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Inspired Bicycles’ Tricks Get Traction
By Bernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomans
Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 8:47am
Even if you’re not a biking enthusiast, the stunts that professional rider Danny MacAskill pulls in this video are impressive. Do his dangerous tricks make you nervous, or does the ad make you want to buy this bike and try for yourself?
Title: Inspired Bicycles—Danny MacAskill 2009
Inspired Bicycles’ Tricks Get Traction
Disney’s Double Takes
By Bernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomans
Posted Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 11:03am
If watching these old-school Disney clips brings back fond memories, that may be because you’ve seen the animation before in a different Disney movie. Does this corner-cutting production trick make you distrust Disney altogether, or are the movies still magical and worth your time?
Title: Disney Templates Fail!
Disney’s Double Takes
Southwest Airlines’ Freestylin’ Attendant
By Bernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomans
Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 10:50am
People often ignore preflight announcements, which are typically unenthusiastically delivered. But on this Southwest Airlines (LUV) flight, a rapping flight attendant demands everyone’s attention. Does his rap make you want to fly with Southwest more frequently, or does the performance induce airsickness?
Title: Flight Attendant doing raps!! (complete ed.)
(Southwest Airlines' rapping flight attendant)
Domino’s Delivers an Apology
By Bernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomans
Posted Friday, April 17, 2009 - 10:18am
After a pretty disgusting video of Domino’s (DPZ) workers playing around while preparing food circulated on YouTube, the company has issued a formal response. Is the apology satisfying enough, or have you lost your appetite for this brand of pizza?
Title: Disgusting Domino's People—Domino's Responds
Microsoft’s Laptop Hunter Trapped in a Lie
By Bernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomans
Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 10:53am
Apple (AAPL) fans display their detective work in this viral video. Their evidence suggests that rival Microsoft’s “laptop hunter” lied about entering the Apple Store in a recent commercial. Does this ad make you distrust Microsoft (MSFT) altogether or do you think Mac fans are rotten for ripping on this girl?
Title: Microsoft busted!!! Lauren never entered the Apple Store!
(Still from Microsoft's "Laptop Hunter")
Ray-Ban’s Shady Chameleon
By Bernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomans
Posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 9:27am
Ray-Ban mixes techno music, a chameleon, low-budget digital editing, and their line of colored sunglasses in this commercial. Does this ad make you want to sport their shades, or would you rather give them to your pet to wear? You tell us: Watch and vote below.
Title: Ray-Ban's Super Chameleon
Wilkinson Sword Cuts It Fine
By Bernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomans
Posted Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 12:08pm
Wilkinson Sword takes the trim-the-hedges theme to the extreme in this singing, dancing, Broadway-style commercial created to sell women’s razors. Does this ad make you want to see what creative patterns you can produce or forego shaving altogether? You tell us: Watch and vote below.
Title: Wilkinson Sword Cuts It Fine
screenshot from the Wilkinson Sword ad
Samsung Brands Sheep With Ads
The electronics company paints quite a picture using live sheep as night lights in this viral video.
By Bernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomans
Posted Friday, April 3, 2009 - 11:25am
Samsung strapped a bunch of light-emitting diodes to the backs of sheep and turned the brilliantly choreographed, albeit incredibly strange, sight into an advertisement for its new LED line of high-definition televisions. Does this Lite-Brite-esque ad bring wooly warmth to the cool, sleek sex appeal of your flat screen, or does watching it make you itch like crazy all over? Watch and vote below.
