Astronauts Falling on the Moon

RIP Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)

Vaesen

A prince sets off on a journey to save his dying father, driven by his fear of failing him.

Nice animated short film from Denmark with Pink Floydesque music.




(from one of the Youtube commenters:

"Vaesen/Väsen/Vesen (Danish/Swedish/Norwegian respectively) means a being, or entity")

Robin's "Holy..." Supercut

No holy guacomole?!

Lesser-Known US Politicians

Vermin Supreme (Independent)

Here he is running as a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for the 2012 US elections.

Jimmy McMillan ("Rent Is Too Damn High" party)

Here he is running for governor of New York in 2010.

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Epic Beard is Epic

Wakko Warner vs Skrillex

I personally require no further proof that Skrillex ripped off the Animaniacs  ;p


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Talking Animals

Youtube user klaatu42 specializes in animals that can talk.


Ultimate Dog Tease (more than 113million views, wow!)

Cat playing "I Spy"

Welcome to Canada!

Welcome To Earth - Universal Time-Lapse

A compilation of 179 clips from tilt-shift and time-lapse videos from around the world (some featured already in this blog, check tilt-shift and time-lapse post labels on the right), accompanied by a beautifully energetic song.

Recommended viewing is HD, full screen.



Originally compiled by Luc Bergeron (aka Zapatou).
The list of all the clip sources, in order of appearance, can be found at the source.

The song is Wolf by Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit.



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The Adventures of Kim Jong-Un

"Episode" 1

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Grandpa Raver

At 0:56 I thought that was the end of him.
Better dancer than me, I admit.
Also... so many semedakia (the cloths that cover the TV, the shelves, everything)!

Pitbull Warms to Prospect of Visiting Alaska

Walmart set up a contest whereupon the rapper Pitbull would visit the Walmart store that would get the most "likes" on Facebook. What they hadn't anticipated was that a writer for a Boston newspaper would suggest that people send Pitbull to the most isolated Walmart out there, the Walmart at Kodiak, Alaska and that this idea would go viral. As a result, the Walmart at Kodiak easily got the most "likes". Being a good sport, Pitbull did in fact visit it, albeit only for a few hours and without performing (source ABC).

Here is the Key of Awesome's take on how Pitbull accepted the fact that he was going to Alaska.



Dàlee!

(there are of course no penguins in Alaska, but somehow I think that was on purpose...)

Landing of the Curiosity Rover on Mars

After a journey of just over 8 months, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Mission is about to reach Mars and in a few hours will attempt to land the rover Curiosity on the surface of the planet. At 900kg (the size of a small car) it is the largest Mars Rover yet. It is equipped with a plethora of scientific instruments. Its objectives are to (source Wikipedia):

1. Determine whether Mars could ever have supported life
2. Study the climate of Mars
3. Study the geology of Mars
   
4. Plan for a human mission to Mars

I particularly like #4.
Fingers crossed. Let's hope everything goes according to plan (see video).


A few thoughts. The cost of the Mars Science Laboratory Mission is at about US$2.5 billion.
The defence budget of the US for 2012 was US$711 billion.
For the same year NASA's budget was US$17.8 billion.

Imagine how much more amazing work could be done if just US$50 billion was cut from the defence budget and allocated to NASA.

What A Rude Elephant!

Barging in like that and drinking water from the swimming pool... while people are swimming.
Joke aside though, perhaps they should invest in a fence because lions and hyenas might not show the same indifference towards them.




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The Korbut Flip

The amazing performance by Olga Korbut in the gymnastics competition of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. According to the video poster, this is the first backwards release move ever attempted on the uneven bars. Her characteristic move can no longer be performed because standing on the high bar is no longer allowed.



I admit that before yesterday I had no idea of her performance or even existence.
Who knows how many videos like these are scattered around the internet waiting to be discovered.

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Battlestar Galactica RPG

All 4 seasons of Battlestar Galactica re-imagined as a role playing game.
Contains so much truth.

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