4 in the Afternoon: JetFrisbee

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Speed Boat Frisbee Catch	Jetman with Jets	Brush with Death	Don't Say Gay

1. Frisbee master Brodie Smith tells a boat to go long. As seen on CBS News.
2. Yves "Jetman" Rossy flies with two jets above the Swiss Alps. As seen on Devour.
3. A unique short film on our Most Viewed list from Corridor Digital.
4. This 8th Grader's funny PSA was posted last year, but is just finding a new audience. As seen on HuffPost.

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Thrilling Videos of Unusual Coasters

There are plenty of popular roller coaster videos on YouTube; some are of the riders and some are of the rides themselves. Recently, a very specific kind of roller coaster, the single-rail alpine coaster, has become particularly widely-spread.

A little over a week ago, David Ellis posted a video of him riding one in Austria in which he decided not to touch the breaks. It's been seen roughly 3 million times since.



Meanwhile, this 3 year old video -- also from Mieders, Austria -- suddenly spiked in popularity as well:



Not all popular videos are of the single-rail variety, of course. Earlier this year, thrillseekers may recall this POV video going viral; it was a first look at Japan's Takabisha, the world's new steepest roller coaster:

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4 in the Morning: Liberty Photo

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Take a Photo	Liberty Walk	Bicycle Animations	Magic Pizza Reheat

1. A hidden camera social experiment. Among our Most Shared videos.
2. Turning some heads, Miley Cyrus released a remix in support of the Occupy protests over the holiday. As seen on Rolling Stone.
3. A unique animation study that plays out in the spokes of a bicycle wheel. As seen on HuffPost.
4. This simple method for reheating leftover pizza is a small hit. As seen on Reddit.

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4 in the Afternoon: Last Amazed 9

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Dance For You	Last Dictator Standing	9-9-9 the Movie	Amazed Cat

1. Beyoncé's new video is quickly rising the Most-Viewed chart.
2. Nando's South Africa has a controversial new ad. As seen on Meme Machine.
3. Herman Caine's new animated ad is getting some political buzz. As seen on HuffPost.
4. From Ukraine comes this video of a cat riding in the car for the first time. As seen on BuzzFeed.

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Wildest Videos from Black Friday

As you may or may not have heard, things got a little dicey at some U.S. retailers on Friday as excited hordes of shoppers sought out big bargains on the busiest shopping day of the year. A number of heavily viewed videos emerged from the post-Thanksgiving chaos and made their way around the web.

This clip of a crowd rushing into an Urban Outfitters in California was seen over 600,000 times.



Meanwhile, this mayhem at a California Wal-Mart is said to have been shot moments after a woman reportedly used pepper-spray on the crowd as they devoured a pile of XBoxes. It's been seen several hundred thousand times.



At another Wal-Mart, this time in Texas, there were concerns about people getting crushed in the melee:



A much talked-about video from Arizona also spread that show's a man who was injured during an arrest (Warning: Adult language and content).

These are just a few of the crazy crowds captured on video this weekend.

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4 in the Morning: Paper Time

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

It's time.	Old-Timer Football Stars Fight	Open a Bottle with Paper	Miley Cyrus Birthday Cake

1. This emotional activism/non-profit video from Australia is one of the weekend's most-viewed videos.
2. A fight breaks out at CFL luncheon between former players Angelo Mosca, 74, and Joe Kapp, 73, following a highlight of a controversial tackle.
3. Woody of WoodysGamertag provides this most-shared household tip.
4. A lot of conversation around the star's comments in this video, which was posted by The Daily. As seen on E!

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Latest Trending Videos: The Week of November 26

Naughty kids, walking octopuses, and FENTON!: here are 10 of this week's top trending videos from YouTube Trends:

(Use the arrows to navigate between videos or watch them all here.)

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Thanksgiving Revenge: Turkey Attack Videos

In honor of Thanksgiving in the United States, we thought it appropriate to discuss a frightening trend that comes to mind during this holiday: turkey attack videos.

In October, this video of a news producer getting harassed by a wild turkey (with the camera rolling) became a viral hit, picking up over 450,000 views.



Meanwhile, these children decided to play bullfighter with a turkey, that is until the turkey got fed up. This clip from the Philippines just took off this week in time for the holiday:



Seriously, these turkeys are fearless. This one was captured on video in January going right after a mail truck:



If there was a whole holiday dedicated to your demise, you might be angry too. Angry enough to ruin a children's soccer game.

Happy Thanksgiving. And be safe out there.

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4 in the Afternoon: Gorilla Grandma

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Internet Love Story	Address is Approximate	Grandma Tries Pop Rocks	Going Gorillas

1. Joined by friends, YouTube stars Charles & Alli Trippy get married in this Most Shared video.
2. Google Street View combines with stop-motion in this short film.
3. Title says it all on this now popular 2009 video. As seen on Reddit.
4. Popular clip from Australian comedy pranksters Hamish and Andy.

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Rising Search: Thanksgiving Traditions

Some of the top rising searches today on YouTube are tied to some Thanksgiving traditions both new and old. There are lots of searches (and newly uploaded videos) from Ohio State's famous annual Mirror Lake Jump.



You can see another video here.

Meanwhile, others search for info on Adam Sandler's Thanksgiving song -- you can learn to play it on guitar yourself here -- while others seek out clips from the classic Peanuts "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving."

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4 in the Afternoon: MotorMario

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Guys Scream for Bieber	Motorcycle	All We Ever Wanted Was Everything	Real Life Mario Karts

1. The most shared video of the day, a Macy's Black Friday spot, features -- surprise, surprise -- Justin Bieber.
2. The latest from Old Spice. As seen on High Definite.
3. Animated take on MGMT's single by director Ned Wenlock. As seen on Devour.
4. From the LA Auto Show 2011. As seen on BuzzFeed.

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Adventures Abroad: Oh, the Places You'll Go (on YouTube)

This post was authored by Will Goodman, managing editor of CBSNews.com's The Feed, for a YouTube Trends series exploring viral video phenomena.

It's a big wide world out there. So many sites to see and people to meet. While I would recommend everyone take some time to travel and experience it for himself or herself, let's be honest: we can't all drop everything and go to Morocco. Luckily, YouTube offers us all a unique modern opportunity to take in many of these sights and sounds vicariously.



We take a trip to Turkey for our first example of the globe-trotting travel videos. What really stands out about this first video is it takes something so seemingly common as a person purchasing ice cream and transforms it into a wondrous performance. And it’s far from the only one you can find on YouTube. Just type in“Turkish Ice Cream” and you will discover a whole genre of just this particular type of showmanship in action.



And where showmanship was on display in the previous video, now we get a display of pure skill. Take something as mundane as serving up cakes to customers and see what can happen when a certain level of speed and skill are applied. This time there is no real performance by the person on display, simply someone doing their job at a level of speed and skill that is amazing to behold. If for some reason they ever did create a cake serving competition in the Olympics, I would bet money this woman would take the gold.



So where we started with showmanship and then transitioned into skill, now we’re focusing on the subject of craftsmanship. There is something hypnotizing about watching the creation of a single chess piece by hand in this video. While most sets you find in stores are now mass-produced by modern machines, you'd have to take a trip to exotic Morocco to find this kind of unique expertise. Just watch your toes!

So let’s finish this week’s column with a video that nicely sums up what we’ve seen here today with examples of showmanship, skill and craftsmanship in action abroad in this video entitled “Only In India”. And I hope everyone reading this has a wonderful upcoming Thanksgiving!

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4 in the Morning: Flour Physics

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Flour House	Slingshot Physics	Baruch Students and Police	FEN-TON

1. With just a little lack of supervision, two children make the biggest mess you could possibly make with a bag of flour in this Most Shared video.
2. Destin of Smarter Every Day travels to Germany to create this video with YouTube's slingshot master. As seen on Devour.
3. The scene at New York City's Baruch College where protesting students clashed with police officers Monday.
4. Labrador chasing red deer in Richmond park, London, much to the frustration of his owner. As seen on Daily Wh.at.

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4 in the Afternoon: Rollin Alpine

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Rolling in the Deep Family Cover	Black Friday Commercial	Blind Kitten's First Toys	Alpine Coaster

1. The Vazquez siblings' take on Adele's hit single is the biggest thing on YouTube in Mexico right now.
2. Kohl's Black Friday spot, which features a certain well-known YouTube tune, is one of our top trending videos.
3. Adorable video of a blind kitten named Oskar playing with his first toys. As seen on Reddit.
4. A terrifying, single-pipe alpine coaster in Mieders, Austria. As seen on The Feed.

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Most-Viewed: Incident at UC-Davis

Some of the weekend's most-viewed videos came from the University of California at Davis where protesting students were involved in an incident with police officers wielding pepper spray.

Here's one of the most-shared of clips from the event, which has been seen over one million times in the past few days:



Another video, also with several hundred thousand views, captured the incident from an opposite angle.



Then, on Sunday, this video of students' silent protest as Chancellor Linda Katehi walked from her office became a top trending video:

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4 in the Morning: Sideline Have It

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Ella's Gotta Have It	Students Pepper Sprayed	Sideline Scream	Egypt Riot Police

1. From the post title on Reddit: "Wanted my brother to film my newborn with his DSLR camera, just for a simple home video. He made this instead..."
2. This footage from UC Davis was one of the weekend's most-shared and most-viewed videos. More info here. The other angle.
3. Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy's daughter and her foul-shooter-rattling scream are one of the weekend's top trending videos. As seen on CBS Sports.
4. Footage from Cairo this weekend where protesters clashed with riot police forces.

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Latest Trending Videos: Week of November 19

Backflips, go-carts, and a shell: here are 10 of this week's top trending videos from YouTube Trends:

(Use the arrows to navigate between videos or watch them all here.)

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4 in the Afternoon: Robot Chef

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Drift	Dubstep Robot Dance	Cast Iron Cook	Daughter Chose Dark Side

1. Motorcyclist Jorian Ponomareff shows his skills in this clip that's very popular internationally.
2. Impressive dancing from Denmark. As seen on Geekosystem.
3. Jason Schwartzman hosts Super Chef on Sesame Street. As seen on Daily Wh.at.
4. One little girl has one very evil little laugh. As seen on Videosift.

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Top Musical Tesla Coils

One of the popular "science" videos of the week was this clip of a gentleman who rigged a Tesla coil to his head and programmed it to play the theme from Mortal Kombat



But musical Tesla coils have quite the history on YouTube and many of the most popular videos date back to 2007 and 2008. Here's a playlist of the most-viewed musical Tesla coil videos:

(Use the arrows to navigate between videos or watch them all here.)

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On the Scene: Arrests on Wall Street

On the 2 month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, 200 demonstrators were reportedly arrested. We're seeing lots of video coming from the events in New York City and CitizenTube has been collecting that footage into this playlist:

(Use the arrows to navigate between videos or watch them all here.)

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4 in the Afternoon: Brave Down

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Sunday Morning Coming Down	Brave	The Raid on Zuccotti	Car Show Accident

1. Jesse Morris, San Francisco's Punk Rock Johnny Cash, passed away Sunday and this performance is now being shared.
2. The first full trailer for Pixar's latest is a top rising search.
3. Filmmaker Casey Neistat brings together a collection of footage from NYC's home of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement on November 15th as it was raided and reopened.
4. Bad breaks at a car show lead to an awkward moment on state. As seen on Jalopnik.

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Marcel the Shell Is Back!

The cute and funny "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" -- voiced by Jenny Slate and directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp -- was one of the hit web video characters of the past year and he's just returned in a new video that's drawing lots of attention.

The original Marcel the Shell hit YouTube last October and drew over 4 million views in 2010. But the video has had a long-tail audience and it's now been seen over 12 million times:



Like many "cult classic" type clips, the original video saw lots of parodies and fan videos. Someone even wrote a theme song for Marcel:



And now Marcel has returned, just over a year later, with a sequel that's currently the most-viewed and most-shared video in the United States. It's been seen over half a million times in the past 24 hours and has been one of YouTube's top rising searches:

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Rising Search: 'Zuccotti Park'

NYPD officers reportedly "raided" Zuccotti park in downtown New York City early Tuesday morning and we're seeing a rise in interest in the area on YouTube this morning as searches for its name are spiking. The park was home to the original "Occupy Wall Street" encampment.

Citizentube has collected a series of videos from the confrontation between officers and protesters as NYPD approached and cleared the area.

(Use the arrows to navigate between videos or watch them all here.)

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4 in the Afternoon: Hunger Pony

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Hunger Games	Speed Demon	My Little Pony Graduation Speech	West Side Flash Mob

1. The hotly anticipated new trailer is spreading and has become a top rising search.
2. Experience 462 mph by way of a Replay XD1080. As seen on Devour.
3. A California high school student delivers the most unconventional address of the year. As seen on Daily Wh.at.
4. The West Side Story 50th Anniversary tribute from DanceOn is on our Most Shared list.

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4 in the Afternoon: Marcel the App

Twice each day we scan our YouTube metrics as well as websites on the cutting edge of internet culture to discover the most buzzed about videos.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two	Bert and Ernie GPS	RoboKopter	6th Grade App Developer

1. The original Marcel the Shell with Shoes On -- starring Jenny Slate -- was posted last year and drew 12 million views. Here's the sequel, which is already a rising search.
2. The famous Sesame Street duo "record" GPS voiceover for TomTom. As seen on Videogum.
3. Trending video from Poland showing a remote-controlled copter view of protests and riots in Warsaw.
4. TED Talk from 6th grader Thomas Suarez who develops iPhone apps. As seen on Bits.

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