Moving target

Amazing clip from the running of idiots... cheating death one horn at a time. (thanks mr. g)


Also without breakage, man eclipses his own record for stein-carrying.

"Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered." -- William Shakespeare

Unusual forecast

Did this weatherman just unabashedly let fly while on camera? Or is it a bunch of hot air?

Why not boost your vocabulary with the proper names of 17 bodily functions.

Finally, this might just be the world's best GoFundMe.

"He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away." -- Raymond Hull

Spin cycle

If you haven't seen the news story, this security cam footage of a car accidentally plowing into a New York City laundromat is all too real and pretty terrifying.


And legato, watch postcards of mid-twentieth century resorts morph into their abandoned ruins.

"As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes." -- Mel Brooks

Future tense

Dissolve commissioned And/Or studio to make a video called "This Is a Generic Millennial Ad" using only stock footage from Dissolve. Well they succeeded, and it perfectly captures how annoying it all is.

Still, the question need be asked: Have smartphones destroyed a generation? (and maybe ultimately a civilization)

And the sound of internet nostalgia... opera singers dubbed with dial-up modems could be the next big thing.

Opera singers dubbed with dial up modems could be the next big thing pic.twitter.com/daiG0lVqjw

— Olaf Falafel (@OFalafel) September 3, 2017

"I have memories — but only a fool stores his past in the future." -- David Gerrold

Plotted plant

While you could just take this horrendous vehicle crash reported by Fox13 at face value, there's apparently a lot more to the story, including the arrest of a hospital nurse, according to this KSL.com report.

And a little less byzantine... can you fill in the missing word in each book title?

"When people go to work, they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home." -- Betty Bender

Crowdsourcing

Over 65,000 people attended a Green Day concert in London back in July and the crowd made its own music between sets as thousands took part in a well executed en masse a capella version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".

And a word to the wise... don't put your friend in charge of the vacation photos.

"To escape criticism — do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." -- Elbert Hubbard

In the cards

Watch as this master card blaster slices olives and does other amazing stuff by throwing playing cards ninja-style.

And was it incredible coincidence, divine karma, or just plain good luck? Any which way you see it, these people were in the right place at the right time.

"Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement." -- Alfred Adler

Razing the bar

Motorist tries to warn a dump truck driver that his bucket is up, just before the truck takes out an entire highway sign. Crazy stuff.


And the five stages of margarine grief.

"The door to safety swings on the hinges of common sense." -- Unknown

Word on the street

A young cat finds itself in what looks to be a bit of a jam, but goes full-on ninja kitty rather than accept assistance from a would-be rescuer.


And Mashable compiled these 25 unusual happenings caught on Google Street View, sourced in part from the /r/googlemapshenanigans Reddit.

"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness." -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Light the path

Two great things that go great together -- dominoes and fire -- in a chain-reaction featuring matches, sparklers, candles, fireworks, and open flames.


And what good is this MacBook Air entirely from Legos?

レゴでパソコンつくりました pic.twitter.com/HQa9IqiThS

— しゃなぎ (@877dance) August 7, 2017

"How is it that one match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box of matches to start a campfire?" -- Christy Whitehead

Undeserving

I've got nothing against Muppets but it's not all tears and sorrow watching Elmo vs. Sulfuric Acid.


And in the take-it-literally category, Pop Tarts replaces model's eyes with mouths in its latest ad.

Feast your eyes on new #JollyRancherPopTarts @Jolly_Rancher pic.twitter.com/gL3YGheA0x

— Pop-Tarts (@PopTartsUS) July 26, 2017

"Vice and virtue are to the artist materials of his art." -- Oscar Wilde

Final approach

Oh, what a lucky man he was... you never know when lightning might strike. Next time, maybe use a selfie stick. (Thanks mr. g)


And on the flip, this slow and never-ending descent into the infinite fractal city is a bit of a maddening mind-bend.

"The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it." -- Patrick Young

Grand theft repo

Wacky video of a car "repossession" gone awry, captured by a lucky bystander (motorist, actually), is yet another sterling entry in the annals of SoCal car culture.


And street artist Tom Bob (@tombobnyc) has a mission to turn drab urban spaces into charming and whimsical bright spots.

"The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it." -- Will Foley

Good on paper

Check out a trippy stop-motion music video for "Explosions in the Sky" by the Ecstatics that pretty well captures the electronica vibe using thousands of papercraft sculptures.


And over 100 years of stop-motion animation history in 3 minutes by way of 39 movies. How many can you name?

"When life gives you scraps, make something with them." -- Unknown

Happy little trees

A match made in heaven... thankfully the folks at Chia HQ wised up, embraced the obvious, and created a Bob Ross Chia Pet.


All they need is sunlight, water, and some serious attitude -- check out these badass trees that refused to quit, no matter what.

"If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason." -- Jack Handey

Wheels down

Proof positive that you shouldn't look at your phone while driving... watch this imbecile ride his scooter into a giant sinkhole, luckily captured on CCTV as a pungent reminder.


And if you're going to get something indelibly printed on your body, it might as well be something like this trucker's tattoo that makes him look like you're a tiny person driving another human(oid).

"When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves." -- Viktor E. Frankl

Soc-car style

Don't ask me why they play this game similar to a real-life version of the video game Rocket League, with an eight-foot ball and excavators as goalies, but it looks like fun.


And one reason to buy a particular car... a good pun is its own reward. (thanks mr. g)

"There are only three sports: mountain climbing, bull fighting, and motor racing. All the rest are merely games." -- Ernest Hemingway

Sudden movement

This video of a leg cramp in action is tough-to-watch can't-look-away bad/good.


Though not quite as grotesque, these two-sentence horror stories from the subreddit /TwoSentenceHorror might tersely creep you out.

"I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either." -- Jack Benny