Maybe you were out savoring the last days of summer this week and couldn't check your favorite Gawker Media sites. Or maybe you've just got some free time this afternoon and an itch to catch up on things. Whatever the case, we've got you covered. Here are some of the best videos we watched during the week that was.
The Bellagio water fountains ain't got nothing on this. This water fountain in Osaka Station, Japan is so amazing that it can tell you the time, draw pictures of leaves, show music notes, spell words and do a ton more. View »
Risqué. Sexy. Fits like a glove! Look at that leg! These were the phrases used to describe the Miss Universe Pageant finalists during the evening gown portion of the competition. View »
A Phoenix man became trapped on Thursday after losing control of his vehicle. In the process, the driver rear-ended a car driven by George Lindell, who described the events to a local Fox crew in this amazing video that you must watch immediately. View »
Earlier today, Apple pulled Molleindustria's iPhone game Phone Story from the app store. The game depicts four stages of smartphone production, exposing its ugly truths with a frankness that is designed to make users uncomfortable. View »
A vintage P51 Mustang crashed into spectator seating at the Reno National Air Races earlier today. Reno officials described the aftermath of the crash as a "mass casualty" situation. View »
Just about three months after her alleged one-night stand with Michigan star player Glen Rice, Sarah Palin (then Sarah Heath) reported on a Wolverines game for Anchorage's KTUU-TV. View »
In 2008, Kanye West loved Comedy Central's Crank Yankers so much, he shot a pilot for a hip-hop puppet variety show, Alligator Boots, but it never made it to air. After watching this, you'll wish it had. Plus: Kim Kardashian as Princess Leia! View »
Some NYPD officers were caught on video dirty dancing with revelers at last weekend's West Indian Day Parade. Their moves have sparked controversy. View »
Johan Rijpma created this quirky short showing his dancing tape sculpture. At first it's strangely musical. Almost hypnotic. By the end, with all the colors and tones, I was a little unnerved by how trippy it got. View »
What determines somebody's "best-looking" game on a system is subjective. Some will prefer clean lines, others copious effects. I can do without either if a game just has great art. View »
Remember when Serena Williams went all Joe Pesci on a line referee at the US Open two years ago? Well, during today's women's final match (which she lost in straight sets to Samantha Stosur), she did it again. View »
Eleven super cars simultaneously drag racing each other down a quarter-mile of empty airstrip sounds less like reality and more like the product of a car guy's fever dream. View »
It's been some time since the Smoking Baby went viral, and ABC's 20/20 thought it time to check up on him. In the process, ABC discovered there's not just one Smoking Baby in that neck of the woods. View »
I guess we could assume that the security at MetLife Stadium were so preoccupied with making sure no fan tried to sneak in an umbrella or a laser pointer today that they simply forgot to look for stun guns. View »
You know how Jay Leno's lips are always firmly planted on his guests' ass cheeks? And how he never challenges their answers to his questions? Well, that changed on Friday night. How so? Two words: Michele Bachmann. View »
Stereotypes: vicious, unfair, and hurtful. And perpetrated by malicious onboard guidance systems like this one, which assumes you're a Francophone just because you make the nasally laugh-moan of a Frenchman cliché. View »
Paintball has never been quite as exciting as it is seen through the eyes of director Saman Keshavarz in this video, which you'll want to watch at least three times. View »
On tonight's ANTM: All Stars premiere, Tyra Banks will surely say, "You're still in the running towards becoming America's next top model." Over the last 16 cycles she's said it 100+ times—we have every instance of that here in clip form. View »
Remember coning? It's the dopey video stunt in which people at the McDonald's drive-thru grab their ice cream cone by the ice cream instead of the cone, making a mess and confusing everyone. Hilarious! Well, no more, says this manager. View »
A 21-year-old Utah man who was trapped under a BMW after his motorcycle collided with it and caught fire is alive thanks to a dozen strangers who lifted the burning car off his body. View »
We know. We saw too. [h/t Everyone] View »
These kids think that climbing the cables of the Moscow Bridge in Kiev is a lot of fun. And they are probably right. I'm freaking out by just looking at the video. View »
President Obama unveiled the American Jobs Act on Monday. The next day, Fox & Friends ripped Obama for fastening the bill with a "chintzy clip." On tonight's Report, Stephen Colbert delved into "Clip-gate" just to prove how pathetic it was. View »
Readers, please don't try this at home. Let seasoned professionals like YouTube superstar Freddie Wong and crew illustrate the proper way to commute to ones workplace in a bizarre, video game-inspired reality. View »
On day two of Anderson Cooper's self-titled talk show, Snooki took a bashful Cooper for his first ever spray-on tan. And he stripped! View »
In most motorsports, it's almost a cliche to see a crash unfolding from the car behind it. Here's the view of a motorcycle crash that happens so fast you don't see the bike until its in the air by the driver's head. View »
The NYT's Paul Krugman wrote a piece on 9/11's 10th anniversary arguing that the tragedy's exploitation for political gain tore us apart and make future 9/11s occasions for shame. Jon Stewart made seemingly the same point on Monday's Daily Show. View »
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All hail the mighty Roboto, come to conquer our desks and lay siege to our peripherals! Bow before his diminutive wrath!
The Cassini spacecraft has been able to capture this stunning image of five Saturn moons in one single frame. From left to right: Janus, Pandora, Enceladus, Mimas and Rhea.
After her third premature baby, Katie filled this 22-cubic-foot upright deep freezer with her excess breast milk. Now, her husband Curtis plans on feeding only on it for as long as his body can take it. 
3D movies are here to stay, for at least another year. So why are you still picking up crappy disposable specs every time you hit the multiplex? Oakley's 3D Gascan shades promise better optics—and permanence. 
This song has an awful title. It sounds like it should be the name of some horrible bar in Tijuana. That's okay—ignore it. Drake's latest is lush and lovely. And perfect for a Monday.
Facebook may have some upcoming changes that'll add Watched, Listened, Read and Want buttons to its social network, according to a rumor from TechCrunch.
Imagine being 8-years-old again and on a long car trip. Instead of whining "Are we there, yet?", you pick up a controller and play with your holographic animals. It sounds like science fiction, but it could be reality someday.
YouTube added several new features to its video streaming service including the ability to convert your 2D video to 3D format. I'm not sure why you would want to, but now you can.
Honestly, I was expecting a blade marketed for use in zombie killing—seriously, that's what the ZK stands for—to be just a flimsy toy built more for show than for actual work. Boy, was I wrong. 
I always thought it would be a hilarious conspiracy if all the wireless signals that invade our invisible space was really screwing with our health. I wasn't serious though! These people are—they avoid Wi-Fi like the plague.
Steve Kamb found out how to fly 35,000 miles and visit four continents for $418. He's now going round the world in that trip and managed to score a weekend in Monte Carlo, Monaco, living like James Bond.
Now, as I've said previously, Monaco is ridiculously fancy and thus quite expensive, with the nicer hotels costing anywhere from $300-500 per night for their cheapest rooms.
On top of that, I signed up for two additional cards right after booking my hotel room that will net me an additional 150,000 American Airline miles, which is coincidentally the same number of AA points it cost me to book my round-the-world adventure. Don't worry, I'll tell you which cards in a minute.
Around 10pm, I headed out for my night on the town. I looked like (and felt like) a million bucks walking around that city with my head held high and the James Bond theme song playing in my head. I casually rolled into the casino like I belonged and started the search for what game to play. Although I was disappointed to not find a Baccarat table (they must have been in the back rooms reserved for the high rollers), I decided to set my focus on Blackjack as it's a game I know quite well.
For this reason, I've added a new section to the epic quest list: Master Quests. Like my night as James Bond in Monaco, these are items that require a significant amount of either time, money, connections, and/or effort), so they will net me 100% experience instead of the usual 20% on my quest to level up.
Simply use your points to book with one of the One World airlines that services Europe – American Airlines, British Airways or Iberia. You can see who flies where here, and how many points you'll need to spend to get there.
I've lost two grandparents in the past year – my grandfather taught me the importance of a life worth living, and my grandmother taught me that anything is possible.
What's better than Facebook, or Google+, or Twitter, or any other social network you can join? How about: not that. Or more specifically, how about Not Google Plus, an antisocial network we can all get behind.
Here you see Larry Page's public Google+ page. And that he hasn't updated it in a month. Now, granted, he could very well be having a Plus Party for his Circles in there, but given the recent drop in public activity... Not a good look. [NetworkWorld]
After announcing its new deep space rocket and Apollo program heir, NASA says that they will give $1.61 billion to private companies to design a full system and a spacecraft capable of ferrying cargo and astronauts to the ISS.
Pandas. Zoos want them, other bears want to be them (maybe?). But are they really worth all the trouble? Let's fight about it:
• We fetishize them to an unhealthy degree. Do you know how much this Banquete Chair made of panda stuffed animals costs? $75,000. Gross. Pointless. Pandas.