Daily Distraction

Sometimes, the beauty in a Web video lies in its simplicity.

A floating box full of candy, a blindfolded person wielding a bat, and a crowd of onlookers—what could possibly go wrong?

We are now in the midst of a most glorious sledding season. Just be careful out there—you never know who's coming down that hill when you're not looking.

This Norwegian guy is a real fraidy-cat.

It must be so tempting if you're a lion. There, mere inches away, in plain sight, is a child—a quick, easy meal just sitting there. But for that darn glass!

Monkeys! *shakes fist*
Yes, they can be awfully cute at times, like when they groom each other or wear people clothes and shop at Ikea. But they can also be quite larcenous, and we have tons of proof.

It's one of the most heartwarming, sob-inducing sights you'll see on the Internet: the soldier returning home from overseas, surprising his or her child. It never gets old, one of the genuine feel-good moments the Internet lets us see.

They are truly the stuff of nightmares. Adorable, licky, stubby-legged nightmares. We're talking about puppy attacks, of course.

Planking and Tebowing have come and gone, but 2012 introduced us to a third Web trend: milking. Milking requires a person to dump a large amount of milk on his or her head. That's pretty much it.

The idea of getting stuck in an elevator when the power goes out is bad enough. But one Brazilian TV show decided to add a second, extremely frightening element, and they filmed it all for our viewing pleasure.