Spring Break
The top 11 videos on the internet
John Renner
Issue date: 9/24/08 Section: The Edge
We have all had those moments where we walk into a friend's residence hall, apartment or house and the first words out of their mouth are, "You HAVE to see this video on YouTube!" Then you sit through four minutes of mind-numbing video of some human doing something stupid and winning yet another Darwin Award. Afterwards, you have to agree with your friends, "Yeah, that was cool," when in actuality you could have done without the waste of those precious four minutes.
No matter whether you are a fan of watching stupid people or a poor person who gets stuck watching stupid people, we are going to recount some of the classic Internet video experiences.
No. 1: Gary Broslma's classic, "Numa Numa." Who doesn't have a friend that would do something like dance to a strange song that only your friends know? For a short six months - which even included a short snippet on CNN - he had everybody singing the words, "Mia he, mia who, mia ha, mia ha ha!" (It's OK, sing it; nobody is watching.) Original Web site: YouTube.com.
No. 2: Mr. Rogers in a bloodstained sweater. Who could forget that wonderful and somewhat disturbing animation of the superheroes and villains from all time having The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny? The witty lyrics ("Immaculate chorus" rhyming with "Chuck Norris?" Who would think of that?) and cheesy animation bring this video into spot No. 2. Admit it, it would be cool. Original Web site: NewGrounds.com
No. 3: Going from Elvis to N'Sync, Judson Laipply shows us just how stupid we looked dancing to all those loveable classics of music, covering favorites such as Grease, MC Hammer, Michael Jackson, Slim Shady, the Macarena and the Chicken Dance. This video just might make you think twice about showing off at the next wedding. Then again, with free booze and everybody egging you on, you kind of have to. Original Web site: YouTube.com.
No. 4: "I know Ping Pong!" Having the brains to figure out how to do something as crazy and intriguing as "Matrix Ping Pong" can only be left up to the Japanese. The slow pan of the "camera" as the players freeze was definitely mind blowing at first. Original Web site: YouTube.com. Honorable Mention Spinoffs: "Mario Bros. Matrix."
No matter whether you are a fan of watching stupid people or a poor person who gets stuck watching stupid people, we are going to recount some of the classic Internet video experiences.
No. 1: Gary Broslma's classic, "Numa Numa." Who doesn't have a friend that would do something like dance to a strange song that only your friends know? For a short six months - which even included a short snippet on CNN - he had everybody singing the words, "Mia he, mia who, mia ha, mia ha ha!" (It's OK, sing it; nobody is watching.) Original Web site: YouTube.com.
No. 2: Mr. Rogers in a bloodstained sweater. Who could forget that wonderful and somewhat disturbing animation of the superheroes and villains from all time having The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny? The witty lyrics ("Immaculate chorus" rhyming with "Chuck Norris?" Who would think of that?) and cheesy animation bring this video into spot No. 2. Admit it, it would be cool. Original Web site: NewGrounds.com
No. 3: Going from Elvis to N'Sync, Judson Laipply shows us just how stupid we looked dancing to all those loveable classics of music, covering favorites such as Grease, MC Hammer, Michael Jackson, Slim Shady, the Macarena and the Chicken Dance. This video just might make you think twice about showing off at the next wedding. Then again, with free booze and everybody egging you on, you kind of have to. Original Web site: YouTube.com.
No. 4: "I know Ping Pong!" Having the brains to figure out how to do something as crazy and intriguing as "Matrix Ping Pong" can only be left up to the Japanese. The slow pan of the "camera" as the players freeze was definitely mind blowing at first. Original Web site: YouTube.com. Honorable Mention Spinoffs: "Mario Bros. Matrix."
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