Crystal light

Giant jellyfish-like programmable soft mesh LED display creates possibilities for some nifty hypnotic artistry, both indoors and out.

"To send light into the darkness of men's hearts — such is the duty of the artist." -- Robert Schumann

Tanks a lot

Thomas the Tank Engine mechanized into a walking radio-controlled flamethrower looks ready to dominate on toy soldier battlefields.

And combine space and time with a beautiful watch that contains a mini mechanical model of the solar system.

"War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands." -- H.L. Mencken

Unspoken words

Australian comedy group Collective Noun put together a video of things you'll never hear in an office. Nothing lost in translation.

And tug-of-war: it's all fun and games until someone loses a body part. "Their hands are in His hands"?? I never would have imagined...

"The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings." -- Thomas Sowell

Breaking it down

Take a look at demographics, habits, living conditions, etc., if only 100 people lived on Earth.

And bottoms up... ranging from 12 up to 21, the legal drinking age in countries around the world, mapped.

"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough." -- Lao Tzu

Off track

We know that "The Big Bang Theory" is disturbingly revealed for what it is when the laugh track is removed, but what about when the studio audience is replaced by Ricky Gervais?

And a bonus clip of the show with laugh track replaced by children screaming.




(If you're interested, you might find this bit of video about how laugh tracks work to be educational.)

"Television has changed a child from an irresistible force to an immovable object." -- Author Unknown

More spin cycle

Man and his unbalanced washer perform a rousing white trash rendition of "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" in yet another case of machines taking our jobs.

And some bizarro adult/kid face-swaps that you might find just a little unsettling.

"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach

All down the line

A French artist duo known as DFT creates beautiful drawings with just one continuous line, never taking pen off of paper. Apparently they can spend months conceptualizing a project... quite a lot of time for single-line minimalism.

"Only the mediocre are always at their best." -- Jean Giraudoux

Drive for show and putt for dough

Check out Bubba Watson's flying 200 HP jetpack "golf cart" that should help speed you through your round and into a hospital bed. [Slashgear]

And no need for a short game when you can sink a putt from nearly 400 feet away.

"Golf is like a love affair. If you don't take it seriously, it's no fun; if you do take it seriously, it breaks your heart." -- Arthur Daley

Splinter faction

Lumberjack cowboys ride the robotic arm of a logging machine seeking eight seconds of rodeo-like glory.

And a strange competition from Japan's Bald Men Club, which stages a scalp tug-o-war as they attempt to brighten the world with their shiny heads.

"For two hundred years we've been conquering Nature. Now we're beating it to death." -- Tom McMillan

Shipshape

YouTuber DrMachakil wondered what it would be like if J. Jonah Jameson ran The Daily Planet in this motion picture mashup featuring the incomparable J.K. Simmons.

And this guy chose a pretty bold way to quit his crappy job. Or so the photo would have you believe.

My husband's letter of resignation

"I'm quitting to pursue my dream of not working here." -- Author Unknown

Put up your Dukes

Real-life Hazzard county action plays out as this stolen truck avoids police roadblock by flying through the air at 115 mph and promptly crash-lands on a car in a restaurant parking lot.

And speaking of irresponsible behavior, there's a new tracker to find out how much your congressperson is spending.

"Remember folks, street lights timed for 35 mph are also timed for 70 mph." -- Jim Samuels

Hoarse feathers

Cockatoo barks like a dog, and I'm sure the owner's looking forward to the next 60 years of it.

"God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages." -- Jacques Deval

Twist beginning

Check out this clever and unique short thriller called "Rewind", created by Atul Taishete, where the story is told backward and unfolds entirely in reverse.

"I'd always rather be lucky than smart." -- Donald Luskin

Digital fortitude

Got 18 hours you don't know what to do with? Then watch the full and uncut video of a guy setting the world record for fastest to click a mouse one million times. Impressive in a strange way that only humans can be.

And if you've got more time to kill, here's 10 hours of never-ending fractal video with falling Shepard's Tone soundtrack if you want to unhinge your mind for some reason.

"How long a minute is, depends on which side of the bathroom door you're on." -- Zall's Second Law

Shell shock

Stand back and watch this fellow smash 124 coconuts. In under a minute. With his bare hands.

And take out a little frustration with Slap Kirk, which allows you to "refresh" the captain of the Starship Enterprise until the man comes to his senses. (Warning: slapping noises.)

"Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one." -- E. B. White

Armed robbery

Cat attempts goal line interception of dog treat, and is promptly penalized for encroachment.

And cat bowling, sort of... the "Dim Dim" is a see-through chair, swing, and bed for your feline that's looking to be kickstarted.

"Most football players are temperamental. That's 90 percent temper and 10 percent mental." -- Doug Plank

Egg-ceptional

It's not a miracle, but it is rare... feel for the poor chicken that produced this egg-inside-an-egg.

And along the same lines, a hidden drawer-in-a-drawer.

A hidden drawer in a drawer

"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths." -- Steven Wright

Pocket change

I think Rube Goldberg would approve of this absurdly protracted billiards trick shot that took two full minutes to complete, covering two floors and nine different pool tables at a pub in the UK.

"It may be that all games are silly. But then, so are humans." -- Robert Lynd