Tom Fletcher didn’t want his fear of public speaking to ruin his wedding day, so the butterfly-bellied groom found a creative solution. Fletcher wooed his bride, charmed his guests and soothed his nerves by singing his wedding speech. “It’s possibly the most nervous I’ve ever been in my life (about the speech, not the wedding!),”…
Cats and dogs may have their differences, but when the two rely on each other for companionship and survival, it’s a love story sweet enough to charm the Internet. Online animal channel Wakaleo shares the story of Ralphee, who was born with a neurological disorder called cerebellar hypoplasia, or CH. This means the cerebellum is…
Meet Dr. William Bell, a 90-year-old fitness nut who holds a pole vault world record for his age group. Pfft, as if a bunch of buff 20-something Olympic swimmers prancing their six-packs around the pool didn’t already make us all feel like a bunch of unaccomplished cubicle potatoes this week. Envy aside, Dr. Bell could…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkMNOlYcpHg?enablejsapi=1&] If hangovers could be visualized, this music video would just about sum things up. Psy (the king of WTF) and Snoop Dogg (the king of WTF while stoned) have teamed up for a new song called “Hangover.” It could be, dare we say, the song of summer. Or perhaps more aptly, the song…
French sporting goods company Decathlon launched a new TV campaign for its mountain sports brand Quechua with this beautiful commercial titled ‘We All Need Warmth’. The video, shot in Slovenia, was made by agency Fred & Farid and directed by Herve de Crecy and Francois Alaux. Best part – when you watch the making of…
What if Apple had unleashed absolutely nothing new during its Sept. 12 event? Well, comedy engine College Humor turned that inconceivable thought into a reality in the above spoof starring actor Christopher McDonald, who also played Apple CEO Tim Cook in the “Steve Jobs’ Substitute” parody. “Today, Apple is releasing something more extraordinary: nothing,” McDonald…
Talk about a risky move. Inmates at a Texas jail are being hailed as heroes after they broke out of their holding cell to save their guard’s life. According to Daily Mail, the guard wasjokingaround with the prisoners when he slumped over and became unconscious after what seemed to be a heart attack. At least…
Thinking about going to Oktoberfest in Munich this year? To put you in a good mood, Michael Maria Tichy has directed this fun music video about the cute pixel-art cartoon characters called Cubies traveling to the popular beer-festival, all with an original Bavarian Gameboy chiptune. The music is kind of ‘Die Toten Hosen meets David…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLnTfr7fG9k?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&w=640&h=360] What would happen if voters treated presidential debates more like The Voice? This video pretty much sums it up. Obama has a “great voice”, and Mitt Romney has “badass hair”. SEE MORE: Carson Daly Tells All About ‘The Voice,’ Its Social Media Clout and ‘TRL’ This video makes us wonder: if you could…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSpgwdFxcr0&w=600&h=320] Coming out to parents can often be frightening. But when Hayden Smith worked up the courage to tell his mom about his homosexuality, she was nothing but supportive. She thanked him for sharing his secret with her and being true to himself. And then the tables turn and the teenager gets a pretty…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbZPyBqUC_Y?rel=0&modestbranding=1&iv_load_policy=3] Labrador Loves Playing In Autumn Leaves (Video) Stella, the Yellow Lab gets overly excited when Autumn comes around because she finally gets to play in the massive pileup of leaves. via Jody Hartman Read more: http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2015/10/22/labrador-loves-playing-in-autumn-leaves-video/
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BdEnWrkMgo&w=640&h=480] A turtle rollerskates into a grocery store and attempts to steal lettuce — that’s not the beginning of a joke, rather it’s the latest prank from French humorist Rémi Gaillard. Gaillard’s motto, which appears at the end of the video, tranlates to “It’s by doing whatever, that one becomes whoever.” Watch Gaillard dressed…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkJEt1UsUcs?enablejsapi=1&&w=480&h=360] Don Herbert shared his love for science with millions of kids in his 40 year stint as the experiment-loving, knowledge-wielding Mister Wizard. Children of the 1980s and 90s probably remember learning a lesson from Herbert on the popular Nickelodeon show “Mr. Wizard’s World.” Three days a week, Mister Wizard made complex science concepts…
Stop-motion video within a stop-motion of 500 people holding more than 1,500 pictures all around Israel. http://www.youtube.com/v/9eqSZSO_sSE?version=3&hl=en_US via The Daily What Read more: http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2011/08/23/stop-motion-inception-video/
http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=186683f4a613 Do toddlers have the capacity to feel emotions like compassion and empathy? Some might argue that those emotional responses don’t develop until later in life, but this video suggests otherwise. In it, 2-year-old Raegan watches a scene from “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” in which a baby penguin loses contact with his mother and is being cared…
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=24199087&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0 Read more: http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2011/09/06/daily-timelapse-camtrac/
Experience what it feels like to fly over planet Earth in this cool time-lapse video taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. http://www.youtube.com/v/74mhQyuyELQ?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0 via Viral Viral Videos…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpSOWfFtKJE] The only thing more FIRE than this autotune remix of the It’s Poppin’ lady is the building she escaped from. That building is probably completely fire by now. It took one whole day for the Internet to release a catchy autotune remix of Michelle Dobynes now-viral news appearance. That, by the way, is…
A curious cat explores a toaster… http://www.youtube.com/v/pRpvdcjkT3k?version=3&hl=en_US Read more: http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2011/08/17/cat-vs-toaster-video/
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnXQsJ8ung8?enablejsapi=1&&w=640&h=360] Depending on how you interpret the game of basketball, the NBA has just released either the awesome-est or gross-est highlight reel to hit YouTube. The clip features Brian Scalabrine. Scalabrine, for the uninitiated, is a red-haired, pasty-faced journeyman center who spent eleven seasons warming the bench for three different teams. He was alternately…