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Digital Trends’ top 5 viral videos of April 29, 2011

We are back with a new selection of videos to tickle your fancy. These videos are not all from this week, but they all made us laugh or caused our jaws to drop recently. Enjoy!


Behold the Matrix Dance

If you have ever seen the show, America’s Got Talent, then you can easily guess the type of things that people get up to on the British original. In this episode, a Romanian break dancer shows gravity who’s boss.


Drink Wilkins Coffee or the Muppet Dies!

Although this video was originally from the late 50s, and it made its way to the intertubes in ’09, it has recently seen a revival and is making the rounds. The video below is a collection of ads that Jim Henson created to help sell coffee. For the day, they might have been considered somewhat shocking. In fact even by today’s standards, a few of them might catch you off guard. Especially the ones where the muppet dies horribly.


Hardcore Texting

Most states have enacted laws prohibiting texting while driving, and with good reason. It is dangerous, and people die, frequently. This guy, however, may just live forever, just to be contrary.


Man Goes Extreme Skiing, Mountain Ups the Ante

Sometimes when you challenge nature, nature gets tired of your crap and decides to show you what’s up. While doing a little skiing/base jumping, the mountain being skied upon decides to put on a show.


Tornado Hits St. Louis Airport

As you likely know, a series of tornadoes recently ripped through the South and the Midwestern states. Check out the video of a twister hitting the Lambert-St. Louis airport. Things get real, yo.

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