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Good Job, Internet

Good job, on this one, Internet.  You can take the rest of the week off.

Afraid of Heights

This video was shot from the top of the Burj Dubai, the tallest man-made structure ever built.

It made me extremely queasy.  In fact, I have not been this nauseated by a YouTube video since "Insane Elephant Birth."  (Whatever you do, do NOT Google "Insane Elephant Birth."  It cannot be unseen.)

Some Awkward for Your Monday

Possibly my favorite awkward moments are the ones that come as a result of situations that didn't really need to be happening in the first place.  And when you're talking about situations that didn't need to happen in the first place, I think "making fruit look like it is wearing clothing" is about as high up on the list as you can reasonably get.

(via The Soup -- having problems embedding the clip, so you may want to watch it over there.)

The Internet Just Runs Itself Now

At this point, I don't think things like this even get made by actual people--I am pretty sure they just materialize on the Internet on their own.  (Although, if this was made by people, I am guessing that my friend Mike was somehow involved.)

There Is No Excuse for How Much Time I Wasted Taking These Screenshots

I was made aware of the existence of a new Snuggie commercial today.  Here it is:

The general theme of the ad seems to be "look at all the totally fun shit you can do in a Snuggie!"  This totally fun shit includes, but is not limited to:

• Raising the roof
• Pouring coffee and doing a butt bump with your significant other
• Playing Pictionary
• Doing a shitload of waving 'hello' to a camera

It is totally worth watching at least once.  However, once you watch it several times, you start to notice things, like the weird roles gender and relationship status seem to play in Snuggie selection.  For example, all women pictured alone seem to be wearing animal-print Snuggies:

Whereas all men pictured alone wear Snuggies in bachelor-friendly shades of mustard and forest green:

But notice what happens when Snuggie owners couple up!

They abandon their bachelor/bachelorette Snuggies in favor of simple, coordinated blue and pink Snuggies! And then they make their children do the same, creating entire color-coordinated, be-Snuggied families. 

(By the way: ff this was how families really looked, then the plastic game pieces in the Life board game would have seemed like way more realistic representations of us.)

What conclusions can we draw from this information?  I don't know if I am smart enough to tell you.  However, I bet I know who probably is:

This guy.

I Love This Cat

That is all.

I Still Don't Think I Could Pass the Marshmallow Test

I would be truly negligent in my duties as your Internet Tour Guide if I did not present you with this video of children being tempted with marshmallows.

Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.

Particularly eagle-eyed readers may recall this February post linking to a different video of different children participating in the same test; however, today's updated video is much better and does not include a sermon about temptation as set up--it just goes straight to the marshmallow action.

I Can't Wait to Start Using the Word "Bearsness" in Meetings

I have no idea what this is, why it exists, or why Keanu Reeves is involved.  I just know it is the best thing ever.

I am having trouble deciding what is the best moment of the entire clip, though.  Is it:

a.) When the little boy says, "Look at this bear! He's so soft and cute!"

b.) When Keanu Reeves fake attacks himself with said bear

c.) When Keanu Reeves, wearing white plastic sunglasses, makes a pun about talking "bearsness"

Also, thx to Emily for ensuring that my life involved seeing this.

Lamest. Fight. Ever.

Apparently the scene above took place in "during a vote on a disputed media bill" in Seoul's National Assembly.  These people are, without question, the worst fighters ever.  It basically looks like a real fight, but in slow motion and taking place on the set of Judge Judy or something.  But obvi, Judge Judy would never allow this shit.

This Kind of Blew My Mind

. . . But then again, it doesn't take much to wow me.