A pigeon loses a feather as it escapes from a museum of miniatures. Or not. Ludovic Habas, Mickael Krebs, Florent Rousseau, Yoan Sender and Margaux Vaxelaire made Douce Menace (“Soft Threat”) as their graduation film in 2011.

A bite-sized tactical turn-based strategy game with both single and multiplayer modes, similar to Hero Academy. Duelyst features 5 factions, each with 100 units and spells. Coming to Windows, OS X, Chrome and Firefox. More here.

Ok, the fact that Mario Wienerroither’s latest Musicless Music Video actually has drums and a guitar in it makes it a bit of a misnomer. But we still enjoyed the even more deconstructed than usual take on The White Stripes in this clip.

Frank Ocean sings over a reggae-punk beat made by super producer Diplo together with The Clash’s Paul Simonon and Mick Jones. Download the track for free at Converse Music’s blog. Check out the behind-the-scenes here.

Kogonada created this short for The Criterion Collection which examines the compositional similarities between Fantastic Mr. Fox and Wes Anderson’s other films. Given his penchant for precision, we’re guessing it was no coincidence.

Vsauce explores the complex science of human vision, our ability to distinguish fine details, and when the gadget megapixel/pixel density war stops mattering. And at the end of the video, Michael starts to sound a bit like Rust Cohle.

King of Sweden sells large rugs made of the leather and fabric labels from discarded jeans. The labels are stitched together over a sheet of cotton. If you have enough old jeans lying around you could try this idea yourself.

Growing up in the 1980s was like living on a completely different planet than it is now. Here, Kevin Bacon regales us on some of the hardships and challenges experienced during the decade of Pac-Man, big hair, and the Walkman.

Hender Scheme’s suave ripoffs return for Spring 2014. The Manual Industrial Products 04 is a handmade replica of Vans’ classic Era skate shoes. The shoes are made of raw leather and will naturally tarnish with age.

Remember the Haddaway song, What is Love? Didn’t think it could be improved upon? Check out this cover, done in ragga/ska style by Germany’s Skameleon. Their choreography could use work. All they needed to do was shake their heads.

The AFE-2DC ULTRA CNC sounds like the name of a souped-up droid, but it’s actually a machine designed to do just one thing – bend wires at insanely fast speeds. Watch in amazement as it churns out all manner of shapes in seconds.

Supreme maybe one of New York City’s most famous current residents, but once upon a time a show about nothing repped the Big Apple. Stugazi mashes up past and present with this sticker. A reverse mashup would be equally dope.

US President Barack Obama dropped by Zach Galifianakis’ talk show to promote Healthcare.gov. Bad idea. Watch one of the world’s most powerful men trade barbs with a dude who has a 3″ vertical. Er, horizontal.

Wall-hanging artwork which doubles as a speaker. Soundwall streams music via AirPlay or UPnP and also has RCA inputs. Choose from Soundwall’s stock artwork, upload your own photo or order a blank canvas for you to paint on.

To promote its line of worker safety garments, Norway’s Devold Protection lit Base jumper Tom Erik Heimen on fire and asked him to jump off a 3900+ foot cliff. The biggest risk was that his small pilot chute might catch on fire.

Chockful of diagrams and explanatory text, Richard Hallett’s visually impressive book provides an in-depth look at not only every detail about how modern bicycles function, but also how they came to be. Informative and beautiful.

Anyone can perform this simple optical illusion with a glass tumbler, a sheet of paper and some water. We never realized that when objects are viewed through water in a glass, they are mirrored. You learn something new every day.

Grantland presents the story of a man who played a perfect game… of minigolf. He pulled it off at a tournament, but still. Part 30 for 30, part The Onion, the documentary is as hilarious as it is sad. Strangely compelling stuff.

Rinspeed imagines how high-end cars might look like when autonomous driving technology matures. Based on the Tesla Model S, the XchangE is basically a compact hotel on wheels. With a motel bathtub paint job. More here.

Are you really forgetful? Do you work best with deadlines? Or maybe you just want to see your life quantized? Check out Progress Bars of Life. This free Windows program lets you set alarms or reminders that are displayed as progress bars.

Nike follows in Vans’ footsteps and has released a similar line of iPhone 5 cases. These cases are made from recycled Nike Air shoes and feature one of Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman’s first ever outsole designs, the waffle.

This sturdy bamboo cutting board will remind you of your place in the Solar System every time you chop onions. We appreciate that they included Pluto, even though it’s officially a “dwarf planet” now. Available in 8″x12″ and 10″x15″ sizes.

The Zetros is a 6×6 all-wheel drive vehicle with a 326hp 2.7L 6-cylinder engine. These two units were custom built for hunting in Mongolia. It has modern amenities such as a marbled bathroom, a bedroom, a 46″ TV and a quad bike bay.