This is some pretty mesmerizing stuff – video taken of various contestants, competing at the USA qualifier (Los Angeles) for the 2011 Battle of the Year.
After watching this, I’m in utter awe of what the human body is capable of doing. Though this is not my scene at all, I am utterly fascinated by B-Boy culture.
Here’s the premise: In Brussels, a movie theater is filled to the brim with 148 tattoo-covered bikers. At a glance, they look like a pretty tough crowd and not the type of folks you’d mess with.
They’re taking up an entire movie theater, with the exception of two seats: smack dab in the middle. As unsuspecting couples walk in, they’re suddenly faced with choice.
This is a stellar teaser video for BBC Knowledge, an international TV channel from across the pond. Sadly, accessing the website shows that the US is listed as an “Unavailable Region.” Bummer.
Mortys is a short film about Death, and how her son tries to find ways for them to spend more time together. I was browsing around this AM, got sucked in and ending up watching the whole thing.
My wife is an avid proponent of the Neti Pot. In a nutshell, they’re designed to flood the sinuses with a warm water/saline solution. You stick the thing in one nostril, tip your head over, tilt the Neti Pot up… and water does a little loop de loop through your sinuses. The water then exits out… your other nostril.
Awesome stop-motion video, done with illustrations on about a gazillion balloons. Thanks to Mark Clarkson for the link!
Paul Mawhinney lives in Pittsburgh, PA and has amassed the largest record collection in the world. The Archive is a short documentary about Mawhinney’s passion, and is both awe-inspiring and sad in equal measure. People come in here once in a while and they ask for a song, and my eyes light up. I feel like I’m part of the…
Bert Kreischer is a funny guy. He’s a stand-up comedian, but also has a pretty interesting past. I learned of him over the weekend while browsing around my Netflix Streaming options… and came across his show: Bert the Conqueror. The premise is pretty straight-forward. Bert travels around the country, hitting up amusement parks and pretty much any venue where there’s…
I don’t know much about Danny MacAskill, other than he’s able to drop my jaw with the things he can do on a bike. As a kid, I had a BMX bike and used to do jumps off a ramp in my backyard. There was a decent hill at my house (and a killer one at my neighbor’s), but that’s…
You weren’t always so grown up. Remember when you used to run outside, to play in the sun or the rain? Or better yet, when you would spend hours out in the snow, building forts and snowmen? This was back when you didn’t get so cold so quickly, when you could go without gloves and your laughter kept you warm….
Parallel Lines was a video contest run by electronic company Philips, requiring entrants to adhere to a very specific set of rules. All videos had to be under 3 minutes and could only contain six lines of dialogue: “What is that?,” “It’s? a unicorn,” “Never seen one up close before,” “Beautiful,” “Get away, get away,” and “I’m sorry.” The first…
Metropolis II is fantastic city, created by artist Chris Burden. It boasts 18 roadways, which are travelled upon by 1,100 cars. Along with his chief engineer, Zak Cook, the project took the two of them four years to build. My favorite moment is at 4:36, when the camera pulls back and shows the piece in its entirety. That sound you’re…
Captain Awesome is about to save the day once again, when an upset stomach threatens to ruin it all. Created by The Animation Workshop, it’s incredibly funny, super slick, and well… awesome. [via MetaFilter] Related:The Awesome Foundation: Providing $1,000 For Your Awesome IdeasThis Is A Useless (And Awesome) MachineI Have No Idea What This Is, But This Video Is Awesome
Derren Brown, famous mentalist and mind-trick guy, challenges 9 chess masters… simultaneously. And the amazing thing? He ends up winning more than he loses. I guess this is an old trick, but still fun to watch Brown in action. All the YouTube videos I could find of this had the embedding disabled, so you’ll have to view the video on…
Below are two videos of Kilian Martin. They’re incredibly well done, and all sorts of mesmerizing. My jaw drops, looking at some of the moves this guy can pull off. Some days, when I’m doing nothing more than walking down the street… I trip. For no good reason. And then there’s this guy. [via MetaFilter]