These are a couple videos (including a POV version) of TikTok user aladdin_skylab taking to the skies aboard a real flying (falling) carpet, just like Aladdin in his self-titled movie! The carpet operates very similar to a wingsuit, and the effect is pretty spectacular. Am I going to launch myself

This is a video captured by wildlife artist Robert E Fuller of a winter murmuration of starlings at dusk at the Ripon City Wetlands in Yorkshire, England (love your pudding!). Per Robert: “Starling murmurations are one of Britain’s greatest wildlife spectacles. Studies suggest the birds congregate in great swirling masses

This is a video of the Jurassic Park themed gravy river made by Instagram user laurenrfenwick for her fiance’s birthday dinner, per his request. The picturesque dinner scene features a flowing river of gravy surrounded by broccoli and asparagus trees and chicken nugget dinosaurs. I usually request a spaghetti dinner

This is a video of The Jimi Hendrix Experience performing ‘Hey Joe’ in 1967, just a year after the band was formed. During the song, Jimi plays part of the solo with his teeth and tongue. Classic Jimi! I also included a remastered HD video of the band performing the

These are a couple timelapse videos of a dragon made up of over 1,500 drones flying in the sky above Shenzhen Longhua Park in Shenzhen, China to celebrate the annual Dragon Boat Festival. Now that’s a good looking dragon, and trust me — I know my dragons. Plus I’ve watched

This is HADARI, a short stop-motion pilot about a one-armed wooden samurai kicking ass, and, at least from what I saw, not bothering to take names. That’s how I like to do it too. He uses a number of different arm attachments to dispatch enemies in his way, who spray

Designed, crafted, and sold by Etsy shop Leatherhead Laser Work (beware of knock-offs!), this Advent calendar features Hans Gruber falling from the top of Nakatomi Plaza, reaching the ground on Christmas Day. Available in wood and acrylic plastic models, prices range from around $46 to $55. Plus Hans is magnetic

This is a rare outtake from the 1964 production of Mary Poppins in which stars Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke lip-sync each other’s singing parts to ‘Chim Chim Cher-ee’. It looks like they were having a blast. There’s also an outtake of Julie yodeling to get the magic smoke