This is a video from the appropriately named Instrument Maniac performing the same 7-note lick on an impressive 91 different instruments, including the train whistle, ocarina, and conch shell. That is a lot of different instruments! For reference, I only play one instrument — the heartstrings. Still, if you’re the
- June 6, 2022
In please join my circus news, this is a video of an acrobat performing a series of consecutive backflips on the feet of another man, finishing the trick by standing on the other’s feet. Most impressive, especially considering how effortless they make the whole feat of feet look. You know,
- June 6, 2022
This is a deepfake video created by Youtuber Ctrl Shift Face (with the help of Skynet) of scenes from Terminator with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s role as the T-800 replaced by Sylvester Stallone, and Willem Dafoe as Sarah Conner. And, because this IS the internet, Brad Pitt, Jim Carrey, Donald Trump, Paris
- June 6, 2022
After a two year hiatus due to COVID, this is some footage of the annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, UK, in which participants attempt to chase an 8-pound wheel of double Gloucester cheese down a steep, incredibly uneven hill, making sure to get good and injured along the
- June 6, 2022
This is a video of bluegrass band Walker’s Run (clever) performing at a theater in Little Washington, Virginia, when Jack, guitarist Brennan Gilmore’s hound dog, wanders on stage from where he was sleeping in the green room to provide a little vocal accompaniment during the band’s encore. Precious moments. Sadly,
- June 3, 2022
The 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee was the first ever decided by a spell-off, in which two contestants had 90 seconds apiece to correctly spell as many words as possible. In the video, young Vikram manages to spell 15 of his words correctly in the time, while Harini managed to
- June 3, 2022
This is a video of the folks from the Crowded Barrel Whiskey Company in Austin, Texas created a drinkable spirit by fermenting and distilling OREO cookies. Want to make your own without all the hassle? Just mash up a bunch of OREOs in the bottom of a glass of vodka.
- June 3, 2022
Presumably explaining why Memorial Day weekend hotdog prices were through the roof (or the back of a trailer), a recent 18-wheeler crash on I-70 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania spilled some 15,000 pounds of hot dog filling on the side of the road. Just look at it — so many @ssholes
- June 3, 2022