At times funny, sad, and prescient, this conversation with the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman gives a shred of insight into the actor’s perspective and his struggles with happiness. Animated by Blank on Blank. Full interview here.

John Chapman put together this faithful shot-by-shot remake of the classic truck/motorcycle chase sequence from Terminator 2: Judgment Day, using nothing but Grand Theft Auto V. It’s too bad there’s no T-1000 character in the game.

Football freestyler John Farnworth demos his ball control with this gorgeous, limited-edition football made from Paul Smith’s signature print leather. They don’t recommend playing actual games with it, but the ball is a great display piece.

A POV clip from Bruce Anstey’s record-setting lap at the 2014 Dainese Superbike Race. Bruce blazed through the 38mi lap at the Isle of Man at an average speed of 132.298mph. Buy footage of the entire lap here.

The Jyrobike is a children’s bicycle with an adjustable electronic balancing system. It stays upright even if no one’s on it. You can also just get the 12″ or 16″ wheel with a built-in control hub to convert existing bikes.

(NSFW: Language) Smosh Games drops a shelf full of cans of whoop ass on one of the most successful yet evil games ever made. Also a game that practically everyone has played at least once. Don’t deny it.

Artist Pavel Sinev creates incredible sculptures using cables, tubing and wire, all held together with carefully placed cable ties. We know what we’re going to try and do this weekend… right after we head to the Home Depot.

(NSFW: Language) Can’t get enough of Luigi’s badassery? YouTuber KagatoTheFinalBoss compiled some more of the green plumber’s shenanigans uploaded by Mario Kart 8 players. The game might as well be called Luigi Kart.

“People need real things. They need to connect with reality.” Douglas Gautraud talks about the power of physical objects – the memories they pass on and the ideas and times they represent. Vote for his film on My RØDE Reel.

(Gore) Launching in 2015, Mortal Kombat X will give characters multiple variations for more varied gameplay. We’re not sure if the trailer is purely CGI; we’ll just have to wait for E3 2014 to find out more.

Physicist and xkcd creator Randall Munroe spoke at TED about his What If? series. His humorous Q&A articles are one of the reasons why he loves math, even if the accompanying mental adventures have led him to get rickrolled.

Modify applies their mix-and-match design aesthetic to Major League Baseball, offering team logo watches for all 30 teams. Since the faces and straps are interchangeable, you can easily switch teams if yours starts to suck.

While Gravity was widely praised for its accurate depiction of space, and despite enjoying the movie, Neil deGrasse Tyson has identified many flaws. Cinema Sins cataloged them with the help of the celebrity astrophysicist himself.

Developed by wildland firefighters to withstand their extreme work environment, Rhino Laces are resistant to blades, fire, water, dust, chemicals and more. If your laces ever wear out you can have them replaced for free.

Volkswagen hooked up a ton of GoPro cameras to a 2015 Golf GTI so it could shoot from a variety of angles as rally driver Tanner Foust messed about with the car. Turn annotations on and watch out for the prompts to change views.

Gregory Halili’s Skull Series consists of detailed bas-relief skulls. Gregory uses 10″ to 12″ mother of pearl shells and oil pigment to make the sculptures. You can see more on his Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Artist John Poppleton has created a series of body paintings wherein he uses fluorescent painting and then photographs the finished work under ultraviolet light, making the fluorescent pigments stand out. More here and here.

Game of Thrones Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane is played this season by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, who truly is one of the world’s strongest men. Watch in awe as he lifts nearly 1,000 pounds like we lift our bags of groceries.

(NSFW) Will Arnett voices a washed up sitcom horse in the upcoming Netflix original BoJack Horseman. The adult cartoon will also feature the voices of Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie and Aaron Paul. Premieres 8/22.

So why is it that athletic socks are so boring? Vision Wear combines the comfort, support and durability of sport socks with screenprints in a wide variety of eye-catching designs. You can even order custom designs – perfect for teams.

(Gore) Based on the book series, Guillermo Del Toro’s upcoming FX show looks darker and more horrific than other vampire shows, thanks to the parasitic nature of Del Toro’s bloodsuckers and decided lack of sexytime.

Mental Floss offers up numerous quirky and downright strange words and sayings from days gone by. Quick… Use “Pang-Wangle, “A Butter and Egg Man,” “Sauce Box” and “Give Someone the Wind” in a sentence.

Designed initially for teaching students about how tornadoes form, this tabletop weather simulation device would look way cooler sitting on your desk than one of those clacky Newton’s Cradle things.