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Responsive youtube video embed / passes html 5 validator
!The following CSS is what does the magic;
.video-container {
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 56.25%;
padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;
}
.video-container iframe,
.video-container object,
.video-container embed {
border:none;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
!Now add the following markup to complete the magic;
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<div class="video-container">
<script>document.write('<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DD2mwJhN2mc" width="560" height="315" seamless frameborder="0"><\/iframe>')</script>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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