Awesome Videos

Alex Cornell presents a short film about a dystopic future in which civilian territory is monitored by highly intelligent and imperious UAVs with Watch_Dogs-like abilities. Worse, Adobe updates are still around. Dammit.

(NSFW) YouTube comedy group Extremely Decent kick off their series of music videos with a cheesy ballad. This one’s for all the dudes who have caring in spades but lack the confidence to stand out to those they adore.

Backed by the immortal words of the late philosopher Alan Watts, this trailer for the upcoming ski flick Days of My Youth teases us with snippets of the most daring and dramatic downhill shredding we’ve ever witnessed.

…also known as “Tekken with Friends.” Rocket Jump visualizes some of the dick moves that we pull off when playing fighting video games. Here’s a tip from Uncle Sensei: download Divekick. Problem solved.

(NSFW: Language) Conan O’Brien and Ride Along stars Ice Cube and Kevin Hart went around Los Angeles by hiring a driver through the Lyft app. Conan quickly becomes everyone’s bitch. Get those fowtys!

(NSFW: Lyrics) Our pal Jeff Wysaski of Pleated Jeans put together this mix of popular tunes from the past year, setting us straight on lyrics that we never quite understood in the first place – except for Daft Punk. We knew that one already.

YouTuber Dan Clark pilots a helicopter to harvest Christmas trees at the Noble Mountain Tree Farm in Oregon. It seems like the trees were already uprooted and bundled before he picked them up. Here’s a POV video of the task.

Mental Floss’ John Green works from his remote office at Indianapolis’ Sun King Brewery to teach us a thing or two we never knew about our brew, and to set us straight on a few things we had wrong. Also, U.S. Presidents really like beer.

William Byrd High School player Marvey’o Otey pulled off this incredible (or incredibly lucky) behind the back shot as he tried to keep the ball from going out of bounds. His forward momentum sent him clear out of the gym.

French Mario and Luigi can play Mario Kart without a video game console. Or karts. Olivier Bolduc and Simon Lachapelle made this smooth live action stop-motion short based on Nintendo’s racing game.

Jay Leno talks about the PS3 exclusive Gran Turismo 6 on his car show. He shows off his souped up ’66 Oldsmobile Toronado, which is actually in the game, along with Mercedes-Benz AMG’s insane Vision Gran Turismo RC car.

NBA welcomes its aging superstar back to the fold, the future hall of famer and five-time champ Kobe Bryant, who just recovered from a career-threatening injury. The tribute is worth watching even if you’re not a fan of the Black Mamba.

When we play soccer around here, we use our feet or heads to move the ball. Not so in Slovenia, where they practice goalkeeping using something with a bit more firepower. Kids, don’t try this at home, especially if you like your teeth.

“When people say their baby is at home safe, and she’s not in an actual safe, is she really safe?” That’s the premise behind this ridiculous fake product from The Pete Holmes Show. It’ll definitely cut back on all that annoying crying though.

Phillip K. Smith III turned a 70-year old dilapidated cabin into a light-based installation that embodies the word reflection in more ways than one. By day it mirrors the desert, by night it shines with LEDs. More here.

The denizens of this animated world must cope with a climate in which massive winds are an everyday occurrence. But they seem to take it all in stride, adapting to the environment without so much as a complaint. Directed by Robert Löbel.

Normally, if you shake up a bottle of soda and then open it, you end up with a big mess to clean up. But if you carefully follow The King of Random’s instructions, you’ll soon be opening your bottles like a true soda master.

This silly CGI animated film follows the misadventures of a knight who’s convinced he’ll achieve fame and fortune by rescuing the first captive princess he can find. But he must first slay a dragon and find the invincible sword.

Animator Timor Barshtman pays tribute to director Quentin Tarantino by illustrating the connections between his films through the transformation of the actors who played a multiplicity of roles in them.

French architect Jean Prouvé designed prefab homes back in the 1930s & 40s. To prove how amazing these homes were, art dealer Patrick Sequin disassembled one of his homes, packed it up, and had it reassembled it at Design Miami.

YouTuber Tom Mabe and his friends set up an elaborate ruse to teach a habitual drunk driver a harsh lesson that he’ll never forget. Or so we hope. Don’t be like this dude. Not all of us have prankster friends who’ll set us straight.

Nathan Barnatt bears more than a passing resemblance to Grand Theft Auto V’s scuzzbag protagonist Trevor, so he decided to dump a “dead body” and see how people react. Props to Graham Mackie for playing the dead guy.

YouTuber DailySm0ke found himself behind a boat that seemed to have the gift of gab. Perhaps it’s talking about its eccentric owner. Or maybe it’s beginning to feel like a rap god.