Striptese

What happens if you adhere Bach's "Crab Canon", a musical sequence designed to be played played front to back and back to front, on a looping Möbius strip? Genius.

And "Free Strips of Paper" is but one in this list of amusing fliers posted on a bulletin board near you.

"Music is the strongest form of magic." -- Marilyn Manson

Distant shores

Oddball video unveils a new (for me, anyway) form of internet weirdness, replete with much messy gunge. Go ahead, keep watching and thinking it'll make sense...

"A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water." -- Carl Reiner

Clouded judgment

Not a bad morning commute, just 1,768 feet. Straight up. I suppose there are worse jobs.

"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed." -- George Burns

Art rustler

Drone flies over cattle while ranchers try their hand at Cow Art with the feed truck.

And the nifty alleged features of the supposedly (but not really) forthcoming Apple Car.

"My cow is not pretty, but it is pretty to me." -- David Lynch

Remakes

Just in time for the Oscars, check out "Scenes You've Seen", the Award Winners Edition, where you can try to guess the Oscar-winning movies from clips recreated using stock footage. (The original with 14 classic movies might be a little easier.)

And Name that Beep lets you try your luck at matching sounds to gadgets.

"The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder." -- Alfred Hitchcock

Unsung hero

Holy mother of pearl -- imagine the practice that must have gone into playing John Coltrane's "Blue Train" note for note on a recorder, clearly the most underrated member of the woodwind family.

"Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater." -- Albert Einstein

Just win, baby

This Kickstarter idea isn't weird or anything -- a fake-baby booze bottle (with built-in koozie) that makes you look like just another responsible parent at tailgaters, weddings, church socials, etc.

"It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it." -- W. C. Fields

Pig in a poke

There's something not kosher about this sausage-maker... is this gag in poor taste? (Thanks Bomser)

"When those waiters ask me if I want some fresh ground pepper, I ask if they have any aged pepper." -- Andy Rooney

Go with the flow

Survey one of the world's most beautiful cities Barcelona in flow-motion via this stunning short film hyperlapse.

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like." -- Lao Tzu

4D Friends

Simultaneously experience every episode of the sitcom "Friends" Season 1 on a single little screen. Potential timesaver or hallucinogen replacement.

"Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?" -- Al Boliska

Wheelie zen

Indian guru gets in the zone performing life-risking yoga poses while riding a motorcycle.

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." -- John Lubbock

Fruit loop

Entertaining Swedish magician Carl-Einar Häckner provides a few-minute diversion perpetrating horrible acts on a banana.

"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." -- Alexander Graham Bell

Uber alles

Uber Seize is a new premium service that makes it even easier to catch a ride. (Thanks Kingwood)

Also transit-minded, can you name these cities just by looking at their street grids? Or how about their subway maps?

"Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy." -- Ludwig Borne

Pixel Bart

It might have been a while since you enjoyed "The Simpsons" but you still may enjoy this pixel art tribute from one of the show's fans.

And things to do whilst waiting for it to brew -- drawings on Starbucks logos.

"We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt." -- Walter Scott

Duet do it

Father/son duo on trombone and oven might be just what you think it would be, whatever that is. (Fifteen seconds of punchline?)

And speaking of odd, here’s a math quiz that involves very little math.

"Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent." -- Napoleon Bonaparte

Nth degree

Is this what all the talk of climate change is about? Weatherman handles technical glitch with aplomb, effortlessly ad-libbing his way through what ends up a great segment.

Feeling moist? Here's a dictionary of despicable words. Betcha can't hate just one.

"Winter is not a season, it's an occupation." -- Sinclair Lewis

Spherious business

This little tank vs. tennis player clip is a nice slice of video editing. At least I assume it's editing, or I need to start watching tennis.

Also orb-related, this WebGL demo of a ball in water sets the internet straight on gravity, light, and submergent motion.

"I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places." -- Henny Youngman