Compilation: Best news bloopers of 2012

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Optical illusion video of the day: Assumptions

Professor Richard Wiseman aka Quirkology (of "bets you will never lose" fame) will now mess with your brain a little, using the power of perspective.



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End of the world prank

Youtube prankster Vitaly Zdorovetskiy (previously) scares the life out of people at bus stops, making them think doomsday is really happening.


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Things you can own: 'Back to the Future II' hoverboard

Back to the Future Hoverboard from Mattel

Movie-accurate down to the smallest detail and fully sanctioned by Universal Studios, this is a 1:1 scale model (measures approximately 28" x 8" x 3"). Our Hoverboard includes authentic "whooshing" sounds sampled directly from the films and a deco featuring Mattel logos just like in the films. And although full hovering technology isn't expected until 2015, be assured your Hoverboard will gently glide over most level surfaces (it will not, however, work on water).

Also: Back to the Future II cap

Twitter users getting ready for Christmas

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Jerry Seinfeld on how to write a joke

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld describes his joke-writing process in an interview for New York Times, explaining the anatomy of his "Pop Tart" joke, still a work in progress.


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Protip: If the Apocalypse happens, make sure you're nowhere neasr the Statue of Liberty

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Movie trailer: 'This Is the End'

This Is the End (aka The End of the World, aka Jay and Seth Versus the Apocalypse, aka The Apocalypse), written and directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, is a movie about a group of actors who end up hanging at James Franco's house during the end of the world.

It stars Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Aziz Ansari, Paul Rudd, Michael Cera, Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, David Krumholtz, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna and Emma Watson, all as themselves.

Since today is officially the end of the world, they decided to release it's first teaser (red band):


In theaters, June 14th 2013.

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Chart: Star Trek names and roles

Every Star Trek bridge officer from every Star Trek show, arranged according to character name and role.


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Avian pitch invader

Happened during a Chiefs/Raiders game on Sunday: a football-loving pigeon walked on to the field and spent his time there during gameplay, simply refusing to leave until being removed by force.


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Supercut: Famous people playing themselves

Irina Dvalidze of Animal offers us a compilation of cameo appearances by celebrities playing themselves in movies.


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Kid Snippets: Catching Santa

A scene in which a kid catches Santa delivering presents, voiced by children and acted out by adults.


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Previously, from Kid Snippets: explaining driving and cars

An Alfred Hitchcock Christmas

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This year in unnecessary censorship

Jimmy Kimmel compiles the best instances of unnecessary censorship that occurred on TV in 2012.


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Gentle dog vs. kid with special needs

A touching scene with a white lab caring for a toddler with Down syndrome.


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Here's an old man on a bicycle materializing out of thin air

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'Enter Sandman' sneakily played during wedding dinner

Youtuber CaptainVibe posts this video recorded with his phone, of one of the shenanigans he and his band did at a wedding: playing a Bossa Nova version of Metallica's Enter Sandman during dinner.


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Jus primae noctis

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Infographic: Types of wine

Almost 200 types of wine, organized by style and taste.


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Breathalizer keychain

Test the alcohol level in your blood before you get behind the wheel, with the Portable Keyring Breath Alcohol Detector, from BACtrack

The BACtrack Keychain Breathalyzer is a fully functional breath alcohol tester with an internal alcohol sensor, folding breath tube, and even optional mouthpieces. You can quickly and easily estimate your BAC, Blood Alcohol Content, by blowing through the mouthpiece for 5 seconds. Never before has a breathalyzer had accurate alcohol sensing technology in a design this small and affordable. You can take the product everywhere and test yourself, friends, family, or anyone who is curious about their Blood Alcohol Content. The innovative folding mouthpiece pulls out during testing and slides back down during storage – it’s that easy! Everyone will want to test themselves whether you’re at a party, bar, restaurant, or anywhere else alcohol is consumed. Learn how drinking alcohol affects your Blood Alcohol Content and always make smart, informed decisions.

Here's a demo video

How snowflakes are formed

In their video The Chemistry of Snowflakes, American Chemical Society's Bitesize Science, explain how snowflakes come to be and why they have their particular shapes the do.

The video tracks formation of snowflakes from their origins in bits of dust in clouds that become droplets of water falling to Earth. When the droplets cool, six crystal faces form because water molecules bond in hexagonal networks when they freeze. It explains that ice crystals grow fastest at the corners between the faces, fostering development of the six branches that exist in most snowflakes. As snowflakes continue to develop, the branches can spread, grow long and pointy, or branch off into new arms. As each snowflake rises and falls through warmer and cooler air, it thus develops its own distinctive shape.

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Make-up test photo: Frodo under the influence of the ring

In the original draft of the script for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, there was a scene in which Faramir had a vision of Frodo Baggins' future, should the ring take hold of his soul, a scene that never made it into the movie.

However, photos from the screen test that was made for this scene, with this Frodo as a Gollum-like creature, have recently been released.


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White Panjabi MC sings Panjabi MC song

Hilarity ensues in a car when one of the passengers has a go at Panjabi MC's Mundian To Bach Ke, both instrumental and vocal.


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Super Mario jump sound scares cat

A cat that apparently has some serious issues with the sound effects from Super Mario Bros.


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Tee of the day: Jurassic Parks and Rec

Available here

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Top 10 pranks of 2012

Fail Army compiles the 10 best pranks of the year in a single video.


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2012: What Brought Us Together

A beautiful compilation of all the things that mattered this year, from the highest sky-dive to the fastest running man, a first vote or last mission, joys and tragedies, grumpy cats and flash mobs, all set to the touching tune of The Mighty Rio Grande, from the album This Will Destroy You.


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Previously: Zeitgeist 2012 - the year in review

Product naming

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Cow-carrying truck accident of the day

A dashboard camera from a car probably somewhere in Russia, catches the moment a truck tips over, spilling all its load of cows on the road.


Luckily, (according to the Youtube description) all the cows survived.

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Fingerstache temporary tattoos

Become an instant hipster without permanently desecrating your body.

Do you want to instantaneously appear more attractive worldly sophisticated? Perhaps you need to momentarily class up a friend? Maybe a neighbor's baby? Fingerstach temporary tattoos are the solution you're looking for.

Fingerstache Temporary Tattoos, by Gamma-Go

Eagle snatches kid, almost takes him away

A man was out using his camera in Mount Royal Park, in Montreal, Canada, filming a Golden eagle in mid-air, when the bird, spotting a toddler on the ground, dives in, grabs it with its claws and tries to take it away.

Luckily, in Canada, it's pretty cold this time of the year and the kid was wearing a thick jacket, otherwise this video would have had a totally different ending.


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Update: Here's a video that claims it's fake (confirmed)

cdza - 'Round the World in 18 Songs

For their 15th video, creative musical collective cdza were at the Google Zeitgeist 2012 summit in Paradise Valley, AZ, where they performed a medley of global music, playing known songs from 18 countries (a list of the titles - in the Youtube video description).


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How it's made: Simon's Cat

In his new series Simon Draws, animator Simon Tofield, creator of Simon's Cat, demonstrates how he creates his characters in Adobe Flash.

Here's Simon drawing his cat:


Also: Drawing Simon, Drawing the dog, and others.

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Prison escape of the day

From NY Daily News: Two bank robbers escape Chicago jail by scaling 15 stories down a rope reportedly made of bedsheets:

Two bank robbers are still on the loose after using a makeshift rope to drop 15 stories out of the window of a federal jail in Chicago.

Some time before 5 a.m. on Tuesday, staff at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago realized that cellmates Joseph "Jose" Banks, 37, and Kenneth Conley, 38, were missing. After searching the premises, authorities noticed that a long knotted rope, reportedly made out of bed sheets, was dangling from their window.

The windows in the building are quite small, and some don't open at all, Frank Bochte, spokesperson for the FBI's Chicago division, told the Daily News. Chicago police are still investigating how exactly the cellmates managed to escape.

The building is in the heart of Chicago’s downtown area, a few blocks from a federal court. Still, the men managed to escape without attracting any witnesses.

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'The Walking Dumb' - 'Dumb Ways to Die' meets 'The Walking Dead'

The viral Australian animated PSA video Dumb Ways to Die gets a The Walking Dead parody.


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The Glitch - a video game-themed short film

A glitch in a video game gets out of control, threatening to destroy all video games.


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How to cut a pizza

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Rewind YouTube Style 2012

A tribute to the biggest stars from this year's Youtube videos.

We invited some YouTubers to star in a mash-up of culturally defining moments of 2012. Can you spot all the references?

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How to light a cigarette with a hammer

It's totally doable. Look:


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A letter from a friendly neighbor

From Deadspin:

A night out in Wilmington, N.C., can do this to you. Frank was out at a bar, got very, very drunk, and as he tends to do, donned his superhero disguise. ("He likes to take his shirt off at bars when he gets hammered," says a friend who sent along a shirtless pic, but asked that we not run it.) He took a taxi home, wearing his shirt-cape the entire way, but accidentally entered the wrong townhouse. Once there, he ran around in circles pretending to fly.

While flight is not among SuperFrank's powers, passing out and peeing on the couch apparently is. In the morning, after staggering back to his house, Frank received this friendly note under his door.

Christmas gift idea of the day

For the ones you love: The gift of nothing

Nothing is a gift to be treasured. It is guaranteed to do absolutely nothing, all of the time! Get a Gift of Nothing, a present perfect for any occasion. Whether you are looking for that special nothing for Christmas, Birthday or Valentine's Day (not recommended if you want to continue with the relationship), Nothing is the ideal gift.

Ted on Jimmy Kimmel

To promote the release of his movie on Blu-Ray and DVD, Seth MacFarlane-voiced Ted, the main character from the movie with the same name, made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he talked about his his movie, his career and his life in general.


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Blogs

Doghouse Diaries

Here's Kevin Bacon's made out of bacon

Made by mosaic portrait artist Jason Mecier

Snoop Dogg made of dope, Whitney Houston made of pills, Michael Jackson made of pills

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Portal earrings

In one ear and out the other.

Handmade silver sterling by jewelry artist Melissa Hamming.

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Also, cheaper: Portal 2 inter-spatial earrings

Here's a spider doing the rumba

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Holiday movie flowchart

In case you want to watch a holiday movie and you don't know what to choose, the guys from Lemon.ly are here to help, with this infographic that basically has every mood covered.


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Gentleman on train mines for gold

Watch at own risk.


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10 bets you will never lose - part 4

Another set of party tricks, from Richard "Quirkology" Wiseman.


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Previously: Part 3

The perfect Martini

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Cute kid video of the day: Confusion during a '12 Days of Christmas' play

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How to to keep from offending people when breastfeeding in public

In case you're interested, boobie beanies are available for purchase for $10, here.

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Some jokes from the movie "Predator"

The best parts of Predator, you probably don't remember.

(NSFW language)


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Supercut: 50 heartbreaking movie moments

The guys from Brazilian movie site Crítica Daquele Filme compile 50 of the most tear-inducing moments in the history of film.


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Previously: Moviemiscellany's 100 most depressing movie death scenes

Alison Brie freestyle rapping

Community stars Alison Brie and Danny Pudi took to the stage during a concert in the Viper Room last Friday.


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Nintendo 64 present animation

The viral video of the kids getting overexcited about their Nintendo 64 Christmas present gets the proper animation it deserves.


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Procrasti-Nation

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The most easily scared guy in the world

Basse Andersen from Arendal, Norway, is a contender to the title of the most easily scared guy in the world and a news crew from NRK Sørlandet pays a visit to his workplace were his co-workers demonstrate why.


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Ali G makes an appearance after 10 years

Ali G, Sacha Baron Cohen's earliest comedic fictional character, received the Outstanding Achievement to Comedy award for his career last week at the British Comedy Awards, where he kinda stole the show with his acceptance speech.

Chart: Macarena vs. Gangnam Style

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Mistletoe kissing prank

Nate Turley and Kaitlin Snow take their chances in kissing random people under a mistletoe, in a video by Stuart Edge.


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Pop culture house banners

DeviantArtist Lokiable imagines somt Game of Thrones-style banners for some characters and other items from pop culture.


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Here's a cat politely begging for some attention

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Reindeer Christmas sweater of the day

Tis the season so why not wear this beautiful sweater with Rudolph in a reindeer threesome.

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Also: Reindeer Conga Line Sweater

How cats see things

Anatomy of a Cat's Perspective

Street art vandalism of the day

A street artist from Whitstable, Kent, UK, that calls himself Catman paints over some local art.

The Christmas cartoon has been welcomed by local councillors, who are usually harsh critics of all graffiti.

Cllr John Wratten said: "The original has been there for a long time so I guess it needed updating and it has been done tastefully, with typical Whitstable good humour.

The colourful depiction of St Nick appeared next to the original graffiti last weekend, when it is believed the artist painted it overnight.

Other pictures believed to have been the work of Catman have appeared across the town, including pictures of Marilyn Monroe on traffic bollards.

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Driving observer

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Supercut: "There's no time to explain!"

Another one of those expressions that pop up a lot in movies, and is also a meme.


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Three Grumpy Cat Moon shirt

Available @ TShirtOutlet

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Unusual Batman logo of the day

What has been seen cannot be unseen.

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Filmography 2012

The yearly movie supercut made by Genrocks features 300 of 2012's films in a single 7-minute video.


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Previously: Filmography 2011, Filmography 2010

Infographic: Evolution of the Batman logo

A comprehensive and extensive chart of the Batman logo evolution, spanning over 72 years from 1940 - 2012 to map the transformation of a timeless hero.


Glasgow-based artist Cathryn Lavery's illustration Batman: An Illustrated Evolution is available for purchase as print, on Calm the Ham.

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Previously: Evolution of the Batman logo video

Facebook shower curtain

Social Shower Curtain, by Spinning Hat

Is taking a shower the only time when you're not clicking away on social networking sites? Well now even this is possible with the Social Shower Curtain! Bring your profile to life while you lather up with this comical shower curtain, which features a transparent section so you can create a profile picture as you're scrubbing away!

'Gangnam Style' ukulele cover

Just when you thought you never wanted to hear another interpretation of Gangnam Style, here are Hope Johnson and Maggie Rosenberg of We Sing Happy Songs doing a pretty cool cover on an ukulele and a guitar.


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Previously, in acoustic renditions of Gangnam Style: Ra-On

Non-threatening hat

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Why we eat meat

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Everything wrong with "The Amazing Spiderman" in 2 minutes or less

53 flaws from the movie The Amazing Spider-Man exposed in a 2-minute video.


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Face swap of the day: Bond and M.

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'N Sync medley

5-person vocal band Pentatonix pay an a capella tribute to 'N Sync.


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Previously: Gangnam Style a capella cover

Zeitgeist 2012 - the year in review

All the important stuff that happened this year, based on Google's search stats.


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Previously: Zeitgeist 2011, Zeitgeist 2010

Grumpy Cat tattoo

Made by Tom Taylor, at Deep Six Lab, in Philadelphia.

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Compilation: babies struggling to stay awake

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Nic Cage as every character from 'The Hobbit'

From Photoshop expert and Nicolas Cage enthusiast Matheus Candido, the guy who previously brought us Nicolas Cage starring in everything as everything: all the characters from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey wearing the face of his favorite actor.


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Emergency Santa kit

In case Christmas takes you by surprise and you don't have a Santa, there's the Emergency Santa Kit.

It's instant Christmas spirit in a tin! Say you're on a long plane flight and everyone around you is frowning and grumpy. Just open this tin, blow up the inflatable white vinyl beard and pop the Santa hat on your head. Before you know it, everyone is going to be sitting on your lap, laughing and asking for presents. Kit comes with a Santa hat that is sized to fit most adult heads and a 10" (25.4 cm) long, vinyl inflatable beard with elastic loops that go around your ears. Comes in a 3-3/4" (9.5 cm) diameter x 4" (10.2 cm) tall collectable tin.

Driving dogs Gymkhana

Porter the New Zealand SPCA rescue dog is taking it to the next level, going for a Gymkhana ride in San Francisco.


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Birthday milestones

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