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[G] This week's Trends: twisters, drive-thrus, and backflips

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:09 AM PDT

YouTube Blog: This week's Trends: twisters, drive-thrus, and backflips

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

We saw damage from twisters that touched down in Massachusetts and learned that searches for the word "tornado" have been hitting a high.
We found that the trend of singing your McDonald's drive-thru order has now gone international.
We highlighted dramatic footage from a protest in Bahrain
We discovered a 75-year-old man who'd become a soccer star in Europe.
We looked at the "Nyan Cat" phenomenon with the help of What's Trending.
And we watched New Zealand BMXer Jed Mildon set one of two incredible, high-flying records this week:

Check back every day for the latest about what's trending on YouTube at: www.YouTube.com/Trends

Kevin Allocca, YouTube Trends Manager, recently watched "Thumbs Up for Rock and Roll!."