In this Ford promo video, rally driver and gymkhana star Ken Block gives us a tour of his home away from home: the Hoonigan Racing Division Headquarters. It serves as his team’s office, playroom and garage.

Currently in beta, Riffstation Play is a free web-based app that figures out a song’s chords by analyzing its YouTube video. The chords can be laid out for a guitar, ukelele or piano. The desktop version lets you load any song.

Invented by Harvard student John McCallum, Spray Cake is a cake batter mixture that comes in a spray can. You can even microwave the batter to turn it into a cake in as little as 30 seconds. More at The Boston Globe.

The Sky Tower is an insane amusement park attraction at Denmark’s Tivoli Friheden which lets daredevils freefall backwards 100 feet into a net below at speeds up to 55mph. What could possibly go wrong?

After a 15 year album hiatus, Weezer co-founder Matt Sharp’s melodic Moog-rock band The Rentals is back. The lineup has shuffled a bit, but the trademark sound is still there. The album drops August 26th on LP, cassette and digital.

A backpack with enough space for your workout gear and a style that fits both work and play. It has a vented compartment for shoes or wet items, a padded compartment for your laptop and side pockets for small items.

It sounds like a scene out of a movie, but a father and daughter were whale watching off of Argentina when one swam under their kayak and lifted it. You’re not supposed to touch whales, but we’re not sure it could have been avoided.

This hilariously weird ad spot from almost a decade ago for Folgers coffee in New Zealand takes a more realistic look at how we feel when waking up than other coffee commercials. Ah cha cha cha! You’ll sleep when you’re dead!

A skate video in what appears to be a deserted Los Angeles. Russell Houghten used After Effects to pull off the visual trick. Russell will send any donations to his video and proceeds from the stills to Los Angeles county animal shelters.

A sci-fi comedy that pokes fun at 70s B-movies and soap operas. The residents – humans and robots alike – of Space Station 76 have their minds blown when their new co-captain turns out to be a woman.

Jay Leno’s Garage speaks with Lowrider Magazine editor Joe Ray about the birth and the appeal of lowriders, then ogles and rides two of the most beautiful and coddled cars you’ll ever see.

With a sleek design inspired by the repetitive patterns of Japanese umbrellas, Mizuno’s hot looking Wave Paradox provides stiff stability and lightweight performance, all in one shoe. Now there’s no excuse not to go make a new PR.

German watchmaker NOMOS Glashütte lets us get up close and personal with the process behind the creation of their intricate and luxurious mechanical timepieces, which are still largely made by hand.

The Shield Tablet has an 8″ 1920×1200 IPS screen and a Tegra K1 CPU. Like its predecessor, you’ll be able to stream games from PCs that have a GeForce GTX650 GPU or higher. Sadly the wireless controller is a separate purchase.

To promote its upcoming line of Star Wars-themed cars, Hot Wheels made a life-size version of the Darth Vader car. It has a 526hp LS3 engine and makes Vader’s heavy breathing sound. Check it out at the San Diego Comic-Con.

NOOKA is now crowdfunding their first ever chronograph. The NOOKRONO features a modern analog face inspired by the 1960s space race. Comes in steel, multicolor, black with green sapphire crystal and gold-plated editions.

“Does Jerry die? Is there a Jerry? I’ll make a Jerry and then kill the Jerry.” Mint Comedy imagines why it’s taking so long for A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin to finish the remaining books in the series.

(NSFW) Prankster Joseph Costello proves that people will go to great lengths just to see a card trick. Oh so when we try to touch our girlfriend’s butt in public we’re gross but when a stranger does it it’s okay? Part 1 here.

1/6th scale action figures of Groot and Rocket Raccoon based on the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Both come with extra interchangeable hands and Rocket has his rifle. The 2-in-1 set has additional Groot head and hands.

NTDTV shares this footage of Monty Python singing their cheeky song Always Look on the Bright Side of Life at the end of their reunion show – and most likely the end of the legendary comedy group as well. Long Live The Pythons!

Watch 10-year-old YouTuber Audrey123talks shred through Slayer’s War Ensemble with only a few mistakes. Her secret? Lots of practice on Rocksmith 2014 and a great bandmate, who really kept to her shtick until the end.

Recently funded on Kickstarter, the OneBowl would make a great sidekick for the noodle-fueled student or the lazy bachelor. It’s a bowl and a strainer in one and comes with a lid as well. It’s dishwasher- and microwave-safe.

The Stage is a wall-mounted shelf that doubles as a charging station. It has a dock for tablets and a foam-rubber-lined drawer that can discreetly store a power strip along with your other devices. Available in walnut or oak.