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| Viral Video Chart: Russell Brand takes on Fox News, Hillary Clinton | Viral Video Chart: Russell Brand takes on Fox News, Hillary Clinton |
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| An unsuspecting man boarding a rush hour train at Stirling station, northwest of Perth in Australia, is the subject of this week’s top viral video. As he boards the train his leg slips down the gap between the train and the platform and gets jammed. CCTV footage shows station staff attempting to free him before some clever soul decides to get onlookers to tip the train on its side so the leg can be pulled out. The video both restores your faith in humanity and reminds rail travellers to mind the gap. | |
| Up next is a small red-headed five-year-old boy whose short interview at the Wayne County Fair in Pennsylvania has somehow attracted more than 8m views. His bizarrely adult manner and regular use of the word “apparently” have led to appearances on US national television. He is, apparently, a very big deal now. | Up next is a small red-headed five-year-old boy whose short interview at the Wayne County Fair in Pennsylvania has somehow attracted more than 8m views. His bizarrely adult manner and regular use of the word “apparently” have led to appearances on US national television. He is, apparently, a very big deal now. |
| Following in the footsteps of Dove and Always, sportswear company Under Armour has decided to use the subject of women’s emancipation to sell its products. The advert staring Misty Copeland, a ballerina with American Ballet Theatre, has racked up nearly 4.5 million views in the past week. | Following in the footsteps of Dove and Always, sportswear company Under Armour has decided to use the subject of women’s emancipation to sell its products. The advert staring Misty Copeland, a ballerina with American Ballet Theatre, has racked up nearly 4.5 million views in the past week. |
| In this episode of Russell Brand’s satirical YouTube series, The Trews, he takes on mighty Fox News anchor Sean Hannity. The video, which has now been watched more than 2.5m times, provoked Hannity to describe Brand as “a D-list actor, better known for his failed marriage to Katy Perry” who is “dumb and ignorant”. | In this episode of Russell Brand’s satirical YouTube series, The Trews, he takes on mighty Fox News anchor Sean Hannity. The video, which has now been watched more than 2.5m times, provoked Hannity to describe Brand as “a D-list actor, better known for his failed marriage to Katy Perry” who is “dumb and ignorant”. |
| Then we have Hillary Clinton’s appearance on The Colbert Report, the US late-night comedy show, where she engages her host in an epic name-dropping competition. It is totally scripted and totally watchable. | Then we have Hillary Clinton’s appearance on The Colbert Report, the US late-night comedy show, where she engages her host in an epic name-dropping competition. It is totally scripted and totally watchable. |
| If you want to feel lazy and dull, watch this video of adrenaline junkies jumping from the world’s largest urban zipline on top of the 800ft White Tower skyscraper in Panama City. Or watch something altogether less stimulating – Farmer Derek Klingenberg serenading his cattle with a trombone. | If you want to feel lazy and dull, watch this video of adrenaline junkies jumping from the world’s largest urban zipline on top of the 800ft White Tower skyscraper in Panama City. Or watch something altogether less stimulating – Farmer Derek Klingenberg serenading his cattle with a trombone. |
| Now, to finish off with some obligatory cute animals, we have a bear walking nonchalantly through a New Jersey suburb on its hind legs. We’ve got Stella the dog, who has discovered an ingenious way of slowing herself down. And there’s a spectacularly friendly baby seal who decides to join two surfers as they catch some waves. Happy watching! | Now, to finish off with some obligatory cute animals, we have a bear walking nonchalantly through a New Jersey suburb on its hind legs. We’ve got Stella the dog, who has discovered an ingenious way of slowing herself down. And there’s a spectacularly friendly baby seal who decides to join two surfers as they catch some waves. Happy watching! |
| 1. Transperth passengers rescue man at Stirling Station | 1. Transperth passengers rescue man at Stirling Station |
| Mind the gap | Mind the gap |
| 2. Five-year-old Noah Ritter steals the show | 2. Five-year-old Noah Ritter steals the show |
| “Apparently” | “Apparently” |
| 3. Misty Copeland - I WILL WHAT I WANT | 3. Misty Copeland - I WILL WHAT I WANT |
| Girl power | Girl power |
| 4. The Colbert Report: “Hard Choices” - Hillary Clinton | 4. The Colbert Report: “Hard Choices” - Hillary Clinton |
| I’ve met Bill Clinton | I’ve met Bill Clinton |
| 5. Israel-Palestine: Is This A Debate? | 5. Israel-Palestine: Is This A Debate? |
| Brand v Sean ‘Ken doll’ Hannity | Brand v Sean ‘Ken doll’ Hannity |
| 6. World’s Largest Urban Zipline | 6. World’s Largest Urban Zipline |
| Dizzy heights | Dizzy heights |
| 7. Serenading the cattle with my trombone | 7. Serenading the cattle with my trombone |
| Beautiful mooosic | Beautiful mooosic |
| 8. Just a bear walking upright like a human | 8. Just a bear walking upright like a human |
| Bearly human | Bearly human |
| 9. Stella’s Dog Brakes (ORIGINAL) | 9. Stella’s Dog Brakes (ORIGINAL) |
| Stopped in her tracks | Stopped in her tracks |
| 10. Surfing with a seal | 10. Surfing with a seal |
| Seal of approval | Seal of approval |
| Source: Viral Video Chart. Compiled from data gathered at 16:00 on 7 August 2014. The Viral Video Chart is currently based on a count of the embedded videos and links on approximately 2m blogs, as well as Facebook and Twitter. | Source: Viral Video Chart. Compiled from data gathered at 16:00 on 7 August 2014. The Viral Video Chart is currently based on a count of the embedded videos and links on approximately 2m blogs, as well as Facebook and Twitter. |
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