The Week's Best Videos: Badminton and Good Handshakes

This Is Not The Confederate Flag, The Reason Rain Barrels Are Illegal In Colorado, This Rugby Player Knows All The Handshakes, Beautifully Rude Badminton Shot Wins The Point, Unsuspecting Pilot's Equally Unsuspecting Cat Comes Along For A Plane Ride, Don't Fall Into The Lake Texoma Intake Vortex The Daily Digg Sunday, June 28, 2015 WRONG, WRONG, WRONG AGAIN This Is Not The Confederate Flag digg.com CGP Grey Explains that, well, the Confederacy were really godawful at flag design, and that the flag that we think of as the "Confederate flag" never was that, officially. Sidebar: it still represents and glorifies the brutal racism of that time, so don't even think about using this video as an excuse for why Wal-Mart should start selling them again or something. MINER OFFENSES The Reason Rain Barrels Are Illegal In Colorado digg.com Rain falls from the sky, but if you live in Colorado you're not allowed to let that rain pour into something for you to use later. James Amos explains where this bizarre law has its origins. SCRUM CHUMS This Rugby Player Knows All The Handshakes digg.com Maybe just quit sports and become captain of the being a cool guy squad? BADMINTON, BETTERMINTON, BESTMINTON Beautifully Rude Badminton Shot Wins The Point digg.com Hans-Kristian Vittinghus knows how to win with style. A PLANE WITH TWO TAILS Unsuspecting Pilot's Equally Unsuspecting Cat Comes Along For A Plane Ride digg.com The only explanation for this is that the cat saw a cloud that looked like a fish and needed to take a closer look. MAY CAUSE FEELINGS OF VERTIGO Don't Fall Into The Lake Texoma Intake Vortex digg.com This intake vortex is, according to the uploader, 8 feet in diameter and capable of sucking in a whole boat. Why is it doing that? Well, because the water drains out through the Denison Dam, to make sure things don't overflow. And if you fell into it, you'd almost certainly be crushed by the pressure. Get more stories on Digg.com → THE WEEK'S BEST SHORT The word "more" has never carried more weight or sadness than in this beautiful animated short from Alan Holly. This was shortlisted for the Academy Awards and nominated for the Annies — watch and you'll know why. Credit: And Maps And Plans Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014