While we’re not sure how often you actually need to sort LEGO axle pieces, we’re still blown away by this mesmerizing mechanical marvel, built by LEGO-maniac Akiyuki, using just a single drive motor.

Illustrator Luke Twyman makes great use of light and texture to make these beautiful illustrations of isolated winter landscapes. Looking at these we can almost feel the frosty wind on our cheeks.

Made by Swiss company On, the Cloudracer is designed to be used by runners on competitions. It weighs as little as 8.5oz and is equipped with “Cloud elements” on the outsole for a bouncier step.

Walk Off the Earth, the talent behind the one guitar Gotye song, is back with an acapella rendition of Taylor Swift’s pop ditty. KRNFX’s beatboxing complements it nicely. (Thanks Christopher!)

(NSFW: Language) Tarantino’s films have lots of great visual sequences, but they’re also filled with very talkative characters. Here’s part of the reason why, compiled chronologically by CollegeHumor.

An aluminum bottle opener that you can stick on any vertical surface, thanks to its very strong double-sided adhesive. It also has a magnet that catches bottle crowns after you pop ’em off.

ISAORA makes variants of their hooded down jackets and down vests that are made with highly reflective Italian fabric, going from matte gray to shiny silver white when fully illuminated.

A 5 Second Film about the PISRQ – Post-Interaction Smile Reduction Quantifier, measuring how much our smile fades as we turn away after meeting someone. Watch closely; this might save your life.

Daniel Ilabaca, William Spencer, Tim “Livewire” Shieff pull off parkour moves using a driverless moving car as a prop. You can see the outtakes here. The song is Queens & Kings by Malakai.

Fluffy Spider Technologies has developed this slick library of user interface components for browsing home media and program guides on TVs, set-top boxes and other consumer electronic devices.

A short film about Outdoor Research Skiing Ambassador Zack Giffin, who had a blast hiking up the peaks of Haines, Alaska then skiing back down. Awesome camera work by Sweetgrass Productions.

(NSFW: Lyrics) Looking for some music for your post-New Year party party? Azealia Banks helps us pop the top off of 2013 with her new single BBD, co-produced by Apple Juice Kid & Sup Doodle.

Featuring 12 fictional characters Supermanned by artist Mike Mitchell. Mitchell based his mashup on the cover art of Superman #6. Hopefully he’ll re-release prints of each illustration soon.

The Eleventh Doctor plays Doc Brown in this fan made animated mashup of the timey wimey BBC series and Back to the Future. A gift for Doctor Who fans from writer and animator James Farr.

Limited-edition wooden sunglasses from Quiksilver UK and Vuerich B. Made from recycled skateboard decks with polarized Carl Zeiss lenses. All 50 pairs were hand made and have different colors.

A complete Android gaming console that fits into a 2-inch-long stick that stashes neatly inside a game controller so you can take it with you. Plugs into the HDMI port on any HDTV. Early demo footage here.