Maybe you were swamped at the office this week and couldn’t check your favourite Gawker Media sites. Or maybe you’re about to work a double and need one last distraction. Whatever the case, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the best videos we watched during the week that was.
The inevitable auto-tuned version of “Reality Hits You Hard, Bro”
The best reaction to a car crash ever caught on video has been granted entry to the Valhalla of online video with this, its very own AutoTune treatment. View »
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Scientists Reconstruct Brains’ Visions Into Digital Video In Historic Experiment
UC Berkeley scientists have developed a system to capture visual activity in human brains and reconstruct it as digital video clips. Eventually, this process will allow you to record and reconstruct your own dreams on a computer screen. View »
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Conan O’Brien Shows Us a Kinder, Gentler Gears of War 3
Recently on the US late-night talk show Conan, Mr O’Brien touched on game reviewers’ fears that the more mature, emotional storyline for Gears of War 3 might alienate hardcore gamers. View »
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Ron And Hermione’s Kiss: The Awkward First Take
By now we’ve all heard about how weird it was for Rupert Grint and Emma Watson to make out on-screen in the last Harry Potter film. Now, see proof with your own two eyes. View »
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The C-Roll Stash, Part 1: Sex Above The SkyDome (NSFW)
Here’s Part One of the C-Roll excerpts we’ll be posting all week. Today, the infamous Lucy Lawless boob slip (from her national anthem at a 1997 NHL game in Anaheim), another boob slip and sex above the SkyDome during a Red Sox-Jays game. View »
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Watch David Letterman and Sofia Vergara Attempt to Communicate
Modern Family‘s star Sofia Vergara stopped by the Late Show on Thursday. I suspect any conversation between David Letterman and Vergara would entertain, but this one took things to a supremely satisfying new level. View »
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The 10 Best Car Commercials Ever
Automakers spend billions of dollars on television ads every year — more than film producers and pharmaceutical companies combined. Although we’ve already shown you the 10 worst car commercials, we figured it was time to finally ask Jalopnik readers to sort through history’s greatest ones. Here are the results. View »
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This Fluid Fly-By Video Is the Most Astonishing View of Earth I’ve Ever Seen
This weekend NASA published an awesome time-lapse flyby of planet Earth taken from the International Space Station. It’ll leave you stupefied. View »
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FIFA 12 Has the Best Bugs
FIFA 12 won’t be out until later this month. Perhaps that will be enough time for EA to fix all of the game’s wonderfully hilarious bugs, as seen in this video. View »
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Watch Assault Rifle-Wielding Saudis Endanger Dozens In Craziest Driving Video Ever
I spend hours each day sifting through videos of people doing insane stunts with cars. This video of a few Saudis darting in-and-out of traffic while firing assault rifles into the air tops them all. It’s reckless. It’s horrible. It’s scary as hell. View »
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Watch a Ballsy Guy Climb Up Stalin’s Skyscraper Without Any Safety Gear
You’re you. You have your two hands and two feet and a camera. That’s it. Can you climb up a freaking skyscraper without any protective gear, safety net, rope and whatever else sane people use when they climb? View »
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This Guy Sounds a Hell of a Lot Like Freddie Mercury
Meet Marc Martel, who — as you’ll see — is essentially Freddie Mercury incarnate, and already a shoo-in to win the Queen Extravaganza contest because of this submission. View »
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3DS Ninja Boob Game Is Just as Jiggly as Expected
When Half-Minute Hero designer Kenichiro Takaki thought about what he wanted to see on the 3DS, he came up with Senran Kagura — for obvious reasons. There are ninjas. There are boobs. The end. View »
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Taylor Armstrong Lets It All Out With Dr Phil
Earlier today, Taylor Armstrong spoke with Dr Phil for a tear-filled hour of discussion about her late husband’s suicide. While the entire show was hard to watch, perhaps the worst bit was listening to Taylor’s play-by-play of her daughter learning of her father’s death. View »
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Google Street View Driver Makes For Terrible Neighbour
It’s not unusual to have neighbourly disputes over what goes down on the other side of the fence, but one San Diego neighbourhood has noticed an increasing eyesore ever since a Google Street View car started parking down the street. View »
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The Most Memorable Moments of the 2011 Emmy Awards
The Jane Lynch-hosted 63rd Primetime Emmys are history. But don’t fret if you missed any of the action — we’ve got you covered! Here are all of the night’s highlights and lowlights. View »
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If You’re Comfortable Watching Girls Run Facefirst Into Soccer Goalposts, Watch This
This young girl goalkeeper was woefully out of position when an opposing forward took a quality shot. In attempting to stop said shot, the young girl goalkeeper’s forehead met the goalpost with authority. View »
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Two New Sonics, Two Different Reactions if You Don’t Touch the Controller
The first time my friend showed me Sonic The Hedgehog on his Sega Genesis, he made me put the controller down so I could see how much more attitude Sonic had than my Mario. View »
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Sesame Street Does Glee
Glee returned to our regular Tuesday night TV lineup last night, hurrah. But we’re maybe more excited by what Sesame Street brings us: Glee, as performed by puppets. Perfection. View »
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