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John Henry and the Railroad

John Henry and the Railroad

“Grit, sweat and love.” So goes the mantra of John Henry in this brilliant retelling of the American folk hero’s tale. Written and directed by Brandon McCormick. Grab the soundtrack here.

Shake Cocktail Robot

Shake Cocktail Robot

Inertia Labs’ cheeky entry into this year’s BarBot competition can pour and shake any three-ingredient cocktail you’d like. Drink up – assuming you can get past its unusual dispensing mechanism.

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6-Year-Old B-Girl

6-Year-Old B-Girl

While the young breakdancer at the start of this clip isn’t half bad, the appropriately monikered 6-year-old Terra upstages his every move, dealing an epic deathblow to her competition. More here and here.

Stun Sword

Stun Sword

YouTuber jonathanj9969 hacked a stun gun into a metal double-bladed sword, creating one hell of an intimidating weapon. Its bark is probably worse than its bite, but it does work. Watch a demo here.

BigDog Throws Blocks

BigDog Throws Blocks

We’ve got enough trouble with Boston Dynamics beastly four-legged robot, but now it’s got the ability to pick up cinder blocks and toss them across the room. Nothing good could possibly come of this.

Slapped Awake

Slapped Awake

YouTuber zachcurd asked his wife to slap him awake for 15 days straight. You’d think he’d get used to it, but unfortunately for his face he can’t be trained to react while he’s still unconscious.

The Zero F**ks Given RX-7

The Zero F**ks Given RX-7

19-year old Corbin Goodwin bought a beat up Mazda RX-7 and modded it in his parent’s garage, turning it into a beat up RX-7 that will annoy other people and kill its driver given half a chance.

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This Is My Court

This Is My Court

An ode to the United States’ streetball culture and the locals who treat their concrete courts and chain link fences as home. Directed by TWiN and narrated by the awesome Michael Kenneth Williams.

Cheater’s Pool Table

Cheater’s Pool Table

PoolLiveAid detects the table, cue and ball and then provides a virtual overlay of the ball’s trajectory. We’re not sure if it takes into account the strength and angle of the strike though.

First Person Lightsaber Duel

First Person Lightsaber Duel

Watch Darth Vader duke it out against one brave Jedi in an awesome first-person perspective. The video was made by The Stunt People using a GoPro camera and modified Hasbro Force FX lightsabers.

World’s First Breakdancer

World’s First Breakdancer

Footage shot by Thomas Edison back in 1898 captures “a preadolescent boy, dressed like a street urchin” who starts out doing acrobatics but sneaks in a headspin and other classic B-Boy moves.

Wonder Woman Fan Trailer

Wonder Woman Fan Trailer

The wise and brave demigoddess kicks Nazi butt in this Jesse V. Johnson’s fan trailer starring Nina Bergman. Nina’s got some cool moves, but we still wish she had a more sensible costume.

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London Super Comic Con Cosplay

London Super Comic Con Cosplay

Yes, they like cosplay in England too. Here’s a look at some of the best costumes to show up at the recent London Super Comic Con, edited together by Sneaky Zebra. The song is Up and Away.

Jiggleface

Jiggleface

Cutting room floor footage from Fluke’s slow-mo Vibrations of some dude’s rapidly shaking head captured at 1000 fps. It’s not a pretty sight. Might be better to keep your mouth closed next time.

Epic Rap Battle: Gandhi vs. MLK

Epic Rap Battle: Gandhi vs. MLK

(NSFW: Language) Key and Peele guest star in the latest edition of Epic Rap Battles of History. This time it’s two proponents of non-violence, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi throwing down.

Juggling & Solving a Rubik’s Cube

Juggling & Solving a Rubik’s Cube

(NSFW: Language) We’ve seen someone solve a Rubik’s Cube with one hand while juggling with the other. But Ravi here solves a cube while also juggling it. What manner of wizardry is this?!

iGLIDE: Levitate

iGLIDE: Levitate

WHZGUD2 shares a brilliantly smooth dance performance by the aptly-named Julius “iGLIDE” Chisolm as he pulls off his frictionless flows to Koven’s remix of Levitate by Hadouken!

Bare

Bare

A bear determined to keep his house clean faces an uphill battle against nature. A sweet and simple animated short made by Hellen Dallat for her graduation from University of Wales, Newport.

A Million Times Clock

A Million Times Clock

Design studio Humans Since 1982 outdoes their Clock Clock with this mesmerizing kinetic installation. A Million Times is made from 288 analog clocks powered by 576 electric motors.

Invisible Dog Prank

Invisible Dog Prank

Rhett and Link drop unsuspecting subjects into a test chamber, wearing headphones driven with DTS’ Headphone:X technology to see how they react to an incredibly real sounding angry dog.

Insane Rope Swing

Insane Rope Swing

Devin Supertramp and pals rig an epic rope swing in a canyon, capturing its riders from numerous angles so we can experience the thrills without risk of killing ourselves. Go BTS with ShayCarl.

Laughing Cocks

Laughing Cocks

A niche of cock breeders in Jakarta grow a special kind of roosters, whose crows sound like human laughter. These cocks are treated like kings, fetch high prizes and compete in laughing contests.

Goats & Bon Jovi

Goats & Bon Jovi

Just like that, goats have gone from yelling like us to performing duets with pop stars. Here’s a couple of them singing Living On a Prayer with Bon Jovi. Go goats, you’re halfway there.

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