dark World. The group also teases a new animated series and hurls one more jab at Man of Steel.
Holiday Emergency
(NSFW: Language) Melodysheep crafts a Holiday tune using samples from the Griswold’s Christmas misadventure, the 1989 classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Starring Chevy Chase and his crazy-eyed look.
The Wong Way
The guys from Sneaky Zebra find themselves under siege from a team of hostile enemies. Fortunately, Freddie Wong is on the task – back in top gun-totin’ form, ready to blow away every baddie in his path.
Roof Avalanche
There’s something just so mesmerizing about chunks of ice and snow falling off of roofs. In this clip captured at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas, it seems not only to go on forever, but the chunks all look like roof tiles.
Honest Action: Die Hard
Screen Junkies brought in a physician for their expert medical advice on what fates John McClane would have suffered if Die Hard realistically portrayed his injuries on screen – and how many lives he would have needed to survive.
It’s SO COLD in L.A.
“Are those clouds?! THOSE ARE CLOUDS” Jimmy Kimmel Live shames some of the news channels in Los Angeles, who seem to be so desperate for something to talk about that they must have broken the world record for straw-grasping.
Batman in Classic Xmas Movies
(NSFW: Language) The Dark Knight returns to desecrate classic Christmas movies, including It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone. You can watch the full episode where this skit appeared on Pistol Shrimps’ website.
Ant Physics
Scientists have uncovered some fascinating behaviors of ant colonies. When poured through a funnel, they act as a liquid, moving around each other – but when picked up or pushed down they become a sort of solid, clinging to each other.
Ground-Level Wingsuit Flying
Wingsuit pilot Brian Drake flies insanely close to the ground along the dangerously steep Couloir de l’Ensa in the French Alps. Fortunately, the winds were just right to keep him from smashing into the rocks just beneath him.
2013: What Brought Us Together
Jean-Louis Nguyen created another compilation clip celebrating the triumphs, tragedies, and most significant moments of the past year. It’s not as slick as Google’s clip, but more emotional, and much more comprehensive. Full list of clips here.
Wallflowers
(NSFW, Flashing Lights) A short film dedicated to anyone who’s ever had a bad night out. Or to introverts in general. We know that feel bro. The Line nails the experience with great animation and audio.
Traffic Sorted by Color
Cy Kuckenbacker continues his San Diego Studies series. This time he compressed and edited a four-minute shot of San Diego traffic, reorganizing the passing vehicles according to their color. More here.
Christmas Face
Following up on last year’s Christmas Sweatz, Rhett and Link are back with their friends to bring a little random holiday cheer our way – perhaps starting a new Christmas trend to replace ugly sweaters along the way. Or not.
Brodie Smith 2013 Trick Shots
Frisbee trick shot master Brodie Smith shows off his best shots of the year, including a few football and basketball shots, plus a serendipitous moment with a stranger. The upside-down backhand shot was sick.
Life-size LEGO Car
This incredible feat of LEGO engineering by Steve Sammartino and Raul Oaida is comprised of over 500,000 LEGO bricks, and drives at speeds up to 20MPH. Its working engine is even made of LEGO, and runs on compressed air.
Superman Double Backflip
21-year-old pro biker Ethen Godfrey Roberts pulled off three tricks in one go at a Nitro Circus Live event, sandwiching a Superman in between two backflips. He had a sketchy landing, but he still completed his run.
Insane Golf Shot
During the Farmfoods British Par 3, golfer Matt Wheatcroft found his ball stuck in the rough, just inches away from a fence post. But instead of taking aim towards the green, he decided to do a bank shot off the post – with incredible results.
Gun Range Google Glass POV
YouTuber cheekflapperer used his Google Glass to record part of his practice session at a gun range. However, he said that he doesn’t actually recommend wearing the device while shooting because it was distracting.
SNL: H&M
Jay Pharaoh and the rest of the Saturday Night Live cast poke fun at the bargain basement, gossamer and tight-ass clothes of fast-fashion store H&M. Featuring a very game John Goodman and rapper Wale.
Google Zeitgeist 2013
Google once again recounts significant events, viral moments, the highs, lows and other recent memories from the past year – based on search volume. We only wish they would make these clips longer. So much more happened than this.
Luxury Defined
Jaguar vs. Chicken
Jaguar has made no bones about its newfound intent to be the bad boy of European car manufacturers. In this parody spot, Jag takes a direct jab at rival Mercedes-Benz chicken-flavored Magic Body Control commercial.