Kiwi! What a great video.

[Br_er_Lapin]

@dogbutler

If he was smart enough to nail a thousand trees to the side of a cliff, he was smart enough to put a couple of airbags at the bottom. Besides, that was way too soft a “splat” to be hard ground he hit.

This computer lacks working sound, but I’m going to go ahead and assume this mysterious sound you refer to was the sound of him landing on a giant marshmallow.

I prefer to think he then climbed up the cliff and flew again and again, regardless of whether it ruins half the message!

[dogbutler]

@Bear_Nenno

Oh it was LOUD. It’s just the camera was so high up we could hardly hear it.

… poor, poor Kiwi

Wrong! Wille E. Coyote makes a much louder, sharper splat when he hits the ground.

[Bear_Nenno]

@dogbutler

Wrong! Wille E. Coyote makes a much louder, sharper splat when he hits the ground.

That’s just a cartoon.

[Lissla_Lissar]

sniff, sniff

Awww!

[UntouchedTakeaway]

@Bear_Nenno

I just watched this thing on Youtube. Maybe it’s old and I’m just behind the curve, but I thought it was a great video. So sad!

I thought this was so lovely.
VCNJ~

[audiobottle]

How bizarre. I just happened to notice this last night as well. If I remember correctly, it was some guy’s masters thesis. The sounds seemed a little off, but I didn’t know if that was because of YouTube or because that’s how it was done.

[Johnny_L.A]

@audiobottle

If I remember correctly, it was some guy’s masters thesis.

Yes, I saw the thumbnail last night.

[Lissla_Lissar]

Mr. Lissar saw it, and said, “You are aware that that was incredibly depressing, right? The bird dies. It commits suicide.”

I believe in the giant marshmallow, dammit!

[Lemur866]

You do know this video made me cry, right?

And it made my wife cry when I sent her the link.

I hope you can live with yourself.

[dogbutler]

@Bear_Nenno

That’s just a cartoon.

A cite is a cite! The kiwi lives to plummet again.

[wevets]

@Lissla Lissar

“You are aware that that was incredibly depressing, right? The bird dies. It commits suicide.”

Well, he’s to be thanked for clearing all that up! Jeez.

I liked the dual aspect of it - both sad and proud for the little cartoon guy.

[Anaamika]

@Lissla Lissar

Mr. Lissar saw it, and said, “You are aware that that was incredibly depressing, right? The bird dies. It commits suicide.”

I believe in the giant marshmallow, dammit!

Please kick him soundly about the head for me.

I too believe in the giant marshmallow!

[bundykala]

They just showed this clip on Campbell Live (news program here in NZ, home of the kiwi) a few minutes ago. Thought I’d share.

[NinjaChick]

I didn’t get all teary over a little animated short about a kiwi.

Of course not. It’s, uh, allergies. Really.

Someone at Pixar or some similar studio must offer this man a job.

[GuanoLad]

I first saw this a couple of months ago. Here’s the guy’s thread on its debut at CGTalk. You may need to log in to see images, but I think teh text and video links will work okay.

[Tangent]

This one’s different. Post-it.

[Rysdad]

That video was linked in bubastis’ thread about skydiving.

“Live the dream!”

I like that little fella.

The kiwi, I mean.

bubastis and I hardly know each other.

[Quiddity_Glomfuster]

OK you know you should really put a ‘do NOT watch this if you have PMS’ warning on it. Whe the little tear squeezed out of his eye I was a goner.

People with stock in facial tissue will thank you, however.