>> i wasn't thinking about medals being handed out or hero status. i did it because of a sense of duty and a sense of honor to the community. and i'm very, very proud that i did what i did that night. when it comes to viral videos, seeing isn't always believing. >> pull! >> fantasy football leagues. >> man, did he really do that? >> no way. >> treacherous trick shots. >> 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. >> this video is very upsetting. 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 superheroes. >> they are put into these situations where you really believe they're exhibiting these superhuman 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. we want people to sign up with the most authentic place to play, the nfl. >> the video is suddenly re-enforcing the fantasy side of fantasy football. >> time to pick me for your league. >> that's why you pick 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. and it wasn't because i was in them. i thought, these are great videos. >> go! >> it's so cool because it does create a lot of conversation because some people believe that it's 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, that precisely, that far down, he should have a lot more super bowl rings. >> when i first saw this i totally bought into it. completely. >> pick me. >> it doesn't seem that out of the ordinary. they're athletes. why wouldn't they be able to do something like this? >> yes! >> 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 tyree made when he caught the ball in a pack of players against his helmet. i mean, 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 joe flacco should be able to take us behind the scenes. >> i would say it was pretty straightforward. i pick up the football, i just threw the football as far 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 they said, we bought about 15 sheets of sheetrock from home depot so that's how many takes we have.

i said, 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. >> go! >> 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. >> go! ah! >> 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. allen aka captain disillusion. >> greetings children, captain disillusion here. i would be willing to stake my reputation on the fact that these nfl 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 swish pan from the pass serves as a transition to a shot of him behind the wall where a hole is precut. a touchup masks the hole. cooley thrusts his hand through the hole and elegant animation of dust and debris does the rest. a moment later the football is placed in cooley's hands, 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, the ball flying through the sky, and the clay pigeon explodie and the clay pigeon explodixplo. and then combined them together in an action shot to make them look real. >> all interesting theories. but until we hear otherwise from the source, that is just what they are, theories. 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.

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big time! oh! >> it's a group of fratty looking guys running around doing the most impossible looking basketball shots i've ever seen. >> they take trick shots to a crazy extreme. >> you just can't believe that some of these 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. >> there it is. >> it just begs to be taken as a visual effect. >> it's in the hole. yes! >> so are these great hoopsters or great video editors? >> our videos are 100% real, i promise. i would even bet my grandma's

strawberry shortcake and biscuits and gravy. >> okay. nobody messes with grandma's home cooking. these guys must be on the level. >> this is the airplane shop. >> now, now, now, now! >> 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 were about to go to lunch. ty likes to do one-sided bets where he'll bet if he makes something i have to give him

something. and if he misses it's nothing. and i bet garret that if i made a shot from across the backyard he had to pay more my sandwich. >> of course, college guys. got to make a free lunch any way we can. >> soy took that bet for some reason. there's no chance. >> 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. >> we'll see if we can 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. behind the fence. it's in the hole! >> yeah! >> we just 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.

>> that's what i'm talking about! >> the name came about on accident. me and the guys were sitting in the backyard and we didn't have a camera man so we decided to put the camera on the rail. he looked through the camera and saw it was perfectly in frame. and said -- >> dude, perfect. >> it's something guys say a lot. dude, perfect. nice shot. so we ended up calling it dude, perfect. >> so let's start off. >> with a name in place and modest expectations, the guys launch the video on youtube. >> we figured we would share it with our friends and hopefully get a laugh out of it. >> hut. >> but friends share it with other friends, setting off a chain reaction. >> yeah. >> within a couple of days, the video scores more than 100,000 views. >> yes! 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 hit count. >> oh! >> while driving by texas a&m's football stadium, kyle field, tyler and coby get an idea for their biggest shot yet. >> i just looked over and saw how big it was. he said, coby, 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 absolute epic proportions. >> big time! >> in december 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 lot of suspense. it's got a great, satisfying 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'd strung a string up from the basketball down to the stadium. >> there was another guy that thought we used some kind of homing dwiesz on the basketball. >> magnetism. magnet on the ball and magnet on the goal. >> 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 companies, we'll help you do viral videos. >> 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 book called "go big." >> go big" is 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,

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>> any last words, kenny? >> pray for me. >> you watch it kind of like this. >> this is going to be like 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? >> it feels a little strange. >> can you hear that? that's the screams of the 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. saw it here first. >> the master minds 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 your head with it. >> in my most drunken stupor, i would never wear this.

>> james and michael head up think modo, a viral marketing firm in new york city. >> 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 very 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 that wants to get their name brand out there because millions of people go out of their way and actually 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 folically impaired. >> as someone who shaves my head, i always try to figure out a way how to eliminate that time that 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? >> mounted on teflon coated

aluminum rails. >> 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 support was milled out of aluminum with a brass finish that looks really slick. and supposedly the shaving cream would go 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 driven by the mojo. >> 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 experts. >> 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. >> it said that we would be getting paid so we're like, sure, whatever, we really need the money. >> with the cast in place, michael and james planned the shoot. >> we had two identical helmets basically and two identical twins. >> one did not shave his head. the other was preshaven. >> we're going to switch them out with a part where the camera is off screen. >> 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 when you're doing 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 more than a dozen takes, they get it right. >> which is what the helmet is doing right 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? >> 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.

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scientist willing to try anything? pure internet gold. >> this guy introduces this fire retardant foam and actually spreads some on his hands. >> you can see him putting the flame right to his hand. >> it's like a really extreme sport version of bill nye the science guy. >> i was just kind of tensely waiting for something horrible to happen. >> he's actually withstanding it and not screaming 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 actual science. >> we've never seen anybody withstand this kind of heat with our very eyes. 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. >> this is not fake. this is the real thing. >> tom brundidge is a scientist and inventor at the helm of his own research company. >> we're 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. it will boost the immune system. >> tom's innovations catch the eye of george hemminger, host of the web series "survive and thrive tv." >> it's an interview series where i go out and 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 was designed to put out a fire, and it will shield intense heat. but it has to still be biosafe so it doesn't damage you. >> tom figures the best way to prove his product works is, well, trial by fire. and he's the guinea pig. >> the torch could burn 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 would turn my hand to carbon in a few milliseconmilli. >> we're proving this product that we have as foam works in the most extreme and dangerous situation. >> even after making sure the foam works off camera, tom and george are nervous when they start the shoot. >> honestly, i thought we were going to get some severed fingers or something. >> i was scared to death. you're afraid it it's's going to blow your skin right off. >> but tom brought that torch down to his hand and he was touching the foam. 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 the material is safe. >> i have eaten the product.

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>> 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 this 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 over-narrating the video. >> that guy is sawing off that meter. >> it starts reeking of a viral fake setup video. >> captain disillusion is right. the clip is 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 jus tin timberlake. >> the general concept of "in time" is that money is replaced

by time as a currency. once your time expires you die. >> and 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 in a 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 deidra johnson tries out for the role. >> i was a parole officer and a detective with the district attorney's office and 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 weis. >> eric was a carpenter who put an addition onto my own home. >> basically he asked me if i would be interested in doing this viral video to promote a movie.

i said, yeah, sure, what the heck? >> on the day of the shoot, they painstakingly re-create a busy new york street scene in a not so busy part of the city. the cast and crew gather first thing in the morning to stay under the radar. >> not one person can see us do this because once that photo leaks, then it's all blown. they would see it was a hoax because it would show the crew, the entire production. >> in another effort to make it look real michael shoots the scene using his iphone from the backseat of a 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 pole. but what we did is i cut through the post most of the way so that 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 nail the shot.

>> ah! that's it. >> that's a wrap, everybody. >> soon after the shoot, they release the video with the title "crazy guy cuts off parking meter with saw." the act of civil disobedience grabs the world's attention, gaining around a million hits in just a few days. >> people relate to the frustration of getting a ticket. >> every now and then, wouldn't it be nice to just go crazy? >> a lot of people were there with that guy wielding an emotional chain saw. >> people want to know the truth behind the video, but those involve stay mum on the answer. >> all the people have to sign nondisclosure agreements not to reveal what they did. >> 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 me around their house thinks this is the crazy guy who cuts off parking meters. >> even eric's own mother is

fooled by the video. she said, it was great, but i raised you better than that. you shouldn't be cutting off meters. >> 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 these two in another video? >> justin, if there's a movie coming out and you need an actress, call me. you owe me. >> the only way i would consider acting for a living is if my back goes out and i can't do the craft that i enjoy doing. few phew! after that last video, i bess we could all use a drink. in january of 2012, a tricky video hits the web leaving us scratching our heads and thirsty for the truth. >> we first see somebody choosetichoos choosing a card.

he sets it down. >> i could demonstrate this for you. but we have to replicate it for you. i'm going to need a deck of those naked lady cards. >> he sets up two glasses, one of whiskey, one of water. >> set them up against each other with a playing card between them. >> when i first saw this, i immediately got nervous because i'm 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. and 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 if the trick is real or a drunken hallucination. >> i still don't get it. i don't understand it. >> the cameras are all close. you can't tell who is doing what.

you might think, he's tricking me that this works. then i'm going to go try it and get whiskey all over the house. >> well, if you have whiskey lying around the house and a little time on your hands, you will find out the sobering truth. the trick is completely bona fide. >> i think anyone who thinks this video is fake would benefit from basic high school educations. >> that's right. it's no trick at all but honest to goodness science. >> alcohol or ethanol is just less dense than water. so a certain amount of whiskey with real high alcohol content going to weigh the same. >> if you slowly pull out a playing card, the whiskey will rise up and water will sink down with minimal loss of liquor, which is the important thing. >> so there you have it. another helpful tip from your friends on "caught on camera". >> i will definitely try this trick now.

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>> we got this guy going to this training yard and just 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 even jump around like that on my feet, much less on wheels. >> when this clip called industrial revolutions hits the web, it becomes an instant phenomen 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 seeing a tight rope walker at a circus. it's so unbelievable. >> you might think it was fake because you wouldn't think that anyone 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 you could really fake about something like this. this biking video gets captain disillusion's seal of approval. it's totally real and it's very impressive. >> the daring biker is danny mccaskill, a master of the sport called trials riding. >> trials in the basic form is trying to get your bike over obstacles without putting your feet down. >> trials riding is extremely dangerous, and danny takes

serious safety precautions. >> it's really important to wear a helmet. i've smashed about 14 or 15 helmets over my life. every one of those could have been a fractured skull or worse. >> danny teams up with film maker stew 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 off in the best light, really. >> their first challenge is to find a location. >> i was looking for old buildings, concrete. nice backdrops. >> they find that and more when they come across an abandoned iron works factory and train yard in a scottish country side. >> the location is stunning. it's beautiful. >> over the course of a grueling week, danny and stew meticulously plan out and shoot various stunts. >> last time i was too scared to jump this.

and i kind of still am. 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 time, that's for sure. some of it takes hours of attempt. >> but when danny nails a stunt, it seems to defy the laws of physics. >> i would say the favorite clip is riding along the top. 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 was just stepping up the game from what he's done in the past and what

he's capable of. >> you're sort of 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 more a case of just trying to get on it and try to focus on getting to the end. i would make it 2/3 of the way down, maybe 60, 70 times. >> danny attempts the most difficult and dangerous trick the last day of shooting. >> danny's been off a little bit of metal, six feet off the ground. >> by that time i was very physically tired and mentally tired. i had to stay focused to made sure i had the shot. >> he just kept doing that over and over again. >> because you have to be 100%

committed. >> attempt after brutal attempt, and then finally danny pulls off the incredible back flip. >> it worked out, which was great, but even when you land it clean, you've got stinging wrists and ankles. >> for danny all the pain and hard work is worth it. when industrial revolutions goes viral, it brings worldwide attention to trials bike riding and awes millions. >> we're jealous of people who get to go do these things and we 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. i get to ride my bike for a

living. i hope to be able to do it for a number of years, yeah. a racing boat flips upside down. >> he has crashed. motorcycles fly off the track. >> flags going up everywhere. this is mayhem. dangerous drivers plow straight into disaster. >> they thought the whole store was going to explode. >> stay clear! >> oh, my god. there are so many ways to lose control. >> i just couldn't do what i wanted to do.