A cliché-filled science-fiction short film with a small difference – all of the actors are completely wasted, thanks to the fine folks at the New Deal Distillery. We’re sure Captain Kirk had some days when he needed a drink too.

You can find lots of practical tips about improving daily life online, but for each useful tip there are 10 absurd and pathetic ones. DIY expert Kipkay pokes fun at these wannabe life hackers with this silly video.

Watch as this chef pulls off some serious combo moves on a couple of orders of shawarma. Fortunately, Sub-Zero isn’t there to freeze him out. Oh, and we’re craving Middle Eastern food for lunch now. (Thanks Terrence!)

The Blade resembles the turbine on a jet engine (although its initial form was more wheel-like). Its LEDs show the time in two ways, and it also can animate like a fan blade. Available in black, gold and silver and with blue, green or red LEDs.

We don’t recall the beach level in Super Mario Bros. but it looks like a welcome break for these guys as they jump off walls, over pipes and smashing into question mark blocks. Mario also needs to keep his hat on.

An app/subscription service which lets you use your Windows PC or Mac remotely from your iPad, with intuitive touch-based control and a menu that makes them feel like native tablet apps. Even streams desktop video and audio.

An impressive and rousing a capella rendition of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ Can’t Hold Us by The Sing-Off season three winners Pentatonix. Dare we say it, we might actually like it better than the original, and that’s a tall order.

A bicycle with arm cranks. You can power the Varibike using your arms, your legs or both. It lets you go faster, tackle uphill climbs easier and experience a more intense workout. Also available as an indoor bike.

He’s not the fastest painter we’ve seen, but give this street artist six minutes and $20 and he’ll give you a jaw-dropping display that culminates in a surreal cityscape so 80s you can practically hear the synthesizers blaring in your mind.

(NSFW, Gore) Sick of her boyfriend’s disgusting habits, a diabolical switch flips in a woman’s mind. Can she ever go back or will she go Walter White’s way? A gripping dark comedy starring Gillian Jacobs (Community).

Depending on your perception of urban life, Louis Morton’s animated short will either depress or delight you. Animation and sound blend into a river of color and noise that’s as restless and relentless as its subject.

Rear longboard trucks with brakes. Brakeboard trucks have a pair of independent cone clutches. Step on the pedal and your speed will be reduced smoothly, i.e. you’ll slow down without getting thrown off your board.

The Ride: New Custom Motorcycles and Their Builders is a new coffee table book from premiere motorcycle blog Bike EXIF. It looks at the resurgance of bike building and the philosophy behind this new wave of builders.

A simple but necessary reminder from YouTuber charstarleneTV. We should learn to tell the difference between convenience and compulsion. And sharing a moment should not come before you’ve actually experienced it.

Aardman Animation director Darren Dubicki created this surreal video to promote BBC Radio 2’s tribute to Pink Floyd’s classic Dark Side of the Moon, by playwright Tom Stoppard. Listen to the entire play here (starts at 4:12).

Clae redefines the chukka with the McQueen. The shoes borrow design cues from sneakers, such as the ribbed ankles and thick midsole. Available in a variety of colors and materials.