Awesome Videos

Created in a visual style that reminds us of LittleBigPlanet, this animated short tells the story of a little king who tries the control the almighty Sun. Co-directed by Anton Brand, Guillaume Klein, Charlotte Quillet and Raphaël Théolade.

Engineering prodigy Wesley Sousa proves that it doesn’t take fancy equipment to demonstrate ingenuity. Using wood and plastic tubing, he built a functional model of an excavator arm, which uses syringes in place of hydraulic machinery.

Glitches can be annoying or hilarious. But on occasion, a glitch reaches such epic proportions that it’s better than some of the game’s scripted moments. This Assassin’s Creed IV glitch is one such moment of unintended brilliance.

Dramatic video captured this past weekend as Italy’s Mount Etna erupted, showering nearby towns in Sicily with black volcanic ash, and creating a surreal scene that looks like something out of a science fiction movie.

This is Mike! He owns a golf shop! He doesn’t care for! Fancy commercials! He just wants to get his message! Across! No Old Spice trickery! Here! Or any of that stuff! That’s Mike! He owns a golf! Shop!

P.A.K CR3W dancer Alijah “POP-O” LeCour’s buttery-smooth gliding style has more than a little bit in common with that of Marquese “Nonstop” Scott – and that’s pretty impressive, considering the kid is less than half his age.

(NSFW: Language) Animator Lee Hardcastle is usually known for his hyper-violent claymation, but for his latest clip he took a break from playing with his Play-Doh, and went for some candy bars instead. Dirty, dirty candy bars.

Normally, if your car falls through the ice of a frozen lake, it’s fish food. Not so for these guys in Russia, who managed to retrieve this Honda SUV from its icy tomb using brute force and ingenuity. According to the video’s poster, it still drives.

Aaron Paul and his mighty hobo beard recalls an elaborate prank that he and his buddies pulled on one of their friends. They made him believe that a meteorite fell on their backyard. Then things got out of hand.

As we already know, an abandoned building, graffiti artist Sofles and videographer Selina Miles make for an awesome time-lapse video. Also featuring artists Fintan Magee, Treas and Quench. The songs are by DJ Butcher.

(Gross) Food extremist L.A. Beast eats two Chocolate Butlahs, which his chili connoisseur friends are calling the world’s hottest pepper. Either that claim is true or this guy should replace Mark Ruffalo as the Incredible Hulk.

Eclectic Method celebrates 50 years of Doctor Who with a mesmerizing 40-minute-plus montage of clips, audio samples and their own trademark electronica. Whovians, pop it into full screen and crank up the speakers to 11.

(SPOILERS) A bonus feature from the Blu-ray box set of Breaking Bad. It shows main actors Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul reading the script for the season finale for the first time. We want to see Cranston read the script for this ending.

Air New Zealand is back with another Lord of the Rings-themed commercial. Like New Zealand’s tourist ad, the airline blurs the line between its country and Middle-Earth. Watch and get a chance to win plane tickets for two here.

Harvard comedy group On Harvard Time decided to punk their university’s longtime football rival Yale by posing as Yale students and giving tours of their enemy’s turf. That gothic architecture.

(NSFW: Language) Collegehumor continues to poke fun– er, glorify the very best leader of North Korea. Will Kim Jong Un’s Pokémon expertise help save his nation? Not that it needs saving. North Korea’s doing just fine.

Kid President thinks we should be kinder to our fellow citizens of planet Earth, and offers up 20 words and phrases for us to consider saying on an everyday basis to help make the world a better place. Sage advice indeed.

One Minute Galactica used footage from The Avengers’ blooper reel to imagine what the movie would’ve been like if the characters were less intense. In other words, this is what it would be like to have RDJ play all of the heroes.

For its latest couch gag, The Simpsons’ animators envisioned what each character on the show might look and sound like if transformed into their musical equivalent. It’s sort of like Peter and the Wolf, FOX style.

YouTuber Harry Wright and his friends in New Zealand pull off beer pong trick shots in and out of their dorm. They’re not as impressive as the kids from Olivet, but hey, that’s why they’re in college isn’t it?

The Calgary Flames lost this week against the Columbus Blue Jackets, but not for lack of trying. Flames goalie Reto Berra made what many are calling the save of the year, stopping a lobbed puck with an acrobatic move.

Devin Graham shot Aaron Fotheringham – the dude who pulled off a 360º backflip on his wheelchair – as he treats his ride like a street bike, riding on half pipes, grinding and yep, doing backflips.

British Airways is getting creative with their ‘Look Up’ campaign to promote the airline. They have installed digital billboards that show footage of cute kids who recognize, point out and announce their arriving flights.