Awesome Videos

Manchester Museum curator Campbell Price claims that one of their Egyptian statuettes gradually spins on its own. He says it’s been in the same place for decades but it only came to life a few months ago. Dun dun duuuun.

The Quirkology channel once again provides us with a batch of parlor tricks you can pull on your friends and clean the spare change out of their pockets with. The one with the funnel is just plain mean.

A chorus line of girls performs the strangest dance we’ve seen as they wear one massive set of black and white set of tights to mess with our brains and eyeballs. We’re really trying hard not to think of Human Centipede.

Getting your bike onto a roof rack can be a pain, but pro cyclist Peter Sagan has a method which works like a charm, and doesn’t require lifting the bike over his head to do it. Though we’re not sure it’s good for his car’s paintjob.

It seems as if everybody and their brother is doing a Daft Punk Get Lucky cover these days, so it was only a matter of time before President Obama would get in on the action. Though we can’t say he carries a tune very well.

Dr. Carl June and his colleagues were able to cure leukemia in a girl by using a “disabled form” of HIV – the virus that causes AIDS. The virus modified the patient’s T-cells so that they could destroy cancer cells. More at NYT.

38-year old Kenichi Ebina loves to be the center of attention, and he has an arsenal of tricks to keep an entire crowd’s eyes on him. Watch him show off his unique dance style at a recent America’s Got Talent audition.

Google Glass doesn’t have a lot of interactive features yet, but it may already have a killer app. Its voice search is so good it’s terrifying. It’s basically outsourced thinking. Memorization may soon be obsolete.

Despite a temperature of over 1500°F under its moving crust, this man has the cojones to walk quickly across the surface of this smoldering lava flow. At least he had shoes on, but we’re still surprised those survived.

An amused father catches his son about to eat a popsicle first thing in the morning. The sweet-faced bandit stalls for time, but he eventually pulls off an advanced trick: getting what you want without having to steal it.

Rolex is sponsoring the free broadcast of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships on YouTube. Watch Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and other world-class tennis pros duke it out live now until 7/7/13, Noon to 7pm (BST).

(NSFW: Language) “Classic Literature. Original Gangster.” The online study guide Thug Notes is just like CliffsNotes, except its host Sparky Sweets drops knowledge about literary works using African-American street slang.

(NSFW: Language) Josh’s best friend Adam is an actor. He lucks out and gets a minor role in a movie starring Ryan Gosling. Josh couldn’t be happier for his friend… until Adam comes back as a real human being. And a real hero.

(NSFW: Language) A young man loses track of his little sister, and must go to extraordinary lengths to try and find her. A science-fiction mystery that asks more questions than it answers. Directed by Dan Gaud.

Three years ago, YouTuber Rick22228 bought a very old and damaged upright piano. Its sorry state led to a beautiful accident: its lower notes had a unique, reverberating sound. But the real gem here is Rick’s infectious enthusiasm.

We’re so used to ZeFrank making us laugh our asses off, but in this poignant clip, the online humorist makes us really think – and cherish every day we have on this planet. And also crave a big bag of Jelly Bellies.

We know that texting while driving is a serious problem today. Apparently there’s an even worse fate that could befall phone users. One that could occur even if their car isn’t running. Let’s all heed Humordy’s warning.

We’ve got enough trouble running on flat surfaces, but at the Red Bull 400 Planica, athletes made their way up an insanely steep 400-meter ski jump hill. Our legs hurt just watching this.

Let the 12-year-old metalheads of Unlocking the Truth capture your heart all over again with their uplifting message of individuality, creativity and the rock and roll spirit in this feature from Avant Garde Diaries. (Thanks Amy F!)

There’s a lot of enveloping geometry to fall into in Eoin Duffy’s On Departure; the animated short is a very personal narrative centered around the loss of his younger brother, Emmet. Best watched full-screen with headphones on.

XCAR takes us on a tour of ten race courses which are not only thrilling, but have a record of some of the most deadly accidents in the history of racing. A sobering reminder of how dangerous the pastime of racing can be.

After reading contradictory press coverage about Williston’s oil boom, Colin Archdeacon and Skyler Swezy journeyed to North Dakota to find out what’s really happening. Good mix of interviews and befitting cinematography.

(NSFW: Language) A short film about a fact of life: high school boys are so easy to get. Just put on a fancy wig and be athletic. What? We think 5 Second Films should make an exception and feature this gem.