Why do we love Nathan Barnatt so much? Besides this, here’s another reason: when we only have a minute to hit the brain refresh button (and the boss is coming), he helps us get there. Thanks man.

Designed by CrousCalogero for lighting company Estiluz, the Balloon Lamp is exactly that – a balloon-shaped lamp. It casts a soft white glow and is available as a suspension lamp or a wall lamp.

Using a similar technique to Mark Khaisman, Zorn creates scenes of light and shadow using strips and cut pieces of brown packing tape. If you travel, here’s where you can find his work.

The music video for Music Box is a catchy cascade of snaps, claps and a variety of string and percussion instruments from Brooklyn-based band Huma-Huma; the vid was made by Mixtape Club.

The K 495 NC has active noise canceling capability, which is powered by an internal battery that is charged via USB. Also has a soft headband and ear cups for comfort.

The Retrode 2 USB adapter turns your computer into an SNES and Sega Genesis. It even has ports for Sega and SNES controllers. You’ll have to download emulators, but those are easy to find.

Tap into your inner distracted schoolkid with this paper airplane notepad. Simply write your note on one of the 5 different paper plane designs, fold along the dotted lines and send your message.

One of the weirdest races in the world. It’s a 1-on-1 battle where the one in the lead is actually at a disadvantage due to aerodynamics, and most of the race is fought at a tension-filled snail’s pace.

Also known as the “poor man’s perimeter alarm”, these foot-long pull-strings are rigged with a small explosive charge, which makes a loud 85dB bang when yanked. Sold in packs of 72 pieces.

YouTuber MrSolidSnake745 covers Daft Punk’s bliptastic TRON single Derezzed using five floppy drives. It’s not as clean as the electric guitar cover, but you can’t miss the song’s unmistakable riff.

YouTuber 95Camry4Life has invented a new game show: The Thin Wall Challenge. He comes up with hilarious mini-games while his next door neighbors do the deed. Why? Because! Internet! Fun!

There is some beautiful time lapse scenery and good editing in Fade, a short film by Joshua VP that took a week to film in and around Lake Powell. Plus, we never get tired of watching trailing stars.

Designed by Eugenia Morpurgo, the RIY Shoes’ upper and sole are easily separable, and it comes with several repair kits. Not only do they last longer, the repairs also give it a distinct look over time.

What looks like security cam footage of a thief caught red handed is actually a clever little piece of viral marketing for LG, flaunting their products’ key feature with an imaginative approach.

Riusuke Fukahori creates incredible depth in his artworks by painting a layer at a time onto acrylic resin, until a 3-dimensional image is formed, sort of like how 3D printers work. More photos here.

If there was no OCP in RoboCop, this would have been the fate of Alex Murphy. Thank goodness for evil megacorporations and their diabolical research. Part of Funny or Die’s 1986 TV sketches.

One of the eye-popping products to be shown at CES 2012, LG claims that their 55″ OLED television will have “the most natural colors on any TV set.” It’s only 0.16″ thick and weighs only 16.5lbs.

The members of Walk Off the Earth have their own instruments, but they only needed one guitar for their cover of Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know. We didn’t know Capt. Haddock had a band.

Pinocchio, the little wooden boy with truth issues turns your pencil into a lie-detecting proboscis as he sharpens it to a fine point. Makes less sense without a pencil shoved into it, though.

We loved the first video from Suzanne Cleary & Peter Harding, the former Riverdancers. They’re back (in alter ego form) to entertain in their latest collaboration with director Jonny Reed.

Kien Lam spent almost an entire year traveling around the world. He made this time-lapse video to chronicle his 17-country journey. The soundtrack is an original composition by his brother William.

If you’re like us and saw The Dark Knight Rises prologue trailer before MI:4, you probably had trouble understanding at least some of what Bane said. Conan saw it too, and thought the same thing.

These ingenious magnetic building blocks let you create custom robots and other electronic devices with no soldering, wires or programming skills. Pre-order now for April/May shipment.