Looking for something to wear to your next costume party? If you have a car battery, spare 42-inch LCD TV—and a whole lot of time—you could go as an oversized working Apple iPhone.
There have been many dozens of YouTube videos that have gone viral over the last few years. If you are new to YouTube or otherwise missed out on them, here’s a recap of the Best of YouTube in Four Minutes. And even if you are a long-time YouTube fanatic there’s something cool about seeing clips of some of your favorite videos in rapid fire fashion:
Here’s a fascinating snippet from a 1969 TV show that predicts the emergence of the internet. It is surprising how insightful this chip is about how the internet would be used for shopping and banking. Although it doesn’t mention anything about how the internet would be used for porn.
A video prank has a very high bar to clear before Spot Cool Stuff will find it funny. This clever rouse met that standard plus some. Watch as an actress and her identical twin on the other side of a sheet of glass convince people in a washroom that they can’t see themselves in a mirror.
In one of the coolest videos on YouTube of any sort traveler Matt Harding dances across our amazing planet. It is humorous, the dancing is, but there’s also something deeply profound about this video. The song, Praan, is incredibly cool too and is available for sale on Amazon (click on the widget, below).
The New York City based group Improv Everywhere strikes again. This time they pick a random little league baseball game, unfurl a fake NBC sports banner, act the part of super-fans and turn an otherwise normal sporting event into one that was memorable—and funny.
The violin has come a lot way since Torolli, Bach and Handel. This rendition of Owner of a Lonely Heart (by 70s rock band Yes) and Smooth Criminal (by Michael Jackson) is absolutely incredible. We are amazed that the musician can even see his violin through his hair.