a kid coming home from the dentist. >> is this real life? >> a piano playing cat. >> oh, my god. look at this. >> art work made with ketchup and fries? >> i couldn't believe it was real. >> they are videos so original, so funny, so bizarre you just have to pass them on. they are viewed by millions. what's the secret formula? "caught on camera, viral videos, millions served."

>> hello. i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." have your friends ever sent you a video so you notebook or absurd you have to send it to everyone you know? if you have pressed send you have had a hand in spreading a viral video. it's not great production value that makes them compelling. in this hour you will see some of the most watched viral videos. each has more than a million hits on line, but why? you be the judge. ketchup and fries make a great snack, but can they make a work of art? using ten packets of ketchup and fries artist jason bowman says yes, they can. >> i couldn't believe it was real. >> it's impressive. and edible. >> in march, 2007 jason posted a time lapse video on youtube which shows him using french fries and ketchup to paint a picture of mcdonald's icon

ronald mcdonald and "super size me" film maker morgan spurlock. >> this guy takes bags of mcdonald's ketchup and makes art with french fries and ketchup. it's incredible. >> within a week, the video receives more than 1 million hits. >> it was quite shocking. i knew there were such things as viral videos but never in my intentions did i think i was going to create one. never thought of that. i was just playing around. >> why use ketchup and french fries to paint a picture? as a portrait artist jason grew tired of drawing with charcoal and pencil. he looked for inspiration and one night found it -- in his happy meal. >> i came across it by accident eating french fries. i saw that i could manipulate the ketchup with the french fry and it could be like a brush. >> jason wanted to paint something that related to the tools he was use, so he decided to paint his own version of the movie poster for "super size

me". >> he related to the ketchup. it gave a medium and interpretation to it. >> with a web cam recording he prepare it is ketchup, picks up a fry and begins painting. >> mcdonald's french fries as a paint brush. unbelievable. >> ketchup may work as a condiment but it proves tricky as paint. >> unlike paint, the ketchup was a matter of how thick it was on there. if it was a very thin layer it showed up as a light color because the background showed through. if it was piled on thick it was the darkest red. it was more sculpting the actual height the ketchup stood off the panch. >> working with french fries also becomes a problem. >> i was constantly having to change the french fries and find ones that maybe had a point or at the end i found soggy ones. it was like a variety of brushes but never knew what i was going to get. >> despite the unique challenges

a realistic depiction of ronald mcdonald emerges. >> it's interesting to see the building of it. it really can help go, oh, wow, that's how you do that? >> the french fry brush dances across the paper and suddenly, the image of morgan spurlock comes to life, with true artist precision. jason finishes in one take in less than an hour. >> he's obviously a true artist rather than just doing portraits like everybody else he used a different medium. i think it's really cool. >> since the original posting in 2007 jason's ketchup art has earned more than 3 million hits. >> any time someone has extraordinary talent it does really well on the internet. add to the fact that they use a time lapse camera. people love to watch things in time lapse camera. >> some people go so far as to get ketchup and french fries and try it. >> his passion for unusual art

doesn't end with ketchup and fries. there is cheeto elvis, lipstick angelina jolie and the bette davis mascara painting. his most famous work comes after he finishes ketchup art. it is a time lapse version of the mona lisa using microsoft paint. >> most people who used windows tried microsoft paint. it's the paint program include. it's usually good for a stick figure and that's the extent of it. >> jason wanted to create fine art while using a simple consumer program like paint. >> the idea was to take something people had experience with and put it with another thing which was the mona lisa. there were two things they could relate to to give it a value of its own. >> despite the limitations of paint jason finds ways to add depth to the painting. >> i was using a drawing tablet. that made it a lot easier.

but i used a variety of the tools. a lot of it is kind of an optical illusion. >> within an hour and a half jason finishes the painting. since posting, jason's rendition of the mona lisa has gone viral with more than 11 million hits. jason says he hopes to continue to use the internet as a medium to show case his work. >> the internet expands people's horizons and opens the world to their self-expression. the art is probably being seen more on youtube though it's not making millions. it's getting thousands of views than it would be sitting in the gallery. >> another artist who brings something unique to the internet is photographer noah kalina. he takes a picture of himself every day for six years. >> over six years of pictures and you get to watch this guy basically grew. >> this is an amazing video. it's hard to find a video on the

internet that surprises you. that has the wow factor. this is one of the videos. >> some people keep scrapbooks. others write in journals. on january 11, 2000, noah begins his project, an experimental photography project that captures the passage of time. with the flip screen of the digital camera noah can see the image while photographing. he lines up his nose in the center of the screen and snaps. in the beginning he doesn't think it will be possible to photograph himself every day but soon it becomes as normal as brushing his teeth. six years and 2,356 photos later, noah compile it is experiment into a five and a half minute time lapse video. in august, 2006 posts it on youtube. >> this blew up when it first came out. it was like mind exploding. >> viewers watched more than half a decade of noah's life

unfold. his apartments, hair styles, his girlfriends. >> in some ways it's a very personal video. this is me just completely exposed and people really get into it. >> in three weeks the video shoots to 1 million hits. >> once in a while you get one where he's like, on vacation or weird night vision. >> you see people in the background sometimes. he's switching rooms and his style has changed. he has facial hair. it's a day in the life. >> though noah never smiles there is something about the stare that's mesmerizing. >> it's really creepy. this guy is staring into my soul. >> viewers seem to love it because noah's video earned more than 13 million hits and counting. >> people are interested in the passage of time. to watch somebody's face and hair and style change over six years every day is really interesting. you know, i could watch it over

and over again. >> the project is still a work in progress. since he started in january 2000, noah has missed only 22 f photos. he plans to introduce a new one on the ten-year anniversary. he hopes to continue photographing himself every day for the rest of his life. coming up, a bride can't stop laughing during her wedding vows. [ laughter ] >> oh, gosh. here she goes again. >> and a little boy can't remove his finger from his baby brother's mouth. >> ouch, charlie! >> when "can caught on camera, viral videos, millions served" continues. [ female announcer ] women have made it the number one selling

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most people are nervous on their wedding day, but while reciting his vows in august 2009, 25-year-old groom andrew engstrom has a slip of the tongue. >> i, andrew paul daniel engstrom --

>> do take melissa rene warren -- >> do take melissa rene warren. >> -- to be my lawfully wedded wife. >> to be my waffle -- lawfully -- [ laughter ] >> the church erupts in laughter, including the 22-year-old bride, melissa warren. and just as things start to quiet down, she completely loses it. >> i just lost it. it was so funny. >> she starts to laugh, and then she just can't stop laughing. i know she's going to keep laughing. so i'm like, just give her a minute, folks. like i know the next one's coming. >> when the video hits the internet, it earns more than a million hits. >> melissa and andrew first met at seattle pacific university where they were both students. >> we lived in the same residence halls. i was a freshman. he was a junior. and we had a lot of mutual

friends. spent some time together within groups, but it was after he graduated that we connected again. >> after graduating, andrew received some devastating news. >> my dad came down with lung cancer, like horrific tumors the size of grapefruits. >> deeply religious, andrew copes with his father's cancer with prayer, and the first person he reaches out to is melissa. >> it just felt as natural as could be to go to melissa about it. even though we didn't know each other really well, i knew her in a way that i trusted her a lot. >> he e-mailed me and said will you pray because i don't want my dad to die. and it was to the point where they weren't going to treat him. so we all started praying. >> call it divine intervention or simply good luck, but after one month of prayer from andrew, melissa, family, and friends, andrew's father defies the odds. his tumors completely disappear. >> he started getting better. his pain started going away. >> and when andrew returns to seattle pacific to interview for a master's program, he has more on his mind than impressing the faculty. he wants to see melissa, who's a

junior at the school. >> i was hoping i'd get an audience with her. sure enough that night she was there. >> we just had this wonderful time with our community, and then after that point, we both kind of knew something's going on here. >> after a whirlwind courtship, dating, and engagement, andrew and melissa are finally ready to tie the knot, and as the day of the wedding arrives, everyone is eager to begin the ceremony. >> i was stressed. i was feeling really kind of uptight, and i just had this moment of like i don't want to feel like this on my wedding day, and i asked god for joy. >> and joy she gets. as melissa and her father walk down the aisle, things just keep getting funnier and funnier from the organist who won't stop playing -- >> i was like, okay, come on, organ lady, this is my wedding day. >> -- to melissa's dad telling their love story. >> oh, thank you. >> we were just laughing through the whole thing and crying. >> things become downright comical. but by the time melissa and

andrew get to their vows, the mood turns serious. >> both of us have prepared for a long time for our spouse and saved ourselves for marriage, and so it was like, whoa, i'm giving you my life, even only -- in a very powerful way. you can see that gravity. >> melissa and andrew's dads, who are both pastors, serve as officiants, and andrew's dad has the honor of giving the vows. when melissa recites her part, she gets choked up. >> until death do us part. >> until death do us part. >> this is my solemn vow. >> this is my solemn vow. >> now it's andrew's turn. >> you can see how intense i am. >> i, andrew paul daniel engstrom, do take melissa rene warren -- >> do take melissa rene warren >> -- to be my lawfully wedded wife. >> to be my waffle -- lawfully -- [ laughter ] >> and pancake-y -- i caught myself at waf, you know. but it was too late.

and her dad loved to giggle. and then she starts laughing. it's like all right. you know, that's cool. i'm all right with that. >> it just sort of hit my funnybone. >> she started laughing. i've learned enough about her by now to know that was not the end of it. >> to the amusement of everyone in the church, melissa finds it so funny that she belts out a screeching laugh. >> every time i looked at andrew after i first started laughing, i would remember what he just said and the fact that we're standing in front of 400 people saying our vows and couldn't stop laughing. it was so funny. >> and she keeps on laughing. >> and then dad starts all the way over. >> i, andrew paul daniel engstrom -- >> i'm like, if you're ever going to give me a chance to mess up again, it's if you start all the way over. i'm not feeling that sure right now. >> to quiet the laughter and move things along, andrew quotes one of his favorite lines from the movie "the princess bride." >> say, "man and wife."

>> that's when i said, "say, 'man and wife'" because i wanted him to get things speeded up. >> and his tactic works because shortly after the laughter dies down, andrew and melissa are presented to the world as husband and wife. andrew's slip-up is so funny they tell their wedding videographer to post it on the web. >> we were thinking, you know, it will be for our friends, and people will watch it. and then it started picking up speed really unexpectedly. >> it gets so many hits that melissa's and andrew's parents contact them on their honeymoon. >> we got calls from our parents on our honeymoon. you've got to get to a library and watch your wedding video, which was silly because we were on our honeymoon. >> and when they finally returned home, the hits continue to climb. >> it's like in the 80,000ish area. it's crazy, you know. so it's clearly not just our friends watching it, which is what we expected. >> the popularity of the video is catching, and eventually it reaches more than 1 million hits. >> the fact that she cannot stop laughing and she can't pull herself together makes it viral

magic. >> andrew blames his slight of tongue on a term called "spoonerism." >> my dad does it on purpose. so it's actually his fault. he trained me to do this. he switches the first two letters of the word, so like "sleeping bag" would be "beeping slag." a "cup of water" would be a "wup of cotter." >> but despite his spooners, andrew hopes his wedding day gaffe will be a sign of how he and melissa will handle whatever hardship comes their way, with love and with a lot of laughter. coming up -- one of the hottest acts on the web -- >> hey, it's fred. >> -- features one of the craziest characters you've ever seen. plus, a little boy's trip to the dentist -- >> do i have stitches? >> yes. >> on my teeth? >> yeah. don't touch it. >> -- leaves viewers in stitches. >> don't. and a baby's bite goes viral. >> ow. ouch, charlie. >> when "caught on camera: viral video - millions served" returns. ♪

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hey, it's fred. >> wait! rewind. who is that? >> hey, it's fred. [ screaming ]

>> who or what is fred? >> fred is -- i think he might be the number one subscribed channel on youtube or close to it. >> close to it is right. previously in first place, the fred channel moved to the second most subscribed channel on youtube in 2009 with more than one million subscribers. >> oh, my god! >> fred is sort of an internet phenomenon. >> but with a following that size, who are the brains behind the operation? comedy sketch group in new york? >> oh, yeah, yeah. >> a major entertainment company in hollywood? >> uh, no. >> how about a teenager in rural nebraska? >> oh, my god! it's cold! >> if you guessed the teen, you're right. >> i love swimming! >> fred is the brain child of a 16-year-old boy named lucas cruikshank. the fourth of eight kids, lucas has been coming up with funny characters as long as he can remember. >> i was always like making random characters and sketch videos with my family with my mom's camera. >> but after receiving a camera

of his own at 13, lucas unknowingly took his sketch comedy videos to a whole new level. >> like i had two cousins over, and we started making just a bunch of random videos and posting them online, thinking nothing of it. i like to understand that people from all over the entire world can watch the videos. >> in october 2006 one of his videos featured a new fictional character, a hyperactive 6-year-old with a high-pitched voice named fred. lucas shoots, stars, and edits the video, and films it -- where else -- at his house. >> fred is a 6-year-old, and he's really random and crazy. his mom is an alcoholic. >> my mom's in rehab because of her problems. >> and his dad's in prison. he's never even met his dad. >> fred, unlike lucas, is so socially awkward that he has no friends, and with his shrill voice, he rambles on and on into the camera. >> whatever. >> when he's just in front of the camera, he's just all confident, and he'll say anything. >> why did i have to spend more money than kevin? >> when he's actually out with other kids, then he's like this awkward person, and he does like

weird stuff that kids just like look at, and they're just like i don't want to be friends with someone who does that, you know. >> in fred's world, there are plenty of people to impress. you never see them, but you hear them. lucas voices them all. >> don't take off any of your clothes in front of that camera unless someone pays you. >> besides fred's alcoholic mother and absentee dad, there's fred's crush, judy. >> this is getting kind of stalkerish. oh, my god. >> no, no, judy. you can't come in. nooooo! >> there's fred's arch nemesis and judy's pseudo boyfriend kevin. >> let's go beat up fred inside the pool. >> no. do you want me to get the cat with rabies to bite you again? fatty. >> and then there's fred's trusty cat with rabies. and then there's a few kind neighborhood squirrels played by dogs. >> there's obviously the animals who are practically fred's only friends. >> oh, i knew you would always be on my side. >> in each roughly 2 1/2-minute video, lucas's character fred deals with ordinary situations in the only way he knows how, by acting completely crazy. take a look at this video. fred goes swimming. one of lucas's most popular, with more than 34 million hits.

>> basically it's fred talking about this new big pool that he's received and then swimming in this pool that ends up not being as big as he at first said it would be. then he gets attacked by some sort of plastic shark. it's all very specific, yet out there. >> very silly, total slapstick humor, the kind of thing that my 4-year-old son finds hysterical. >> and then there's one of lucas's favorite fred videos -- "fred stalks judy." >> that was so much fun to film because there's like a little photo shoot, and that was so funny to see fred do, like him trying to look cool. >> how does lucas create fred's signature voice? >> fred's voice you could either do with like helium, which probably isn't safe to do. i speed up the video so it sounds more crazy and looks more crazy. i just thought it added a whole new element to the character. >> when lucas first realizes his little household hobby is being viewed by millions of people, he becomes a little anxious. >> it like really freaked me out. i felt all pressured to think of ideas. and when i'd film, i was like all nervous.

>> but the nerves don't last long, and lucas's fred videos continue to be wildly successful with their primary audience, tweens and teens. >> he'd just talk about texting and internet-y stuff, and i think it just really appeals to the younger generation. >> lucas's videos are so popular, that soon this teenage entrepreneur is approached by a licensing agent, and now fred dolls, shirts, and bags are being sold all over the country. >> it's so weird like walking into a store and seeing dolls made out of you. it's really weird. >> but just how successful is lucas? well, his "fred" videos have earned him enough money to go to college, but his mom says despite his fame, he's still lucas at home, a teenager who does his chores and picks up his younger siblings from school. besides staying tuned for the next season of "fred," fans can also look forward to the upcoming "fred" movie. >> the "fred" movie's going to be kind of different from the videos in a way that it's not just not going to be fred the whole entire time, and you'll see all the other characters. and i won't be playing. there'll actually be other actors playing the other characters. >> and if you're older than 18

and scratching your head because you just don't get fred, maybe you're not supposed to. >> i hate the world! >> it depends what kind of comedies you like. some people like comedies and other people don't like them. some think it stupid. some think it's awesome. i don't think about the audience. i think about the videos. >> thank you. thank you very much. coming up -- >> i feel -- >> a little boy's trip to the dentist has millions with their mouths open wide. >> is this going to be forever? and is that cat really playing the piano. >> she's doing two paws at a time. it's amazing. >> when "caught on camera: viral video - millions served" continues. hey, dad, you think i could drive? i'll tell you what -- when we stop to fill it up. ♪ ♪

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the bronx zoo. newt gingrich's spokesman confirms to nbc new it is former house speaker will drop out of the presidential race on wednesday. he's lost primary contests to mitt romney steadily since march. now back to "caught on camera." welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. it's one of the moments many of us dread -- going to the dentist. maybe that's why this next video resonates with so many people. millions of clicks made a little boy with a toothache a bite-size celebrity. [ groans ] >> i feel funny. >> when david devore buckles his son into his car seat on the way back from the dentist, he notices his 7-year-old son is acting pretty strange. >> is this real life? >> he was just being very crazy acting. he was very loopy, kind of sliding down the seat and just seeing double and that sort of thing.

>> that morning in may 2008 david junior had surgery to remove an extra tooth, and apparently the anesthesia had not yet worn off. >> i'm hungry. >> yeah, i know. how did it go? >> i didn't feel anything. >> yeah. it was pretty invasive surgery, so he had a strong sedative. >> with david junior strapped securely in his seat, his father decides to document the moment. he pulls out his camera and begins taping in the parking lot. >> the original intent of the video was to record it because my wife couldn't be there. i just wanted to tape it to show her. >> okay. now -- >> david junior is extremely confused. >> you have four eyes. >> yeah. >> so his father tries to reassure him. >> my main goal was to calm him down. >> do you feel good? >> and to not make him more agitated. so i was trying, you know, with my voice --

>> now i -- i have two fingers. >> good. >> oh. four fingers. >> four fingers? >> but david is completely out of it, and like most curious kids, his finger goes straight for his stitches. >> nah, nah, nah, don't put it -- don't put it in your mouth. >> head bobbing, david is disoriented. >> do you feel good? >> but tries to cope. >> i can't see anything. >> yes, you can. stay in your seat. [ screaming ] >> i think he was just trying to wake himself up, you know, to see if it was real. >> but those little hands keep going for the stitches. >> do i have stitches? >> uh-huh. >> do i have stitches? >> yes. >> on my teeth? >> yeah. don't touch it. >> do i have stitches? don't put your finger in your mouth. >> don't. >> don't. don't do it. damnit.

i want nothing more than to put my fingers in my mouth right now. >> why can't i touch it? >> because it will mess up the stitches. >> but when david can't shake his crazy nightmare, he becomes upset. >> i feel funny. why is this happening to me? >> it's okay, bud. it's just from the medicine, okay? >> is this going to be forever? >> no. no, it won't be forever. >> there's something about the sort of honesty of seeing a kid go through this process that most of us have experienced. we've all, you know, had some sort of medical procedure where you had to wake up from anesthesia and you're completely blown out of your mind. you don't even know what's going on. >> when david senior and his family watch the video, they love it so much that a few months later they post it on facebook. >> i got into facebook and posted it and just got some good reaction from our family and friends and started to get more and more requests to see it.

>> so david senior decides to put the video of his son on youtube, and in just one week the video receives a jaw-dropping 3 million hits. >> you know, you're just shocked, you know. not negative or positive, right? but you're just like, wow, so many people are viewing it. >> and though some viewers love "david after dentist," others see it as poor taste. >> i feel funny. >> david senior and his family are invited to appear on the "today" show to discuss the video and the controversy surrounding it. >> some people say, okay, this is funny, david and tessy. and others say, no, this is exploitation. in fact, a writer of the "sun times" says videos of kids on drugs cross the line. in fact, officials with child welfare agencies should be concerned. we expect parents to protect their children in situations where they cannot protect themselves, not exploit them. how do you feel about that? >> well, we certainly understand the reaction, that point of

view, and as dedicated parents, we actually appreciate that. but this is an isolated incident. this was something that our family, you know, thought was okay. should i have posted it? why did i videotape it? you know, as a parent i understand because it is, you know, a child. and if we thought there was anything that was harming david or putting him in harm's way, we wouldn't do it. >> but despite some criticism, there have been some positive results. david senior has started a "david after dentist" t-shirt line, using those now famous quotes from his son. >> we have a graphic t-shirt with a picture of david and that quote. >> and what does the star of the video think of all this? >> i take pictures with everybody that recognizes me. >> his favorite part of the video? not surprising to me, the part where he screams. >> stay in your seat. [ screaming ] >> of course, david junior doesn't remember much about his dentist visit.

>> i remember my dad and this other lady carrying me out. i could barely see. i felt like -- my eyes were barely open. i was like dizzy. >> whether david loves the video or wishes he would go away, it's one he won't live down. >> is this going to be forever? >> on youtube, you bet it will. >> i think this video is like this generation's, you know, naked baby pictures. >> why is this happening to me? >> but i don't think he'll be embarrassed by this one. i don't think he will. i think he'll enjoy it for a long time. halfway around the world two more kids hold the title for one of the most watched viral videos of all times. >> charlie bit me. >> this is one of my favorite viral videos of the last two years. easily. >> spring 2007, england. howard, who prefers we don't use his last name, films his two

young sons as they watch tv. >> i tend to get the camera out every now and then. i'll just take videos of them just doing what they do as children. >> 3 1/2-year-old harry is holding his 1-year-old brother charlie on his lap. >> charlie is just sitting on harry's lap, and for some reason -- harry puts his finger near his mouth. >> using no force at all charlie pretends to bite harry's finger. >> oh, charlie. charlie bit me! >> thinking it's funny, harry decides to stick his finger in charlie's mouth again. >> and all of a sudden charlie decides to clamp down and bite it. >> ow. charlie, that really hurt. >> just the reaction is sort of like the pause. >> ow. >> and charlie bit me, ouch. >> ow, charlie. >> ouch, charlie. >> it's just classic. >> he bit me really, really, really, really hard. >> so his little brother is gnawing on his finger, and harry never makes a move to make him stop. >> it's very brave of harry not to retaliate.

he didn't do anything. he didn't try to rip his finger out. he didn't hurt charlie. he took it and realized that charlie really wasn't trying to hurt him. >> but charlie must have sensed his brother wasn't happy because he quickly opens his mouth and lets go. >> that really hurts. >> and that's when charlie starts laughing. >> all of a sudden the baby just goes [ evil laughter ] like out of nowhere, the kid -- full on maniacal laugh about biting the kid's finger. >> he found it funny because either i was finding it funny or the whole experience made him laugh. >> howard, the first to witness what millions would come to see and love shows the video to his wife when she came home. >> i thought the video was funny when he showed me. we put it on our digital photo frame for a few weeks and we showed it to friends and family when they visited. >> but howard wants to show the video to a few friends in the states, including the boys'

godfather. his friends suggest uploading it to the internet. at first the video only receives a few hundred hits, but within a few months it begins to double almost daily, and howard's video soars off the charts when it reaches a million hits in 2007. >> we just can't imagine that kind of thing happening. >> and it's become a whopper. since its original posting, e video of a moment between his two sons sitting on their living room chair has earned more than 130 million hits. >> when millions of people start watching, there's something you can't really comprehend. i think it's so popular because it appeals to everybody. >> there's an innocence about it i think that people can really relate to, and i think there's a realness to it that everybody loves. plus, it's funny, let's face it. [ baby giggles ] >> it's become so popular there are several spoofs. >> ouch, charlie, ouch, ouch. >> harry and charlie may have one of the top viral videos of all time, but they'd better watch out for a new young star.

in 2008 baby brother jasper joined the family, and he's already proving to be quite the biter. >> jasper seems to have taken onboard as well, and jasper now enjoys going around and biting people's fingers. coming up -- have you ever wondered how to do the moon walk? >> certain things aren't that hard if you know how to do them. >> that and cat on the keyboard. >> she brings up her left paw and begins playing with the other paw. i think that's remarkable. >> when "caught on camera: viral video - millions served" continues. if you are one of the millions of men

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way you couldn't get from an article. >> take skateboarding, for example. >> there's a skateboarder, and he's walking through the trick. one of the best parts is through the end it slows it down so you can see the full trick executed. >> daniel blackman, chief operating officer of "how cast" another how-to site, says even the mysterious art of flirting can be taught in a two-minute video. >> use these proven methods to charm and seduce. >> it's what you can do to flirt better. >> give him a bright smile. >> also picking up the cues to see if someone's flirting with you. >> someone who can't take their eyes off you is very intriguing. >> it's definitely told from a woman's perspective because i think a lot of these tips, if they were given to a guy, might be arrested. >> just keep it above the belt. >> if you're flirting with someone and their feet are pointed toward you or away, those are indications. there are all these subtle clues that you can use. >> happy hunting. >> daniel says the how-tos of making a how-to video follows a straightforward formula. >> don't look now, but you're juggling.

>> take this example this video on how to moonwalk. >> there is a short intro. >> unlike the hustle and the macarena, the moonwalk still has some real street cred. >> there is a list of things you will need. >> you will need a slippery floor, optional, socks. step one, find a floor good for sliding like hardwood or tile. >> usually punctuated by a tip. >> remember to apply pressure to whichever foot is raised. >> and end with a little fact. >> michael jackson got the idea for the moonwalk from french mime marcel marseau. >> but how do these how-to guys come up with video topics? >> a lot of it's demand-based on what's going on around the internet, our own usage, competitive analysis. we look for what people are searching for. what they're searching for online might be different than what they're viewing on television, so that becomes very important. >> world events like the death of pop legend michael jackson significantly impact what people search for on the web. after he died, "how to moonwalk" earned more than a million hits.

>> a newsworthy event happens, and there is a video topic we have done or someone else has done that captures the zeitgeist of the moment. that can go viral. >> some are about simple things like how to pick a lock. >> locked yourself out of a house? before you call a locksmith, try this. >> or how to treat a mosquito bite. >> three, make a paste of baking soda and water. >> so think things become popular because they're practical and useful. there's going to be people who want to remodel something in the house, cook something, or learn how to do a skateboard trick. so that information is always going to be useful. >> and as long as there's a need to learn, how-to videos will be there. >> certain things aren't that hard if you know how to do them and you have clear concise information. it's all about achievement ultimately. i've figured out how to do something, and that makes me feel good. coming up -- a clever cat can't keep her paws off the piano.

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just when you think you've seen everything, a cat plays the piano. >> she's actually playing a song. i think, what is she playing? "chopsticks" or something. >> she's doing it two paws at a time. it's amazing. >> say hello to nora. the 6-year-old gray bull's-eye tabby cat. besides eating, sleeping, and playing with toys, nora just so happens enjoying making music. >> she brings up her left paw and begins playing with the other paw. i think that's remarkable.

♪ >> remarkable is right. nora's performances are posted all over the internet. she's so successful, her videos have received more than 20 million hits. >> i don't know when the cat party got elected, but the internet has embraced cats like nothing i've ever seen. >> it all begins in 2004. it begins when artist betsy alexander and her husband go to petsmart to buy food. >> all the cats were out playing, and nora was playing by herself. she was a kitten, and i immediately fell in love with her. >> betsy got very excited about her, wanted me to come see her, come and hold her, and i was very resistant to doing that. >> burnell doesn't want to add

another cat to the family. >> i didn't want to get like really attached. >> but betsy is so smitten with the kitten they decide to adopt her. a few days later when betsy and burnell came back to the shelter to collect her, they noticed something very different about her. >> she was by herself with a big index card that said "bossy." >> that's how they learned nora is not good with other cats. betsy is sure this won't be an issue in her home. >> we have five full grown cats there. we'll show her her place. >> boy, is she wrong. nora takes charge of the other cats and turns the place whiskers over tail. >> nora was so disruptive in this household. for six months it sounded like we had a house of snakes living here. screaming, hissing, growling. it did not stop for six months. i was really starting to get

worried. >> but after the sixth months things began to quiet down and the other cats learned how to walk around the new boss of the house. >> nora would never be in the same room with them. they've basically learned to stay clear of her. >> she's a diva. she likes to just do her own thing and be left alone to do it. >> nora often retreats to the piano studio and watches betsy give piano lessons to her piano students. >> very obsessive from day one. she would go underneath the piano, dance on top of the circles, look over their sheet music while they were playing. >> and one night the passionate puss decides to take music-making into her own hands or paws. >> burnell and i were upstairs, and we heard this plink, plink, plink, plink. repeated notes like two together. >> to their shocking delight,

nora's playing. >> we saw nora sitting at the piano in perfect posture with both paws on the keys, alternating, reaching for black notes. she would play, you know, five or six notes, a little riff, and look over at us like, you know, how was that. >> we totally lost it. we were like, oh, my god, oh, my god. look at this. nora, what are you doing? >> betsy believes this is just an isolated incident, but for nora, this is just the beginning. >> she started playing every day and started doing it during the piano students' lessons. >> nora becomes a neighborhood hit. betsy also wants to show the performances to her niece in wyoming. some of her students suggest youtube. >> i said youtube, what's that? that's how out of it burnell and i are. the first day it has 71 hits.

then it started. we didn't know what the term "viral video" meant. the next thing you know, it's a million. >> nora's videos are so popular they come to the attention of a lithuanian composer. >> he performed for the chamber in lithuania for the children. he wanted to do an orchestra piece that is based on nora's playing the riffs that she plays. >> and thus the catcerto is born. >> i think this is the first time that a concerto has been written for an animal. i think it only exists because of the internet. >> when posted on the internet, the catcerto receives more than 100, hits and in 2009 she wins an aspc award for an honor. >> it's nice to see a cat succeed.

>> they're creating t-shirts and calendars and books featuring nora. >> i'm going to write a positive life philosophy book. it's called "nora's piano life guide for how to make every day a catnip day." >> and they hope her music will continue to inspire people all over the world for years to come. >> she's like a little miracle that's actually happening. she has a lot of piano-playing years ahead of her, but even when that's over, those videos will live on. >> can you play some more? >> there's really no formula for creating a popular viral video. they can be caught on camera any time, anywhere. and as you've seen, they can star just about anyone. if you have a video you'd like to send to us, send them to our website. i'm contessa brewer. that's it for this edition of