Cheater

Watch this guy do the smartest thing he's done all day as he hops out of his truck just before it gets dragged off a cliff by the semi he is towing on an icy road in Norway. [Giz]

And WotWentWrong is a website where people can find out—in "a socially acceptable way"—why that date or relationship didn’t work out. Can't see this going wrong...

"There are three sides to every story: Your side, my side, and the truth." — Robert Evans, "The Kid Stays in the Picture"

"Push to add drama"

Ad drama added, in this spot from Belgium where TNT placed a big red button in the middle of the town square with a sign inviting townfolk to press it.

Also dramatic, a bar with changing drink prices, presumably designed to prey on the alcohol-impaired.

"Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit." -- Henry B. Adams

New and improved

Amusing recut trailer if Disney made "Jaws". Up next, hopefully...if Clive Barker made Care Bears.

And this woman went spontaneously artistic on a flight, locking herself in the lavatory and pretending to be 16th Century Dutch paintings as she photographed some Lavatory Self-Portraits in the Flemish Style. Double-points awards for the solo Mile High Club.

"There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the only sin is dullness." - Frank Capra

White your own

It's your lucky day—YouTube favs ‘Hunter and Bear’ are back for an interactive sequel to the innovative 2010 video sensation from Tipp-Ex. Hunter and bear's 2012 birthday party likewise lets you, the viewer, control the plot of the video. [Mashable]

And we’ve seen the newspaper blackout variety, now here’s white-out news another like-minded Tumblr.

"Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently." -- Moshe Arens

Backward compatibility

Imagine—with the appropriate retro treatment—if Facebook were invented in the 90s...

And the 1980s version of Google search, dressed up like an old dial-in BBS. Appears functional, to boot.

"An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today." -- Laurence J. Peter

Feel the burn

I knew Indian food could be hot, but this dude eating hot coals is ridiculous. [bOING bOING]

And you can have it your way at Burger King, even if you order 1,050 slices of bacon. (And the guy eats it, too.)

"Those who think they have no time for healthy eating will sooner or later have to find time for illness." - Edward Stanley

Tweet roll

For what is possibly the most creative use of Twitter to date, go to the Smart Car Argentina Twitter feed, and then hold down "J" on your keyboard to scroll it, which turns it into a mini digital flipbook. Or just catch the action in this screencast video. [BI]

And a little quiz... can you guess whether these tasteless and absurd mobile apps are real or made-up?

"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." - Warren Buffet

Existential feline-osophy

A glimpse into a life of ennui, loneliness, and despair — Henri le chat, existential cat.

And from the pre-interweb days, vintage photos of cats and dogs dressed as people in that grand old tradition.

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." - Mahatma Gandhi

Watch your back

Don't like cats? Here's more proof that you're right.

And a strange wall of eyes that's disturbingly interactive to the click.

"Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error." - Benjamin Disraeli

Making magic

An iPad magic act from two magicians using seven iPads that artfully blends the physical and digital. And in case you miss it, apparently they love Stockholm.

Also, a letter of note, I Like Words, a really well-written cover letter written by a really good writer.

"A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues." - Cicero

Metallic paint job

Boys will be boys (i.e., idiots), but amusing at that — painting a room death metal style, a surprisingly effective technique.

"I will make a 30 second, HD video of myself dancing in spandex with a custom happy birthday message" and other things people will do for a fiver.

"A lot of people have asked me how short I am. Since my last divorce, I think I'm about $100,000 short." - Mickey Rooney

Mall gift rapping

Not sure whether this bizarre advert for a shopping centre in England is sanctioned, but if it's any indication, hanging out at this mall might be more interesting than usual.

And how America spends money: 100 Years in the Life of the Family Budget.

"A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else." - Bette Davis

Cat o' nine tales

Famous scenes from Hollywood movies mashed up with cats has to be a surefire internet winner, right...? (Indeed.)

And for good measure, TextFromDog is a new Tumblr featuring some (possibly fictitious and distinctly British) dog-on-owner dialog.

"The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society." - Charles Horton Cooley

Electric avenue

Engineering students coerce a couple of giant Tesla coils into cranking out an electrifying rendition of "Sweet Home Alabama".

Also, find out how good you are at finding the mid-point of a line or the center of a circle — play the eyeballing game.

"Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing."
- Wernher von Braun

Smoke 'em if you got 'em

To promote his new product line, Snoop Dogg has "published" a new smokable book called "Rolling Words" printed on rolling papers. It's bound in hemp with a spine that doubles as a match-striking surface. I guess burning books sometimes is OK. (Primo comment: "They're doing the same with the twilight series but as toilet paper.") [bOING bOING]

And unrelated...from the funny name corner, a man who could have no other job.

"Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it." - Russell Baker

Handsome carriage

Equines get the treatment you'd expect in Pimp My Horse, a clip parodying the show that itself seems like a parody. [Mashable]

And vaguely related, a Tumblr called Texts from Hillary (which by the way just announced its retirement earlier this week).

"Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it." - Agatha Christie

Babel on

When they get to your language, you will figure out what these Lips of Babel are doing in this brilliant minute of a video. Try it fullscreen for some mind-wrenching-ness.

And Beards from Below proves the undeniable weirdness of facial hair with some user-submitted photo-evidence.

"Say not always what you know, but always know what you say." - Claudius

Goggles the mind

HappyToaster put together Goggle - Project Dangerous Glasses, a nice little parody, because he felt that Google's Project Glass deserved it. (Jimmy Kimmel Live had a good spoof, too.)

And though this wristwatch may list for £327,342.00 (?!?) on Amazon, but the reviews are priceless.

"With most people disbelief in a thing is founded on a blind belief in some other thing." - Georg C. Lichtenberg

Not sure this will work out

Bizarre gym equipment in use to help these women battle the bulges, 1940s style. Peculiar to say the least, and arguably bordering on obscene, but surely effective in getting the wrinkles out of your gym clothes.

And a roundup of some primo first world problems, 14 Cringe-Worthy Complaints hand-picked from the Tumblr White Whine.

"A problem well stated is a problem half solved." - Charles Kettering

Leap of faith

Check out this clip of "far jumping", now a sport but originally used by Dutch farmers to cross canals. I tend to agree with the commenter who believes this could be improved by having sharks with laser beams in the water.

"You have no no friends yet" and other screenshots of cyber-despair, a Tumblr.

"Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records." - William Arthur Ward

86 parallel

Mighty impressive footage of an 86-year old gymnast putting on a demonstration of prowess on the parallel bars. [Mashable] And speaking of medal metals, an infographic: Which Countries Have the Largest Stash of Gold?

And on to the more mundane, the Caped Crusader clipping his fingernails, and other ordinary Batman adventures.

"Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter." - Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Fairly odd grandparents

The older set having a go at Apple‘s Photo Booth and its visual effects makes for some fairly amusing sights and sounds in this one-minute compilation. These newfangled computin' machines sure can be fun. [Mashable]

Also in the domestic visual arts, the Arrow of Time, a family photo project since 1976.

"Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him." -- Romain Gary

On the grid

As a little experiment, this guy created a single YouTube video displaying a grid of 130 miniature Simpsons episodes at one time. Super time saver, maybe, if not difficult to digest. [bOING bOING]

And now you can print your Twitter feed onto a roll of TP, a seemingly appropriate physical manifestation for that medium.

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Love and Marriage

Don't look now, but the popular 80s TV sitcom "Married With Children" has been remade in Bulgaria, a recycled version probably not unlike running water through already-used coffee grounds.

Also now and then, a little Cube/O'Shea before and after. Funny how things change. (Thanks BroJo)

"Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything begins." - Carlos Santana

Inexplicit lyrics

Young rappers take a stand against cussing in what smacks of a Midwestern school talent show act or a PSA from some bygone year.

And rap music diagrammed in Name that Song. Can you name them all?

"Children should never be seen or heard from — ever again." - W.C. Fields

Call an audible

Nice trick play—and one of the more creative I've seen in a while—the shotgun dunk smacks of Meadowlark Lemon meets Calvin Johnson. [Mashable]

And an amusing Know Your Meme gallery of "What they think of me / What I really do" images.

"Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit." - R. E. Shay

Tim cook?

So dad, how do you like the new iPad we got you? Looks like those "heat issues" might actually make it more functional. (Thanks Pops)

And I'm not sure that you have to be a programmer to appreciate Movies as code, at least most of them.

"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer." - Bruce Lee

Beethoven B-side

Woman gives a provocative (and likely NSFW, at least in the U.S.) performing arts rendition of what might be called Butt-hoven's Fifth. Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, anyone? (Thanks Bomser)

And in no way related, DrawTheShitler sells rolls of toilet roll printed with a caricature of a mustache-less Hitler, allowing you to supply the mustache when you wipe.

"All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff." - Frank Zappa