Entries Tagged as 'cool'

Sunday, October 22nd, 2017

Is This Compilation the Most Painful Video on the Internet?

Ouch. Owwww-ch! That’s going to be your main thought as you watch this video, wincing your way through other people’s pain. Pain that comes in a variety of forms and at numerous levels on the ouch scale. There’s a base level of general agony being experienced, sure, but of it some looks way more horrible [...]

Saturday, October 21st, 2017

Hilarious Spoof App Helps People Get Offended on the Internet

The internet is known for a few things, cats, porn, and people getting easily offended—by, say, cat porn. In this spot-on sketch by comedian John Crist a fantastic new app called Get Offended will revolutionize the way you get offended online by making it easier than ever to be outraged by some random person on [...]

Friday, October 20th, 2017

The Top 10 Closing Shots of All Time

The final shot in a movie can leave a lasting impression on the viewer, staying with them long after the movie ends, and sometimes if it’s really clever it can flip the movie on its head and completely undermine everything you’ve seen before (see Michael Haneke’s Caché for one of the greatest examples of that [...]

Thursday, October 19th, 2017

Philosopher Alain de Botton Reflects on the Wisdom of Pessimism

People often tell pessimists to lighten up or look on the bright side, but here British philosopher Alain de Botton details why being a pessimist isn’t always bad. Teaming up with director Claudio Salas and around 30 different animators they’ve made a 2-minute visual essay for de Botton’s School of Life project.

Tuesday, October 17th, 2017

Stephen Fry Gives His View on American vs British Comedy

Stephen Fry gives some insightful comments here on the differences between American and British comedy, which can probably be summed up by the line that with American comedy it starts with everything being crappy and ends happy. British Comedy starts happy and ends with everything turning to crap.

Sunday, October 15th, 2017

Listen to Shawn Wasabi Play New Track ‘Spicy Boyfriend’

Making music while sat in bed might not be the most conventional way to cut a song, but that hasn’t stopped Shawn Wasabi from doing so. And it’s resulted in a very joy-filled, bouncy, star shine of a track that if it fails to make you feel even a little twinge of happiness, you might [...]

Wednesday, October 11th, 2017

The Do’s And Don’ts of Sending Salacious Photos

When it comes to sending NSFW pics to someone there are some things you need to know. And this video delivers a 101 on the do’s and don’ts of sending someone some intimate photos. It’s worth a watch, because if there’s one thing you want to be cautious about, it’s sending saucy pics.

Tuesday, October 10th, 2017

A Robot and a Master Swordsman Have a Battle of Blades

The Yaskawa Bushido Project sees iaijutsu master swordsman and Guinness World Record holder Isao Machii face off against a robotic arm in an epic contest of technique and endurance. Motion capture is used to teach the machine Machii’s cutting techniques and then a series of swordsmanship tests are undertaken. You can see the results in [...]

Saturday, October 7th, 2017

Grandma Gamer – 80-year-old Shirley Curry Loves Playing Video Games

You’re never too old to enjoy playing video games, that’s definitely the case here with 80-year-old Shirley Curry who flies in the face of convention and stereotypes. She has become one of the oldest avid Skyrim players in the world and says the reason she plays video games is because it keeps her mind active, [...]

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017

Watch the Latest ‘Celebrities Read Mean Tweets’ From Jimmy Kimmel

With the current president of the United States the reigning champ when it comes to mean tweets about, not just celebrities, but everybody, it’s hard for the rest of the internet trolls to keep up. Still, that doesn’t mean watching celebrities read mean tweets about themselves is any less hilarious.

Monday, October 2nd, 2017

iPhone X by Pineapple is Rudy Mancuso’s Hilarious Apple Parody

The world is ready for the next really expensive product, notes Rudy Mancuso’s Steve Jobs spoof character in this amusing parody of Apple’s latest, and priciest phone yet, the iPhone X. Due to the pompous nature of Apple’s commercials these types of mocking videos are always welcome, so we can all laugh in the face [...]