If you hit the “Play” button you can listen Peppe Giorri playing this beautiful Gran Vals para Guitarra a.k.a. Valse Grande… If you listen carefully, just after the 15-second mark you’ll probably recognize the so called Nokia Tune, which rings in more than 800,000 phones all over the world every day, making it the world’s most listened to melody. It is also repeated through out the whole vals.
The song is composed by Francisco Tárrega Eixea (1852, 1909) [wiki].
Mariah Wilder only wanted one thing for Christmas -for her Daddy to come home from Iraq. Sgt. Matthew Wilder found he would be able to come home to Kentucky for the holidays while going to aviation school. His wife arranged for an assembly at his daughters’ school, where Mariah and her sister were presented with a large box. Link -via Video Sift
We’ve covered a lot of VideoSift’s channels, but for some reason, I missed (!) the parody channel. Well, to rectify the egregious error, here are 5 of the best video clips:
Ninja Parade Slips By Unnoticed A record crowd of 30,000 people came out for the 30th annual ninja parade, but still couldn’t spot a single ninja!
From the Onion News Network, here’s the Ninja Parade: Link
History of LOLcats Many people incorrectly assume the cat macro or LOLcat appeared on the Internet, but this is simply not the case …
According to this History of LOLcats documentary, the first instance was in ancient Egypt… Link
What Second Life is REALLY Like We’ve seen Second Life imitating real life - but what if the tables were turned? What would happen if people in real life move and act like Second Life avatars?
That Was Fast … But Not Fast Enough! After finding the sanctuary, the man trained hard along with monks. He got better and faster, but is he fast enough to go against the master?
Dummy Scarecrow Think it’s a good idea to pwn trick-or-treaters by dressing up in a scarecrow costume, pretending to be a dummy then "coming to life" to scare ‘em?
See how the table is turned on this guy. Ouch! Link
Halloween Hologram This year, make sure your house has the coolest display on the block with this DIY scary Halloween hologram. All you need is a TV, a plastic sheet, crate, a window, DVD player and this DVD.
Halloween Cats and Dogs Erhm. No Neatorama post on Halloween is complete without the obligatory cute pics of dogs and cats in Halloween costumes. Here’s a collage of Halloween animals so cute they’re scary!
Yay! It’s time for some video clips from VideoSift and today’s selection is all about comedians. Enjoy!
Bacon Jokes Here’s stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan talking about bacon! Favorite lines: "I even like the name ‘bacon’. You can’t tell me that the success of Kevin Bacon isn’t somehow tied to his name."
Two-year-old Stephen Colbert Protégé Move over, Stephen Colbert! Here’s a cute two-year-old boy who can do the opening announcement better than the man himself!
Would You Take Fruit from a Snake? Have we learned from history? The Chaser’s War on Everything, a TV comedy series in Australia set out to learn if indeed we have learned from the greatest mistake ever: taking an apple from a snake.
SNL Digital Short: Andy Punches And here’s something completely random: a digital short from Saturday Night Live about People Getting Punched Just Before Eating.
Stephen Colbert for President ‘08 And finally, it is my civic duty to tell you that Stephen Colbert is "running" for President of the United States. Sort of.
He’s only running in South Carolina and he’d run as both a Democrat and a Republican, so he could lose twice!
One of the neatest feature of VideoSift is that you can select the top videos of the day, week, month or even year - this makes it darned easy to keep your pop culture knowledge up to date!
Here are five of the most viewed clips from the past week:
Flying Spaghetti Monster in Missouri State U What? You didn’t know that the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is the second largest religious group at Missouri State University?
Using AK-47 to Light a Cigarette No matches to light your cigarette? That’s okay - as long as you have your trusty assault weapon and some good ol’ desert sand! Here’s how to light a cigarette with an AK-47.
Don’t Laugh or You Get Whacked! Oh you’ve got to love those crazy Japanese game shows! In this one, the contestants get to watch a funny clip. If they laugh, however, they got whacked in the behind!
See if you can keep from laughing (I would’ve been whacked so many times!): Link
Time Displacement Experimental Video I don’t quite know how to describe this: it’s a neat video effect that you’ve just got to see.
Dabbawalas: Efficient Lunch Delivery in India Next time your pizza takes forever to be delivered, consider the lunch delivery service in Mumbai, India:
The dabbawalas organization, made up of 5,000 mainly illiterate teammembers, delivers home-cooked meals to about 250,000 people every day, with error rates less than 1 per million!
It’s Friday night, and I’m all about the bowling clips found on VideoSift - the best video sharing website there is! (I used to work in a bowling alley, y’know! There’s nothing like spraying odor-eater on rental bowling shoes … the horror!)
Furries vs. Klingon It’s a showdown on bowling night - who will win? The Furries or the Klingons?
Let Go of the Ball! We’ve featured this one before, but it’s so cool I’d just have to show it again: Mike Machuga performing what is now called the Machuga Flop (yes, it’s a joke). Link
For more the web’s most interesting videos, check out: VideoSift.
Whoa! It’s the weekend and I’m late for our weekly collab with VideoSift (sorry, Sifters!), but let me make it up to you, with an offering of cute kids and animals! Now, how can you resist that?
Marimba Ponies Play the Sabre Dance Marimba Ponies is an ensemble of 10 kid percussionists between the ages of 4 and 12 years old. Here’s a clip of them playing the Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian.
Link (Astute Neatorama readers will probably remember that we’ve featured Marimba ponies a while ago here, but their website had gone AWOL.)
Baby Otter What’s cuter than otters? Baby otters! Beware, this clip is so sugary cute it’ll rot your teeth.
Baby Human Laughing His Ass Off Okay, so what’s cuter than a baby otter? Actually, a laughing human baby. Here’s a clip of Ethan laughing so hard he keeps on falling over.
For our weekly collab with VideoSift, let’s take a look at the Sci-Fi Fandom Channel, a repository of cool documentaries, trailers, and scenes from famous (and not so famous) sci-fi movies:
Death Star Cafeteria in Lego There must be a cafeteria in Death Star, right? They’ve got to eat sometime… So here’s a comedy bit by Eddie Izzard, where Darth Vader runs into a bit of a problem in the Death Star canteen.
Monsters of the Atomic Age In this documentary (26 min. long) Geoff Tarulli explores the nuclear fears in the 1950s and how they influenced the sci-fi movies of the time.
H.R. Giger at Work Take a look at H.R. Giger’s bizarre house and studio, which are filled with sketches and artwork. This was the first time I actually see the man behind the movie Alien and Species.
Conan Visits Industrial Light and Magic What happens when Late Night host and comedian Conan O’Brien visit George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic? Hilarity is what.
Yay! Our weekly collab with VideoSift is here… Let’s take a look at five of the most fascinating videos playing at the world’s greatest video aggregator website:
Turbo Encabulator Here’s a hilarious Chrysler training video circa 1990, instructing dealership technicians how to service a new transmission system: the turbo encabulator.
I think Neatorama reader Randall made this video: Link
Houdini’s Dog Watch how this dog escapes the escape-proof dog pen, in about a minute, no less!
Kermit’s Sausage Ad We’ve seen Fred Flintstones pushing Winston cigarettes in a 1950s ad, here’s one more (albeit much less creepy): Kermit the Frog selling McGarry’s Sausage in the ’60s.
Top 10 Home Shopping Bloopers Crappy products + live home shopping TV = what could go wrong?
Here are the top 10 bloopers on the British home shopping TV channels: Link
Live Coelacanth I think this last one is the best: a video of a Coelacanth, considered by scientists as a "living fossil," in its natural habitat off the coast of Indonesia.
The new VideoSift is here, and the community-based video aggregator is better than ever!
There was quite a bit of improvement "under the hood," with a new custom software written specifically for the site and new servers to handle the load. Visitors will immediately notice the streamlined look, thumbnail preview of the video clips, and a longer list of clips per page.
Congrats to the VideoSift folks who did an excellent job (I know how hard it is to move a site, let alone upgrading a content management system!).
All right, let’s take a look at a few of the coolest videos playing on the ‘Sift:
Bubbles in Space What happen if you pop a tab of Alka-Seltzer in a floating ball of water in zero g? Astronaut Don Pettit did the experiment onboard the International Space Station.
Link (yes, similar to this post on Neatorama, but it’s so cool you should see it again)
Jackie Chan’s Ten Greatest Bloopers Famous for doing his own stunts, Jackie Chan has gotten injured. A lot.
And of course, these mishaps were captured on film, and then shown as bloopers at the end of his movies: Link (Is there a bone this man hasn’t broken yet?)
HAL Returns (as Hybrid Assisted Limbs) This mobile suit, developed by Professor Yoshiyuki Sankai of Tsukuba University, Japan, allows its wearer to boost the weight he or she can normally lift by a factor of 10!
Who says violin doesn’t belong in hip hop? In this clip, Paul Dateh and inka one showed you what the love child between a violin and turntables should sound like!
Now playing on the new-and-improved VideoSift, still the best video aggregator on the Web: Link [YouTube clip]
Now, let’s take a look at a collective called Spanning Time, a collection of "historically momentous" video clips.
The Internet, Circa 1994 In February 1994, Richard Seltzer and Berthold Langer of Digital Equipment Corporation (creators of Mosaic, the first web browser) created this video clip predicting the future of the Internet.
Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope In 1977, Terry Fox lost his leg to cancer. Three years later, he decided to run 3,300+ miles across Canada to raise money for cancer research.
Here’s a heartwarming story about human will and determination (at the same time, a heartbreaking story on why he had to stop): Link
Napalm Attack During the Vietnam War This gruesome yet fascinating video clip shows an airstrike where napalm bombs were dropped on a village during the Vietname War.
The clip shows how devastating "the best anti-personnel bomb ever created" truly is: Link
The Spirit of ‘43 Here’s a US Government propaganda cartoon from the World War II era, stressing the importance of paying income tax starring … Donald Duck!
It’s time for another five awesome video clip from VideoSift! All of these clips are picked from just the last 24 hours (from when I prepare this post, that is). Now that’s quality sifting at the ‘Sift!
The Funniest Cats of the Internet Yes, yes - they’re cat videos. But not just any cat videos - they’re the funniest you’ll see on the Internet. today!
Be Kind Rewind This trailer for an upcoming Michel Gondry movie starring Jack Black and Mos Def looks promising: what happen after a man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally erases every tape in his friend’s video store? They set to remake the lost films and shoot the movies themselves!
James Lipton Recites K-Fed’s "Freestyle" Copyright laws prevents Conan O’Brien from playing a clip of the song, and K-Fed refused to come on the show and play the song live. So Conan invited James Lipton, dean emeritus of Inside the Actors Studio to recite the lyrics of K-Fed’s song "Freestyle."
Let’s take a look at the actual "Top Videos" feature on VideoSift.com - true to its nature of being a "sifter" of the best clips from various online video sites, VideoSift makes it easy for you to see the top-voted videos of the past 24 hours, week, month or even year.
Talking on a Cell Phone During a Concert Rudely talking on your cell phone during a music performance + Brave musicians not taking it = PWNAGE! Link
Office Chair Jumping When your loved ones (or kids) say that they have to stay at the office or lab late tonight, it doesn’t mean that they have to work. Perhaps they’re just engaging in office sports like this one: office chair jumping.
Tyler Hudson is the son of a professional musician, and has played drums since he was a toddler. This video shows his progress through the years. Push play or go to YouTube. Link to Hudson’s website. -via Videosift
Mike Rowe on QVC Selling Crinkly Cat Bag "Mike Rowe (host of Dirty Jobs) worked in (very) late-night TV selling crap to idiots on QVC. He used the opportunity to its full comedic potential."
You can see that he was charming even back then: Link
The Truth Behind the Death Star Destruction Did you think that Skywalker’s one in a million shot can destroy a killer moon? I smell a massive government cover up …
Missile Defense Explained in 30 Seconds Confused about the controversial North American missile defense? Canadian comedian Rick Mercer explains it in 30 seconds.
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs is a VideoSift collective or group of user-selected videos, that is perfect for everyone who love the cutest and furriest video clips on the ‘Net (despite the name, there are clips of other animals than just dogs or cats …)
Here are five of the cutest videos I found (yes, some were on Neatorama before, but heck, they’re SO cute, you can watch ‘em again and again)
Sleepy Otters Holding Hands If you think it can’t possibly get much cuter, just wait till the end …
Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy on a Theremin When Leon Theremin invented the world’s first (and probably only) musical instrument that can be played without being touched in 1919, who knew it would lead to this awesomeness: Link
Brandon McConnell’s Space Painting Brandon McConnell is one amazing spray paint artist. Here’s a video of him creating a fantasy "space" landscape in just a few minutes.
Subway Train Covered in Graffiti in 2 Minutes How long does it take to completely cover a subway train in graffiti? Less than 2 minutes!
When a group of "artists" show up to tag the Metro Madrid train in Spain, the rent-a-cop security guard is perplexed as of what to do… Don’t get any idea, kids: Link
Gary Jules’ Mad World The music video for Mad World cover by Gary Jules is fantastic! You may remember this from the movie Donnie Darko, or more recently from the Gears of War game ad.
Bradley Litwin’s Octapult In 2006, Bradley Litwin created this fantastic kinetic sculpture, called the Octapult, which uses 8 synchronized catapults to launch 160 plastic balls per minute. No squirrel is harmed in the making of this artwork. Link
For more the web’s most interesting videos, check out: VideoSift.
Man, I love VideoSift’s collectives - this one’s called Evolution in Action, and is the "home to stupid people doing stupid things, fire-breathing mishaps, guys getting run over by their own cars, those that ignore the warning label, and anyone that gives up their personal dignity to qualify for the Darwin Awards."
Let’s take a look at five incredibly dumb moments captured on video:
How NOT to Cut Down a Tall Tree
The title is self-explanatory. Kids, don’t try this at home. Let me amend that: adults, don’t try this at home either.
Maybe the guy in the video above was doing it all wrong because he was alone with no one to watch over him. But would chopping down a tree limb with some friends make it go better?
Bad: running out of fuel mid-flight Really Bad: having to land on a highway Evolution in Action Bad: Trying to take off again using the highway as a runway, running into the truck that brought the fuel, and ending up in a ditch.
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, by Shatner! Did you know that in 1968, William "Captain Kirk" Shatner did a cover of The Beatles’ Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds?
This Shatneriffic version was considered one of the worst pop recordings ever - it was so bad that it became a cult classic and thus will actually live on forever: Link
Flash Gordon Football Fight Scene It doesn’t get any cheesier than this: the football scene from the 1980 Flash Gordon film! Quick someone make a "Flash" t-shirt!
Battlestar Galactica Gag Reel - Frakkin’ Funny! No, no - not the Battlestar Galactica you see on TV now - this one is an in-studio produced gag reel for the wrap of the original Battlestar Galactica in 1979.
What happened when the Enterprise ran out of power? Here’s an ad for a power generating company featuring Captain Kirk of Star Trek in some sort of a transporter malfunction (I won’t tell you what it is, you’ve just got to see the video clip)
This funny commercial for Charoen Optical in Thailand features a gang of nearsighted thieves trying to rob a bank but broke into a sperm bank. You can guess what happened next!
VideoSift’s "collectives" are neat, user-created groups of videos on a certain topic. This particular one, called That’s terrible! Who gave that a green light? is all about clips that are sooo bad they’re awesome!
The most uncomfortable moment in gaming is X-Box’s Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, where gamers play a ninja called character Raiden. Who just lost his clothes. And does cartwheels. Naked.
Link [NSFW-ish, I suppose, suggestive cartoon nudity - can't see any of the naugthy bits]
Cackling Arnold Schwarzenegger (before he became the Governator, of course) in a weird Japanese energy drink ad . ‘Nuf said. Did I mention it’s a weird Japanese ad?
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Who says violin doesn’t belong in hip hop? In this clip, Paul Dateh and inka one showed you what the love child between a violin and turntables should sound like!
