The Flip was never my favorite pocket camcorder. That's partly because it was the darling of everyone else and also because I found more powerful options elsewhere, like the Kodak Zi6 (and then Zi8).

This is the ultimate funny flip fail—two girls team up to pull off a stunt, but it doesn’t quite go as planned. One girl gets ready for the flip, but instead of soaring through the air, she ends up ...