Give him a hand (or two)

Check out this street artist with extraordinary ambidextrous drawing skills.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfV9UROo7Dk

And, They Draw and Cook, a blog of artistically expressed recipes.
http://www.theydrawandcook.com/


"I don't know that there are any short cuts to doing a good job." - Sandra Day O'Connor

Bosnian Rambo: Born for Action

Some dork thinks he's a badass and shoots a video to prove it, not surprisingly to the amusement of thousands of idiots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhJ-x4CE5Dk

And from the animal habit-at, crabs smoking cigarettes.
http://www.iheartchaos.com/post/964788507/twenty-things-crabs-smoking-cigarettes

And you'll never look at a duck the same way again...
http://pics.kuvaton.com/kuvei/dog_masks_ducks.jpg


"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." - Leo Tolstoy

The Zero-View YouTube Video Showcase

If a video is posted on YouTube and no one watches it, is it really there? If you're curious, check out this site that has nothing but unwatched uploads.
http://zeroviews.biz/

And, The 100 Cheesiest Movie Quotes of All Time...ten minutes from the dairy section (some profane, of course).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTiAS7cdsYc


"Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other." - Erma Bombeck

Ninja wedding

As one commenter summed it up, "This has to have been staged. There is no way a pirate could take out 3 ninjas in hand to hand combat..." Lord have mercy; I wonder what would Darwin say...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQI1zh0bVdo

And while we're on artificial turf, make a Blabber. (Not sure where you'd put it.)
http://blabberize.com/


"There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self." - Aldous Huxley

What the hay?

Watch as a naked redneck tosses hissef into a hay baler.
According to someone at Gizmodo who did the research, this is probably not real. And not the hay ride you usually think of.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Co6GAaXFw

Also from the lunatic fringe, now you, too, can quit like JetBlue guy: The SlipQuit. (Includes two cans of beer and one self-inflating slide.)
http://www.dialhouse.org/

And a quick quiz...which historical lunatic are you?
http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/tests/lunatics/


"Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done. - Louis D. Brandeis

Dali folly

Based on this appearance on "What's My Line?", Dali is clearly a Yes-man, and possibly the most versatile human who ever lived. And there's not a TV host these days with this guy's command of the language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXT2E9Ccc8A

And some scenes inside the gold mine. Art takes many forms.
http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Paper-cuts-Rolls/241623


Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. - Sun Tzu

Amateur hour

Utterly godawful cover of Sweet Child O' Mine
If you think it starts out bad, wait 'til the drums kick in and it sounds like they're each playing a different song in a different key (in a different universe) while the vocalist is tortured in a non-native language. Bet you can't last more than a minute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6eMW0cEXY0


"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." - Jim Ryun.


Or for a more pleasant experience, check out these little experiments...

Tone Matrix, a simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16-step sequencer. No Keanu Reeves.

Musical Rings, where you click click repeatedly to create expanding and contracting circles that chime when they collide to create a hypnotic soundscape.

Human vs Rat: The Maze Challenge

A person running a hedge maze, with a rat working a miniature version of the same maze, as might be presented on a bad version of ESPN. The creator acknowledges he may have overdone the commentary a bit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwWACB6w8D0

Speaking of idiotic battles, check out this bit of Wikitedium, an infographic of Wikipedia's biggest, lamest edit wars.
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/wikipedia-lamest-edit-wars/


"Once the game is over, the King and Pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb

Smells Like Rockin' Robin (Nirvana vs Michael Jackson)

Surprisingly, really much better than you expect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNUTYHJrutw

And something else that shouldn't otherwise be, made out of #2 (pencils). I'm not sure whether to tag this as NSFW.
http://www.boredpanda.com/21-stunning-pencil-sculptures-by-jennifer-maestre/


"Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance." -- Kurt Vonnegut

Giant bubbles, tiny tips

Mesmerizing, almost CGI-looking, impromptu summer entertainment at the beach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI335i1L_sY

And some exquisite works of art carved into the tips of good ol' #2 pencils.
http://kronikle.kidrobot.com/pencil-tip-micro-sculptures-by-dalton-ghetti/


"Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught." - Oscar Wilde

Would the real Horn Guy please sit down?

Is it this guy? Or this guy? Either way...

"The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth." - William O. Douglas


And, other unusual sightings around town...interesting headstones.
http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2009/06/unique-graves-headstones-and-tombstones.html

"The graveyards are full of indispensable men." - Charles De Gaulle

Two paws up...

...from PETA. State of the art moviemaking from back in the '30s...a short from The Dogway Melody, featuring a doggie damsel in distress. Impressive and amusing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II1BkpX03-M


And for that matter, check out this pug "singing" the Batman theme song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrIp3k5pJQM


"Don't be afraid to see what you see." - Ronald Reagan

Flying-rat traps

Apparently Spain has a major league pigeon problem. (They're actually calling it a plague in Barcelona.) The solution? Throw money and nets at it. The writhing mass of winged rats in these short clips is a little unnerving.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwnz9B1xClE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aVOExBFIhg


"The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false face for the urge to rule it." - H. L. Mencken


And while we're on the topic...Hitchcock vs. The Birds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vATtwGZQO2o

But who's counting?

"One hundred and eight" -- slightly mesmerizing, but definitely must be considered art to be tolerated.
http://vimeo.com/13517348


And, "25,000 Barrels", which is a crapload of barrels but has nothing to do with the BP oil spill.
http://www.shortform.tv/u/matt.melmon/my/udk-mass-physics


"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You don't blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the President. You realize that you control your own destiny." - Albert Ellis

3Dementia

Some eye-popping, brain-baffling street art; no special spectacles required.
http://news.cnet.com/2300-1023_3-10004269.html

(And if that's not enough, more at SmashingApps.)


"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see." - Arthur Schopenhauer


Also in 3D, this interactive Escher 360 panorama.
http://www.360cities.net/image/tribute-to-escher

 

Corgi and bass

Small-scale canine rendition of "Happy Birthday". Impressive if even halfway real.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJQM5xBaRXI


And...what the hell's wrong with this guy?
http://www.onemilliongiraffes.com/


"You can fool all of the people some of the time, [and] some of the people all of the time, but you can make a fool of yourself anytime." - Chris Fostel

Homer Vader, Darth Simpson

Rough and tough Star Wars redubbing yields good bang for buck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQiaJfatG-8


"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind." - Winston Churchill

Hell's pizza kitchen

"Deliver Me to Hell" is an interactive zombie movie adventure produced as a viral advert by a kiwi outfit called Hell Pizza. Help delivery guy Steve get across town to deliver his pizza without getting killed by zombies. Appears they saved on expenses by using pizza sauce for the blood, but it's creative and pretty good considering the medium.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p1yBlV7Ges


"Advice to children crossing the street: Damn the lights. Watch the cars. The lights ain't never killed nobody." - Moms Mabley

Blob launch

Fill a giant plastic bag filled with air, put it in a lake, get one person to sit on one end (the beginning?), and another to jump onto the other end. And before you know it...fun ensues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in4yGN5rCHc

More blob launching videos... here, here, here, and here.


"Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven." - Yiddish proverb

Oh say Kanye tweet

Kanye West twitterings set to New Yorker cartoons. Subtle goodness.
http://kanyenewyorkertweets.com/


Also on the artistic license front, Missing Missy, an amusing tale of loss, snark, and graphic design. (Thanks John)
http://www.27bslash6.com/missy.html


"Never give advice that you are not prepared to take." - Brian Gillham (Kayete.com)

 

Intruder alert

(Thanks to K-man and Professor for these.)

The original news clip...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQp6Weo0JK0




"Television is more interesting than people. If it were not, we would have people standing in the corners of our rooms." - Alan Corenk


...and one day later, the rap remix.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI3mK1X1vY0

Pulp Disney

Pulp Fiction scene redubbed with Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse voices.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjAP0Gan5F8


And for more imposterism, check the Abbey Road webcam for live coverage of the crosswalk made famous by the Beatles, along with angry drivers who just want to get wherever it is they're going.
http://www.abbeyroad.com/visit/


"When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken." - Benjamin Disraeli

I solemnly swear

Korean ESL instructor explains English swear words to his class, and does an admirable job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TH_dKfBI40


Apostrophe abuse? What did that poor little mark ever do to you?
http://www.apostropheabuse.com/


"A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice." - Bill Cosby

Rubik's Cube Head

Memorable, but a little disturbing to say the least.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mio3sJ_GJoc



And this is a good idea: fake spilled food as a seat saver.
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/08/06/selling-fake-melted.html

"Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal." - E. Joseph Cossman

Washing Machine Self Destructs

Looked a little sketchy before the nervous breakdown.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=364dzVsBs2o




"Life may deal you many bad hands but that does not make you a bad player." - Brian Gillham (Kayete)


And of course, immediately remixed (short version).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TqBSI8ZBzQ

Razer's edge

A trifecta today. First, this cool Jerry Jones view of the razing of old Texas Stadium.
http://demos.immersivemedia.com/TexasStadium.php


"Contentment makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor." - Benjamin Franklin


Things being destroyed very slowly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAwS6dR9Hto




And a time-lapse map of every nuclear explosion since 1945 (Minus North Korea’s). It starts really slow — if you want to see real action, skip ahead to the heart of the Cold War in about 1962 or so. (Thanks Joe)
http://www.geekosystem.com/every-nuclear-explosion-time-lapse/#




"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." - E.B. White

Sweet dreams

Mila's Day Dreams is a blogster child for bored mommies who are into photography. Pretty amusing, though. I think this concept has also been successful on drunk college students. No chiefing the baby.
http://milasdaydreams.blogspot.com/


"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it." - Mae West


And I wonder what the dog mower is day dreaming...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb4mU59-7jE

Catch all

The ultimate in Frisbee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5edTmCn09s




"It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary." - Winston Churchill


But not so much on the custom RV conversion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf6ZA-of17Q

So much for the paperless office

Careful with scissors, water and candles in Don Lucho's paper house.
http://freshome.com/2010/06/09/crazy-or-cool-entire-house-made-of-paper-by-don-lucho/

And some appropriate artwork to hang, check these "amazing vividly" newspaper sculptures.
http://thedesigninspiration.com/articles/amazing-vividly-newspaper-sculptures-by-nick-georgiou/


"Every calling is great when greatly pursued." - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Dad Life

Yeah, another one of these.
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81024528/


"Perspective is worth 80 IQ points." - Alan Kay

The Rave Toilet

Know what happens when you empty 32 glowsticks into a toilet tank and then flush? Most likely you'd have to be totally straight sober.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezWHPJPfo54


"In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their experience." - Oscar Wilde