Bunny Show Jumping

Rabbits compete on the athletic field of battle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNPOdffkkLo


"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor." - Robert Frost

OH to MN in

Road trip from Ohio to Minnesota, captured on a dashboard digital camera, in about three and a half minutes.
http://vimeo.com/12193211

And if you're looking for "the most comprehensive image buggery on the web", Toogle it.


"If Columbus had turned back, no one would have blamed him. Of course, no one would have remembered him either." - Unknown

Cat vs. Bear

Watch out for mom when she's ticked off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCbXK2_UNlU

Or pick your own battle...Battle of the Cheetos


"If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain

Anonymous me

Dear Blank, Please Blank, an amusing collection of anonymous notes to who/whatever.

Surprisingly, online meet enthusiasts exaggerate their height, income and a few other odd things. An intriguing analysis from OK Cupid...Biggest lies in online dating

Lastly and no doubt leastly, a random collections of wishes in Found shopping lists


"I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up." - Tom Lehrer

Advice for Young Girls from The Little Mermaid

Emphasis on vice. Probably not what Disney intended.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8xCgC3w1zs

And, the original Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey, typed on 3×5 cards.
http://www.deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com/3x5cards.html


"Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into, the mind." - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Mel Gibson phone call rant to Old Spice

Two recent internet memes clash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PnX1X0_o_A


"The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Sumo cum laude

Quite a build up on this show to watch a lizard eats a fly off a sumo wrestler's face.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1938575

And more from the genre, The 10 Most Insane Moments from Japanese TV. (Thanks Raygun)


"It's better to be an authentic loser than a false success, and to die alive than to live dead." - William Markiewicz

Heavy metal levitation

Not musical -- mechanical. Long video from start to finish, but a very impressive stupid human trick. (Thanks Bruce)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RobaJKGMMiE

And another engineering marvel, perhaps the greatest animated GIF ever:
http://i.imgur.com/xuq29.gif


"Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." --J. K. Rowling

maori's morning

A short stop-umentary of a morning in the life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esm_ecZqGkE


"All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on." - Henry Ellis

Ghost in the Machine

Is it live or is it Memorex? Portraits of musicians made out of recycled cassette tapes.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iri5/sets/72157611954107572/

And also on the crafty side, stop-motion woodblock print videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLlxIllNX1s


"The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable." - John F. Kennedy

Vintage parkour from the 1930s

Parkour? At the time, they probably just thought the guy was nuts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nPR8MLTe_w


"Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people." - W.C. Fields

Ironic, moronic

Feast your eyes on Friends of Irony, a site that amasses photos of signs that directly contradict their intended meaning and purpose. Is it coincidence that it's the real irony...?
http://www.friendsofirony.com/

And, luckily someone gave up evenings sorting through that image catalog called the internet to come up with the cream of that crop: Awkward Stock Photos.
http://awkwardstockphotos.com/



"What's the use of a good quotation if you can't change it?" - Doctor Who

You, your friends, and your what...?

In celebration of that special something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCe6NOBUut0


"A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others." - Paul Valery

Food mods

Meet the incredible indelible egg.
http://thewondrous.com/humorous-egg-art-20-pics/

And a vaguely amusing, vaguely disgusting new food delivery system, The Food Lift.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1929773


"All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it." - H. L. Mencken

Not screwed

Got a bottle of wine on hand but no corkscrew to get it open?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHTADX5nxT8


"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever." - Lance Armstrong

One good insult deserves another

If you're up for a good string of cussing and ranting from the silver screen, have a gander at The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSEYXWmEse8


And for some more humorous denigration there's Catalog Living, a look into the exciting lives of the people who live in your catalogs.
http://catalogliving.tumblr.com/page/1


"Don't use a big word where a diminutive one will suffice." - Unknown

Mario takes a walk on the wild side

A little video magic showing Super Mario Bros. projected curbside in an impressive display of camera motion tracking technology.
http://vimeo.com/13118504

And, Tetris everywhere...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/olenkaolja/galleries/72157623981936334

...or play Tetris on a 3-D display made of water.
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/07/play_tetris_on_a_3d_display_made_of.html


"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." - Wernher Von Braun

Awkward family pet photos

Grimaces deserved from man and beast alike.
http://awkwardfamilypetphotos.com/

And another walk on the awkward side, a compendium aptly titled "Dogs Wiping Their Bums". W-H-why...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUNWz6a5UcE


"How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg." - Abraham Lincoln

Surely you joust

After checking out this 30-second clip of full contact jousting I had to rethink the Renaissance Festival thing just a little.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGrAUj-CgnQ


"My one regret in life is that I am not someone else." - Woody Allen

Not-so-smart-phone

I just now got around to seeing this video. It's profane and hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

The guy who made it got in a bit of trouble from his employer (Best Buy), though I don't see why.


"It's better to offer no excuse than a bad one." - George Washington

Porschecycle

Ain't setting records at the track, but does get good mileage. (Thanks Joe)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaQB_tgS7f0


"An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory." - Freidrich Engels

Chrome Fastball

Strange hybrid game sorta thing where you "solve challenges" to move a ball through a contraption; read this TechCrunch post for some more an explanation. Or just play now and see if you're Chrome fast.
http://www.youtube.com/chromefastball

And...how fast do you multitask?
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/06/07/technology/20100607-task-switching-demo.html


"There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear." - Napoleon Bonaparte

The Truth (?)

It hurts.
http://verydemotivational.com/2010/07/01/demotivational-posters-the-truth/

Really.
http://twitter.com/bretterlich/status/17345184766


"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhaur

Not quite what you expected

What's in the box? Could it be, perchance, super fast ninja cat...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v71Dtj2W7pw

For some freakier sudden animal movement, look at this clip of a recently cleaned (i.e., decapitated and gutted) dogfish return from the dead. (Apparently adding salt causes the muscles to start flexing involuntarily.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khW3nLG_xoY

And finally, a slo-mo golf ball hitting steel at 150 MPH.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMqM13EUSKw


"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." - Voltaire

Fireworks, Reader's Digest version

A thirty-minute pyrotechnics display sped up to three minutes running time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyRWghwn5-Y


"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one." - George Washington (1732 - 1799)

Price Tag Fails

Can't be sure these are actually "fails". Could just be bored staff making funnies with the price tags.
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/2010/price_tag_fails.htm

And the class of 2010 had a little fun with Post-It notes. Birth. School. Work. Death.
http://topcultured.com/awesome-post-it-senior-prank/



"Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking." - H. L. Mencken

Right to vote

Why does Tom Scott wonder which politician is most attractive? Either way, it's your right to vote.
http://tomscott.com/congress/

And Pop Icons In A Different Light, which includes some good ones and some geeky ones. (Thanks Joe)


"Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future." - Niels Bohr

Homemade Roller Coaster

He only lost three sons getting the loop to work right.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1937521


"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers

You know the drill

Appropriate for Independence Day is this performance by the U.S. Navy Presidential Ceremonial Honor Guard Drill Team. It's a few years old but well worth watching if you haven't seen it before. (Thanks Bomser)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWGU3mpfRoM


"Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the
country, it would probably fly around in circles." - Pat Paulsen

Wake up and get ready

Miss anything?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hPm1p0Q3xA

And speaking of paying attention, here's why you shouldn't talk on your cell phone at a baseball game.


"It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem." - Malcolm Forbes

Yes, deer

A couple of domestic pets get the smackdown, Bambi style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADGn1GABF0Q


Also, treat yourself to this "crazy looking time-lapse video" of a humonsterous crab molting. Nature is both bizarre and creepy.


"Courage is fear that has said its prayers." - Dorothy Bernard

Dude vs. Wild - The Desert

Spoof of a show that I thought was already a spoof. (Thanks G)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BAWIhTU5s8

And in a vaguely related vein, check out Raven vs. RC plane featuring a motivated bird and some good comments (ex: "Told you New Zealand had an airforce").


"Patience and fortitude conquer all things." – Ralph Waldo Emerson