If you’ve seen 2001: A Space Odyssey, you’ve probably made the comparison between HAL-9000 and Siri. This video mashes up the two with hilarious results.

The Carbonaro Effect is a show that basically tricks people into believing they’re in an extraordinary situation and films their reactions. In this clip, a woman believes she helped discover an alien species.

Tying knots is one of those things that we think we don’t really need to know. Until, of course, it would come in super handy and then we wish we’d learned. Do yourself a favor and watch this video and give each knot a few practice runs.

The Nyckelharpa is a strange looking instrument. Franky, it’s hard to see how it works just by looking. But take a listen to it: it’s got a stunning sound and range.

It’s hard to describe this invention accurately. It’s not really a bike, and it’s not really a car. But it’s pedal-powered, and it’s covered. It seems like a great way to commute during nasty weather.

The first thing that will grab you about this video is the beautiful animation. The actual content of the short is a slow burn––it will make you think twice about anger.

Celebrities have to be patient people. But sometimes they just lose their cool during a news interview. Or they fall asleep. Or they’re on drugs…Whatever the case, these bloopers are hilarious.

The Battle of Stalingrad was a key moment in the fight for the European theater in World War Two. It’s easy to forget what it was about though or what happened. Here’s the story in five minutes.

Heathrow is one of the busiest airports on the planet. Of course, everything is incredibly organized and safe, but when you see a timelapse of planes landing you can see how tightly scheduled landings are.

Space shuttle launches are expensive and inefficient, but for now they’re the only way we have of getting into space. For now. But it’s possible that we’ll soon have an elevator. Here’s how.

The best part of how sweet Gordon Ramsay is to this little kid is the unavoidable comparison to his behavior towards adults in similar situations. Can you imagine how he’d lay into a grown man crying like this during a contest?

The Finns are not to be messed with. They’ve built a flying murder bot. And these are just the farmers, not the military. Again, do not mess with the Finns.