Countdown of CBC's top viral videos of 2015

Top 5 viral videos of 2015

9 years ago

Duration 1:28

From cat yoga to a hoverboard record, check out some of the videos that gained the most traction online this year

Watch a compilation of all the clips in the video above.

1.Hoverboard record

Canadian develops futuristic hovercraft

9 years ago

Duration 7:51

Canadian inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru has created a hovercraft that has broken a world record.

Our top viral video of the yearsoared highabove the restwith 1.9 million shares on theCBC NewsFacebookpage.

In May, Montreal inventorCatalinAlexandruDurubroke the world record for the longesthoverboardflight.

Duruflew up to five metres above a lake for a distance of 275.9 metres aboard his homemade, propeller-poweredhoverboard on a trip that lasted more than 1.5minutes.

Now, the 31-year-oldDuruand his company,OmniHoverboards, are working on a secret, next-generation version of the device.

2. Interactive beer pong

RAW: Inventor shows off interactive beer pong table

10 years ago

Duration 0:46

Saskatoon's Jeff Nybo has developed an interactive beer pong table. He explains the rules to the game

When Saskatoon's JeffNybostarted aKickstartercampaign for his homemade beer pong table he never imagined it wouldget so much attention.

His custom-made tables, which he calls the BPT X5, feature flashing LED lights, a ball washer and a touch-sensitive tabletop that keeps score.

It wasn't long before hisKickstarterpage had surpassed his fundraising goal by $40,000 and been viewed by millions online.
3. Breathing forest floor

Trees 'breathe' under forest floor

9 years ago

Duration 1:36

What lies underneath the forest floor?

Who could forget this magical video?

Captured by a hiker in Apple River, N.S., the video shows a heaving forest floor that appears to be breathing.

The explanation though less magical was no less fascinating. The tree roots, spread out wide underneath the forest floor, had detached from their moorings, creating the effect of "breathing" when the trees caught the wind.

As cool as the effect was, it will probably be short-lived.

The wind willlikely blow the trees down soon.

4. Mermaid tails

Little mermaids underwater footage

9 years ago

Duration 1:01

A toy that transforms swimmers into mermaids has been spotted at public swims across Alberta. But some recreation facilities are concerned about the safety of these "mermaid fins."

What do you give a kidwho has everything?

A sparkly mermaid tail, just likeAriel'sfrom Disney'sA Little Mermaid,apparently.Of course, you don'tneed to be a kid to enjoy them,say adult mermaids.

In 2015,sparkly mermaid tails were all the rage andspecial mermaid schools started popping up to teach swimmers how to use them.

There were somesafety concerns, but that didn't stop the tails from making a big splash this year.

5. Cat yoga

Yoga with cats raises money for orphaned kitties

9 years ago

Duration 1:44

Rescue cats help alleviate the stresses of everyday life at a Vancouver yoga studio

There was hot yoga, laughter yoga, evenpaddleboardyoga, but2015 brought uscat yoga too.

In September,Stretch Vancouver studios hosted its first Cats on Mats, a human/kitty yoga class whereineight kitties pawed and purred their way into our hearts.

Cats on Mats washeld to raise funds for the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association, and was jointly organized byCatfVancouver's first cat cafe.

There's another cat yoga class scheduled for the New Year.