On New Years Day 2012, seven pro jumpers headed to the top of Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, and lept from the roof of this unusual and dramatic structure. We still can’t get over that pool.

If the crackpots out there are right, there are just over 300 days before the world ends, so you might as well enjoy some cool art before it’s over? The calendar also lists mankind’s great achievements.

We’ve seen our share of quality student–made films, but Collegehumor really brought us back to the past with this sketch. Oh to be young and clueless, narcissistic and supported by parents.

Two Triumph Speed Triple sportbikes go up against a 550hp supercharged Ford Mustang Cobra in this wonderfully shot video for Icon Motosports. Pop to 3:30 for the start of the chase. High-res stills here.

Probably the coolest thing we saw at CES 2012, it uses over 6.2 million tiny LEDs, providing the smoothest, brightest, most colorful images we’ve ever seen. Too bad it’s just a prototype – for now.

Freedivers with great white sharks. They say they are safe because they “adopt a proactive behavior” with the animals. Hard to do that when the shark can smell us peeing our wetsuits.

Raccoon City cops and soldiers clash with Umbrella Corp.’s clean up crew and the undead in the latest trailer for team-based shooter Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. More info here.

Fun factory Slacktory gives the supercut treatment to one of the staples of a rapper’s arsenal: spelling their name out. We are T-H-E-A, W-E-S, O-to the M-E, R at the end okay that’s way too long.

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.

Aiming to be the new king of the DSLR hill, the D4 has a jumbo 16.2MP sensor, broadcast quality 1080p video, uncompressed HDMI output, and an ISO range of 50 to 204800. Price? Around $6k.

2012 is the YotD, so you need some new kicks to celebrate this noble beast. These Chucks have an intricate dragon print, black laces and a bold red All Star logo. Coming to Converse stores “any day.”

YouTube’s latest method for discovering new cat videos pits two clips cats from similar genres against one another for you to vote on. Two clips cats enter, one clip cat leaves. You get the idea.

The retro-styled compact THR5 and THR10 are perfect for intimate jams and practice sessions, with programmable amp profiles and operable on battery or AC. Out in Japan now, U.S. early 2012.

While we weren’t supposed to see it until the 2012 Detroit Auto show, Road & Track accidentally leaked out some images of this gorgeous looking sports coupe. More details to come in January.

Never had one lesson: 59-year-old Brenda Hewlett celebrated her personal holiday on ice by making a 114′ puck shot during halftime at her local hockey team’s game to win a brand new 2012 Ford F-150.

The long-anticipated prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Here’s the first look at Peter Jackson’s fantasy spectacle, the story of Bilbo Baggins, to be told in two parts in 2012 and 2013.