TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
Holy Smokes: Man Performs Endless Backflips Down Steep Sand Bank
This is an impressively shot and almost hard to believe video of gymnast Oleg Chernyshenko infinitely backflipping his way down a steep sand bank at Cape Kiwanda Beach in Oregon. There’s also an Instagram embed that shows the cameraman (Oleg’s brother) running down the hill beside him at full speed
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Yoda Edited ‘To Talk Like A Normal Person’
Of course Yoda isn’t a person at all, he’s an alien, so he shouldn’t be expected to talk like a human, let alone whatever a ‘normal’ one is. That said, these are two videos of Yoda edited with more traditional English speech patterns. It’s a little unsettling to listen to.
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Orangutan Tries On Sunglasses Accidentally Dropped At Zoo
This is a video of an orangutan at an Indonesian zoo trying on a pair of sunglasses that a woman accidentally dropped into its enclosure. It looks good! Like a Disney character. After a very abbreviated fashion week, the orangutan tries to throw the glasses back to the crowd, although
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My Garden Demands It: The Ring Bell For Champagne Magical Topiary Wall
This is a video demonstration of the ‘surprise champagne wall’ available for rental from Fort Collins, Colorado based Fable Custom Designs + Rentals, who aims to make your wedding or other special event as Instagrammy as possible. Admittedly, an on-call drink wall does sound pretty nice. Just replace that champagne
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Two Deer Have T-Rex Arm Slappy Fight Over Backyard Corn Supply
This is a video of a duo of wild deer trying to duke it like two t-rexes over munching rights to the backyard treat supply left out for them by ranch owner Gay McMillan of Lake Somerville, Texas. Per Gay while I make a lap around the office challenging coworkers
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Awww: Home Security Cam Of Cat Getting Up To Greet Owner Returning Home
This is some motion tracking home security cam footage that follows a cat as it wakes up from its siesta to greet its owner returning home from work. How sweet. For reference, I’m greeted at the door by three lunatic dogs who convinced themselves I was never coming back and
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Will It Shred?: Shooting 560MPH Tennis Balls At A Racquet Made Of Razors
Presumably in the spirit of the Olympics, this is a video of Youtuber Tyler Bell using an air-powered tennis ball cannon to blast balls at 560MPH at a racquet made with razor blades instead of strings. Tyler says going into the experiment he believed the balls would get caught up
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Cup Noodles Releasing Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Flavored Ramen
Because nothing quite says it’s fall y’all like a paper cup full of high sodium Japanese noodle soup on a crisp autumnal morning, Nissin Foods is released a limited edition (it’s first limited edition!) Pumpkin Spice flavored Cup Noodles this fall. Available exclusively at Walmart starting in October, I’m sure
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Jeans That Make It Look Like You Peed Yourself
Because humanity is rapidly approaching its expiration date (use by, not best by), these are Wet Pants Denim, real jeans you can buy that make it look like you pissed yourself, but are actually dry to the touch (the illusion is created via dyeing, not to be confused with dying
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Alligator Unexpectedly Exits Its Exhibit During Feeding Time At Zoo
This is a TikTok video from The Reptile Zoo of Fountain Valley, California starring an alligator that jumps out of its enclosure during feeding time to get its hands claws jaws at some chicken sashimi. Man…if I had a dollar for every time I escaped my enclosure for some hot
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