Posts Written by Paul Strauss

When you’re racing a funny car down the drag strip, the steering wheel is one part of the car that’s not supposed to deploy. Maybe it got confused and thought it was the parachute?

No one will notice all your triple bogeys while you’re rocking the Nike Dunk NG kicks; the original basketball silhouette has been retooled as a soft-spiked golf shoe. Coming Spring 2012.

A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at the same bank tries to protect the teller whom he secretly loves in Rob Minkoff’s Flypaper, with Ashley Judd and Patrick Dempsey.

Rymdreglage pays tribute to the impending 20th anniversary of Terminator 2, illustrating some of the film’s great moments, while simultaneously tearing through countless reams of paper.

You’re done with watching your Netflix disc, and feeling a little bored. Why not get out a Sharpie and send a little illustrated love back to the Netflix guys to keep them entertained in the mail room?

Cake Boss Buddy Valastro and team created this insane 2,000 pound Bumblebee Transformer cake. It looks awesome, though we’re not sure how good it will taste after that coating of magnesium sparks.

Don’t get parking rage next time you hit the mall; instead, put one of these removable I Park Like An Idiot stickers on the cars of the morons who don’t care about parallel lines. (Thanks Danna!)

BBC Earth outs its latest gadget for capturing wildlife, a robot camera that camouflages itself into its surroundings using the oldest trick in the book – mirrors. Its first subjects don’t seem to mind at all.

Engineered to help athletes better focus their vision “on the ball”, and enhancing object tracking these high-tech glasses use an LCD shutter similar to 3D glasses. Example visual drills here.

Handcrafted with 100% pure Blue Agave, Espolón Tequila is known as much for its bold Dia de los Muertos-style graphic label by Posada as it is for the liquid inside; available in Blanco and Reposado.

We all know how much Maru loves his boxes, but after several clown-like failures, this time he succeeds in cramming his rotund body in a cardboard box that’s clearly too small for him.

The mashup meister smoothly blends Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, Jason Derulo, Savage Garden and Sixpence None the Richer in his latest track, with a decidedly fluffier spin than past outings.

From the get-up-off-the-couch-and-do-something file: the truly inspiring Matt Stutzman, who was born without arms, has now qualified for the National US Paralympics team in archery.

Petetheduck hasn’t stopped having fun with the Halo: Reach game engine, and built this amusing FPS pinball table. Requires more reloading than with flippers, though. Map here. Gametype here.

There are some beautiful illustrations in Mozchops’ Salsa Invertebraxa, a vivid odyssey of two invertebrate companions and their journey through a vibrant world of imaginary insects and flora.

Just when you thought the MINI couldn’t get any smaller, BMW revealed their tiny $22k two-seater, which tops out at a zippy 149mph in an upgraded 208hp, $32k John Cooper Works version. Vid here.

Weird Al takes on Lady Gaga in his latest parody video. Funny thing is, he doesn’t look any more outrageous than Gaga herself. We’re pretty sure that’s not Al’s body, but we could be wrong.

LEGOLAND California pulled a fast one on their General Manager, replacing his Volvo XC60 with a life-sized LEGO XC90, built from over 201,000 bricks. Not the same car, but still pretty awesome.

The guys at Howcast show you how to do lots of things. We were just surprised to find out they even teach you how to become a being of pure evil in 5 easy steps. Welcome to the Dark Side.

Designer Thor Thor Høy created these hampers which are perfect for your stinky gym socks and crusty undies. Just a concept, but you could always get a 55-gallon plastic drum and make your own.

Renault takes us on a record-smashing 8:07.79 ride around Nürburgring in the Mégane RS Trophy, making it the fastest-ever lap around the track in a production FWD car. Impressive for a 265hp car.

Using lit-up windows as stop-motion building blocks, director Andre Chocron devises a perfect convergence of music and images in this video for Cold Mailman’s relaxing Time is of the Essence.

Actually, we’re not sure what Latin dance that is, but El Willy the chihuahua doesn’t seem to know that he’s supposed to walk on all fours nor that Flamenco originated in Spain, not Mexico.