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Viral videos • 23 Jun 2016

Scared policemen, Irish songbirds and virtual coasters: this week’s must-watch viral videos

By Hadlee Simons

Welcome to a new feature at Memeburn, where we take a look at videos worth watching this past week. Whether they’re viral, funny, amazing or just plain interesting, we’ve got you covered.

As for our first week’s favourites? Well, a South African cop’s reaction to a snake, and a VR-enabled rollercoaster are just two picks worth watching — scroll down for all of them.