When Squirrel Attacks
This short video clip confirmed my worst nightmare: that squirrels are highly trained in military maneuvers. Watch as one distracts and another one attacks ...

Link

Auto-Tune the News
How do you make the news more interesting to the rest of us? Set it to music!

Here's a clip from Sarah Fullen Gregory (excellent singer, actually) and The Gregory Brothers making the nightly news much, much more interesting.

Link | If you like that, here's the second one in the Auto-Tune series | The Gay Marriage Debate, Auto-Tuned | more from YouTube schmoyoho

Smoochie Girl
Y'all know that Paris Hilton has the same facial expression in every photo, but she isn't the only woman in the world that does this.

Behold the smoochie girl - and yes, she made the exact same smoochie face in every photo: Link

The Weirdest Japanese Commercial Ever
I have to say, I agree with the VideoSift title. It is indeed the weirdest Japanese commercial ever.

Not going to describe it: you have to see it for yourself.

Link

Magnet Falling Down a Copper Tube
All right, let's end this on a scientific note. Here's what happened when you drop a magnet down a copper tube. The video is not slowed down, the movement of the falling magnet creates an eddy current that exerts a damping force on the magnet.

Link

Why Canada Is So Dangerous
... because everyone in the land of Canadia, our neighbor to the north, carries knives and swords! Sure makes you long for the safety of the gun-totin' crowds back here in the good ol' US of A!

Link (strong language)

(From a comment on VideoSift, this appears to be from a 80s law enforcement training video "Surviving Edged Weapons")

Qui-Gon, Worst Jedi Ever?
Who's the worst Jedi in Star Wars ever? Here's a case for nominating Qui-Gon Jinn for the dubious title.

After watching the clip, I must agree: Link

World's BEST Fan-Made Music Video
Quick, somebody call Simon Cowell - the next Spice Girls have just been discovered! These three English girls got the right stuff.

Watch it and weep: Link

When Lightnings Strike!
Here's a collection of lightning striking at close range - the people's reactions are predictable (mucho swearing and running away), but the clips are endlessly fascinating.

Do yourself a favor, skip the stupid intro and fast foward to 1:00: Link (strong language)

Blanket-napper Dog
Let's end this week's VideoSift round-up with something cute: a dog stealing a cat's blanket.

Why, my wife does the same thing to me every night :)

Link (quick, where's my slanket?)

The View From the Intl Space Station Window
This short but fantastic video clip is of the view from the Space Shuttle Endeavour's left window looking at the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) of the International Space Shuttle.

Link

Ying-Yang Twins on Cribs - Translated
Does anyone understand what rappers Kaine and D-Roc of the Ying-Yang Twins (shouldn't that be Yin Yang?) are talking about. So thankfully, the guys over at Tasty Booze blog stepped in to translate.

While you laugh at their expense, keep this in mind: they probably make more in a week than we all do in a year. Sad, ain't it?

Link

While watching this, I had an epiphany about MTV Cribs - the jerky camera work is to distract you from how bad the show actually is! Either that or this is how the younger generation actually see the world, and if so God saves us all.

If you liked that, then you'll love this: Freestyle Rap Battle Translated into Plain English

Men in Black Bloopers
I know that it's been a while since MIB hit the silver screen - but this blooper outtakes are just as funny as the film itself.

What a neat blast from the past: Link

A Ventriloquist and Her Monkey
This one is NSFW (strong language), but it's very funny: here's British actress and comedian Nina Conti performing ventriloquism with her sarcastic and profane puppet monkey Monk.

Link

(Interestingly, YouTube removed a video "due to terms of use violation" from her own website - what's up with that?)

Iron Man vs Bruce Lee
Who will win? Iron man or the Little Dragon?

Regardless of who wins, one thing is for sure: French Canadian filmmaker Patrick Boivin, the man behind this short clip, sure knows how to make an excellent stop motion animation!

Link

Ricky Gervais + Elmo = Hilarity!
It doesn't get much better than this comedy gold Elmo interviews comedian Ricky Gervais (G to E: "do you know what necrophilia is?")

Set your piggies free: Link

Rube Golberg Corkscrew Machine
British designer Rob Higgs was commissioned by Marcus Wilkinson of ONEOFONEHUNDRED to build this fantastic Rube Goldbergian contraption: an amazing mechanical device, made from almost 300 found objects, to uncork a bottle and pour a glass of wine.

Link

Bunny vs. Snake
Which is more vicious a cute little bunny rabbit or a big snake? Find out here - the ending may just surprise you: Link

My Legs Give Me Superpowers
Athlete, actress and fashion model Aimee Mullins gave a talk at TED about a dozen or so of her prosthetic legs, and the superpowers they gave her: speed, beauty ... and an extra 6 inches of height!

Who said what about disability now? Link

How Much is a Billion Dollars?
Most people understand $100 - even say, a million bucks. But what about a billion dollars? Just how big is that?

Here's a video clip that puts it in perspective: Link

Excessive Ping Pong Score Celebration
Footballers do it, soccer players do it, so why not celebrate your score in ping pong? Here's Adam Bobrow's take on how to excessively celebrate in ping pong (don't miss the score at the end of the clip)

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Metal Grandma
Think that heavy metal is only for the young? This grandma is waaay more metal than anyone else in this concert. Go Nana!

Link

What Happens to Stuff Left in a Foreclosed House?
Someone has to clean up after homeowners were evicted from their foreclosed houses... and given the current economic situation, business is booming for the "trash out crew." Link

Is this the Face of the Young Leonardo da Vinci?
When Italian science journalist Piero Angela was looking through da Vinci's work, he noticed an image of a nose - upon closer look, it may just be the face of a young Leonardo.

Link

How many camels fit in a Subaru?
The answer, apparently, is at least two!

Count for yourself: Link

Black Hole Destroying a Star
What happens when a star is caught in a black hole's gravitational pull? How does it get sucked in?

Watch this amazing simulation: Link

Serenity Bar Fight Rehearsal
Remember the fight scene in the movie Serenity where River pwns the entire bar? Here's the video clip of the rehearsal, which in some ways, if much better than the one in movie itself.

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Peeing While Walking
Yes, I know it's wrong - but I've got to say, it takes some skillz to pee while walking. That or a state of supreme drunkenness. Maybe both.

A comment on VideoSift by Pprt: "When urine a rush ..."

Link (SFW, don't worry - you can't see nothin')

Star, the Smart Dog
At 3 and a half month old, Star the Border Collie Puupy is smarter than my kid!

Here's a 5 min-long clip of the smartest puppy on the planet: Link

Ice Skating Polar Bear
If you think that Star the dog is smart, checkout this ice skating polar bear! Smart (spreading the weight around so the thin ice doesn't break) and cute!

Link

Juggling with Bowling Ball
Remember the Chinlone video we posted on Neatorama a while ago? Well, that ain' nothing compared to this rhythmic gymnast juggling with a bowling ball!

I kid: that's not a bowling ball, but it sure does look like one! Link

Dog Hates the Happy Birthday Song!
Dave the Wonder Dog is a half black lab, half border colli and all crazy. It has a strange musical trigger: if you sing the Happy Birthday Song, be prepared to deal with a dog gone berserk ...

Link

Physics Fun: Jell-O + Electricity = FIRE!
Can you make Jell-O electrically conductive? Sure you can, if you make it out of alcohol. Here's what you get when you tase a Jell-O:

Link (Includes the phrase "electrically active Jell-O mound" that is PURE WIN)

Cell Phone Reunion
When Bluetooth, cell phones, car phone and the Blackberry teams up, the iPhone gets what he deserves ...

From the geniuses over at CollegeHumor: Link (NSFW language - the ending makes it all worth the wait)

The Crazy PS3 Kid Banned From Playing PS3
That PS3 is like crack for little kids - here's a Norwegian kid giving an Oscar-worthy performance when he got banned from playing his Playstation.

His range of emotion is amazing! Christian Bale, watch out! Link

Behold, the Atheist's Nightmare: The Babel Fish!
From The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, one of my favorite OMG-awesome-book-turned-into-an-okay-film, here is the atheist's nightmare: the babel fish! Douglas Adams, RIP. Link

Insane Mexican Wrestling
Move over WWE, here comes lucha libre, the Mexican version of pro wrestling! The guy spinning is Mascarita Dorada, and his unfortunate opponent is Damian, in a CMLL (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, a pro wrestling outfit in Medico City) match. Link

Volcano Erupts Underneath Ice
This is pretty awesome: a 2004 volcano erupting from under the ice in Iceland (I guess that's why that country got the name). From Earth - The Biography, starring Dr. Iain Stewart.

Link (lightning makes an appearance at 0:19)

Gordon Ramsay's Perfect Scrambled Eggs
So. You think you can make scrambled eggs. Maybe you've been making 'em all your life. Well, here's Gordon Ramsay telling you that you're wrong. This is how you make scrambled eggs! Link

Idiot's Guide to Releasing a Bobcat
Why, oh, why would you even think that shovels are adequate protection against bobcats ... Here's what two doofus did when they tried to free a bobcat from a snare trap.

Link

The Curious Case of Forrest Gump
Have you seen The Curious Case of Benjamin Button before? If it seemed familiar to you, that may just be because you have seen it before fifteen years ago ...

From Talkshow with Spike Feresten: Link

My Kitty Can Fly
This is a story of a man, a fence, and a cat. It's not just a video clip, it's a quest to build the ultimate escape-proof cat fence.

Every time the cat outwits me, I figure out a way to stop her from jumping over the fence ... You may think I have a little bit too much time on my hand, and you could be right. But I just consider this a challenge because I read one time that nobody has ever built a fence that is capable of keeping a cat either in or out of a place ...

Link (I won't give out the ending, but it's pretty funny)

Ultra Slow Motion of a Falling Droplet of Water
Pretty much what the title said: a nifty clip of a droplet of water captured at 3000 frames per second.

Quick and fun: Link (24 sec)

Husky Says "I Love You"
For all of you who say that Neatorama has a cat bias, here's a clip of a Siberian Husky named Tubok saying "I love you" for a treat.

Cute and talented! Link

Bratz Doll Give Girls Unrealistic Expectations of Head Size
Well, if Barbie gives girls unrealistic expectation of body image, Bratz dolls give them something even better: unrealistic expectation of ... head size!

From The Onion: Link

Parkour Noob
Well, not everyone can run and jump around like ninjas. Here's a video clip of why you shouldn't exactly try do parkour if you're not physically coordinated.

Link (Hey, isn't that the Numa Numa guy?)

The Slingshot Man
Don't pick a fight with Rufus Hussey, The Beanshooter Man, at least when he's armed with a slingshot - he is absolutely terrifyingly awesome with it.

Link

How to Steal a Car with Beer Cans
Yes, it's probably a staged footage, but it's conceivable ... and pretty clever for a criminal!

Link

How to Disarm a Crazy Samurai Sword Wielding Man
Not all policemen resort to lethal force, guns or tasers to disarm a crazy samurai sword wielding man. Sometimes, all you need is ... a broom! (Of course, this is Germany, in the United States, they would've just shot the guy's b*tt off!)

Link

Young Drew Carey on The Tonight Show
In 1991, a then 33-year-old Drew Carey performed for the first time on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Back then, it was unusual for a comedian to be invited over to sit down with the master.

Link

Geophysical Survey of the World of Warcraft
James Wallis gave an interesting talk at Interesting Vancouver 2008 (see what I did there?) about doing a geophysical survey of ... Azeroth, the virtual world in the insanely popular World of Warcraft.

It turns out that WoW is really, really small: Link

Human Slip & Slide
This is probably this middle-aged, balding Japanese man's lifelong dream: to ... um, slide over a row of oiled-up women in bikinis!

(It doesn't end there, folks, there's also an underwear stuffing contest!)

Where do I sign up? Link

Double Fail at the Motorcycle Race Track
What happens when you hold a motorcycle race after it rains? Here's a "double" fail at the track - I don't know which one hurts more!

Link

Shark Does a Spinning Jump Behind a Surfer
Check out this video clip of a spinner shark doing a spinning jump (shoryuken?) behind a surfer.

Link (about time mark 0:10)

History of the Internet
Here's a really neat animated infographic clip by Melih Bilgil about how the Interweb came to be.

Link

(If you like this, check out Neatorama's 10 Things You Should Know About the Internet and Wonderful World of Early Computing, Take a Stroll Down Computing Memory Lane)

Green Tie in Front of a Green Screen
TMJ4 weatherman Scott Steele found out why you're not supposed to wear a green tie when giving the weather in front of a green screen:

The news director told me to get a power tie, I just didn't realize how powerful it is ...

It certainly made the weather report more interesting, perhaps all weathermen should wear green ties!

Link

Backwards Beethoven
What happen if you play Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata Fur Elise backwards? Here's Sean Wesche on the piano: Link

Previously on Neatorama: Singing Backwards

Yoshimoto Cube
Forget Rubik's Cube - here's the Yoshimoto Cube, or if you want to get all technical, the transformation fo two stellated rhombic dodecahedron from a cube.

Philip Brocoum explains: Link

Bob Munden: Fastest Gunman Ever
Here's Bob Munden, the self-proclaimed fastest gun who ever lived:

Now in terms of time, Bob, how quick was that?

I draw, cock, level, fire the gun and hit what I'm shooting at in less than 2 one-hundredth of one second ...

Link

Simpsons Duet: 2 Guys 1 Piano
Here's Steven Worbey and Kevin Farrell of Katzenjammer (lit. cat's wail in German), playing the theme of The Simpsons.

They're pretty awesome! Link

Wouldn't It Be Cool if US CEOs Were Like This?
Here's a story of how the CEO of one of the world's top 10 airlines, Haruka Nishimatsu of Japan Airlines, deal with hard economic times.

When JAL sliced jobs and asked older employees to retire early, Nishimatsu cut every single one of his corporate perks and for three years running slashed his own pay. In 2007, he made US$ 90,000, less than what his pilots earned.

Kyung Lah of CNN reports: Link

This Reptile is Pimpin'
Mother Nature, it turns out, is the inventor of the swagger. Check out this chameleon's pimpin' walk

Link

Don't Try to Rob Beauticians!
Here's what happened when an armed robber tried to rob a beauty school in Shreveport, Louisiana:

The suspect was trying to get out of the business. And as he was trying to get out, they kept on pulling him [in] and beating him ...

Link

Woman vs. Cow
Instead of "ayuda" maybe the woman should've screamed "occupado" instead!

Here's a funny clip (well, funny to some anyhow) of a cow trying to get into an otherwise occupied bathroom.

Link

How to Unflip and Lose Your Caterpillar in 30 Seconds
Bad: You flipped your $2 million caterpillar heavy machine
Good: Someone will right it for you ...
The Final Reversal: You forgot it's on a steep hill ...

Here's a 30-second clip on how to make a bad situation worse (yes, ironically also set to a bad techno music) : Link

Cuttlefish Cloaking Device
Ever see a cuttlefish turn on its cloaking device ... er, camouflage? It. Is. Awesome.

Here's the short and sweet video clip: Link

Afghanistan Waterfall of Rocks
Danish soldiers stationed in Afghanistan filmed this crazy rockslide where boulders the size of cars were tossed around like they were nothing.

Link

Venti Does NOT Mean Large
Or how to be a douchebag in Starbucks. But seriously, folks, am I the only one who (when I do rarely visit the overpriced coffee establishment) order a "large" coffee?

Link

Kid vs. Mom
All right: first, watch the clip. Then tell me if this is a display of poor parenting skills or a justifiable Hulk smash action by the mom. Oh dear!

Link

Cannot ... get ... comfortuhbuhls ...
Okay, let's end today's VideoSift picks with something funny (I promise, no cats): a cute little dog can't get comfy enough in its lil' bed.

Link (from the ever dependable Cute Overload)

Top 10 Stupid Things Americans Ask Brits
British comedian Ricky Gervais wrote a Top 10 list of the stupidest things American asks our cousins across the pond.

Here he is on David Letterman: Link

Ladybug in Ultra Slo-Mo
This one is definitely nifty: here's a ladybug captured taking flight on ultra slo-mo.

The good stuff starts at about 1:07 (I can't help but think it's mooning us for a while there ...) Link

Yao Ming's Incredible Shot
How cool is the Houston Rockets' center Yao Ming? Here's his behind-the-back (okay, overhead), no-look lucky shot:

Link

When News Reporters Lose It
Everyone loses it once in a while, but these reporters got their meltdown moments immortalized on tape! There's even one of Bill O'Reilly losing it!

Link (yes, contains bad language)

If you like the Bill O'Reilly one, here's the dance remix version (even more bad language!)

Geared Heart
This one is for all you papercraft lovers out there ... Here's the super-duper-most-awesomest papercraft EVAR! It's by Haruki Nakamura of Paper Engineering Kamikara.

Link

If you like that one, check out the gears cube

Stone Golem Costume
The coolness factor is off the chart with this one! Check out the Stone Golem full suit costume, constructed with about 5 foam mattresses, over 50 sticks of hot melt glue and 8 cans of grey and black spray paint.

Link

Trick-or-Treater Pwns Scarecrow
Here's a good idea turned supremely bad: dress up as a scarecrow doll that comes alive when trick-or-treater approach the door.

What could go wrong? Watch (Pow!): Link

Over-the-Top Scary Halloween
First the light goes off, then the scary stuff happens. It's not Halloween until somebody cries and trick-or-treaters got to suffer for their candies in this house!

Link

The Self-Carving Pumpkin
Can't have a Halloween feature without pumpkins. Here's a truly marvelous (and a little bit sick if you think about it) stop-motion video clip of a pumpkin carving itself!

Link

Seinfeld on Halloween
All right, enough with costumes and pumpkins. Here's Jerry Seinfeld's take on Halloween, from his "I'm Telling You for the Last Time" show on Broadway.

Link

Two Fire Trucks Collide at Intersection
I've always wondered what would happen if - in their hurry to get to the scene of the fire - two fire trucks got to the same spot and no one yielded ...

Now I know: Link

Could You Forget Someone You Just Talked To 5 Seconds Ago?
These ordinary people did! The last bit is the best - so make sure you watch the entire thing!

Link

Virtual Race Track
Fifteen office workers in Brazil turned their desktops into virtual race track by synchronizing their screensavers ...

Link | It's an ad for Intel (Official Website)

Referee Football Tackle
When you play football, you expect a little rough and tumble. But this is a little odd: Here's South Carolina QB Stephen Garcia tackled by ... the ref!

Link | More info at ESPN

Damar the Creepy Voiced Starling
Since it's almost Halloween, here is Damar the starling, talking in a very, very creepy bird voice.

Hey Damar! Link

Wedding Ring Exchange FAIL
Or perhaps, better titled "The World's Worst Best Man" - I don't know if he'd ever live this one down.

Wait for it ... wait for it ...

Link

CSI:NY Creates VB GUI to Track IP's
Shows like CSI try hard to bring "real" science into the show, but more often than not, they fail (DNA sequencing in 3 minutes, anyone?) Perhaps the writers really don't understand how science is done, or perhaps they just want to throw in some jargon that sounds good on the dialog.

Here's a perfect example: tracking down IPs using by creating a GUI (Graphical User Interface) using Visual Basic. As the VideoSift caption says, it made as much sense as "Get me some lettuce, and I'll count to potato, then we'll find grandma."

Link

Japanese Games Shows Are So Much Better Than Ours
Here's what contestants have to do in one Japanese game show: swing on a rope to a treadmill, then grab a stepping block and swing to a floating platform ... What are the Japanese thinking?

Actually this explains Super Mario Bros. perfectly! Link

Saturn V Rocket Launch - Ultra Slow Motion
What's better than watching a rocket launch? Watching it in ultra slo-mo!

Here's a fascinating clip of the launch of the Saturn V rocket like you've never seen it before: Link

Here Come the Fat One!
What would happen if a manatee swam into the glass at the aquarium? Oh, the huge manatee!

Check out this "nature's crumple zone" clip here: Link (short and sweet, just 11 sec!)

Kiiking: 360° on a Swing!
All of us who has ever played on a swing have thought about it, but here's an actual sport called Kiiking, where the goal is to swing a full rotation.

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Speeding Ticket Accident
Getting a speeding ticket is nothing ... watch what happened next (Amazing that the cop remained calm ...)

Link

Drunk Flips Over Trying to Pee
Not much to say here, other than I'm surprised that it's actually quite funny to watch a drunken man falling over his butt when he's trying to pee over a ledge!

Link

How NOT to Break a World Record
When trying to break the world record for most coconuts smashed by hand, it's best to actually practice how to smash one first ...

Link

Propane Tank vs. Truck
Every time I go to fill up my barbecue's propane tank, I think to myself: what would happen if this thing caught on fire?

Well, no need to wonder no more: here's what would happen: Link