Still from 'Mutant Giant Spider Dog (SA Wardega)' by SA Wardega on YouTube
We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features a noisy experiment, a radical new gadget and a creepy prank.
About 100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, 500 years of video watched on Facebook every day, and more than 700 YouTube videos shared on Twitter each minute, ensuring there is always video trending on the web.
With so much video available for viewing, we take a look at some of the viral videos that have caught our eye this week.
Noisemakers in an exhaust pipe
Ever wondered what would happen if you stuffed a bunch of noisemakers into a car exhaust pipe? Well, wonder no more as Danny Maurice has taken on this experiment – for science!
Uploaded: 29 August 2014
Bookbook, by Ikea
We have been overloaded with new product announcements this week thanks to the IFA electronics expo taking place in Berlin. With all this gadget news flying around, you may have missed this unique innovation from Swedish furniture brand Ikea. A fully interactive, always-on catalogue of Ikea’s stock; the Bookbook is a truly remarkable invention.
Uploaded: 3 September 2014
Mutant giant spider dog
Take one happy-go-lucky bow-wow, dress him up as a giant spider and what you get is a terrifying nocturnal beast that will scare the wits out of any humans it encounters – and, thus, a genius prank for the YouTube audience.
Uploaded: 4 September 2014
Run, Walter, run!
It’s a dog’s life, or so they say, and, with the help of a camera strapped to this golden labrador we can experience the canine lifestyle from Walter’s perspective, if only for half a minute. Straight for the water, boy, GO!
Uploaded: 1 September 2014
Licking bird poo and wearing it too
As Julie Bresnan explains in her YouTube video description, one should always step away from trees filled with ready-to-poop birds when recording boastful videos of sunnier climes to send back home. Because karma will get you – and leave a very bad taste in your mouth!
Uploaded: 25 August 2014
Alzheimer’s patient remembers her daughter
For anyone who has experienced the effects of Alzheimer’s on a family member, this video is sure to strike a chord. Kelly Gunderson’s 87-year-old mother, who at first doesn’t seem quite sure who her daughter is, has a brief moment of clarity that the two of them share with a good old chuckle.
Uploaded: 29 August 2014
Lachlan’s first hearing aids
In another touching video, seven-week-old baby boy Lachlan, who was diagnosed with moderate to severe hearing loss in both ears, is fitted with his first hearing aids. His reaction to hearing his parents’ voices is guaranteed to make you smile.
Uploaded: 31 August 2014
Toilet roll changing – teenage instructional video
Of course, when Lachlan grows up he may be inflicted with the inability to listen to his parents, which strikes many in their teenage years. For dad of two Will Reid, he has taken to social media to get through to his son and daughter and maybe teach them a thing or two, starting with how to replace the toilet roll when it runs out. Watch closely, kids – this is a tricky one.
Uploaded: 29 August 2014
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