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(NSFW: Language) We don’t quite know what to make of these videos featuring a little white boy philosophizing with a big black voice, but we nearly wet our pants watching them. More here.

Man imitating kitschy promotional material. YouTuber RayLiehm spotted this hilarious cosplayer who went as an inflatable tube man. All together now: Wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man!

Lock pick manufacturer Sparrows makes this unique pair of cufflinks, with posts that doubles as a key that unlocks most handcuffs. Could be useful in a kinky situation gone wrong.

Vimeographers Adrien M and Claire B developed a plug-in for Quartz Composer that allows them to replicate the trippy slit-scan effect using multiple layers of videos that are slightly out of sync.

(NSFW: Language) A supercut of characters talking smack about someone else who promptly appears right behind them. Made by Zach Prewitt. Props to Futurama for reversing – fronting? – the trope.

Dude Perfect and his crew head to a baseball stadium to perform more outrageous basketball trick shots. Just once we’d like to see the outtakes of the video. The last trick shot is ridiculous!

The Slow Mo Guys emulate the “kick” from Inception where Cobb falls backwards into the bath tub, replicating the effect on a shoestring budget (other than the $150k Phantom camera.)

A bizarre and hilarious interview from a 1984 episode of the Today show, featuring a woman who claims that her toaster is possessed by the devil. Quick, someone show this to Mr. Wallach.

YouTuber jamuomii’s cat has rocket-powered springs for legs. Watch as she reaches for her toy mouse, which is tied to a pole as high as 77″ off the ground. The song is Way U Move by m-flo.

A boy learns about his family’s unusual job – and more about himself –  in La Luna (“The Moon”), a growing up story from the masters at Pixar. Written and directed by Enrico Casarosa.

(NSFW) More bowling trick shots from Funny or Die, this time with celebrities, including John Goodman, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Scott and more. Don’t try Aubrey and Adam’s “trick” at home. Or anywhere.

We love human Rube Goldberg vids; here, the Red Bull Kluge combines the agile athletic prowess of Lolo Jones, Danny MacAskill, Robbie Maddison and more with complex machinery. (Thanks everyone!)

Nine year-old Sam Gordon has become an Internet sensation after her dad posted a highlight reel of her, who plays as QB in a children’s football league. She’s a bit of a ball hog though. More on Sam here.

A jaw-dropping CGI short that sets up the reboot of the much-maligned MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. Squeenix will need more than just spectacle to bring players back, but holy crap that was awesome.

Quirkology is back with another batch of sure-fire bets. Some of them are so obvious on second thought that they’re also sure to get you beat up once you take all your friends’ money.

Here’s another clever dog – who’s also named Jackson – who seems to be able to understand English. He’s clearly excited to play frisbee, but he still dutifully follows his master’s requests.

By dipping his hand in a water bath with a special graphic film, this guy from El Paso Powder Coating and Hydrographics turns his hand into something out of Crysis. Now where’s the rest of the Nanosuit?

(NSFW: Language) A longtime PC user tries Windows 8 for the first time. While drunk. The OS confuses her so much that she forgets who she is. Though that might have been the tequila talking.

Deftones had more time to experiment with their seventh studio album Koi No Yokan. Check out the first single Leathers or follow the link to stream the whole album before its 11/13 release.

With Skyfall fresh in our minds, vocalists Nick McKaig and Trudbol connected to produce this catchy and infectious a capella rendition of 007’s theme. We had to hit play more than once.

A time-lapse video of Switzerland by photographer Alessandro Della Bella.The sheer number of locations Della Bella shot from and his long exposure shots near the end are breathtaking.

This Brother commercial by is this good? features a MIDI orchestra made of printers, hard drives, modems and other old and broken machines playing Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin’.