It’s a bike with a jet pack rigged to it! Not much more to tell. Except that, as you will learn from this video, bikes were not meant to be powered by fire.

[Disclaimer: You're truly missing out if not watching in full screen HD. Sound also helps. So do it!]

What is THAT? If I saw whatever this is/was coming at me I would be staring directly at it with my jaw on the ground (as I am now). Shot in Booker, Texas by a storm chaser, this supercell time-lapse is ominously beautiful.

Next weekend is Father’s Day (rest assured you have not forgotten). To commemorate the manliest of holidays, Oscar Meyer released this awesomely awkward ad reminding ladies to surprise that someone special with bacon. I love that they list off the ’4 C’s’ and display bacon as if it were diamonds. If all I need to do is spend dollars on pork product to show that I care… sure Oscar Meyer, I’ll bite.

I must admit I am off my game lately. I’ve been too busy at work and missing a lot of great new videos. Case in point, Space Oddity. Also, BuzzFeed. Since when have they been pumping our regular original content? According to their BuzzFeedYellow YouTube channel, the answer is a month ago. But in that time, they have racked up a dozen or so videos with some serious views! My guess is this is in no small part to ZeFrank leading the video charge there. I’ve watched a few of BuzzFeed’s videos today and they’ve all been simple, targeted, popular, and mostly funny. My recommendations (all directly applicable to me): Why It’s Hard Out There For A Lefty, How to Piss Off Everyone in Your Office in 66 Seconds, Life In Your 20s Vs 30s, and Why Getting Into Shape Is The Worst.

Two things that I am a sucker for: animation and Sci Fi movies. By combining these totally awesome genres, 1A4 Studios has become one of my new YouTube channels to watch. Also they keep things short, which I appreciate. Above is the latest in their Speedrun series. Previous episodes include Star Wars, the Matrix, and Back to the Future. All are equally as adorably animated and worth a watch.

Oh Jack Conte. I bumped into his YouTube channel five years ago when he released his Yeah Yeah Yeah music video. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him a few times at independent music and video meetups in the Bay area. So I’m a little biased in my appreciation of his music. But a robot spider playing Launchpad!?! I squealed a little at how cool that is.

I also love that Jack isn’t into music for the money but love the process and the art of winning people over with creativity. Jack makes all of his music in his home studio. He skips traditional labels, despite the popularity of his other project Pomplamoose, and puts all money made back into his songs. Stay tuned through the end of the music video to hear more about the donation-based support system behind Jack’s music.

I know I know, more cats. But seriously guys I LOLed so hard my sides hurt. ZeFrank’s homage to our furball-hawking friends and their tireless moodiness is down right genius. Demanding the world, upset with anything less than perfection, cats have a lot to complain about (at least enough to fill an entire Captain’s log-esc diary).

I generally avoid ads because I feel like I should be paid to watch them and they are rarely done well. Audi however managed to catch my eye with this Spock on Spock mockery. Did I learn anything new about Audi S7? Nope. Does it make me want to watch more Star Trek, heck yea. Timed perfectly to the ‘Into Darkness’ release, Audi is definitely pandering to a generation of hard working nerds who love space, automation, and going fast. Well Audi, you have my attention.

Ok, you should really watch this video before reading. Go on just hit play. I warned you…
Spoiler Alert: It’s all fake. But does that make it any less awesome? Not really. Just knowing that in some parallel universe (most likely After Effects) $7 million dollars worth of iPhones could be falling to the ground in pretty patterns is enough for me.

This video is all show and no tell, but really everything you need to know is in the title. Iris skateboards takes old stickered up retro style skateboards, strips them down to the raw wood, and builds new boards out of them. And of course, after you make a skateboard…you need to ride it.