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Rolling Toy Illusion

Rolling Toy Illusion

Brusspup’s latest visual trick is a fun one you can easily do yourself with a couple of styrofoam rings and some hot glue. When attached at the right spot, they look like the rings that held General Zod captive in the original Superman.

A La Carte Side Table

A La Carte Side Table
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Seletti’s A La Carte is a side table that looks like it’s made of oversized playing cards. If you have a fat stack, stack multiple tables to make a huge pyramid. The table is made of MDF and is available in black, red and blue.

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Chimpnology

Chimpnology

Animator Cyriak dips back into the wacky sauce once more, this time creating a trippy short film based on old footage of monkeys banging on typewriters. We were waiting for them to write some Shakespeare, but that never happened.

Big Lebowski Dream Rug

Big Lebowski Dream Rug
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“This one-of-a-kind Big Lebowski rug really ties the room together, man.” That’s exactly how OldeTymeNotions describes this awesome handmade latch hook rug featuring the The Dude himself, and guaranteed not to have pee on it.

Richard Sherman 30 for 30 Spoof

Richard Sherman 30 for 30 Spoof

Richard Sherman’s infamous NFC rant was intense, but the world’s reaction to it was way overblown. ESPN pokes fun at the media circus with the help of comedian Frank Caliendo and his hilarious impressions.

OMG Who Stole My Ads?

OMG Who Stole My Ads?

Wouldn’t it be awesome if we had beautiful paintings in urban areas instead of ads? That’s exactly what Etienne Lavie did. The street artist covered advertisements in Paris with prints of classical paintings.

Tiny Inconspicuous Handcuff Key

Tiny Inconspicuous Handcuff Key

We’ve seen a few sneaky tools that will get you out of handcuffs, but none are as easy to conceal as the TIHK. We’re not suggesting you use it for unlawful purposes, but if your date cuffs you to the bed, it could come in handy.

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Tango PC

Tango PC

Tango packs laptop-grade hardware sans a screen and a keyboard for portability. Ideal for people with multiple HDMI displays, Tango has a 2GHz quad-core AMD CPU, Radeon HD8400 GPU, 2GB-8GB RAM and 32GB-512GB SSD.

29 Misconceptions About Alcohol

29 Misconceptions About Alcohol

Who better to host an episode of Mental Floss about booze than our old pal Hannah Hart, who you may remember from her drunken mischief on My Drunk Kitchen. Here, she sets us straight on some myths about beer, wine and liquor.

Enemy (Trailer)

Enemy (Trailer)

Jake Gyllenhaal plays an otherwise ordinary man who finds out that there’s someone who looks exactly like him. Or vice-versa. Loosely based on the excellent novel The Double by the late Nobel Prize winner José Saramago.

The Gun Box

The Gun Box

This high-tech safe for firearms provides fast access to weapons, but only with an authorized fingerprint and/or an RFID ring or wristband. Sounds an alarm if moved, can be secured with a Kensington cable, and doubles as a USB charger.

Football vs. Soccer

Football vs. Soccer

(NSFW: Language) Another YouTube comment reconstruction. This time Dead Parrot’s talented thespians reconstruct a thread between two commenters arguing about the video “Soccer Player Accidentally Slaps A Referee’s Boobs.”

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Loadout (Launch Trailer)

Loadout (Launch Trailer)

(NSFW: Language, Gore) Rooster Teeth made this trailer for the launch of Loadout, a free-to-play third-person multiplayer shooter. The game has lots of swappable weapon parts and add-ons, all of which are unlocked only by playing.

Slowly-Falling Magnet

Slowly-Falling Magnet

This brief demonstration of Lenz’s law shows how the magnetic field created by currents in this large copper tube resists the magnetic field of a falling neodymium magnet, causing it to drop in what seems like slow motion.

Bungee Bed Prank

Bungee Bed Prank

Comedian Toshiaki Kasuga ends up on the receiving end of a cruel prank from the Japanese TV special Dokkiri Award. According to Kotaku, Kasuga got drunk the night before the prank, sleeping through the elaborate setup.

Archi Desk Accessories

Archi Desk Accessories
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Designed by Hsunli Huang, these architectural file holders and pen cups are inspired by the fire escapes and facades of the cast iron buildings of New York’s SoHo district. Made from ABS plastic. If only the actual buildings were this pristine.

Transformers Transforming

Transformers Transforming

The primary reason to watch Michael Bay’s Transformers movies, packed in 10 minutes. YouTuber Tunglebrek compiled most of the transformation sequences from the first three movies in one video. Uncompressed copy here.

Casino’s Law

Casino’s Law

Atty. Jamie Casino wrote and directed this ridiculously over the top commercial, which ran on a local TV station during the Super Bowl. Using your brother’s death to attract clients? Yeah, he’ll have a reality show by year’s end.

Ridin’ DayZ

Ridin’ DayZ

The post-apocalyptic zombie game DayZ has some creepy weirdos, but it also has lots of clowns. YouTuber Therealz0mbiemaster met this fly survivor, getting by through pure swag. Dude’s too dope for the computer.

Philips Soup Maker

Philips Soup Maker

A smart idea which combines a blender and a heating element to create freshly made soups in a single container. Also makes compotes and smoothies. Sadly, you’ll have to import one, but hopefully Philips will bring them stateside.

52 Animals

52 Animals

As a thank you to Facebook followers who helped him win a contest, Kier Moffat did his best to replicate the behaviors of 52 different animals – both real and imaginary – using everyday household objects and a complete lack of shame.

Bell’s Whisky: The Reader

Bell’s Whisky: The Reader

An old man decides to learn how to read, but he’s not doing it just for himself. A heartwarming ad for, uhm, Bell’s scotch whiskey. Dude, screw the drink. Give the man more hugs. And gold stars.

The Street Store

The Street Store

Founded in Cape Town, South Africa, this free pop-up shop lets the homeless and other less fortunate people pick donated clothes and even make an ensemble. Everyone is welcome to open a Street Store branch.

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