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| Guardian Viral Video Chart: Jimmy Kimmel, Eurovision and sad cats | Guardian Viral Video Chart: Jimmy Kimmel, Eurovision and sad cats |
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This week's Viral Video Chart is guaranteed to give you a good cry – but we can offer you tears of laughter, as well as tears of sadness. We defy you to watch the last days of Zach Sobiech without grabbing a box of tissues. Zach's inspirational story - and his song, Clouds – have taken the internet by storm. | This week's Viral Video Chart is guaranteed to give you a good cry – but we can offer you tears of laughter, as well as tears of sadness. We defy you to watch the last days of Zach Sobiech without grabbing a box of tissues. Zach's inspirational story - and his song, Clouds – have taken the internet by storm. |
| The comedy world mourned a great writer last week with the death of Eddie Braben, who wrote sketches for Morecambe and Wise. We celebrate his work with one of the funniest Morecambe and Wise sketches ever - Breakfast. Or do you have another favourite? There is more laughter in store as two hapless gaming fans join Burnie Burns and his crew of scientists in Immersion! Gavin and Michael are thrown behind the wheel to figure out if a video game car can beat its real life equivalent with a professional race car driver. Pass the sick bag … | The comedy world mourned a great writer last week with the death of Eddie Braben, who wrote sketches for Morecambe and Wise. We celebrate his work with one of the funniest Morecambe and Wise sketches ever - Breakfast. Or do you have another favourite? There is more laughter in store as two hapless gaming fans join Burnie Burns and his crew of scientists in Immersion! Gavin and Michael are thrown behind the wheel to figure out if a video game car can beat its real life equivalent with a professional race car driver. Pass the sick bag … |
| If that's not exciting enough for you, we join surfers at Teahupoo in Tahititi as they tackle the heaviest wave in the world and there's a surf-eit of liquid chocolate in our clip from a chocolate factory in Melbourne, Australia. How do they do that? | If that's not exciting enough for you, we join surfers at Teahupoo in Tahititi as they tackle the heaviest wave in the world and there's a surf-eit of liquid chocolate in our clip from a chocolate factory in Melbourne, Australia. How do they do that? |
| Chocolate is great for cheering people up – and our sad cats seem as if they need a Kit Kat or two to buck them up. Jimmy Kimmel often has a smile on his face – and he's up to mischief with his spoof interview of Toronto mayor Rob Ford who is accused of taking drugs. | Chocolate is great for cheering people up – and our sad cats seem as if they need a Kit Kat or two to buck them up. Jimmy Kimmel often has a smile on his face – and he's up to mischief with his spoof interview of Toronto mayor Rob Ford who is accused of taking drugs. |
| Finally, Eurovision may have reduced you to tears of laughter – or tears of boredom – but we leave you with a smile on your face as you watch our misheard lyrics clip. Sadly it doesn't improve the quality of the songs! | Finally, Eurovision may have reduced you to tears of laughter – or tears of boredom – but we leave you with a smile on your face as you watch our misheard lyrics clip. Sadly it doesn't improve the quality of the songs! |
| Guardian Viral Video Chart. Compiled by Unruly Media and emoted by Janette | Guardian Viral Video Chart. Compiled by Unruly Media and emoted by Janette |
| 1. My Last Days: Meet Zach Sobiech Brave lad's legacy | 1. My Last Days: Meet Zach Sobiech Brave lad's legacy |
| 2. Classic Comedy Morecambe and Wise Makes today's comics look like toast | 2. Classic Comedy Morecambe and Wise Makes today's comics look like toast |
| 3. Surfing the Heaviest Wave in the World - Teahupoo Pipe dreams | 3. Surfing the Heaviest Wave in the World - Teahupoo Pipe dreams |
| 4. Abercrombie & Fitch Gets a Brand Readjustment #FitchTheHomeless A dressing down | 4. Abercrombie & Fitch Gets a Brand Readjustment #FitchTheHomeless A dressing down |
| 5. Sad Cat Diary Paws for thought | 5. Sad Cat Diary Paws for thought |
| 6. Jimmy Kimmel Interviews Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Chain reaction | 6. Jimmy Kimmel Interviews Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Chain reaction |
| 7. Eurovision 2013 Misheard lyrics Possibly better than the real lyrics | 7. Eurovision 2013 Misheard lyrics Possibly better than the real lyrics |
| 8. Wait for it... Chocolate heaven (Warning, this video contains strobe effects) | 8. Wait for it... Chocolate heaven (Warning, this video contains strobe effects) |
| 9. Immersion: Simulation Racer This is sick | 9. Immersion: Simulation Racer This is sick |
| Source: Viral Video Chart. Compiled from data gathered at 14:00 on 23 May 2013. 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 14:00 on 23 May 2013. 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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