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Anna Possberg’s dramatic time-lapse of both urban and natural beauty found in the landscapes of Iceland, including some of the most spectacular Aurora Borealis footage we’ve laid eyes on.

A wonderful homage to classic science fiction films, C tells the story of a Lieutenant with a mysterious agenda who hijacks a fighter ship and its deadly payload. Shot without CGI, using in-camera effects.

This delectable dinner has eight pepperoni-suckered arms to hold you – but you have a plan of attack – just pluck off and devour its tentacles one-by-one until they’re all in your belly.

An incredible engineering feat in Zurich, Switzerland as a construction crew puts the 6800+ ton MFO building on tracks and moves it down the block. Time-lapse by Patrick Gautschy. (Thanks Rostek!)

By combining projection mapping with a regular Xbox 360, Kinect and flat screen TV, Microsoft Research immerses players in games that literally fill the room – without silly 3D.

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.

You’ll have to find a way to order them from Japan, but RGB Laboratory’s bold rings based on the chunky sound effect characters from manga are well worth the effort.

LEGO Certified Professional Sean Kenney has created a unique series of sculptural modern lamps built out of LEGO bricks – mimicking the shape of lathed wood. Available in 5 styles and 10 colors.

(PG-13: Lyrics) Rapper Mac Lethal likes his food, and knows concertgoers can work up a big hunger. So at a recent concert, he decided to order in free pizza for his entire 500-person audience.

The Slow Mo Guys emulate the “kick” from Inception where Cobb falls backwards into the bath tub, replicating the effect on a shoestring budget (other than the $150k Phantom camera.)

Japanese artist Makoan creates intricate sculptures of pop culture icons and other objects by recycling beer and soda cans. He even color-matches his subjects by using a variety of drink brands.

(NSFW: Language) A couple of guys descend into an old oil reserve tank to snap some photos, but that’s not what’s great about this clip – it’s the dude’s recreation of the Halo theme. (Thanks OrionFyre!)

Formlabs Form 1 3D printer uses a high-intensity blue laser to cure melted plastic into thin layers. The result is incredibly-precise models, though they require a small amount of hand-finishing.

Countless precisely-cut strips of paper and tiny gears comprise this amazing mechanical marvel – a biped robot assembled entirely from paper, a few wood dowels, and powered by rubber bands.

We just added a fun new feature to the site, which lets you view a totally random post by simply hitting the “R” key on your keyboard. Also new: arrow key navigation between our main pages.

Robot designer Jaimie Mantzel first showed off an early build of his six-legged robot toy a few months back, and now here he is, unboxing his awesomely cool production version, dubbed the Attacknid.

Inspired by How to Train Your Dragon, R/C builder Richard Hamel built a jet-powered craft that looks like a dragon. If that’s weren’t awesome enough, it breathes fire. We want to see it fly, though.

Japanese engineers have unveiled Kuratas, a 13-foot-tall, wheeled mech which actually can drive up to 10km/h, heads-up video display, and can be operated remotely by an smartphone.

A team of engineering students from Utah State University – going by the name The Ascending Angels – have built a vacuum-powered backpack which lets its wearer ascend walls a la Spider-Man.

While you might think the wanton destruction of a plasma TV is wasteful, rest assured that the TV fried by a microwave transformer in this video was already on the fritz. Warranty officially voided.

The TekRMD robotic mobilization device aims to revolutionize mobility for paraplegics, enabling them to not only to expand their horizons, but to be able to stand up and sit down without assistance.

Even if you can’t play a lick of electric guitar, you’ll still want this Marshall stack in your pad, once you discover that it’s actually a refrigerator. We’ll even forgive them for stocking this one with Bud.

Using 3D printing tech, this 79-piece set lets you connect LEGO to K’Nex to Tinkertoys and other previously incompatible building blocks. And yes, we know what its name spells out.