In an odd turn of events, the Hydraulic Press Channel has already gone meta on itself, as they place a smaller hydraulic press inside their bigger hydraulic press, and then set it to crush its little brother. But there are more layers to this dream than just two.

(Flashing lights) Link fights Darth Vader, Son Goku brawls with Juggernaut, Samus Aran blasts a Dalek and more in animator Johnny McHone’s expansive stop motion short. It took him over a year to complete the film, which combines action figures, clay and 2D animation.

Did you know that Wi-Fi wasn’t originally an acronym but a pun on Hi-Fi? How about the fact that most Americans who are online are browsing Facebook? Or that it’s faster to say World Wide Web than WWW? All those and more in this Mental Floss episode.

After riding through the streets of New York City, pro BMX biker Nigel Sylvester goes to the West Coast, taking us on a whirlwind tour of Los Angeles with the help of the city’s rich and famous.

Pastry artist Karen Portaleo creates incredibly detailed and artful edible sculptures. Her cakes and chocolate creations range from elegant and beautiful to surreal and creepy. Regardless of the subject matter, they all look way too good to eat.

Pop thrash metal band Babymetal’s girls are teenagers now, and they’ve gone mainstream globally. So we hate them now. Just kidding. Their new album Metal Resistance gives us more of their unorthodox mix of hair-raising music and kawaii singing.

We actually think their tagline “Puff, Puff, Past” would have been a better name for Comedy Central’s 4/20 special from Broad City’s Ilana Glazer and Paul W. Downs, though its title is about as self-explanatory as it gets. We’re thinking Bill & Ted meet Cheech & Chong.

(PG-13: Language) Comedian Scott Rogowsky and The Chortle lightened up the day of New York City subway riders with this raunchy prank. He rode the trains pretending to read books with fake and hilarious titles.

Nike expands its Free lineup with three new running shoes and two new training shoes. All five pairs feature a new segmented midsole that not only flexes lengthwise but also expands its width with every step, absorbing shock and conforming to the foot’s shape. Drops 4/7/16.

To show off their Giant Jenga set, Vat19 lit the wooden blocks on fire, then played a game that was only possible thanks to the fire retardant goo on their hands. And here we thought playing Jenga with construction equipment was the most dangerous way to play.

It’s a rare enough sight to lay eyes on a Ferrari F40, but to see one hooning about in the snow is something we never thought we’d witness. Driver Takeshi Kimura made some powder fly in an F40 at Japan’s Ryuoo Ski Park, with the help of some chains and tire studs.

Up until now, GPS-based bike speedometers have been a strictly digital affair. OMATA aims to change that with a neat and easy to read design that displays speed using an analog gauge, but using GPS data for accuracy. Also displays distance, time, and vertical ascent.

The SVØRN Arcus is made from a strong, lightweight zinc alloy, with a shiny polished chrome finish. While it’s not made for climbing, it’ll look awesome carrying keys and other EDC items. Comes in a handsome gift box. Save 12% in The Awesomer Shop.

Inventor Simone Giertz teamed up with Adam Savage to build another one of her silly robotic contraptions – this time, she’s made a hat that automatically feeds her popcorn. They should include one of these as an option with the Oculus Rift.

XKCD’s latest “comic strip” is a mini-game. The panel is an empty lot. You can then shine up to three lamps on it, and adjust the lamp’s colors. Every few minutes, something will grow or arrive. So far our garden has… a cat. (Thumbnail by Dysbit.)

Gav and Dan of The Slow Mo Guys got their hands on a personal flamethrower from X Matter, loaded it up with fuel, then fired it up in front of their watchful lens for our enjoyment. The coolest shot has to be the face-on fireball at 2:40.

Our first look at the first standalone story feature in the Star Wars franchise – the story behind the scrappy team of Rebels sent to steal the plans for the Death Star in the lead-up to A New Hope. From director Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla).

YouTuber Madison Blakey shares this compilation of their mother’s dog Luke, who moves from the TV room to the bedroom every time he hears the TV’s power off chime… even though he’s already lying down. A smart way of being stupid.

(Flashing images) An incredibly wealthy and prideful man is diagnosed with a terminal illness. He chooses to go out in a grand fashion by commissioning a Euthanasia Coaster, a roller coaster that theoretically induces euphoria before starving the brain of oxygen.

This award-winning short from Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg’s Animation Institute envisions a day in which nature reclaims the Earth from civilization. It’s a vision we’ve seen in films like I Am Legend, but here we see the process rather than just the end result.

Valve let folks try the HTC Vive virtual reality headset in a room with a green screen so we can see what the wearers were seeing. Unlike its biggest competition, the Vive comes with motion tracking sensors, which means apps can incorporate movement and gestures.

Screen Junkies is several months late with their joke for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which means we’ve heard all they have to say. Except for Maz Kanata’s new nickname. That was good. Anyway, they make up for it with a showdown of movie trailer voice guys.

A compact and lightweight trolley. KwikT is just 16″ long when fully folded and weighs just 2.5lb, but it extends to 42″, has a pair of 2″ wheels and carries up to 30lb. It has an aluminum frame, but there’s also a lighter carbon fiber variant.