Down with that

Quick diversion in this little run of brain-bending, gravity-defying parkour-esque illusions.

"I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five."-- Steven Wright

Nasty habits

Charlie the badass venus fly trap takes 10 minutes off his life.

"Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon." -- Percy Bysshe Shelley

Lingua franca

Comedic video runs down the massive collection of overused and clichéd business buzzwords that cubicle-dwelling folk use every day. Just another day at Avaya, I 'spose.

"The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows." -- Aristotle Onassis

Rock of Ages

Straight outta Phoenix... Okilly Dokilly is a conundrum and the world’s first and only "Nedal" band, an unlikely combo of God-fearing neighborino Ned Flanders from "The Simpsons" and some ilk of (so-called) heavy metal.

"You can't give up something you really believe in for financial reasons. If you die by the roadside -- so be it. But at least you know you've tried." -- Robert Plant

Headwinds

Faces look crazy when being blown back in extreme slow motion. Or, the worst family bbq ever.

"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." -- Voltaire

Animal crackers

Use your eyes to watch this internet madness -- a self-proclaimed acid flashback simulator, apparently made in Bollywood. Your regret will be eternal.

"The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are." -- Reggie Jackson

Mother of invention

Mom offers food to baby if he can say "mama", but hungry dog beats him to it.

"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill." -- Buddha

What a drag

Magnus effect makes for an interesting basketball trick and "world's highest score".

And an easy way to write your own science news story, Mad Libs style.

"Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science." -- Edwin Powell Hubble

One toe over the line

Sweet Jesus. Check out the world record for free solo insane slacklining.

And a map quiz: Can you name the next bordering state on a U.S. map without backtracking? Easy enough.

"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor." -- Aristotle

Diamond dogs

Know what your pooch is up to at night? Maybe a Puppy Rave...? (And of course it's fake; it's based on this original video.)

"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." -- Abraham Lincoln

Airspace

Eagle swoops in for a little snatch & grab and takes down a drone.

And ever try herding cats? Good luck with this new puzzle game.

"Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in." -- Andrew Jackson

Hot air

Event at the National Balloon Classic balloon festival called "Dawn Patrol" makes for a pretty fair (and short) time-lapse video.

"I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe." -- Dalai Lama

Opening statement

First impressions last... can you identify movies based on their opening shots?

"The beginning is the most important part of the work." -- Plato

Dream with the fishes

Not sure what to say about this strange and discomforting piece of video magic about How To Revive a Fish.

Also, how to stop a mad dog, and other "life hacks" from 100 years ago. Ah, the good old days.

"If you can't convince them, confuse them." -- Harry S. Truman

Motley media

Another cool art school project called Embroidered Zoetrope from Elliot Schultz that entails creating discs with embroidered animation sequences that are played on a turntable under a strobe light.

"Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success." -- Pablo Picasso

Ultimate sacrifice

The Vegan Black Metal Chef started it all with Pad Thai, and the rest is for the ages.

"I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?" -- Leo Durocher

Roadwork

Yeah, I'd yield to this peeved bicyclist who lifts and moves a car that's blocking the bike lane.

Also for those who like things just so, a gallery of OCD-delighting symmetry.

"Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over." -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

Space and time

Take a journey through space, time and FM radio music on Lightyear.fm. Nice presentation, and nostalgia provoking. Where do you want to be?

And an infotaining way to kill a little time... play "Who is Bigger?" and rank the importance and fame of historical figures.

"History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies." -- Alexis de Tocqueville