“Attention is the scalpel you use to cut away the fat from your life. But the Internet has robbed you of it.” CollegeHumor gets serious for 3 minutes and 5 seconds. The lesson’s obvious, but the experience may make you admit your faults.

In this commercial for Newcastle Brown Ale, comedic actor Stephen Merchant envisions what America could be like if the Brits had won the Revolutionary War. We have to agree that their swear words sound much better than ours.

Gliding across the lawn on a slip ‘n slide can be a bunch of fun, but it looks way more thrilling when the slide is placed at the top of a cliff. Leave it action videographer Devin Supertramp to bring this extreme activity to fruition.

This funky and fluffy looking otocolobus manul (otherwise known as a Pallas’s cat) decides to pop out from its hideout to check out the video camera that was placed in its habitat and goes in for the ultimate close-up. OH HAI THERE.

In this episode from Gucci Japan’s video series entitled “Hand“, Japanese woodworker Noboru Honma shows off the technique of parquetry, in which blocks of wood are assembled into intricate patterns, then shaved into razor-thin slices.

A Netflix original anime series based on the eponymous manga (not the Muse track) follows a young man living among the last living humans, who abandoned Earth as it was destroyed by alien monsters. Premieres 7/4/14. Captions on.

Like BioLite’s charging stoves, Pelty uses heat from a fire to power its electronics. A lit candle can power Pelty for up to five hours. The speaker is made from glass and ceramic and connects to devices via Bluetooth.

Columbusing (\kə-ˈləm-bəs-iŋ\) verb: to discover something for white people. CollegeHumor puts a name to a phenomenon that creates trends without giving their originators credit. Have you guys heard about this pea coat thing?

We’ve seen an Egg McMuffin machine before, but this new model from Hamilton Beach lets you cook two english muffin and egg sandwiches at the same time. Perfect for couples, or really big appetites. Available August 2014.

“Hello pigeons. My name is Rufus.” Stella Artois lends a voice to Rufus the hawk, Wimbledon’s official “Bird Scarer.” Rufus has been chasing pigeons away from the All England Club’s grounds for nearly 14 years.

If you loved Egoraptor’s breakdown of the ingenuity found in the first level of Mega Man X, check out Extra Credits’ similar study on Super Mario Bros. It’s just one of the many proofs of Shigeru Miyamoto’s genius. More here.

A man grows jealous of his Facebook friends and decides to work on his life. His online life. Director Shaun Higton’s tragic comedy reminds us not to compare ourselves to or seek validation from other people.

We love the street art-inspired style in David Barlow-Krelina’s animated short, which shows us what happens when you sneeze really, really, really, really hard. Dude, cover your face the next time you do that.

Bros. Leather Supply Co.’s duffle bag is handmade out of vegetable tanned leather. It has three external pockets, a shoulder strap and a strap pad. You can also personalize the bag by having up to three characters debossed on it.

A poor foot soldier is thrown through a moving train, director Jonathan Liebesman really makes Shredder fit his name and Will Arnett has made a huge mistake in the second trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Inspired by the D-Type, the Project 7 is a two-seater with a 575hp 5.0L supercharged V8, an aluminum body and a removable roof. Goes 0 to 60mph in 3.8s and tops out at 186mph. We preferred the concept’s paint job. More on 95o.

Next time you play a game of poker, turn the lights out and switch on some black light to play a game with Bicycle’s creepy but awesome Tragic Royalty playing cards, which glow eerily under ultraviolet light. (Image credit: Dex)

(NSFW: Language) The Internet’s grumpy uncle Maddox chastises YouTubers and websites that make up useless, superfluous or counterproductive lifehacks. TL;DW: do not eat apple stems. Just don’t.

Soundhawk is a Bluetooth headset that reduces background noise. It comes with a mobile app that lets you pick from different settings (driving, indoors, etc.) and a wireless mic to extend its range. Product video here.

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL! Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is too indifferent to get on a plane and fly to Brazil, so he enjoys World Cup 2014 from the relative comfort of Queens, NYC. Final score: Triumph 3 Uruguay 1.

We’re used to optical illusions, but sounds can play tricks on us too. The Pulse on WHYY demonstrates how we make sense of gibberish by providing our brains with context. Part of the Your Brain exhibit at Philly’s Franklin Institute.

After 35 years in the same studio, the folks over at ESPN reveal their new SportsCenter set here, complete with a campus tour from one of our favorite athletes: Ronnie Shalvis. Parkour and sports – what’s not to like? (Thanks everyone!)

A second helping of TV’s most memorable lines, from I Love Lucy to Game of Thrones, courtesy of Robert Jones and Tastefully Offensive. Guess who represents the gold mine of killer lines that is Westeros. Watch part one here.