The Friday Videos

Ffffffffffffffff–[inhale]–fffffffffffriday!

Here you go…

» Best of a Normal Day

An offshoot of the pong master videos, these are referred to as “Normal Day tricks”. It’s kind of fascinating.

» Flula in Germany

Doing…. ssstuff…??!

» Pyromaniac On Wheels

Definitely do not try this at home (even though it looks amazing.)

» 1984 News Story on Debut of the Compact Disc (CD)

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Ahhhh the mid-80s. This is technically 1985, but still a ridiculous story.
Also: This guy sure likes re-organizing his music collection… verrrry… ssssslowlyyy…

Bonus Video:

» Bacon Cologne

Funny.

Here’s to a lovely weekend [clink!]

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Happy April!

It’s time for some videos…

» Camera Capture

A funny little film made by SheepFilms.

» Top 10 Videos of Unknown Chicks Rocking Extremely Hard

It should say “virtually unknown extremely talented chicks”. This is encouraging!
Sent in by Lauren K. (who plays a mean guitar herself.)

» N.Y.C. (No York City)

“A five minute film by Rick Liss. A portrait of New York City circa early 1980s.”
Sent in by Ashy.

» The Aurora

“I spent a week capturing one of the biggest aurora borealis shows in recent years.”
No kidding!
Shot in HD by Terje Sorgjerd.

Bonus Video:

» Star Trek Theme on a Musical Saw

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Fantastic.

Happy Friday everybody. Have a great weekend.

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Friiiiiday! At last.

And here we go!

» Le Flâneur

a.k.a.: Exquisite time-lapse video of Paris created by Luke Shepard. Very well done.

» Two Dogs Dining

Hilarious!

» Lynx Excite Angel Ambush London Victoria

Lynx is the UK’s version of Axe body spray. This is a neat augmented reality promo.
Sent in by Traci T.

» 12-year-old Pong Master

“I know how he spent his spring break: alone in his house, throwing ping pong balls into cups of water.”
No kidding. Crazy.

Bonus Video:

» World’s Largest LEGO Great Ball Contraption

So it turns out there are things called “LEGO Great Ball Contraptions”, and this is the largest one in the world (made of Lego.) Crazy!

Have a great weekend Friday people.

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Phew! It’s finally Friday!

Here is some Friday viewing…

» Star Trek: What’s in Spock’s Scanner

Spacebook, you say…
Sent in by Simon B.

» Orelha Negra – M.I.R.I.A.M. X Vhils

Artwork created by embedded explosives. It’s certainly unique.

» 1 million fps video of bullets

I have no idea how they got some of these shots. Crazy.

» College Humor: Forgotten 80’s Videogames

“They couldn’t all be Mario.”
Some hilarious ideas in this.
Sent in by Bonnie D.

Bonus Video:

» Inception in 60 Seconds

An odd 18th century retelling of inception.
Sent in by Stef G.

Have a wonderful weekend.

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Hello and welcome back to Friday!

Here: watch stuff!!

» Girl Walk // All Day

Some great public, impromptu dance interpretation to tracks from Girl Talk’s “All Day” album. Just shy of 8 minutes of pure joy.

» Eclectic Method – The King’s Remix

Funny. Smart.

» Conan O’Brien Kinetic Typography

Conan’s farewell speech made on his last day hosting the tonight show, rendered in typography.
It made me a bit dizzy but it was still great.

» Making Books Is Fun! (to watch)

How books are printed and bound, circa 1947. What a difference 64 years makes.

» Inside A Google Auto-Driving Car

Crazy!

Happy Friday everybody.

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Can you believe it’s actually Friday? Fantastic.

Here we go.

» Carlin Step by DJ Steve Porter & DJ Eli Wilkie

Steve Porter of the “Slap Chop” remix fame.

» Lake Tahoe Milky Way Night Time Lapse

Beautiful.

» Unbelievable Acrobat Performance

As broadcast recently on China’s CCTV1. Impressive. And: Ow.
Sent in by Kath P.

» Lego Antikythera Mechanism

A really impressive reconstruction of the 2000+ year old Greek celestial calculation device.

Bonus Video:

» Justin Bieber Shot on CSI…What REALLY happened

I can’t help it, it made me laugh.
Sent in by Miko C.

Happy Friday everybody.

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Friiiiday! And we’re only 24 days away from the first day of Spring. Phew!

Here we go…

» Thom Yorke has to Pee

Not even a full week later, and we have our first repurposing of the latest Radiohead song. Oddly funny.

» ET Sequel: ET-X

Essentially a mashup non-trailer for a fictitious non-film.
This must have taken quite a bit of time. Nicely done.

» Funny Talking Animals

There are many promos for the BBC show “Walk On The Wild Side”. They are all hilarious.
“Alan! Alan! Alan!”
Sent in by Kelly S.

» New Year’s gala, ‘Dragon and Peony’ – sword dance / shadow

Beautiful.
Sent in by Miko C.

Bonus Video:

» Skateboarding Around Town

First-person video of a few minutes skateboarding in NYC.

Happy Friday!

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Friday! Yes please.

And where I live, it’s a long weekend. Double score.

Here we go.

» Catalina: Moullinex

This video was created using an XBox 360 Kinect device to capture performances. It looks very unique. Well done. Great song as well.

» Radiohead: Lotus Flower

From their soon-to-be-released album “The King Of Limbs”, which you can pre-order directly from the band here.

» Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex

What is a Phantom Flex? It’s a camera that can shoot extremely slow-motion. It can shoot as low as 2,800 frames per second.
See also this amazing video of lightning over Chicago.
Fantastic.

» Mr. Beam: Living Room

“We created a unique physical 3D video-mapping experience by turing a white living room into a spacious 360° projection area.”
This is an intriguing effect.

Happy Friday people.

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Friiiidayyyyyeeeee!

And some videos too.

» Bill O’Reilly Interrupts President Obama 48 Times

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(Sweet Jesus I hate Bill O’Reilly.)

» HD Twilight Landing At LAX (Cockpit View)

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Beautiful. Worth it in high def.

» Tall Painting

Artist Holton Rower creates his art by pouring the paint on various objects.

» Cat Eating with Hands

I have a small rule in my Friday Videos: as seldom as possible should I post cat videos. There’s just too many of them, and people send in all the same ones. But this one made me laugh, so here it is.

Happy Friday!

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Friday Video Goodness. At last.

» Robot (TeztigoMix_Part 02)

Perhaps the best 10 minutes of solid action you will see today. Wow. Extremely well done.
This is a leaked segment of the forthcoming Indian action film namedEnthiran (Robot). It’s apparently the most expensive movie ever made in India. [Trailer available here.]

» Shaolin Monk Throwing Needle Through a Piece of Glass 2

That’s right. A needle. The higher resolution version is probably preferred.
Sent in by Alison L.

» Kraak And Smaak: Squeeze Me

A great, infectious track with a really well-executed video. Nicely done.
Sent in by Stef G.

» Hunting Hydrogen Ballons with Fireworks

…using an RC helicopter. Holy cow.
A technical breakdown of how this was achieved is available here.

Happy Friday everybody.

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