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Via DaveHax
If you listen to Steve, that guy who stands at the end of my block holding a sign that reads “The End of Nigh,” then the end is nigh. Steve’s foresight that the world might be coming to an end should launch you into action, perhaps learning some important survival skills on how to survive the apocalypse. Sure, it’s important to know how to skin a deer with a paper clip, but also important, learning how to open a can of food with a spoon because the irony of having 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife is no longer going to scare us.
Or are we?
Luckily for you and Steve, a YouTuber is here to help. Popular Life Hacker Dave Hax, who should rebrand to "Life Hax" immediately and has taught us how to make a chocolate Coca Cola bottle and "magnetic slime," has the solution we've been looking for. In this video, Hax teaches you how to open those pesky Campbell's chunky soup cans with a spoon. Use this information well. When the mysterious race of cloaked mutants has taken the world’s supply of can openers, this video could save your life.
Be ready. Stay alive. Stock spoons.
Via What's Inside
The Elf on the Shelf is a horrific Christmas tradition.
Designed to scare children into good behavior, the Elf is a cheery-eyed Santa crony. He monitors children for the big man, reports back, and ultimately decides whether you end up on the naughty list or not.
Or so we’re told.
Since 2004, the Elf on the Shelf has terrorized children with its watchful gaze and frozen smile. Well, it’s time to pay the piper.
The father-son team over at What’s Inside took a razor to the Elf recently to reveal the plastic, cottony innards and shut down this ruse once in for all.
So what was inside? Did the spirits of a thousand convicted murderers flutter out of the Elf’s stomach?
Well, not exactly. It’s mostly just filled with catharsis, plastic beads, and cotton. Still, pretty great to watch this little creep get torn to shreds.
Via BrandonJLa
Welcome to the future of online video.
YouTube announced on Friday that the site now supports 360-degree videos, so a viewer has the ability to pan around the scene as the video plays and watch a moment from different perspectives. On mobile devices you just have to move the phone itself around.
StressLevelZero created the above video as an example of how this new technology works. Note: you’ll need to be in the Chrome browser or on an Android phone.
The short film is about a flying, time traveling red couch, and you can click and drag inside the video to see what’s going on around you.
Of course to produce these videos you will need to buy a special camera. Right now Bublcam, Giroptic’s 360cam, IC Real Tech’s Allie, Kodak’s SP360 and RICOH THETA are all compatible with YouTube. And uploading the content requires a special process.
YouTube also offered some suggestions for what you can do with the technology.
You could let viewers see the stage and the crowd of your concert, the sky and the ground as you wingsuit glide, or you could even have a choose-your-own-adventure video where people see a different story depending on where they look. Only you know what’s possible.
By Unknown
Youtube decided on the auspicious day of April 1st to begin announcing the nominees for their "Best Video on Youtube," award. Eligible nominees include every single Youtube video that has ever been uploaded. Click the above video to tune in to their live stream of nominee announcements, which transcends the absurd.
Via CineFix
You know the feeling, when it's Tuesday afternoon and you just want to watch a Star Wars movie.
But when you're in class or at work, you can't just watch a Star Wars. Luckily, there's 8-Bit Cinema who finally released their version of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Like all of their videos, it's amazing.
Watch this and find the strength to make it through the rest of the day.
Okay, Jimmy, you are now officially 80 years old. Make sure to get off his lawn before you tell him that, though.
