evolution
10:59Pentagon Wars - Bradley Fighting Vehicle Evolution
4.1M views • 15 years ago
66NOVA66
A roughly ten-minute scene from the movie The Pentagon Wars showing how the Bradley Fighting Vehicle's requirements ballooned through committee demands into a compromised design. It is a satirical dramatization of military procurement.
2:46Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
13.6M views • 17 years ago
The Onion
A satirical Onion News Network piece announcing the 'MacBook Wheel', a laptop with no keyboard where users type by spinning and clicking a wheel. It parodies Apple product launches and minimalist design.
4:36The Bizarre Truth About Purebred Dogs (and Why Mutts Are Better) - Adam Ruins Everything
9.9M views • 12 years ago
Dropout
An Adam Ruins Everything segment arguing that purebred dogs suffer from inbreeding and genetic disorders, and that mutts are healthier. It follows the show's comedic debunking style.
Topic match · Evolution & genetics
9:27"Silicon Valley Story" — a Very Short Romantic Comedy by Ted Nelson
6K views • 16 years ago
TheTedNelson
A short romantic comedy by Ted Nelson about the 'microcircuitry of love', with Doug Engelbart as his father and Stewart Brand as the villainous CEO.
Topic match · History of computing
7:42KIDS REACT TO OLD COMPUTERS
28.1M views • 12 years ago
REACT
An episode of REACT in which children try to figure out 1970s-1980s computers, including an Apple II and floppy disks. It was made to promote the AMC show Halt and Catch Fire.
Topic match · History of computing
8:18Penn and Teller's Lab Scam
46K views • 17 years ago
catvorg
Penn and Teller help Rob Pike and Dennis Ritchie of Bell Labs play a prank on Nobel-winning physicist Arno Penzias. The clip shows the gag and its setup.
Topic match · History of computing
1:03Microsoft Windows 1.0 with Steve Ballmer (1986)
950K views • 20 years ago
Rezende
A one-minute 1986 promo of Microsoft Windows 1.0 presented by Steve Ballmer, with a hyperbolic price pitch ending in the tag line about Nebraska.
Topic match · History of computing
1:16Monty Python: What have the Romans ever done for us?
81K views • 11 years ago
Kenny Teeology
A one-minute clip from Monty Python's Life of Brian in which revolutionaries grudgingly list everything the Romans have done for them, from roads to clean water. It is a satirical sketch about refusing to credit a disliked group.
1:23What have the Romans ever done for us
1.5M views • 18 years ago
BrianTheMan
The classic 'What have the Romans ever done for us?' scene from Monty Python's Life of Brian, in which revolutionaries grudgingly list the benefits of Roman rule. It is a short comedy clip.
2:29Experience the power of a bookbook™
19.2M views • 12 years ago
IKEA Singapore
An IKEA Singapore ad parodying Apple product launches by presenting the 2015 catalogue as a revolutionary 'bookbook' device. It is a short, tongue-in-cheek spoof of Apple-style marketing.
1:26What Have The Romans... - Monty Python's Life of Brian
3.6M views • 17 years ago
Monty Python
The classic Life of Brian scene in which revolutionaries list everything the Romans have done for them, from aqueducts to roads.
3:51IASIP - Science is a Liar sometimes
494K views • 9 years ago
Frank Reynolds (Best of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
A scene from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia in which Mac argues against evolution, claiming science is a liar sometimes. It is a short comedic courtroom clip.
1:42Life of Brian - The People's Front of Judea
1.4M views • 14 years ago
layniann
The People's Front of Judea scene from Monty Python's Life of Brian, a sketch about rival revolutionary groups.
1:19Life of Brian - scene 3 - People's front of Judea
202K views • 12 years ago
Leopoldo Drago
The People's Front of Judea scene from Monty Python's Life of Brian, a satire of squabbling revolutionary factions.
2:05Monty Python What have the romans ever done for us YouTube
644K views • 12 years ago
degustibus42
The Life of Brian scene in which revolutionaries list what the Romans have done for them, from aqueducts to roads, despite their complaints.