Awesome Russia

You know when someone gets into an accident and says “the other guy came out of nowhere?” In Russia, it really does happen. Just try and wrap your head around the car in this video that does seem to materialize out of thin air.

Ever play with SSP racers when you were a kid? This guy (in Russia, naturally) tests the theory you can start a real car with the same method when the battery dies. Of course, don’t try this on any vehicle you actually care about.

They clearly like to do things a little differently in Russia than here in the States. Case in point: When this 18-wheeler broke down in the snow, they called in the heavy artillery to tow it out. Yes, folks. That’s a tank.

After watching this clip of a Russian soldier spitting beats faster than an electronic drum machine, we almost felt the need to wipe his saliva off our monitors. Thankfully, YouTube hasn’t perfected SpitSurround technology yet.

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.

Heartpounding POV footage captured by 3RUN parkour and freerunning athlete Shade Zlat as he jumps from beam to beam of this incomplete building structure in Russia. Watch in full screen HD for optimal effect.

Pro-X driver Kata Karenina doesn’t seem the least bit worried that the inside of her 4×4 has filled up with muddy water, as she hits an impasse in the Russia Rainforest Challenge. She says: “I’m up to my ears in sh*t, but I’m happy.”

Yes, in some parts of the world they still have gas station attendants. And at this one station in Russia, they go the extra mile, not only filling your tank, but doing a little dance routine while you wait – assuming you brought a dance floor.

Speed bump is where you speed, no? That sure seems to be the case with the drivers whizzing over this nasty bump in Russia. It’s too bad the guys who posted it couldn’t use video editing software without that ridiculous watermark.

A couple of crazy dudes in Russia (where else?) must have left their parasailing equipment at home, so they decided to take to the air on an inflatable “kite raft” instead. We smell another Mythbusters episode here.

While we can crush an empty soda can with ease, this Russian strongman can fold a frying pan with his bare hands like it’s no harder than folding cardboard. Surprisingly, he’s got he’s got competition. And maybe a girlfriend.

The Russian Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ensemble puts their own Eastern Bloc spin on Men at Work’s camp 1980s classic Down Under. We guess they were singing about the Moscow Metro. From this this obscure covers album.

We’ve heard numerous cool and unusual cover versions of Adele’s hit theme to Skyfall. But we’re going out on a limb and guess you’ve never heard it sung by a Russian military choir. Bonus points: Salute when the chorus kicks in.

So you’re hanging out on the beach, taking in a warm, sunny day when this happens. A massive 600-ton Russian military hovercraft decides to take over the place. No amount of SPF will protect you from this.

We’re not sure why so much weird stuff happens in Russia, but here’s some footage of two giant concrete slabs that can’t stop moving around. We can only imagine it’s some sort of demon trying to escape the sewers.

Driving on ice give us nightmares in which we both drown and freeze to death. But that didn’t stop this guy from creating a vehicle that can drive across fractured ice and extract itself from icy waters.

A loving animated tribute to Laika the dog – the world’s first true astronaut, who was launched into space Sputnik 2 way back in 1957 – with the kind of ending we wish had really occurred for the mutt.

Over the years, Russia hasn’t exactly been known for the quality of its cars. At best, they’re utilitarian, and at worst, well, we present… the LADA. Yes, we know it was rigged, but we still laughed.

In Soviet Russia, they do everything a bit harder than we do. Take for instance, this unusual method of downing a shot of absinthe. We’re betting he had a couple of shots before shooting this video, though.

While we’ve seen as many as 24 people cram into a Mini, the never-ending stream of Russian troops coming out of the back of this truck remind us of some sort of alien spawn-point in a videogame.

Judging from the prices at that gas station, we’re guessing the police cars in Russia have been reduced in size in order to conserve on fuel. Or maybe they just built it to chase this guy.

Another devastating traffic accident caught on the streets of Russia – this time, a pedestrian narrowly escapes death or serious injury by gracefully walking backwards from the flying debris.

We’re not sure if you can still order this vodka, sold in an AK-47 shaped bottle, but it’s too awesome not to mention, even if the limited run of 13,000 bottles is already gone. You might still find it on eBay too.