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Daniel Colman's reaction to winning 15 million dollars in a poker tournament — the second largest prize in the history of the game — has elicited confusion and criticism from all over. Colman has been publicly called out for his refusal to do interviews promoting himself or the game following his big win. Journalist Case Keefer from the Las Vegas Sun dubbed him a "petulant child." Colman beat Daniel Negreanu in the 2014 Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker, held in the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

As a person who is uncomfortable in any spotlight and who reacts calmly and contemplatively to many things for which others might jump for joy, I get it. That may not be the reasoning behind the 23-year-old man's behavior, but I choose to give him the benefit of any doubt. Via Viral Viral Videos.

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The 2014 World Yo-Yo Contest was recently held in Prague, Czech Republic, where the best yo-yo artists showed off their best tricks. Californian pro Gentry Stein of the YoYoFactory team was named the best in the contest’s 1A division.e was the U.S. champion in 2013, and now, the entire world! I won’t show this video to my kids -they think I’m an expert because I can get a yoyo to return to my hand. That’s all I can do. Warning: I found the music on this video highly annoying. -via Time

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A top excavator driver is a surgeon with his equipment. A complex machine like a digger becomes an extension of his own body. With it, he can push a truck, paddle a boat, or light a cigarette.

In this video, a driver in Omalloor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India loads his excavator into the back of a truck. A ramp? No, only amateurs use ramps. Experts do this.

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Andrew takes a can of beer, opens it, and sticks it to his head. Then he pours it neatly into a glass (at an angle, of course). Can you do this? Please try, then report the results in the comments.

There's no indication that Andrew is a bartender. If he is, then he has a great talent--especially if he can wiggle a cocktail shaker in this position.

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Bass lines are the bridge between the guitar and the drum, "anchoring the harmonic framework and establishing the beat", to quote Wikipedia.

Behind many of the most famous songs of all time lies a strong, catchy bass line that drives that groove and brings the song's distinctive sound home, even if you don't notice it as much as the singer or lead guitar.

Badass bass player Davie504 put together an incredibly comprehensive thirteen-minute-long medley that incorporates a whopping 100 famous bass lines from songs like YYZ, Disco Inferno and oh so many Red Hot Chili Pepper tracks, just to name a few:

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It's a rather long video to watch in its entirety, but if you're a budding bass player, or someone who appreciates the power of a solid bass groove, then you gotta watch Davie do his thang 'cause this guy's got talent to spare!

-Via Sploid

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Watch this young boy park a go kart like a boss, using his momentum to roll backwards down a corridor, precisely into the spot he aimed for. Then he walks away like a boss.

According to a comment at reddit, this is Marielyst Gokart & Paintball Center in Marielyst, Denmark. This kid grew up here, as his father is the racetrack owner. So he came by his skills honestly.  -via Daily Picks and Flicks

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Any idiot can cut a tree down. A skilled woodcutter can choose the general direction in which it falls. But a master lumberjack can move a tree with surgical precision.

Scott of Scott's Tree Service in Randle, Washington is such a lumberjack.

The roofs of the two buildings were about 4 feet apart. The tree had to fall through the middle of this narrow channel. Arranging this drop required precise planning:

This is not a "Lucky Shot". This had been planned and the ground prepared out there in the distance so the tree would not fish tail or twist when it hit the ground. The tree was perfectly straight and limb balanced. The falling cuts were gunned to the exact spot half way between the buildings. An appropriate face cut was used.

It worked perfectly:

No, the buildings were not slated for demo. I have insurance. The Service line was down and coiled on the deck to make room for the trees that were behind the location of the camera.

The deck was rotten and replaced by owner after we logged the lot. I talked to him about that ahead of time and he gave us the go ahead to dent the deck if we had to. The steps were the only damage.

I hung plumb bobs from the eaves of each roof line to the ground and drove stakes there. Then I measured between the stakes and drove a third stake half way between the two.

From this stake, I measured to each corner of my falling cut on the stump the exact same distance to each corner.

I used a birdsmouth cut on the face so as to keep the tree on the hinge and stump all the way to the ground.

The most important factor was that the tree was the straightest tree on the lot and the limbs were well balanced. By that I mean the limbs were the same size and weight all the way around the tree top, so when the tree began to fall, they didn't influence the cast or drift of the tree.

The owner took the money from the log sale and remodeled with a new nicer deck, and the most awesome living room I have ever seen in an old mobile home.

Watching a skilled craftsman at work is a wonderful experience.

In the above video, the tree starts to fall at about 1:05. Be sure to watch Scott's reaction at 1:20.

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This taekwondo practitioner jumps, spins 540 degrees, kicks 4 different targets, then lands.

I stomped on a spider last week. That skill scales up, so I could probably do this, too, right?

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South African musician Aancod Abe Zaccarelli sings at the Seoul National University subway station in South Korea. The crowd must really like this song, because they all sing along! A good time was had by all... but now I wonder how many languages Zaccarelli sings in. The song is “One Candle” by g.o.d., you can hear the pop version here. -via Daily Picks and Flicks

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I knew that this was some sort of clever busking act, but the ending was still unexpected. This unknown street performer is really talented!

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And that's just his warm up! Liu Yuanfei, 52, has lived with snakes for 30 years. He can place snakes inside his body in truly surprising ways. For example, he can shove a snake up each nostril and out of his mouth all while the snakes, which are hopefully non-venomous, lunge at his face. Yuanfei can also a swallow a snake that is about 3 feet long while holding on to just the tip of its tail. Don't let go, Mr. Yuanfei!

I'd like to experiment with these kinds of stunts, but Alex says that I'm no longer allowed to give orders to the intern.

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What's harder than flawlessly pulling off all of the hula hoop tricks that Rachael performs in this video? I imagine it would be thinking of any additional hula hoop tricks that Rachael doesn't perform in this video. Short of lighting the hoop on fire and making it disappear, I think she has it covered. If you've been waiting all of your life for a hula hoop guru, Rachael gives lessons via Skype and teaches workshops. 

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Sam Edelston plays led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” on a three-string dulcimer. Yeah, it’s electrified -and electrifying! I have one of these instruments, made by my father, but my repertoire is limited to “Wildwood Flower” and a few Christmas carols. I think I may have to pull it out and practice a little. -via Boing Boing

Paintings don’t come much smaller than the micro paintings created by artist Hasan Kale. Hasan has painted delicate scenes on the side of cactus spines, butterfly wings and seashells, but this time around he's adding his oh-so precise strokework to itty-bitty bits of food.

Hasan paints stormy seascapes on dried banana slices, fits the pyramids and sphinx on the side of a coffee bean, and even finds room for a painting of a fish on the side of a grain of rice.

His paintings are incredibly bold, and minutely detailed, despite the fact that many of his works are painted on an edible canvas less than an inch high!

-Via Bored Panda

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This video is shot from inside the peloton (main group of riders in a bicycle race) of the Tour de Suisse, as the cyclists near the finish. It may be business as usual for the athletes, but it looks like a rough ride to me! Via Twisted Sifter