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08/07/2007
Skate Eraser: Chuck Jones At The X-Games?
What would you do if you had a magic pencil that gave you omnipotent power? Screw with your friends, obviously. From the creator of "Drawing Shades" comes the devilish little gem “Skate Eraser," wherein a piteous skateboarder portrayed by Jackass's Dave England is confounded as his board is erased and replaced at the whim of the merciless director. The effect harkens back to the classic 1953 Merrie Melodies cartoon where Daffy Duck gets into an argument with a sadistic animator. Too bad Jake Brown didn’t have one of these at the X-Games.
07/18/2007
NYC Steam Explosion
This may not exactly work as a "Coffee Break" video, but we don't have anywhere else to put footage like this. And that's a good thing. This clip was taken at the scene of a terrifying steam explosion outside New York's Grand Central Station this afternoon. Initial reports are saying that only one person was injured, and we pray that it stays that way. There is no tally on how many people were scared shitless by the sight of debris flying through one of Gotham's most populated business districts. Hang in there, NYC!
06/26/2007
Going Viral with the Ultimate Boomerang
From the creative force behind Guy Catches Glasses with Face comes another one for the "How'd they do that?" file. This time, a promotional sign for a pizza place becomes a giant boomerang, whipping through a crowd of onlookers, up into the air, and around a lamppost before zipping back to Roto, the mad sign-spinning mastermind who launched it. Damn.
It's such a sick little piece of effects work and editing that it's actually even more impressive than the real stunt itself would have been. Plus, the entire thing is accompanied by music from the biggest, awesomest boombox EVER. Held by a guy wearing a tie. (Joe)
Extra bonus fun can be had here, where Roto defies gravity as breakdancing and editing come together, and Joe looks on impassively, completely unmoved by the entire spectacle.
03/27/2007
Eddie Griffin Enzo Much Trouble
Last year, the creator of the Gizmondo crashed his Enzo - one of the four hundred made, million-dollar-plus red Ferraris - on the Pacific Coast Highway. He was so embarrassed by the accident that he fled the scene and then later claimed that he wasn't driving.
By comparison, this video of actor Eddie Griffin crashing the infamous car isn't remotely deniable. But Griffin -- star of films such as Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and My Baby's Daddy -- is no stranger to embarrassment. After he crashes the car on the completely barren racetrack, he actually looks calm and collected, even a little self-satisfied. At least someone will take credit for their wrecks. Uh-oh, Spaghetti-Os!
