This is a clip of Star Wars TIE fighters zipping around doing their thing with Borzoi (aka Russian Hunting Sighthound) Vladimir Poopin providing the sound effects. I have so many questions. Mostly about life though, everything here made perfect sense to me. View this post on Instagram A post shared

This is a video of Australian magpies R2-D2, Baldy, and Mrs. R2 singing to produce what can only be described as a terrible sound. It’s like electronic distortion. When they sing individually they actually sound pleasant, but when they get the whole band together it’s just a cacophony. That said,

This is a video from Mark Rober of his brief pet octopus Sashimi making her way through an increasingly difficult 9-part obstacle course/maze in order to reach the vault at its center, containing all her favorite shrimpy food. Octopuses not only have a central brain, but 2/3s of their neurons

This is a comparison video from Red Side (previously), this time comparing the top speeds of various species of birds (whether walking or running). It begins with the slow 2.4MPH march of the penguin, and works its way all the way up to 242MPH dive of the peregrine falcon. Damn,

This is a video of a young tabby cat attempting to tend goal during a soccer match on TV. It does an amazing job, and any team would be lucky to have that cat on their team. As a matter of fact, it’s able to get its paws on the

This is a video of a safari driver quickly reversing for almost a whole minute to avoid a charging rhino in Africa. Did you know rhinos can hit speeds in excess of 30MPH at full speed? Thank goodness that road was fairly straight. Me? I would have almost certainly backed

This is a clip from the helmetcam of cyclist Edwin Gonzalez Montoya while pedaling in the Hincapie Gran Fondo in Greenville, South Carolina, when a deer leaps over the road, and him in the process. Apparently Edwin wasn’t sure what it actually was until reviewing the video footage. Me? I

Nature: it never ceases to amaze. This is a clip from the BBC’s ‘Life Story’ narrated by David Attenborough featuring the courtship practices of a flame bowerbird in Papua, New Guinea. Wow, it looks like a phoenix that’s risen from the ashes! How could you not be impressed? After first