Video Round-Up: February 18, 2015

"Good Morning" by EffinFunny

"Most mornings start with singing out the window to sunflowers and birds... until it doesn't.  'You know what they do with flowers like you in prison?'"

Welcome to The Geek Art Gallery's daily Video Round-Up, in which we collect the geekiest videos from around the web each day for your enjoyment. Why slog through page after page of kitten and baby videos to find what you're looking for on video aggregators when you can cut straight to the chase here? Comedy sketches, countdowns, movie parodies, nerdy music, science in action, and supercuts - we've got it all!

"MovieMashups" by MovieMashups

"Welcome everybody to Movie Mashups first spoof! I remade the Jurassic World superbowl trailer with How to train your dragon footage. Be sure to stay tuned for upcoming videos!"

"Spider-Man and The Avengers Team Up in This Marvel Movie Mashup" by ScreenCrush

"Now that Spider-Man has officially joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we wondered what it will look like when he joins the Avengers in battle!"

"50 MOVIE SPOILERS OF 2014 IN 5 MINUTES" by TheFineBros

Anyone can spoil a movie. It takes skill to spoil 50 of them in less than 5 minutes. In their latest video, the Fine Bros. take on some of 2014’s biggest hits, starting with all eight Best Picture nominees.

"The Fine Brothers continue their annual Oscar tradition to spoil all nominees for Best Picture at the Academy Awards along with the top movies from the previous year. We've spoiled over 1,000 movies/games/books/etc., and spoil 50 Viral Videos every month!"

"Don't You (Forget About Me) - A Tribute to 80's Teen Movies" by Robert Jones

To celebrate the 30th anniversary to The Breakfast Club, Las Vegas-based video editor Robert Jones skillfully edited together classic scenes from the best teen movies of the 1980s and set the montage to the classic '80s song "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds.

"Happy 30th anniversary to The Breakfast Club! Here's a music video tribute to my favorite 80's teen films."

"GEARS OF WAR (Honest Game Trailers)" by Smosh Games

"From Cliffie B, developer of your favorite games' game engine, comes the franchise brave enough to wonder, why can't a machine gun be a chainsaw too - Gears of War."

"Street Fighter: Xtremely Cute Edition - Marca Blanca" by Marca Blanca

Marca Blanca has created a live-action version of the video game Street Fighter where super cute puppies, kittens, koalas, and babies battle each other in all sorts of adorable ways.

"These fights are so cute that you may puke rainbows. Beware, diabetics!"

"Why are NPCs still racist? | Game/Show" by PBS Game/Show

PBS Game/Show host Jamin Warren examines non-player characters (NPCs) and racism in video games in a recent episode of the series. This isn’t the first time Warren’s examined racism in video games, but this time he specifically hones in on the sometimes stereotypical design of NPCs.

"We’ve already tackled the idea of games being racist here on Game/Show, but what about the characters that populate them? That’s right, those lovely people you get to talk to that send you on your grand quest, the NPCs. Our interactions with them are often all too brief, but is that an excuse for lazy game design that invokes stereotypes? Join Jamin in this week’s Game/Show as we figure it out!"

"Cartoon Conspiracy Theory | Homer has Been in a Coma for 20 Years?!" by KMACK TIME

"Could it be possible that for the past 20 years Homer Simpson has intact been in a coma? Let's take a closer look!"

"Rubber Bands Ball Exploded at 25,000 fps!!" by Slow Mo Lab

Taras Kulakov (a.k.a. “Crazy Russian Hacker“) of Slow Mo Lab is back to find out what a rubber band ball looks like when it’s being blown up by a firecracker in super slow motion. The results from the first trial are a bit of bust, but things are a lot more spectacular when he lights a much longer fuse.

"Rubber Bands Ball Destruction!!! Will it survive or will it tear apart??"

"Mind-Blowing Movie Explosions Explained - Reactions" by Reactions

The latest episode of the American Chemical Society series Reactions looks at the science behind the pyrotechnics that power big-budget blockbuster movie explosions, including the chemical compounds behind gunpowder and dynamite.

"If there’s one man in Hollywood that knows the value of chemistry, it’s Michael Bay. He’s taught society that in the face of a half-baked plot and thin script, big budget explosions can save your box office bacon. In our latest episode, we're going Hollywood and explaining the chemistry behind those spectacular big budget explosions."

"BEST GAMES OF ALL TIME (1v1 Debates)" by WIRED

"WIRED's Chris Kohler goes head-to-head with SMOSH Games (Mari, Lazercorn, Jovenshire, and Sohinki) to settle the age-old debate: what are the best video games of all time? Genres: 1st Person Shooter, 2D Platformer, Action/Adventure, RPG, Strategy, Sports, Puzzle, and Fighting."