I bet they were saying the same thing back in the dawn of television. Oh, hang on...!

Uh, this has already been posted here: http://www.videosift.com/video/Insane-Breakdancing-Must-See

Kraz: I think you're confusing what he's trying to get accredited for with what he actually claims to be doing. In the bit you refer to he's trying to get accredited by an evangelist minister, not actually convert people to Christianity. The point is not whether he has these powers, but that it's far too easy to get a figure of supposed "authority" to say that he has these powers.

Oh, and I wish more "Christians" would make the distinction you did. I've talked to a lot of people who say they are Christian, but just believe in "some higher power" rather than the Christian God.

BrknPhoenix: I'm have a big geek-on for Derren Brown, so I have to correct you on the NLP thing. Although he acknowledges that there are some good general concepts in NLP, which he makes use of now and then, Derren knocks it in his book for being too rigid in its application of those concepts (as well as massively overstating its own effectiveness).

Some of the main techniques you'll see in this show are cold-reading, reading (and sending) body language, and hypnotism. However, over and above all of these is the art of showmanship. You'd be amazed how much of this stuff works purely through getting the people involved to believe it will work...

Is it just me, or do they look kinda camp sashaying along like that?

If God had wanted man to fly, he wouldn't have made jet fuel flammable.

Amazing balance to hold that handstand, even just for a little while, on an unstable, windy platform. It doesn't excuse wearing a banana hammock though!

Irishman: I'm not saying I agree with Rotty, but I will say that when you're dealing with statistics it's often impossible to present truths without a massive amount of context.

Only human births are miracles. For animals, which are not made in God's image, giving birth is just the result of a chemical process.

A normal day... for off-duty Ninjas! Great concept and well-made.

Seriously though, I don't really think these guys are Ninjas. Real Ninjas don't register on recording equipment.

Just when I was feeling jaded and thinking the internet couldn't surprise me, along came this clip... Thanks, mlx!

Nicely put, Cronyx.

Best. Sift. Evah!

This is called "contact juggling".

Yeah, it's a shame about the quality but at least the audio's pretty clear. I couldn't find a better copy but if anyone does I'll be happy to change the link...