John Green of Mental Floss teaches us that not everything you read on the Internet can be trusted. He puts 30 “life hacks” to the test, many of which fail to live up to expectations. Though he didn’t test this one, which works brilliantly.

Freerunner, parkour artist, and all-around high-flying daredevil James Kingston helps us experience what he sees as he jumps between roofs, up the sides of buildings, and climbs structures around Southampton, UK.

(NSFW: Language) An ordinary tool becomes the stuff of legends in this tongue-in-cheek origin story of Gordon Freeman’s weapon of choice – the crowbar. The final scene doesn’t match the original, but it’s close enough.

UK Musician/Actor/Producer Tricky flexes his directorial muscles with this esoteric, hypnotic short film. Features music from the artist’s False Idols album as well as unreleased tracks and vocalist Francesca Belmonte.

The 2015 Escalade has a 6.2L V8 that produces 420hp and 480lb.ft. of torque, Bose audio w/ active noise cancellation, wood and leather interior trim, climate-controlled seats, Full LED lighting, and a dramatically improved facade.

Numberphile and “stand-up mathematician” Matt Parker poke fun at unboxing videos by giving a bunch of calculators all the extra attention, impulse judgments and non-scientific tests that every single object in the world doesn’t deserve.

The new version of Breitling’s adventurer’s watch has a dual-band personal locator beacon, ensuring that no matter how lost you may be, you can be found. Built into a durable titanium case with matching metal or rubber strap.

(NSFW: Language) Justin Dec parodies Disney’s decision to spin off Pixar’s Cars with the Planes trilogy. For some reason the short has an dizzying number of close ups and quick cuts, but its points still stand.

Ben Stiller plays Walter Mitty, a timid man who daydreams as a form of escape. But soon he’ll find out that real life can be better than his wildest dreams. Seems like a happier take on James Thurber’s classic short story.

Xbox One launch title Forza Motorsport 5 has an eye-catching commercial, but what about the game itself? Check out this direct feed footage of the game in 1080p and see for yourself. See the full list of cars in the game here.

Currently slated only for Korea, this new Android phone offers a gently curved 5.7″ OLED screen and an elegant leather back. Plus, its curvature can be used to trigger actions, such as turning on the display to view time and notifications.

The latest clip from YouTube action juggernaut Devin Supertramp takes us first to the side of a bridge, then to the basket of a hot air balloon and drops us straight off with only a parachute and a GoPro to cushion our falls.

(NSFW: Language) Rapper Coolio lives up to his name and hangs out with a group of students from the UK’s University of Central Lancashire, and performs an impromptu version of his hit while chillin’ on the couch after a concert.

A truly unique artform for your wall, Aevum Design’s LIGHT system provides a metal-backed canvas with colored glass attached to magnets and a bright light source to create one-of-a-kind light patterns you can change at your whim.

(NSFW: Language, Spoilers) “Growth, then decay, then transformation.” If you still can’t believe that Breaking Bad is over, this tribute video by YouTuber narvinek should help. The song is The Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone.

Glitché is a photo editing app for iOS that lets you apply filters that distort and transform images. Its trippy filters include a VHS effect, 3D wireframe and datamosh. An in-app purchase lets you make .gifs and more.

A dangerous trick achieved with soapy water and butane fuel is made just that more awesome to watch by capturing it in slow-motion. Go behind the scenes with BeyondSlowMotion here. Needless to say, do not try this at home.

Shovel Knight is an action platformer for gamers pining for the look and feel of the 8-bit Castlevania and Mega Man games. It will have a story mode as well as a multiplayer battle mode where you can play as the game’s bosses.

A miniature race car attached to a tether line starts up innocently enough, but eventually revs up to an astounding 205mph as it spins round and round, making it faster than all but the most expensive supercars. We want a POV video now!

A Google Chrome experiment created in collaboration with composer Giorgio Moroder. Not only aurally stimulating, the multiplayer mobile browser-based racing game is amazing – though it’s best enjoyed with a few friends.

Goel Kim and Big J built this impressive diorama of the Battle of the Hornburg, aka the Battle of Helm’s Deep from The Lord of the Rings. It’s made of 150,000 bricks with 2,000 minifigs and took them six months to build it.

Geeksoap’s fragrant replica of the OUTATIME DeLorean license plate from Back to the Future has a whopping 1.21 gigawash of cleaning power. It’ll take you back to a time when you weren’t smelly and dirty.

A DMV officer gets for the ride of his life (and death). Animation Domination reminds us that Batman and his enemies are just different sides of the same coin. The same crazy and overly theatrical coin.