Next to Mario, Andrew Cotton from the UK might be the plumber with the biggest balls. Cotton rode an 80 ft monster of a wave off the coast of Nazare, Portugal. His ride has been submitted for this year’s Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards.
Jackson Blight is a real crybaby when it comes to A Great Big World’s song ‘Say Something’ featuring Christina Aguilera, but we can let it slide seeing that he’s only four years-old.
A prankster named Tyler pretended to be an employee at four different Apple stores in New York. Not only did he convince customers to wait for the up-and-coming iPhone 5Q and 5ZZ models, he also advised patrons that they ought to thank Apple for creating Polio and Syphilis.
During her performance in London, a die-hard fan of Taylor Swift rushed the stage to hand the singer a letter. Swift kept her composure and with a brief handshake sent her admirer off into the loving embrace of security.
Are you lonely? Don’t fear. You will never be alone again. Barry, your friend from the NSA, will always be there for you – forever… If you’re feeling lonely, just look over at your cellphone, computer, the crawl space in your attic or even inside of you… Barry is there for you in your time of need. Smile, because the NSA knows when you’re not.
The original headline read, “This Is How White People Pronounce Mamphela Ramphele,” but we figured we’d upset some of you judging by the feelings caught from a teeny-weeny joke at Fred De Klerk’s expense we cracked recently. In any event, this actually is how white people – and some black people – pronounce Mamphela Ramphele. […]
Apart from burly men throwing pigskin and tackling each other into a comas, the Superbowl brings us a heap of quality commercials every year. And we have a few of the best from 2014, right here.
And it was great. Questions include, “Would you rather have a nipple-sized winky, or winky-sized nipples?” Siv Ngesi also went on record to state that he’d have sex with a horse if he could be certain that no one would ever find out about it.
The movie ‘Love Child’ tells the story of a South Korean couple who let their child to starve to death in September 2009 after neglecting her to play the online role-playing game “Prius Online”.
Keen to watch the GoPro footage of an Austrian falling from 24 miles above the earth? Sure you are. This newly released video shows the first person perspective of Felix Baumgartner’s jump from back in 2012.
This compilation video includes multiple Vine videos by an illusionist named Zach King. Enjoy shots of him pulling fruit, cats and a variety of other objects out of computer screen, jumping through walls and other mind-blowing stuff.
The Superbowl is known for some brilliant ads, and a mammoth halftime show. Apparently football happens every now and then, as well. This year’s halftime show was dominated by Bruno Mars, but a guest appearance from the Red Hot Chili Peppers was the highlight of his set.
In a very obvious PR stunt, two British spies supervised three employees of The Guardian, as they used angle grinders and a drill to destroy three laptops containing the files leaked to the news organization by Edward Snowden. Deputy editor for The Guardian Paul Johnson expressly told the government that the paper had numerous files overseas, and the destruction of these computers was pointless:
Once upon a time in a far distant land, lived Tinderella. Always swiping away on her smartphone, looking for her prince charming – on her Tinder app. Then one day, she happen to come across her dream match. Princeton, is what the profile read.
With more drones coming onto the market, TIME Magazine might have found the complete package in the DJI Phantom 2 Vision. Almost no tinkering is needed to get this model in the air, and will have even the most amateur of pilots shooting 1080p HD film from the sky in no time.
No polygraph needed. This five second subliminal test will have school yard chants of ‘Liar, liar pants on fire,’ echo from the water cooler today.
Cape Town’s very own internet pet, Knoffel, will pull on the heartstrings as you watch him struggle with his existential doubts.
Go ahead and give the #forsale hashtag on Instagram a little look-see quickly. What did you see? Thousands upon thousands of items for sale, right? Correct. Which is why Hashbag exists. No, that isn’t something to keep your weed in – it’s aggregated online thrift shopping, via Instagram. And it’s great.
Well this certainly isn’t going to do much good for global cyclist/motorist relations. Commuting by bicycle is becoming increasingly common in London (and Cape Town, for that matter), and the city has responded over the course of the last decade by installing dedicating bicycle lanes parallel to traffic. And that’s the place where confrontation between motorists […]
Showing the middle finger to gravity, these skateboarders have taken over the rooftops of NYC. Enjoy the resulting footage taken from the film ‘Tengu: God of Mischief’.
Conference calls… Urgh. There is very little joy in the workplace, let alone conference calls, with disconnects, disruptions and shoddy communication that makes you want to pull your hair out. YouTube duo Tripp & Tyler have visually re-enacted the bane of every office workers existence in visual form, and it’s godammn funny.
Subscribing to Vin Diesel’s facebook page is either the best or worst life decision one can make, depending on how you look at it. The big friendly giant regularly posts a confounding mixture of selfies, inspirational quotes and personal family photos — all of which garner millions of likes and thousands of comments thanks to his […]
Usually to get your commercial banned from the Super Bowl you would need to have something too risque for daytime television to handle – something that will get the tannies to utter the words “O, nee!” and make her face turn red. This is not the case with Scarlett Johansson’s SodaStream commercial, so what gives?
Unsuspecting Chelsea fans were interviewed about a couple of potential signings to their club. Football fans always seem to have their two cents to add when it comes to their favourite team – pity that all the players were made-up.
These folks in Netherlands have some serious balls. A group of 20 or so very brave or downright stupid military personel stood in uniform as an oncoming Leopard Tank proceeded to charge towards them, only to brake mere metres from them. Bear in mind that this beast of a machine weighs about 60 tons and travels roughly 72 km/h.
The American Chemical Society have created a new series called ‘Reactions’, where they explain the science behind various lifhacks. Watch their first video in the series to see how salt improves the taste of your coffee.
Tens of thousands of people watched as two children standing either side of Pope Francis released two white doves in a symbolic appeal for peace in Ukraine. At that point, a seagull and a large black crow swept down, and attacked the doves.
When Beyonce is wearing that skin-tight, near see-through outfit, who can blame Jay-Z for copping a feel? Maybe not kosher on live TV, though.
Have a spare $330,000 lying around? In a couple of months you could be the proud owner of thousands of sports goggles, flexible shoes, headphones, a blender or colourful football and bike helmets – nearly anything you can think of made from polymers.
Chinese tennis star, Li Na stole the spotlight after she won the Australian Open on Saturday, 25 January, in Melbourne, Australia. Breaking the monotony that often tinges sport acceptance speeches, Li banged out a barrage of classic one liners such as: “Max my agent thanks a lot, you are making me rich.” “My husband, he […]