The best "viral" advert for Thermo Scientific freezers you'll see all day

I'll definitely keep this in mind when I buy my next Thermo Scientific ultra-low temperature freezer.



Via: Sapir on Facebook

Why the hell is this in my YouTube feed? [NSFW]

So I'm on Youtube and I suddenly see this video at the top of my "Recommended" list:



After watching it several times, analysing certain moments frame by frame, I started thinking about why YouTube decided to recommend this to me when I didn't recognise the band and it's not even a genre of music I listen to.

A quick Google of the band's name brought up a link to their Wikipedia page. A link marked purple, meaning I had visited it before... what!?

Scrolling through the info it finally dawned on me. They were featured in a video made by YouTube legend Freddie Wong.



So that's my explanation for why YouTube decided to show me boobs.

Louis C.K. is really really sorry

Ease up on the guy okay?

NSFW language

David Beckham sell his soul to Pepsi

Here's this video of David Beckham supposedly just having a little kick about during a break in filming the latest Diet Pepsi commercial:



It makes me sad. Why would a footballer as talented as Beckham agree to this CGI'd rubbish? I hope he got paid a truckload of money from it because it's bound to have damaged his brand credibility.

Also, how bad does your performance have to be for David Beckham to out act you Mr. Overenthusiastic-Guy-Behind-Camera?

Your Favorite Martian's Balls

Star of viral video reviews on YouTube, Ray William Johnson has finally unveiled his super secret side project 'Your Favorite Martian'.

The first video released? An animated music video.



The song is available in iTunes now.

The Swedish Chef Gets A Gritty Reboot

I know what I'm having for lunch! Now where did I leave my foot-butter?

Adorable Kid Makes Up An Amazing Story

This kid is unbelievably adorable, and her tale of the adventures of Tigger & Winnie The Pooh is better than any film you've ever seen or book you've ever read.

Who Knew Cellos Were This Badass?

It's like two leather clad vampires have challenged each other to a "cello off".

Australian Paddle-Thru McDonald's Restaurant

This is unlikely to catch on:

"Smooth on the inside, crunchy on the outside... Armadillo!"

Some of you may not be old enough to remember the advert I'm referring to, but reader's of all ages must agree that that's a cute little critter.

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Shampoo has found a new way to make me cry

It doesn't take much to make me cry - songs, TV shows, movies, books, cute kittens... and now shampoo adverts.

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3D's Holy Grail Finally Arrives... No Glasses!

For years the film industry has been seeking a solution to a terrible problem. How can we create 3D without the silly glasses?

Thankfully the answer has arrived, and while only a prototype it looks very promising. Now some of you may question the authenticity of this demonstration, but may I remind you that 'beard + foreign accent = trustworthy' thereby proving that this is in no way fake.

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We No Speak Americano (but our hands do)

A nifty little video for the hit song "We No Speak Americano". It features some amazingly choreographed 'hand dancing' that must have taken a long time to perfect.

After picking my jaw back up off the floor, I got to wondering why the style felt so familiar when I hadn't seen anything like this before?

A quick look at the other videos on the account revealed that the pair are Irish dancers, and that their hands are acting out the movements their feet would make when Irish dancing (also the pair's skills have already landed them a place in a McDonald's advertising campaign.)

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Michael!

The folks over at FilmDrunk have found a great little video which highlights just how often the characters say "Michael" in The Lost Boys:


Every Line of Dialogue in The Lost Boys is "Michael" from Dan Nixon on Vimeo.

Don't Do This

After my earlier 10 of your favourite anti-tech words post it was fortuitous that I stumbled upon this perfect example of a meanderthal.

Meanderthal: someone who tries to drive or walk while using a mobile phone.

(via The Daily What)

The Scrollwheel: A case of justifiable homicide

It can be painful to watch the technologically illiterate fumble their way around the electronic world.

Yes mum I'm thinking of you.

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Google Science Fair

As a child there were lot's of things to envy about the lifestyles of the kids shown in American TV shows. Their good looks, their lack of uniforms, their bleachers to make out under, and most of all... their science fairs.

I was a really smart kid in school and loved science which made the idea of a science fair appeal to me on two levels:

1. I'd get to build something really cool.
2. I'd definitely win and show everyone how much smarter I was than them.

Mwahahaha!
*ominous rumble of thunder*

Now that I'm (slightly) more mature I know that I was wrong to think this way. Yes I'd still get to build something cool but I am no longer so arrogant as to think I'd have won.

No, the prize would of course have good to an inferior project, made by the mother of the kid who sticks crayons down his pants. Darwin forbid that we reward the smart people! We have to be inclusive!
WE HAVE TO MAKE EVERYONE... FEEL...
SPECIAL!!!!

...sorry about that :-|

Yeah, so Google have announced a worldwide online science fair, using a cool Rube Goldberg themed video. Enjoy.

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Grab Those Goggles!

I'm a total Google fanboy and make no effort to hide it, so every time a new announcement issues forth from Google HQ I take a little look.

Google's 'Goggles' are not new, Android users will already be familiar with the amazing things the app can do, but a nifty new feature has been unveiled... Sudoku solving!

It won't change the world, it's just another little addition to Google's bag of tricks. A big which is bulging at the seams already.

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Everything Sounds The Same

Ever find yourself thinking that all pop music sounds the same? Turns out half the songs you love/hate/love-to-hate are just the same 4 chords repeated forever.

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Sweet Social Media Success Story (with a bitter aftertaste)

Unless you've been living in a cave - or just don't pay attention to internet hype - you will be familiar with the story of Ted Williams, the Golden-Voiced Homeless Man, and the amazing events of the past week.

A video demonstrating Ted's golden radio voice as he panhandled beside a highway, and the subsequent interview in which he explained how he was trying to get his life back together after falling foul of drugs and alcohol, inspired millions. In under 48 hours the video had attracted over 10 million views and job offers started rolling in for Ted with the NFL's Cleveland Cavaliers and Kraft Foods leading the charge. A wonderful story that shows the internet at its best.

So where is this bitter aftertaste I mentioned? Well, the amazing video which was being shared around the world as people sought to share Ted's inspirational tale, had been removed from YouTube due to copyright infringement.

To me this is the internet at its worst. While people around the world find themselves touched by one man's story (and the beautiful voice he tells it with), and companies fall over themselves to be a part of Ted's journey back from the bottom, there is a copyright claim that sours the whole situation.

I'm not a big believer in the sanctity of copyright, as long as someone isn't trying to pass another's work off as their own I think there's not much harm. Why was the copyright owner not happy to have their ownership acknowledged and leave the video available for the world to share? It will make no difference to Ted, he has already benefitted from the power of the web, it is those who didn't get a chance to see the video that started it all that lose out.

Luckily their are plenty of copies floating about for them to check out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6kI_u3ho_c&feature=youtube_gdata_player

(Sadly it is almost impossible to find a copy of the original video anymore)