Video Briefly: Unicorns On Film, New N.E.R.D Clip, Kim K ‘Selfie’ Satire

Brief video items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: the disappearance of unicorns explained, Kim Kardashian T-Mobile ad, Mars-capable drones explained.

  • Lars Andersen is an expert archer whose skills put Legolas from Lord of the Rings to shame. Watch this video to see him handle a bow with more proficiency, accuracy or skill than pretty much anybody on earth.
  • In this video tutorial, Michelin-star chef Raymond Blanc teaches his secrets to slow cooking. Prepare to salivate.
  • Link, the green-capped hero from The Legend of Zelda series, is one of gaming’s most enduring, best loved and iconic creations. Here are ten reasons why he also happens to be a massive jerk.
  • 20th Century Fox is rebooting The Fantastic Four (because apparently there aren’t enough superhero movies coming out). You can watch the first trailer here.
  • The 691-horsepower Tesla Model S P85D does 0-100 in a little over 3 seconds. This video of passengers’ terrified reactions gives an idea of what this feels like.
  • If you’re the lucky owner of a stupidly-fast Lamborghini Gallardo, you should probably check for nearby lakes you could end up accidentally parking your supercar in. Here’s what that looks like.
  • Love BMW? Here’s a video of just about every BMW car and bike ever made.
  • Recently, GoPro and the National Hockey League announced a partnership that for the first time would bring on-ice, POV footage to a live hockey broadcast. Click here to see the system in action.
  • The US Navy’s new electromagnetic railgun launches solid projectiles over 100 nautical miles at more than six times the speed of sound. Click here to see it in action.
  • This hilarious ad for French network Canal+ — promoting their film production division — tells the story of why unicorns disappeared from the surface of the Earth.
  • Kim Kardashian, eh? Love her or hate her, the woman sure knows to take a selfie, as evidenced by this T-Mobile ad.
  • To commemorate the return of Game Of Thrones, HBO has remastered the final two episodes of season four to play in IMAX cinemas. Watch the trailer here.
  • Túrós csusza is a dangerously decadent Hungarian dish made from noodles, bacon fat, cottage cheese and sour cream with raw sugar. In this video, food blogger Anna Péter prepares it.
  • In a new video from NASA’s Crazy Engineering series, JPL mechanical engineer Mike Meacham explains the reasons behind a Mars-capable drone and the problems the design team must overcome for it to work.
  • N.E.R.D have released a new track for kids’ flick The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water Sponge Out Of Water. Watch the music video here.

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