Entries Tagged as 'ftw'

Tuesday, February 10th, 2015

Rob Scallon’s ‘00000′ is a Metal Song Played Using Just One Note

Musician Rob Scallon does something totally metal here, he cuts off eight of the strings from his guitar to play a track with the single remaining one—it’s called “00000″ and is a superb exercise in minimalism as the entire song contains just the one note, played over and over again.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2015

This Parody Video Shows What Everyone’s Really Thinking When They Fly

Most of the time, as long as they’re not completely wasted, people on flights are terribly polite to one another, both the staff and the passengers. But what would it be like if everyone was honest about how they feel? Well you’d end up with something like this hilarious video.

Monday, February 9th, 2015

Watch Two Neil Youngs Sing the Classic Song ‘Old Man’

Neil Young plus Neil Young can only equal something awesome—and that’s what happens in this clip from ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ where Fallon dressed up as the 60s singer to kick off singing Young’s classic song “Old Man.” Then, halfway into it, the real Neil Young comes on stage and joins Fallon.

Monday, February 9th, 2015

‘Hearing Tarantino’—The Awesome Ways Quentin Tarantino Uses Sound

Because Tarantino’s films can be so visual, you might forget just how great at using sounds he is, sounds that can show the nuances of a character or can work as an over-the-top nod to another genre that Tarantino is paying homage to.

Sunday, February 8th, 2015

Find Out the Fascinating Diet of a World Champion Sumo Wrestler

World champion sumo wrestler Byamba consumes around 10,000 calories a day and this fascinating documentary shows how he does it. Mostly the calories come from a Japanese stew called chankonabe, which is eaten by sumo wrestlers to get them to the heavy weights they need to be.

Friday, February 6th, 2015

Liam Neeson Gets Badass in the ‘Clash of Clans: Revenge’ Super Bowl Ad

If you’re a fan of Clash of Clans: Revenge then this might cause you some alarm, because that person who’s gold you’ve stolen, it could be Liam Neeson. And we all know Liam Neeson has a very particular set of skills, skills that’s he’s acquired over a very long career. Skills that make him a [...]

Friday, February 6th, 2015

Scientifically Accurate Barney the Dinosaur is Terrifying

If Barney the Dinosaur was scientifically accurate, the show would quickly move from suitable to kids to being absolutely terrifying for kids—and it would be especially terrifying for the kids in the actual show because they’d be getting maimed and killed by a rampaging monster.

Thursday, February 5th, 2015

NBC’s Brian Williams Raps Snoop Dogg’s “Who Am I?”

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams is one of the best rappers in the TV-hosting game, albeit one whose rapping is unintentional—but thanks to Jimmy Fallon he’s rapped some of hip-hop’s finest tunes, all by mashing up various footage of him to make it appear like he’s laying down some lyrics.

Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

Meet the Guy on the Other Side of the Kill Cam in the Call of Duty Games

You’re about to say hello to Randall Higgins, the KillCameraman, so if you ever wondered who’s on the other side of the KillCam when you’re replaying the gruesome deaths you’ve served to someone in Call of Duty, this is the guy who has to witness all that mayhem just to make your life that bit [...]

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

The Original Star Wars Trilogy Re-edited in the Style of Avengers: Age of Ultron

Don’t spend too long pondering why someone would re-edit the original Star Wars movies into the style of the new Avengers movie trailer, it’s the internet, don’t question motives—but after spending a few minutes watching it you’ll be glad YouTuber The Unusual Suspect took the time to do it.

Monday, February 2nd, 2015

Honest Trailers Sharpens its Cutlass for Pirates of the Caribbean

For a movie that was based on a theme park ride it wasn’t too bad, but they definitely should’ve stopped making them after the first one. Still, that won’t change the Honest Trailers guys from laying in to the Johnny Depp pirate epic with abandon, as they pick apart this summer blockbuster.