Filling Stretch Armstrong With Water Until He Bursts, In Ultra Slow Motion

Filling Stretch Armstrong With Water Until He Bursts, In Ultra Slow Motion

This is a video of the Slow-Mo Guys filling up two Stretch Armstrong dolls with water from a garden hose until they explode. They do one just laying in the grass, and another while Dan lovingly embracing the doll. Haha — not so tough now, are you, Mr. Armstrong?! God, I still remember the first time I cut open a Stretch Armstrong and tasted the goo inside. It’s not a taste you soon forgot. Your mom screaming at you for the mess you made on the sofa either.

Keep going for the video, but the real money shots are at 3:55 and 6:40.

I’m One Of You: Baby Goat Grows Up Thinking Its A Cat

I'm One Of You: Baby Goat Grows Up Thinking Its A Cat

This is a video documenting the life of Lily, a baby goat that was rejected by her mother at birth (she was the smallest of triplets) and surrendered to the Friendly Family Fields Farm in North Carolina. She was only five days old and two pounds when she was taken in, but quickly made her way around the home trying to find more of her own, starting with a rabbit named Lawrence. After Lawrence sadly informed her she wasn’t a rabbit, a long-haired house cat named Bean took her under his paw, and she’s been a cat every since. How precious is that? And I can relate, I was actually raised by wolves, so until I was sixteen I thought I was a wolf. “You weren’t raised by wolves.” You’re right, they were foxes, and I’m sorry for eating all your chickens.

Marimba Band’s Award Winning Performance

Marimba Band's Award Winning Performance

This is a video of Zimbabwe’s Hillcrest College Marimba Band performing at the 2017 Marimba Cup Challenge. Their performance won them the coveted Marimba Cup that year, which, at least in my mind, they all shared a celebratory drink out of afterwards. It really is a joy to watch. There’s dancing, there’s singing, and there’s some of the best — and most spirited — marimba playing I’ve ever seen. This will definitely be at the top of my weekend playlist, and if anybody at the Labor Day party doesn’t like it, too bad. I mean I’m already crashing a barbecue I wasn’t invited to, you think I care if they don’t like the music I’m playing?

Keep going for this contest-winning performance, as well as another from the following year.

Driving The Highest Paved Road In The U.S. At ~14,000 Feet

Driving The Highest Paved Road In The U.S. At ~14,000 Feet

This is a pleasant video of Youtuber Sidetrack Adventures driving the highest paved road in the United States, the Mt. Evans Scenic Byway in Colorado. The incredibly scenic road climbs to the top of Mt. Evans and an altitude of 14,130-feet, passing through five different climate zones on its route to the peak. Most of it actually looks surprisingly chill, but there were several switchbacks and dropoffs that make Mt. Evans Scenic Byway a hard pass in my book. You’d have to sedate me and tape my head to the passenger side window for me to ever witness this in real life.

Daredevil Makes Super Sketchy Jump Between Rocks Into Water

Daredevil Makes Super Sketchy Jump Between Rocks Into Water

This is a video of a daredevil potentially thrilled about the prospect of getting to drink the rest of his meals threading the needle between two massive rock walls while leaping into the water below. I mean maybe this looked less sketchy from another angle, but I’ve got the distinct feeling this guy’s mom would be sick to her stomach if she saw this footage from any angle. My mom already called to yell at me for the possibility that it was me, even though this guy and I don’t look anything alike. She worries.

Jacana Bird Rescues Babies From Crocodile By Becoming Freaky Multi-Legged Beast

Jacana Bird Rescues Babies From Crocodile By Becoming Freaky Multi-Legged Beast

This is a video of an African jacana father gathering his chicks to move away from a hungry crocodile by letting them climb up under his wings, giving himself the appearance of a mutant bird with a bunch of extra legs in the process. Those aren’t his legs though, those are his chicks’ legs. My chick’s legs? Long and golden tan — just the way I like them. I’m kidding, she’s like 5’1″ and pale as a ghost, just don’t tell her I said that.