Proper firework usage 101

In retrospect, lighting it off in the intersection, might have been a bad idea. At least they can look on the bright side (no pun intended), the burn marks on their vehicle will make for an interesting story to tell at parties.

Also of interest, is this crazy fireworks display, that was lit off of a swing set, and shockingly did not end in an ambulance ride. At least people take the time to film their dangerous stunts, so that we can see it all from the comfort of our homes. Kudos to you, YouTubers, for making our time online that much less boring!

Mind blowing-waterfall illusion, seemingly defies gravity

This video is amazing. I've watched it a half-dozen times, yet I still can't quite fathom how this works. The water does "appear" to be moving up the slope, but upon closer inspection, especially given the perspective you see it from, it also looks like the water is running across the floor at a parallel or slightly downward slope.

The part I can't figure out, is where the water goes once it reaches the end of the "track". It's possible that the "top" of the waterfall is a separate piece, placed in the foreground in such a way, as to appear to be connected to the slope on the floor, and that the water that flows off the "top" is pumped in from another source that's obscured from view. That's all speculation of course, but one thing's for sure, this is amazingly well done illusion.

Facebook explained...

At last, someone has managed to create an easy way to sum-up Facebook! This picture was created by an anonymous member of the Internet, and while I know this hardly qualifies as news, it seemed like a fitting way to kick off the weekend.

Also, if you're looking to kill some time over the weekend, I'd highly recommend checking out Freddy Wong's YouTube channel. I've featured one of his videos on here before, and I have to say he's one of the funniest filmmakers on YouTube, so, once again, check his page out if you get the chance.

Gag-inducing, yet funny, marketing parody

I think it's safe to file this video under "Thank God it's a parody!". I'm sure many of you have seen plenty of similar videos either on TV or the Internet, it's exactly because of that familiarity that I found this parody so amusing.

I for one am sick of marketing in this manner, yes we know that your product is "amazing", but do we need to hear some guy rattling off fake statistics to  make me want to buy it? I think I'll pass on that.

I'll also add that if the above video was real, I'd probably lose my lunch.

Oops, wrong getaway car!

Imagine yourself waking up early in the morning to take out the trash or something, when you see the above situation unfolding. I'd probably just assume I was either dreaming or hallucinating and go back inside. Needless to say this is probably the most bizarre police chase video I've ever seen, it's just a shame the video is so short, I really would have liked to see how this played out.

The Brick Thief

I kind of have a thing for short films, they can tell quite a lot in a short time span, and a lot of times they're more creative than most of what comes out of Hollywood these days. This film is a great example of such creativity, eschewing a normal point A to point B style plot, in favor of an almost music video style presentation without any spoken dialogue. Its well planned, well filmed, and uses and interesting "toned-down" color style for most of the film. I look forward to seeing what else this guy will create in the future.

Not a bad way to die...

I found this hilarious video while browsing the Internet the other day, and thought this might make a good video to test YouTube video embedding on the blogger platform, plus, its funny!

Despite watching several times, though, I can't really figure out how jumping into a garbage can is going to protect you from getting hit by a car, if it were me I would've stayed off the streets altogether, but that's beside the point. Also, did anyone pick up the video game reference in there? Here's a hint: the name of the game starts with "Z".