Entries Tagged as 'cool'

Friday, May 8th, 2015

Keith, a Short Film Made with no Cameras and no Money

Filmmaker Luke Kondor has created a compelling short film from the comfort of his bedroom, using his computer screen—Skype chats, email, websites—to drive the narrative and create a story centering around a mysterious figure called Keith who starts to impact on Luke’s life.

Friday, May 8th, 2015

Awesome Longboard Skate Video “Burn It Down” is a Must-Watch

In this video from Arbor Skateboards longboarder James Kelly bombs down the hillsides of the Western Sierras, near his family’s cabin, in California. And he manages to get up to some crazy speeds as he flies down the straight roads which, makes for an entirely mesmerizing video.

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

Watch ‘Controller’—an Awesome Sci-Fi Short About a Girl Who Can Control Anything

This short film came out about a year ago and is written and directed by Saman Kesh—it combines a love story with some kickass action and centers around a kidnapped girl who can control anything, so takes control of her own boyfriend to come rescue her.

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

Race Your Friends with ‘Angry Birds Go!’ New Multiplayer Feature

Nothing beats the thrill of going head-to-head (or kart-to-kart) with your friends while you’re sat in the same room. Not only do you get to see their disappointed face as you come out triumphant, you get to do a little victory dance in front of them, just to gloat a bit more. Downhill kart racing [...]

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

GTA 2 is Recreated in Real Life Using a Drone—and it Looks Great

There are many things people like to do with drones, but one of the coolest applications has to be these Russian hobbyists who used the tech to recreate GTA 2 IRL complete with the bird’s eye view. You may or may not have used a drone before, but if you have then you’ll know how [...]

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

Killer Karaoke Thailand—Contestants Must Sing Under Ridiculous Circumstances

Let’s say you’re being slowly lowered into a water tank full of frogs and snakes and you have a mic in your hand, would you be able to keep on singing? Chances are you’d find it difficult, but that’s what this contestant of gameshow Killer Karaoke Thailand had to do—and it’s pretty hilarious to watch.

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

The Great Console Race Told Using Spongebob Characters

Vimeo user Lifeliketextube took the Spongebob Squarepants episode “The Great Snail Race” and turned it into “The Great Console Race”, naming different characters different consoles—Squidward is Sony, Spongebob is Microsoft, Patrick is Nintendo, and Sandy is PC—changing some of the dialogue and then using it to paint a picture of what the console market is [...]

Tuesday, May 5th, 2015

‘The Known Universe’— Journey From the Himalayas Up into the Cosmos

Take a trip across the universe starting at earth’s highest point, the Himalayas, and journeying upwards and onwards through our atmosphere and beyond our solar system, floating upwards and seeing the furthest objects we can see, quasars, before glimpsing the early universe and the afterglow of the Big Bang.

Monday, May 4th, 2015

Operator

In this creepy stop motion animated short film from Sam Barnett, a man named Bob is attacked by a bio-mechanical parasite, and has to fight for his life and his family against malicious forces that are much greater than himself. The fillmmaker notes how the short was inspired by cordyceps mushrooms which infect and control [...]

Sunday, May 3rd, 2015

The Amazing World of Women

Yep, women are pretty amazing, especially when they’re wandering around with a background of ambient music in a bikini with water splashing all over them, in slow-motion, or dancing at a nightclub in skimpy clothes. Unfortunately the reality for most of us isn’t really reflected in this, but hey, we can but dream.

Friday, May 1st, 2015

Insane Base Jumping off Dubai’s Second Highest Building

These base jumpers with balls of steel throw themselves off the 101 story, 1,358 ft tall residential structure that is the Princess Tower located near the Dubai Marina—it’s so high the platform they plunge from is surrounded by clouds. Eek. They then freefall through the air above the desert metropolis in some stunning, but pant-soiling, [...]