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While we were pretty damned impressed by the Rubik’s Cube-solving robot, David Calvo one-ups the CubeStormer II by solving a cube while juggling two others at the same time. Humans rule!

If you come across a ninja with a sign in front of him daring you to engage him in combat and even giving you a weapon to use, remember two things: 1. Ninjas are sneaky. 2. Bring coffee. Trust us.

YouTube knowledge-dropper vsauce gives us a brief primer on dreams. Find out why sometimes we can’t move our bodies even when we’re awake, the possible explanations for dreaming and more.

Maximize your laptop’s usefulness with DrawTop, a vinyl adhesive that can be used as a whiteboard. Use it for work, to make notes, to doodle or to personalize your laptop. Also available for tablets.

While the song is definitely not as classic as last year’s Thriller, this Halloween house is definitely in more of a upbeat mood in 2011, as it sings along to LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem.

(NSFW: Language) Let’s go for a long, hard, and obscenity-filled climb to the top of an antenna tower in Africa. Now, let’s jump off and pray that parachute opens. Now, let’s do it again and again…

YouTuber MrRCJtube was kayaking on Redondo Beach, California when he spotted a couple of blue whales lunge feeding. He even got a few underwater shots of the huge creatures.

A first-person view of a lap around a track in a Formula 1 car, courtesy of driver Lucas di Grassi. He had to drive with literally only one eye on the road because the camera blocked his other eye.

Ok, you haven’t even gotten your Battlefield 3 disc in the mail yet, and we already have a preview of the hyper-realistic (yet non-existent) sequel, courtesy of human FPS, Freddie Wong.

Remember that tiny cannon you could fit in your hand? Now you can own your very own, and fire tiny but destructive BBs across the room. Just remember, you’ll shoot your eye out, kid.

(NSFW: Language) Even better than than the original obscenity-filled table, this version actually swears at you when you push its buttons. And if you’re not British, you’ll learn a thing or two.

Max Winston’s I Live in the Woods! is a richly animated, terribly twisted tale of a woodsman’s journey, driven by happiness, slaughter, and a confrontation with the man upstairs. (Thanks Matt!)

Megatron, Mixmaster and Soundwave take on Epic Meal Time as only a roomful of Decepticons could. They’re makin’ the ultimate Energon Cube with plenty of silicon chips, tire strips and Jack Dagnels.

The Sweded version of The Avengers trailer may have the most worthless parody of RDJ’s Iron Man that we’ve ever seen. Thankfully he’s eclipsed by Sweded Thor. He should replace Chris Hemsworth.

Andrew Ruttan turned Andrew Kolb’s illustrated book of Bowie’s Space Oddity into an animated short, proving that Kolb’s book is bound to make children cry and not want to be an astronaut.

More proof that everything is a remix. Sampling is a core aspect of hip-hop, and we think it’s Kanye’s greatest strength. Here are the songs he sampled as compiled by YouTuber lupEND88.

According to our calculations, this should be the world’s six minutes of zen today: it’s Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, executed with laugh-out-loud élan from William Shatner. (Thanks Everyone!)

(NSFW: Language) You’ll never guess who’s behind the director’s chair of this epic battle scene. One clue – it’s someone who’s seen more movies than most of us. A well done little promo for Canal+.

There’s no shortage of jaw-dropping action in YAK Films’ official recap of highlights from the “All Battles All” section 2011’s Notorious International Breakdancing Event.

Three minutes of poetic, without being sappy, Mat Harrington’s beautifully shot Machine tells the tale of a man, the bike he built with his own hands and the simple joy of the ride. (Thanks Bryn!)

All it took was a couple of posts, a few bungee cords, an ATV, and a little sense of adventure to create this insane human slingshot, built by the Pope family of Hobble Creek Canyon, UT.

Apparently this guy is a pro gamer often hired to showcase shooting games and teach newbies. By the looks of it he can teach aspiring actors too. As soon as he grabs that plastic gun, he is in the zone.

An infection that turns humans into horrible Christopher Walken impersonators. Also they eat people. P0KYPAC probably thought of the title first and just couldn’t let the wordplay go to waste.