engines
2:31the current state of search engines - music video
865K views • 3 years ago
savannahXYZ
A short claymation music video by animator savannahXYZ satirizing how bad web search has become, with SEO spam and ads crowding out real answers. It is comedic rather than analytical.
2:03the rapidly dwindling sanity of valve programmers as expressed through code comments
5.5M views • 6 years ago
shounic
A short video that reads out comments from the leaked Team Fortress 2 source code to show the frustration of Valve's programmers over time.
Topic match · Game programming & engines
8:06Killing a Toyota Part 1 | Top Gear | BBC
31.2M views • 16 years ago
Top Gear
Top Gear episode in which Jeremy Clarkson and team try to destroy a Toyota Hilux pickup through water, fire, and a demolished building. It is the first part of the 'Killing a Toyota' series.
Topic match · Cars, EVs & motorcycles
6:42Sabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Van CHALLENGE | Top Gear - Part 2
8.1M views • 17 years ago
Top Gear
In Top Gear's second part, racing driver Sabine Schmitz tries to lap the Nurburgring in a Ford Transit van in under ten minutes. She finishes just over the mark.
Topic match · Cars, EVs & motorcycles
7:33Rolling a Reliant Robin | Top Gear | BBC
34.9M views • 15 years ago
Top Gear
In this Top Gear segment Jeremy Clarkson tries to roll a Reliant Robin three-wheeler through Barnsley, with celebrity helpers trying to keep it upright. The car keeps tipping over.
Topic match · Cars, EVs & motorcycles
1:46TRUCKLA: The world's first Tesla pickup truck
7.9M views • 7 years ago
Simone Giertz
Simone Giertz presents Truckla, a homemade pickup truck conversion of a Tesla Model 3, shown in a short humorous promo.
Topic match · Cars, EVs & motorcycles
10:20Dev Deletes Entire Production Database, Chaos Ensues
3.6M views • 3 years ago
Kevin Fang
Kevin Fang comically retells GitLab's 2017 incident in which an engineer deleted the production database, based on the company's postmortems. It walks through the confusion and failed backups.
Topic match · Databases & storage
0:40James May Explains What Happens If You Drive A Car In Germany Without A Licence | The Grand Tour
2.9M views • 9 years ago
The Grand Tour
A one-minute Grand Tour clip in which James May explains what happens if you drive a car in Germany without a licence.
Topic match · Cars, EVs & motorcycles
9:54Richard drives a F1 car round Silverstone - Top Gear
15.8M views • 18 years ago
Top Gear
Top Gear segment in which Richard Hammond drives a Renault R25 Formula 1 car around Silverstone for two laps. He struggles with the car's demands.
Topic match · Cars, EVs & motorcycles
5:27What Google Search Is Like Now
2.5M views • 4 years ago
Ryan George
A Ryan George comedy sketch about the experience of using Google search in 2022, where results are full of ads, spam and Reddit and Amazon detours.
Topic match · AI & data (other)
1:58youtube's search function is atrocious now
1.5M views • 2 years ago
ProZD
A short comedic complaint by ProZD about YouTube search failing to surface his own video even when searching its exact title. It illustrates how poor search results have become.
Topic match · AI & data (other)
5:36Episode 1 - Mongo DB Is Web Scale
1.2M views • 16 years ago
gar1t
A satirical animated dialogue in which a naive developer insists MongoDB is web scale while a database expert mocks him. It parodies the NoSQL versus relational debate.
Topic match · Databases & storage
1:01Can I get a six pack quickly?
665K views • 9 months ago
Anthropic
A short Anthropic ad from its campaign saying ads are coming to AI but not to Claude, using a comedic scenario about getting a six pack quickly.
Topic match · AI & data (other)
9:45Turning the Robin Reliant into a SPACE SHUTTLE?! | Top Gear
6.1M views • 17 years ago
Top Gear
Top Gear segment in which Hammond and May try to turn a Reliant Robin into a space shuttle. Launching is easy, but landing it safely is the problem.
Topic match · Cars, EVs & motorcycles