Cannonball

Lunatic vacationer leaps off a five-story building and lands in a nearby swimming pool, amazingly still alive. Apparently this is a seasonal tourist fad in places like Spain. No doubt cuts down the tourist population, though on the plus side, thins the herd.

"Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're successful." - Casey Stengel

Gotcha covered

Lumberjack rescues a black bear with a milk can stuck on his head. (The bear, not the lumberjack.) He must have had some practice in the arcade. (The lumberjack, not the bear.)

"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master." - Ernest Hemingway

One bad Apple

Jimmy Kimmel took to the streets to ask people what they think about Apple's new iWatch, which cunningly is a $20 Casio with an Apple logo stuck on the back of it.

Also in disguise, what if modern TV dramas had new theme songs extruded from classic TV sitcoms? Take the quiz if you're so inclined.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Free for all

No need to call PETA. The elephants, giraffes, and other animals skydiving, skateboarding, and the like in these little French ad spots aren't real. But they do point out how ridiculous we humans must seem doing it.

And see the world by drone, from Australia to Zimbabwe.

"If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets." - Mel Brooks

Pushover

Mean ol' dog shoves sweet unsuspecting cat into that watery pit of hell we call "the tub".

And here's your chance to make a deal with the universe. Write it a note, and hope it gives you whatever you need (or justice, at least).

"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done." — Bruce Lee

Ghost rider

Little kid pulls off a mighty cool move during a neighborhood altercation and then rides off into the sunset.

And I'm not sure of the odds of that, but Correlated.org uncovers surprising connections between seemingly unrelated things.

"We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones." - Jules Verne

Push and pop

Performing some amazing feats without human intervention, these self-stacking building blocks are a nice upgrade over the usual playthings, thanks to the geniuses at MIT. [Popular Science]

"I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him." -- Studs Terkel

The new black

A simple trick you can do at home using black light, if you dare.

"I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive." - Tim Allen

Editing is everything

Really swell crop job brilliantly converts "Saving Private Ryan" into Hollywood idiocy.

"The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby." - Natalie Wood

Fur your birthday

Tiny hamster attends a tiny birthday party for his spiky friend, tiny hedgehog; cuteness ensues. (He also likes burritos.)

"You know you're getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It's like, see if you can blow this out." - Jerry Seinfeld

Get real

Not much to add when talking about this stunning realistical drawing. And quick, too.

"Fettucini alfredo is macaroni and cheese for adults." - Mitch Hedberg

Night moves

New Lexus ad uses stuntmen in LED suits doing some (literally, I think) impossible parkour runs through Kuala Lumpur.

And this mission impossible mouse would make Jean-Claude Van Damme proud.

"It's amazing how good getting up and moving makes you feel." - Paula Deen

O'er the ramparts

Fireworks show filmed from a drone is great and all, but just wait until they learn how to launch them.

And a quiz... a Google Maps-based trivia game called Smarty Pins.

"With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60." - Jack Nicholson

Sight and surround

Some visual fun in the way this woman's body becomes part of the canvas as it comes to life.

"There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's." - Henry Rollins

Pine eraser

Amazing machine that can shred a tree to nothingness, top-down, in a matter of seconds.

"Great things are done when men and mountains meet." - William Blake