In this TEDtalk, Kevin Slavin shares how math is shaping our world today, influencing everything from stocks, to Amazon pricing, to movies and how we are increasingly reliant on algorithms.

Don’t be fooled by the (relatively) timid opener – Vaugh Gittin Jr. knows how to drift. Gittin slides his roaring 5.4L V8 Ford Mustang all over the Al Reem Circuit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The amazingly talented actor and comedian Jim Meskimen recites Clarence’s speech from William Shakespeare’s Richard III while imitating the manner of speaking of 24 celebrities.

Video game de-maker extraordinaire Eric Ruth is working on what’s shaping up to be his best effort yet: Team Fortress 2 as a 4-player beat ’em up, with trademark moves for each of the classes.

An ingenious combination of key and carabiner, Scott Amron’s Keybrid key blank will let you hang keys individually off belt loops, backpacks, and quickly remove them from keychains.

With all the hot weather stifling our will to live, we wish we had been in Cham, Switzerland to participate in this extreme blob jump, to the tune of 17 meters high, that set the new world’s record.

The beefy yet elegant Epitaph bike features a custom crafted wheel set that allows for 4 low profile tires and a handmade leather seat, grips and frame inserts. Limited run of 12 pieces.

Besides using their computers for this high res rendering of the 3D projection mapping and film, Alienware’s Area 52 Airstream production also incorporates pyrotechnics and live action.

YouTuber suspectx masterfully mashes-up the dramatic trailer for David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with the slightly less dramatic Jim Carrey “classic” The Cable Guy.

Over the course of the last year or so, Phillip Mendonça-Vieira accidentally captured 12,000 screenshots of the home page of the NYT, and decided to put them to good use.

Whether you’re dealing with a first date, a messy divorce, or a bad day at work, How to Booze: Exquisite Cocktails and Unsound Advice has your back, mixing advice and the right drink to go with.

Apple’s new 2560×1440 LED-backlit 27-incher adds Thunderbolt I/O support, zipping data along 12x faster than Firewire 800. Built-in FaceTime HD cam and a MagSafe connector juices up MacBooks.

If you think it’s hard to cross a street in your city, be glad you don’t live in Vietnam, where crossing the road is best left to daredevils – and this guy, who has a certain zen-like calm in his approach.

The Golden State – you can live in it, skate it, and now you can eat and work on it. These beautiful wooden desks are made by J. Rusten Furniture Studio. Made of salvaged Claro walnut and steel.

Chris Silas Neal’s promo video for Umbro’s New York Cosmos Blackout collection. It tells the tale of hall of famer Carlos Alberto Torres’ arrival in the middle of the infamous ’77 blackout.

Fox 5 was covering the San Diego boat show and came upon a man strapped to a water-based jetpack, who accidentally turns it off on camera. The lesson? If he can pilot a jetpack, so can we.

Mike Duff has replicated a Bugatti Veyron by hand, taking a Mercury Cougar and piece by piece transforming it into quite a beautiful car. Bonus: this vehicle is also up for sale. (Thanks Kelley!)

A look at the tactics, tools and weapons at your disposal in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. There’s nothing awfully revolutionary, but if you want variety, this game seems to have it in spades.

A 1:1 scale replica of the steering wheel used by Ferrari F1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa this 2011. Hand-built using carbon fiber and filled with moving buttons, paddles and switches.

Office staples – pencil cup, file box and magazine holder – made of wood composite and painted with a chalkboard surface. Add labels, write notes or just doodle on them. Includes one piece of chalk.

Where every little Uruk-hai and evil wizard-in-training dreams of going to. Once you’re in, you’ll never want be able to leave. The Happiest Place in Middle Earth tee by Famousafterdeath.

All you need to do to illuminate this Cereal Bowl Lamp from ideaka is to touch the metal spoon. It’s still a concept, but it might be fun to immortalize a favorite childhood (or adult) breakfast memory.

Marc Webb’s reboot of the Spider-Man franchise may not hit theaters until July 2012, but the first trailer has already leaked to the net. Who would win in a fight? Andrew Garfield or Tobey MacGuire?