The 15 Best Viral Videos of 2013

The Harlem Shake That Goes Horribly Wrong

Remember when everyone was posting an awful Harlem Shake video? These guys decided to do one with a small amount of fire in the background for some reason. It goes horribly wrong and yet is the only Harlem Shake video worth watching.

What Does the Fox Say

If you have access to the internet, you saw Ylvis' ridiculously popular viral video about solving one of the world's greatest mysteries; what does the fox say? While this one was their most popular, the duo put together another song that was my personal favorite...

Stonehenge

This Ylvis song starts out funny, as a man's seemingly perfect life is falling apart because of his obsession with knowing the meaning of Stonehenge, but by the last minute it's simply incredible. I think I sent this video to every person I've ever emailed in my life.

HELL NO: The Sensible Horror Film

What happens when everyone in a horror movie makes rational decisions and avoids idiotic choices?

The Ring Style Wake Up Prank

A great way to make sure your girlfriend is traumatized forever is to rig up your TV to make her think the girl from The Ring is crawling out of it and coming to murder her in the middle of the night.

Ghost Girl in Elevator Prank

This prank show in Brazil decided to terrify random people by making them think a ghost appeared next to them in an elevator. It's absolutely horrifying, but the audience is laughing hysterically the whole time. I would be covered in tears and urine.

Taylor Swift Goat Remix

Honestly I can't even hear the original version of Taylor Swift's song without waiting for that stupid goat to start screaming. It's a thing of beauty.

The NFL: A Bad Lip Reading

If you've ever wondered what players and coaches were saying to each other on the sidelines or during an NFL game, let me warn you, this is not it. This is way better.

The Matrix Retold by Mom

A guy asks him mom to watch The Matrix and then retell the story back to him. Needless to say, she confuses a few details. The accompanying animation of her story makes it that much better.

Meteorite crash in Russia

It was so crazy, I was sure it was some sort of hoax or viral marketing for a sequel to Deep Impact, but this terrifying footage turned out to be real. A giant meteorite hit Russia and the various footage captured of it looks like a Michael Bay movie trailer.

Patrick Stewart on the Quadruple Take

I don't know if Patrick Stewart is just naturally this fun or if he's been doing lots of drugs, but either way, this video of Professor Xavier explaining the quadruple take is fantastic.

Jimmy Kimmel's Fake Twerking Video

The world started desperately searching for the word "twerking" after Miley Cyrus' performance at the VMAs, and one of the videos that blew up as a result was a girl who accidentally caught herself on fire while attempting to twerk. It turned out it was all a prank by Kimmel. That fake viral video was great, but the next one was my favorite.

Pig Saves Drowning Goat

You probably saw a sweet, little video of a goat being rescued from drowning by a tiny pig. Turns out this one was also fake and was part of the show "Nathan for You" on Comedy Central. Here's a behind the scenes look at how they created the video.