Looking for something a little less annoying for your smartphone’s ringtones? Class up your act with these beautiful minimalist and organic tones, many of which were made with real acoustic instruments.

Professor Sam Scott Lapin was shooting a promo video for something called LEGO Town (can we go there on vacation, please?) when his cat upstages him. Better not let kitty lose in LEGO Town, unless you want a Catzilla incident.

Hublot’s precision timepiece is a miniaturized tribute to the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient, but complex astronomical computer. An intricate watch, with 295 components driving time, solar and lunar calendars.

Dominique over at Foodbeast dreads the idea of graduating college – not because of the job market, but because of the snoozefest ceremony. Her solution? Get a buzz on with her combo flask/mortarboard. A+ work, Dominique.

Swordmaker Tony Swatton creates another epic movie replica, with a functional version of dwarf warrior Gimli’s Bearded Axe from The Lord of the Rings, forged from 148 layers of Damascus steel with etched bronze details.

Formula 1, Shmormula 1. What we want to see is a bunch of minivans burning up the race circuit. Leave it to the Japanese to put these suburban abominations to the test on a track. Who will win? Mazda or Honda?

Watch the Airigami team assemble one of their latest creations at the Virginia Museum of Natural History. It’s a 20-foot balloon acrocanthosaurus, accompanied by balloon plants and insects. More photos here.

A leather belt with brogue shoe-style perforations throughout its length. You tighten it by moving the buckle along the belt two layers at a time, so you don’t get a sloppy and droopy belt end.

Graphic artist Matt W. Moore created this series of diagonally-illustrated ceramic tiles which can be rearranged into numerous configurations, allowing for a wide variety of eyeball-stimulating Op-Art patterns.

Sounds Just Like presents pairs of songs that sound alike. You can listen to samples of either song; sadly you can’t play both samples at the same time. You can also search for a song and suggest pairs of songs.

(NSFW) Help fund this creepy short film and video game, from Nick Peterson and Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), with Abe Sapien actor Doug Jones as a creature built by Steve Wang. We can’t wait to see what they have in store.

Animator Jonny Lawrence plays a round of Street Fighter – but instead of choosing from the standard characters, he decides to go off the board and use his own hand. A clever animation drawn entirely on a whiteboard.

Station Supply Co. found an old 1970 life raft from a Pan Am jet, and turned the rubber into these cool and unique iPhone and iPad cases. Unfortunately, they won’t help your gadgets float in the event of a water landing.

One-man orchestra Jason Yang’s latest clip is a lovely medley of themes from The Game of Thrones, The Hobbit and The Dark Knight. Just one question: When is the movie coming out?

We’ve seen our fair share of weird faucets, and the behavior of these two faucets seem tame in comparison. Still, it’s not every day that you get to see an all-or-nothing deal in a restroom.

YouTuber Cassandra Brooks talks about her time aboard the USAP research ship Nathaniel B. Palmer. The images were taken over a two-month period as the ship sailed, crunched and rammed its way through Ross Sea in Antarctica.

BBC Earth Unplugged takes a look at the animal that we’re most familiar with – humans. They’ve enlisted the help of a group of shaolin warriors to demonstrate some of our advantageous physical characteristics.

(NSFW: Language) YouTuber TheGamerChick commemmorated Star Wars Day with these funny takes on what infomercials might look like in a galaxy far, far away. Juuuust Dip It in Carbonite!

The new 911 Turbo and Turbo S have a twin-turbo flat six engine that produces up to 560hp, an all wheel drive system, improved transmission, 20″ wheels, LED headlights and adjustable front spoiler and rear wing.

And the Man Most Likely to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse Award goes to Joerg Sprave, who shows us how you can turn a cheap toilet brush and a nail into a deadly projectile. Oh yeah, you need a giant slingshot gun to fire it from.

Like Alchemy Goods’ other products, the Elliott toiletry bag is made from used inner tubes. The Elliott in particular is made from reclaimed truck tubes, making it durable and unique. A smaller version is also available.

Mike Relm mashed up sample sounds from all three Iron Man movies with various hip hop tracks, then made this matching video for the resulting mix. This reminds us how awesome the first movie really was. Get the audio here.

Is being a backup singer a stepping stone or a black hole that aspiring stars should avoid? Morgan Neville presents “the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century.”