Chip Sandalwood
Returning Soldier Surprises His Mom at Work [VIDEO]
Soldiers know the value of surprise, especially when returning home from active duty to their loved ones.
When Joey found out he was getting sent home from Kuwait two weeks earlier than anticipated, he spent the three months prior planning to surprise his mom at the UPS sorting facility in Lansing, MI where she works.
Awkward! Lonely Penguin Gets Left Behind by Penguin Friends [VIDEO]
Anyone who’s seen ‘March of The Penguins’ knows how lonely being a penguin can be. The frigid winters. The vast and icy emptiness of the Arctic.
Still, you wouldn’t necessarily think any of that trademark penguin loneliness carried over to life at the zoo. Not so. Just look at this video taken at Fota Wildlife Park in Cork, Ireland. While all the other penguins scurry off to greet the approac
Dog Goes Crazy Over Hedgehog [VIDEO]
Is that a hedgehog on the floor or are you just happy to see us? This dog is so excited and/or anxious about the prickly brown pile on the floor that he’s decided to skip today’s walk and just run in place.
In reality, we think he’s probably trying to dig a hole so he can expose the hedgehog’s soft, defenseless underside but that’s not nearly as cute to think about. Thank goodness for laminate
Are You Ready For an Ambush Pillow Fight? [VIDEO]
Grown men like a good pillow fight as much as anyone else. The only problem is, it can be a bit awkward to try to schedule a slumber party with your bros. Enter: The ambush pillow fight.
Boy Runs in Front of Train, Makes It Out Alive in Harrowing Split-Second [VIDEO]
Filmed in Mawson Lakes, South Australia on CCTV, this harrowing footage shows a teenage boy brazenly crossing a track in front of an oncoming train and avoiding death by the narrowest of margins.
Tortoise Races Old Man in Motorized Wheelchair [VIDEO]
The tortoise may be able to outrun the hare but he’s no match for the motorized wheelchair. Cruiser, a wily desert tortoise, is a fierce competitor, but an elderly, wheelchair-bound gentleman named Josef wins by a nose.
Firefighter Races – Hot New Sport? [VIDEOS]
Firefighting isn’t just a job — it’s also a sport. Firematic Racing involves firefighters competing against the clock to complete tasks like assembling and climbing a ladder or fitting and shooting a hose. Though the sport is most popular in New York, its reach extends across the pond to Europe, too.
Actors in Movies Say the Names of the Movies They’re in (Again) [VIDEO]
YouTuber Honsco‘s first supercut of movie characters saying the name of the movie they’re appearing in (like when Christopher Lloyd actually says “back to the future” in, of course, ‘Back to the Future’) garnered more than a half-million views and now he’s back with a sequel. Posted this morning, ‘Movie Titles in Movies: Part Deux’ features 110 Titles in 159 Seconds, from Craig Robinson saying
Burger King Kills Its King
Burger democratists, rejoice: As of this weekend, the creepy Burger King mascot, “the King,” is officially dead.
Concurrent with the release of the guacamole topped California Whopper, Burger King’s new advertising agency of record McGarryBowen has dethroned the edgy monarch in favor of an approach based on health and freshness.
Underwater Hockey Gaining Popularity [VIDEO]
Created by British SCUBA instructors in 1954 as a training exercise for swimming with fins, underwater hockey (also called “Octopush”) is an aquatic team sport that resembles knock hockey, only on a much larger, much wetter scale. Though the paddle and puck are similar to those used in the table game, underwater hockey is a far more physical game.
Walk This Way! Supercut Shows Famous Walking Shots From Movies [VIDEO]
In movies, characters walk with purpose. What that purpose is doesn’t really matter so long as the steps look deliberate and the camera smoothly glides behind. YouTuber editcadet1 assembled a supercut, called ‘Keep on Walking,’ of memorable walking scenes that reveals just how formulaic these shots really are.
See a Trip to the Park Through the Eyes of a Two-Year-Old [VIDEO]
Ever wonder how the world looks through the eyes of a two-year-old? Sure you can mine your memory banks and hope for the best, but if you happen to have a camera, a child-size bike helmet and a spare toddler lying around, you can do yourself one better and make your own point-of-view video.