when it comes to viral videos, seeing isn't always believing. fantasy football league. >> man, did he really do that? >> no way. >> treacherous trick shots. >> bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger. >> it would be very easy to fake this. >> parking pandemonium. >> i'm the crazy guy who cuts off parking meters. >> it feels real. >> breathtaking biking. >> this is exactly the kind of place that your mother told you not to ride your bike. >> insane inventions. >> so this is a shaving helmet.

>> something terrible is going to happen. >> any last words, kenny? >> sometimes we like to see bad things happen on the internet. >> that's 7,000 degrees. >> it will blow your skin right off. >> i can't believe i'm capturing this on camera. >> neither can we. so let's investigate. "caught on camera: viral videos, bogus or bona fide." >> watch out, kids! >> nfl players are some of the most skilled athletes in the world. >> pull. ready? go. >> but is this even humanly possible? >> we like to imagine our professional athletes are these sort of super heroes. >> they are put into these situations where you really believe they're exhibiting these

super human feats of skill. >> the videos are part of a web series called fantasy files, promoting nfl.com's fantasy football league. >> right now there's about 30 million people playing fantasy football a year. so we wanted people to sign up with the most authentic place to play, like the nfl. >> the video is suddenly re-enforcing the fantasy. >> time to pick me for your league. >> that's why you picked me. >> in 2006 the series launches online. >> pick me. >> within days each video racks up millions of hits. >> it took on a life of its own. >> it was exciting. >> i watched every one. it wasn't because i was in them. i thought, these are great videos. >> it's so cool because it does create a lot of conversation. some people believe that it's

true. some people believe it isn't true. >> armchair quarterbacks across the globe try to tackle the authenticity of the videos. >> my first impression is they're fake. if he can nail a disc flying in the air, he should have a lot more super bowl rings. >> when i first saw this i totally bought into it. completely. >> it doesn't seem that out of the ordinary. they're athletes. why wouldn't they be able to do something like this. >> he would never do something that ridiculous and reckless, because he would completely ruin his season if he injured himself. >> all good points. so what's the official ruling on the field? >> were those real or fake? i think everyone should watch super bowl xlii and watch the catch david tyree made when he caught the ball in a pack of

players in his helmet. that's real. they're the best of the best. and there's plenty more moments on the field like that. >> okay. that's not clearly a yes or no answer. nfl quarterback and star of one of the videos should be able to take us behind the scenes. >> i would say it was pretty straightforward. i picked up the football, i threw the football. i just threw them as hard as i could. it took a little while, but it was worth it. it was a lot of fun. i got a good reaction from it. >> so we're not getting anywhere with flacco either. what about tight end chris cooley? >> i showed up and said we bought about 15 sheets of sheet rock from home depot. we thought we should be able to do it in one. it took 15 takes. by far the hardest part of the video was getting the ball back through the sheetrock. i started to get cuts and scrapes all over my arm. so they put makeup on the cuts on my arm. but it didn't hurt.

>> okay, so cooley is playing defense against doubters, too football fans want to get to the bottom of the real or fake debate. many try the stunts out for themselves as parodies flood the internet. >> all right. watch this. >> some were really bad. >> oh! >> the worse they got, the more fun we had watching them. >> very funny. but we still can't definitively answer if the original videos are real or fake. time to bring in the vince lombardi of viral video debunking. captain disillusion. >> greetings children, captain disillusion here. i would be willing to stake my reputation as captain disillusion on the fact that these nfl fantasy videos are not real.

>> here's a highlight from the captain. >> gentleman, i give you nfl fantasy files. chris cooley positions himself behind the wall, but the pass serves as a transition to a shot of cooley behind the wall where a hole has already been pre-cut. cooley thrusts his hand through the hole and an animation of dust and debris does the rest. the football is placed in cooley's hand, and cooley emerges victorious. >> pull! >> and what about joe flacco at the shooting range? >> they filmed every element that makes this happen separately. joe flacco throwing the ball, and the ball flying through the sky and the clay pigeon exploding.

>> all interesting theories. but until we hear otherwise from the source, that's just what they are, theory. we may never have a clear winner in the bogus versus bona fide rivalry, but one thing is for sure, the fantasy files are entertaining. >> whether you think it's real or whether you think it's fake, almost doesn't matter. >> people like to see other people do cool things, on the edge of being believable or not, you know. man, did he really do that? >> check this out. 30 seconds. it's like, no way. it was really neat for me to be a part of it. that's why you picked me. coming up -- >> it's the world's longest basketball shot. >> -- the shot seen around the world.

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warning, do not play horse against these guys. you will lose. >> welcome to aggie land. this is the world's longest basketball shot. big time! oh! >> here's these ratty looking guys, running around doing the most impossible looking basketball shots.

>> they take trick shots to a crazy extreme. >> you just can't believe those shots are possible. >> did that ball really go in? >> this is the laser shot. >> it would be very easy to think that someone could fake this. the ball goes out of the screen, and, therefore, it must be edited. >> it just begs to be taken as a visual effect. it's in the hole. >> so are these great hoopsters or great video editors? >> our videos are 100% real, i promise. i would even bet my grandma's strawberry short cake and biscuits and gravy. >> okay, nobody messes with grandma's home cooking. these guys must be on the level. >> this is the airplane shot.

>> the ballers behind the video are five buddies hailing from texas. >> in april 2009, the guys discover their unique talent while roommates at texas a&m university. >> we were in the backyard messing around before we went to lunch. >> ty likes to to one-sided bets, where he'll bet if he makes something, and if he misses, it's nothing. >> and i bet garrett that if i made a shot from across the backyard, he had to pay for my sandwich. >> i took the bet for some reason. i threw up a shot from behind the back and drained it. >> he made it.

swished the shot his very first try. >> they can't believe their eyes. >> so we go grab the little picture camera and see if we can't get it on film. as soon as we saw it on the camera, that was the game changer. >> we all wanted to top each other. >> crazy shots behind the tree. >> standing up on the roof. over a fence. it's in the hole! >> we started filming everything. bigger and bigger and bigger. >> this is the laser shot. >> the guys edit the footage together, but before uploading it, they decide their posse needs a name. >> the name came about on accident. me and one of the other guys were sitting in the backyard and we didn't have a cameraman, so we decided to put the camera up on the rail. he looked through the camera and saw it was already perfectly in frame and said -- >> dude, perfect. >> it's something guys say a lot.

so we ended up just calling it dude perfect. nice shot. >> so let's start off. >> with a name in place and modest expectations, the guys launched the video on youtube. >> we figured we would share with our friends and hopefully get a laugh out of it. >> hut. >> but friends share it with other friends, setting off a chain reaction. within a couple of days the video scores more than 100,000 views. >> yes! >> i literally remember watching someone a couple of rows in front of me watching our video in class. it was the greatest feeling ever. >> the dudes want to up the ante. they create even more extreme trick shot videos. and in many cases, the harder the shot, the higher the head count.

while driving by texas a&m's football stadium, tyler and coby get an idea for their biggest shot yet. >> i looked over and saw how big it was. he said, i really think i can make a shot from up there. and i'm like, bro, there is no way. >> and i told him if he got me in there i would make a shot. >> a few e-mails later, dude perfect gets full access to the stadium. >> we had no idea if it was possible to make a shot from that high or that far. >> but after half an hour of attempts -- >> welcome to aggie land. this is the world's longest basketball shot. >> yes! what! >> we just erupt in excitement. >> took my breath away. >> we were really freaking out. >> nobody had ever made a basketball shot from that far

before. >> it was the first trick shot taken to absolutely perfection. >> in december of 2009 the dudes launch the clip under the title world's longest basketball shot. >> i made it. >> it spreads like wildfire racking up more than 2 million hits in just two hours and becomes one of the most viewed videos of the year. >> it's one of the repeatable clips. it's got a little suspense, and a great ending. >> this is a nice, simple, visual representation of achieving something nearly impossible. >> but many viewers believe the shot is impossible. online skeptics rigorously debate the video's authenticity. >> crazy ideas about how we strung a string up from the basketball down to the stadium. >> another guy thought we used some kind of homing device on the basketball. >> magnetism. magnet in the goal and magnet in the ball. >> we don't mind that people accuse it of being fake because it's just a statement about how

unbelievable our videos really are. >> after the world's longest basketball shot, dude perfect becomes a youtube juggernaut. the guys launch dozens of videos, and get tens of millions of hits. >> boom! yes! >> soon, advertisers come calling. >> yeah! >> you can't dispute millions and millions of people seeing your brand. >> dude perfect. >> corporations like southwest airlines and gmc hire the ballers to star in commercials. >> we started to pitch dude perfect as a brand to these different companies, and we'll help you do viral marketing. >> this is the airplane shot. >> now, now, now. >> little known fact, tyler made that on his second try. >> happy to share their secrets

to success, dude perfect's cory cotton writes a self help big called "go big." >> it's about our super fun story to tie in simple steps to take what you love and actually be able to do it. >> the crew also puts out their very own smartphone game called, what else, dude perfect. >> it's basically angry birds with a basketball. >> i had my hand in the design process. i'm definitely the best looking avatar in the game. >> there it is! >> so with all of their accomplishments, what's next for the kings of trick shooting? >> if i was able to create my own dream shot, i would get shot out of a cannon while i'm on fire over a large body of water, over some helicopters, and slam just the world's largest dunk of all time. and then i would get some of my grandma's strawberry shortcake after. yes! >> coming up -- a man risks his

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in february 2011, a video featuring a sharp new product hits the web. >> all right, so this is a shaving helmet. >> it's a helmet you put on and it shaves your head for you. >> i'll give you a little demo. >> my first impression is, oh, my god, something terrible is going to happen. >> he's agreed to be our test subject today. >> you do not want to be the first person to test the moving razor blade helmet. >> any last words, kenny? >> pray for me. >> you watch it like this. >> this is going to be a horror movie. >> blood is going to come pouring from the helmet. >> his head is going to fall off. >> it's going to be a disgusting mess. >> how does it feel? >> a little strange. >> can you hear that?

that's the screams of a million men who have been shaved by this device. >> any nicks? >> amazingly, the test subject's head is in one piece. >> nice. it looks smooth. >> leaving many to wonder, is the shaving helmet cutting edge technology or a razor sharp ruse. >> there you have it, shaving helmet. >> the masterminds behind the shave helmet, michael and james, reveal the truth. >> this is a hoax. and it would probably hurt you really, really bad if you tried to put it on and shave with it. >> my most drunken stupor, i would never wear this. >> james and michael head up think modo, a viral marketing firm. >> we create videos that ask the question, is this real or not? >> the process of trying to figure out how the trick was done is what engages people. the shave helmet video is a viral ad for a real invention called head blade. >> head blade is a shaving product for guys who shave their

heads. >> head blade is a small company that wants a boost in sales. >> this type of viral marketing is a dream for a small company who wants to get their brand name out there, because millions of people go out of their way and outright tell people to watch this, and watch it for fun. >> james and michael need an outside-the-box idea to attract the attention of the folliclely impaired. >> as someone who shaves my head, i always try to figure out a way how to eliminate the time i spend every morning. what if there was a device like a helmet where you press a button and 20 seconds later you're done. >> with the idea in place, they hire designer cristo holloway to make the design a reality, or something that looks like reality. >> believability has to be an element. >> the helmet is an existing

motorcycle helmet. this control panel has been painted. the shaving cream was out of aluminum with a brass finish that looks slick. and then supposedly the shaving cream goes through this tube onto the blades. on the inside we have the aluminum bar with four razors attached to it. and then it moves back and forth by the motor. >> so if the helmet doesn't actually shave your head -- >> how does it feel? >> -- what really happens in the video? >> a little strange. >> let's ask the expert. >> so at this point right here is where i thought they interrupted the take, had a chance to shave the guy's head properly and put the helmet back on, and then combine the different takes in this camera move. sort of a fancy digital transition. >> nope. more low tech. in a world of digital tricks. this one outsmarts the expert. >> we pull the switcheroo. we look exactly alike. >> james and michael cast up and coming twin comedians to star in the video.

>> in the ad they actually mention something about being comfortable having your head shaved. i didn't think much of it. >> they said we would be getting paid, so we were like, whatever, we really need the money. >> with the cast in place, michael and james planned the shoot. >> we had two identical helmets and two identical twins. one did not shave his head. the other was preshaven. >> we just switched them out with a part where the camera is offscreen. >> and created the illusion that he had been shaved. >> but it's easier said than done. >> this entire thing was shot in a restroom. so the space is super tight. >> it has to be perfect if you're going to only do one take. >> the twins would bump into each other while we had to switch them. >> you don't want to run into someone with a helmet on. >> not a helmet with razors. >> finally, after a more than a dozen takes, they get it right. >> which is what the helmet is doing now.

>> just two days later james and michael upload the shave helmet video to the masses. soon the video has more than a million views. >> one of the reasons this went viral is the fear factor. >> any last words, kenny? >> i don't know. pray for me. >> the truth is, sometimes we like to see bad things happen on the internet. it's the truth. sometimes we enjoy seeing other people have things go wrong. coming up -- one of the hottest videos online. >> honestly, i thought we were going to get some severed fingers. that's 7,000 degrees. lava is 2,000 degrees. >> and as if that's not impressive enough -- >> no. >> i can't believe i'm catching this on camera. >> we can't either. >> the truth revealed when "caught on camera: viral videos bogus or bona fide" continues. gh plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin

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sport version of bill nye the science guy. >> i was just kind of tensely waiting for something horrible to happen. ah! >> he's actually withstanding it and not scheming in pain. >> i would say that's a good enough test for anybody. >> and as if that's not enough, what comes next will blow your mind, and potentially turn your stomach. >> give me a spoon. >> no, no. this is biodegradable nontoxic edible product, there it is. >> he took a spoon and ate it like it's ice cream. pretty sure it doesn't taste like ice cream. >> i got to hand it to that guy, he really believes in his product. >> he may believe in it. but many online viewers think it's more science fiction than all science. >> my first inclination is to think that this were not

possible. >> but is it possible? for the answer, let's ask the torch man himself, tom brundage. >> this is not fake. this is the real thing. >> tom is a scientist and inventor at the helm of his own research company. >> we're specifically in the business of trying to create new products for the use of the public. every substance that i make was made specifically for the purpose of maintaining the environment, and just keeping people safe. >> some of those inventions include a pepper spray neutralizer, a microwave blow torch, and even his own line of energy bars. >> it's enjoyable to eat. and it will give you energy, and boost the immune system. >> tom's innovations catch the eye of george, host of the web series "survive and thrive tv." >> it's an interview series where i go out and i film

different people trying to survive and thrive in the new economy. >> the two meet, and immediately click. >> tom just threw a bunch of different products at me, and i was like, you know, we should shoot some of this stuff, because i've never seen them before. >> that includes a flame retardant foam that tom is developing. >> it's designed to put out a fire. but it still has to be biosafe and doesn't damage you. >> he believes the best way to prove his product works is, well, trial by fire. and he's the guinea pig. >> the torch could burn through two to three inches of steel very easily. it melts like ice. >> that's 7,000 degrees. lava is 2,000 degrees. >> if i put the torch to my hand, i turn my hand to carbon within just a few milli seconds. >> we're proving this product we have, this foam, works. it works in the most extreme, the most dangerous situation.

>> even making sure the foam works off-camera, tom and george are nervous when they start to shoot. >> honestly, i thought we were going to get some severed fingers or something. >> i was scared to death. you're afraid it's going to blow your skin right off. >> but tom brought that torch down to his hand and it was touching the foam, and it's just like, i can't believe i'm catching this on camera. >> it would seem that potentially setting yourself on fire would be enough, so why on earth does tom eat the foam? >> if you're going to make a really nontoxic material, you should sit there and you should eat your own material to prove that the material is safe. >> i have eaten the product. it's not like candy or anything like that, but it's bearable. i wouldn't say it's something you put in a bowl and eat it for breakfast. >> i've been eating this stuff, you know, off and on for five years. and i'm perfectly healthy. i'm a healthy man. >> in february 2012, george launches the video on the

"thrive and survive" site. >> it had all the elements to go viral. there was suspense. there was new information. there was danger. >> i think half the people that watched this video expected a horrible accident to happen. but the fact that it actually demonstrates something amazing, is what compels people to pass it on. >> he's the typical crazy inventor in his garage, creating something amaze that's world-changing. and he's crazy enough that you might actually believe him. >> but here at "caught on camera" we still have our doubts. seeing is believing. and after we get the go-ahead from our lawyers, tom agrees to recreate the hot action for our camera. >> and there you go.

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it's an all too familiar situation, you park your car, feed the meter and come back just a few minutes too late. in october 2011, a video spreads across the web, chronically this very scenario, but with a twist. >> you have, it looks like maybe a cell phone camera that somebody's sitting in the back of a cab in new york. >> it looks like an expired meter. they didn't come back in time. >> we see an altercation between a parking attendant and someone in the van. >> then the sparks fly. literally. >> some other dude comes up to the parking meter. >> there's no way that you can get a ticket if there's no meter, right? >> it's a shocking moment that doesn't seem totally out of the

realm of believability. >> the look of the video is very authentic. it feels real. >> it seems like you're really catching a moment in time. like it already started before you got there. and there's real emotion and real animation. >> but others feel the video is totally fake. >> the mistake they made is basically overnarrating the video. >> that guy is sawing off that meter. >> it starts reeking of that viral setup. >> captain disillusion is right. it's bogus. it's another master hoax by michael and james of "think moto." they create the piece to promote the sci-fi film "in time" starring justin timberlake. >> the general concept of "in time" is that money is replaced by time as a currency. once your time expires, you die. >> we came up with an analogy to the movie by somebody who rebelled against a parking meter that was controlling his time.

>> the guys need the altercation to seem as real as possible. and that starts with the cast. >> it's key to viral video to use people who are realistic. we use real people, we don't use actors. >> with that in mind, james and michael are ecstatic when dre johnson auditions for the role of the parking monitor. >> i never served as a traffic enforcement agent. but i've had numerous experience with people that have been noncompliant. and difficult. >> and in the role of the saw-wielding carpenter, they hire an actual carpenter, eric weiss. >> eric was the carpenter who put an addition onto my own home. >> he basically asked me if i would be interested in doing this viral video to promote this video. i thought, yeah, sure, what the heck, you know. >> on the day of the shoot, michael and james painstakingly

recreate a street scene in a not so busy part of the city. this gather early in the morning to stay under the radar. >> not one person can see us do this. because once that video leaks, this ewould know it was a hoax. >> in another effort to make it look real, michael shoots the scene using his iphone from the back seat of the cab. but it isn't easy. >> timing was a critical issue. we had to rehearse it many times. >> and action! >> on the first take, they encounter a serious setback. >> it actually took too long to cut through the post. i cut through the post most of the way, so when we did the cut, it just took a few seconds. >> now it takes half the time to tear through the pipe. the cast and crew nailed the shot. >> ah! that's it. that's a wrap, everybody! >> soon after the shoot they release the video with the intriguing title "crazy guy cuts

off parking meter with saw." the act of civil disobedience grabs the world's attention, gaining around 1 million hits in just a few days. >> people related to the frustration of getting a ticket. >> every now and then, wouldn't it be nice to go crazy. >> a lot of people were there right there with that guy. wielding an emotional chain saw. >> people want to know the truth behind the video. but those involved stay mum on the answer. >> people who perform on the video have to sign nondisclosure agreements. >> i had a couple of people call me, customers of mine that were concerned about my well-being. i'm sure they didn't want to bring me into their house with their kids around thinking this is the crazy guy that cuts off parking meters. >> even his own mother was fooled. >> i raised you better than that. you shouldn't be doing that. >> with the help of the crazy saw guy, in "time" goes on to gross more than $172 million worldwide.

so with all of this publicity, will we see deidre and eric in other hollywood blockbusters starring justin timberlake? >> do you need an actress? call me. you owe me. >> the only way i would probably consider acting for a living is if my back goes out and i can't actually do the craft that i enjoy doing. >> after that last video, i bet we could all use a drink. in january 2012, a tricky video hits the web leaving many viewers scratching their heads and thirsty for the truth. >> we see reaching in for a card and sets it down. >> i could demonstrate it for you. i'm going to need a deck of those naked lady cards. >> he sets up two shot glasses, one with whiskey, one with water.

>> a playing card in between them. >> when i first saw this, i immediately got nervous, because i was like, please don't waste any good liquor. >> with a tiny little opening, the whiskey escapes from the bottom glass and exchanges places with the water in the top glass. >> when the spirited video launches, it becomes a viral hit, gaining hundreds of thousands of views. >> there are no spoken words in this video. and yet you're watching something unfold. it's telling a story. a great viral video tells a story. sometimes it surprises you at the end. people love a surprise in a viral video. >> curious viewers debate whether the trick is real or a drunken hallucination. >> i still don't get it. >> the cameras are all cloaked. you can't quite tell who's doing what. you might think he's just tricking you to think that this tricky bar trick works. and i'm going to go try it. >> if you've got whiskey lying around the house and a little time on your hands, you will

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it's a simple concept, a man and his bicycle. but there's nothing simple about this video. >> we've got this guy going to this training art and using it as his personal playground. >> this is exactly the kind of

place that your mother told you not to ride your bike. >> bouncing across rusted-out buildings, old train tracks. using the world like a jungle gym on wheels. >> this guy had health insurance. he doesn't anymore. >> i don't think i could jump around like that on my feet, much less on wheels. >> when this clip called industrial revolutions hits the web, it becomes an instant phenomenon, collecting more than 5 million views. >> there's a fascination with people who have gone to great lengths to push themselves. and to do things that are seemingly impossible. >> are they seemingly impossible, or actually impossible? >> it's a little like tight rope walker at a circus. it's so unbelievable. >> you might think it was fake

because you wouldn't think anybody would try something this crazy. >> so, is he crazy, or not crazy? hard to say. but this video is definitely bona fide. >> there's not much that he can really fake about something like this. this biking video gets the captain illusion seal of approval. >> the daring biker is danny, a master of the sport called trials riding. >> trials in its basic form is trying to get your bike up over obstacles without putting your feet down. >> it's extremely dangerous, and danny takes precautions. >> it's important to wear a helmet. i've smashed about 14 or 15 helmets over my life. any of those could have been a fractured skull, or worse.

>> danny teams up with filmmaker stu thompson to shoot a segment of a documentary focusing on urban sports called concrete circus. >> we just tried to come up with a five-minute film that showed danny in the best light, really. >> their first challenge is to find a location. >> i was looking for old buildings, old concrete as our back drop. >> they find that, and more when they come across an abandoned ironworks factory and train yard in the scottish countryside. >> the location is so stunning. >> it's beautiful. the cars are incredible. >> over the course of a grueling week, danny and stu meticulously plan out and shoot various stunts. >> it's horrible. >> he likes to push himself really hard, so there's a big

element of danger involved in what he's doing. >> i had a lot of crashes. you know, nothing ever happens first day, that's for sure. some of the takes -- >> but when danny nails a stunt, it seems to defy the laws of physics. >> probably just riding along the top of the steam train. it made me feel like a kid when i was filming it. the big draw for a lot of people is probably riding down the cable. because that's just a step off the game of what he's done in the past and ha he's capable of. >> you're holding your breath in case he falls. >> generally speaking, people who balance on a bar usually take it between the legs, let's

be honest. >> it was just a case of trying to get on it and focus on getting to the end. i would make it two-thirds of the way down, maybe 60 centimeters down. >> danny attempts the most difficult and dangerous trick the last day of shooting. >> danny slipped off a bit of metal, six feet off the ground, landed on concrete. at that point i was physically tired, and mentally fired. i had to stay focused to take the shot. it was like, no, i've got it. he kept doing that over and over again. >> you have to be 100% committed. >> attempt after brutal attempt. and then finally danny pulls off the incredible back flip.

>> it worked out, which is great. but even when you land it cleanly, you get stinging wrists and ankles. >> for danny, all of the pain and hard work is worth it. when industrial revolutions goes viral, it brings worldwide attention to bike riding and awes millions. >> most of us have day jobs. we're kind of envious of people who get to go out and try these amazing things. >> we just want to live vicariously through their experiences. >> it's aspirational. it's the reason why we dream, so we can be like one of these guys. >> i feel very lucky to be in the position i am. you know, i'm going to ride my bike for a living. i hope to be able to do it for a number of years yet.

sitting protesters doused with pepper spray. >> i was really shocked, and pretty angry about sort of having handled that. >> a slithering snake on a windshield. >> that was totally unexpected. and two old-timers battling it out for old time's sake. >> that was not a fun day. videos that make you want to do a double-take. >> we weren't expecting that at all. stories so shocking -- >> oh, my god. i thought she literally lost her mind. >> -- so unique, so original -- >> i dreamed up the whole proposal.