This YouTube mashup of the trailer for “Inception” and scenes from Pixar’s “UP” embodies everything that is right with the Internet.

YouTube Link [via Gizmodo]

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The original Double Rainbow Guy was not able to travel to Patagonia to view the total solar eclipse on July 11, 2010. However, it appears that some of his friends made the trip and lent their incredibly enthusiastic commentary to the event on his behalf. We hear it was “Ohhhhaha, so KILLER!” and “My battery died, but whatever!”

To be honest, a total solar eclipse viewed from the Andes Mountains would have elicited the same flabbergasted reaction from most people. I personally fear I would have ripped off all my clothes and rolled around in the snow as I succumb to astronomical euphoria. But that’s just me.

Raw Video – TSE in Patagonia 11 July 2010 [Vimeo] (via @neiltyson)

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Just last Thursday, June 10th, 2010, the demolition of a building in Vancouver took a turn for the worst when, twice in the same day, the “professionals” behind the demolition sent entire brick walls falling into the streets. The collapsed walls destroyed city property and narrowly missing workers, pedestrians and drivers. The whole debacle was captured from various angles by onlookers and posted on YouTube.

This video shows the first collapse, as a second-story wall falls to the sidewalk, damaging a streetlight and stunning a woman driving black Volvo while stopped at the intersection.

The same collapse, viewed from above in a taller building, shows the proximity of construction flaggers who had to scurry away to avoid getting hit with debris.

Later that day, the demolition continued on the remaining wall. (Notice the still-dangling streetlight damaged in the first incident.) This wall buckles and falls onto the sidewalk, crushing fences, two newspaper boxes and sends an entire street lamp pole crashing into the street where cars were passing only seconds before!

The second wall collapse, taken by another bystander:

At this time the demolition site has been closed pending further investigation. The building in question was Vancouver’s William Davis Centre for Acting Development, which was being demolished by a company called Global Excavation and Demolition to make way for new condominiums. They may want to consider building a school for construction demolition safety instead.

Local Vancouver news outlets have more on the story:
The Vancouver Sun
The Province
CBC News

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Mark Frauenfelder of BoingBoing says:

Nothing I can say here will make this any better.

Agreed.

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We’ve probably all seen the still images of the Sarychev Peak Volcano eruption in Russia taken from 200 miles up in space from the International Space Station. What you haven’t seen is the entire series of images stitched together to create an awesome high-definition animation of the flyover. The 3D effect is just mind blowing and it is more than worth the cost of the entire space program (if you weren’t already counting landing on the moon, the Hubble telescope, the Mars rovers and just about everything else).

You must see this video:
(Warning: The video starts suddenly with loud intro music.)

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A dramatic slow motion montage of the Saturn V liftoff of Apollo 11, the first and only rocket to ever allow man to break earth’s gravity on its way to the moon. When watching keep in mind that each of its five F-1 engines are 12.3 feet in diameter and 19 feet tall, large enough to comfortably drive a moving van into. Most importantly, the payload is that of three human beings riding on the top of what amounts to a 36-story skyscraper filled with enough fuel to equal the energy of a small nuclear bomb.

I. Can’t. Stop. Watching. This. Video.

The adeptly chosen music playing in the background is from the Battlestar Galactica Season 2 soundtrack.

Saturn V Launch Views – High Speed Cams [YouTube link via Tom's Astronomy Blog]

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Practically everyone with basic cable knows Mike Rowe, host of Discovery Channel’s hit show Dirty Jobs. What you may not know is that early in his career in the 1990s, in addition to singing with the Baltimore Opera, he was a late-night host on the QVC shopping network. While peddling various nick-nacks and cheap jewelry, he still managed to present himself with the same humorous, sometimes naughty, dry wit that makes him probably the most entertaining host on TV today.

Of his time at QVC, Mike said, “I basically turned the whole thing into my own stupid David Letterman show – I made fun of the callers and made fun of the products.” Below are some of our favorite Mike Rowe QVC moments taken from the dozens of clips to be found on YouTube. Get ready to get dirty!

Mike Rowe on QVC – Precious Moments:

Mike Rowe on QVC – Katsak Cat Toy:

Mike Rowe on QVC – Noah’s Ark

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The cast of the original commercial turned pop-culture phenomenon, which had everyone yelling “Wassuuup!” until we all hated each other for it, have returned 8 years later with a new video. The new “Wassup 2008″ version illustrates just how much things have changed since 1999.

Suddenly I don’t hate “Wassup!” so much anymore.

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Steps to creating a new Internet Meme:

1. Find a cheesy ’80s music video that everyone is familiar with [CHECK]
2. Overdub cheesy ’80s video with your own soundtrack which explains, in song, what is literally happening in the video [CHECK]
3. Post video to YouTube [CHECK]
4. Get link posted on BoingBoing [CHECK]
5. Repeat

Take On Me: Literal Video Version [YouTube via BoingBoing]

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