This is a video of a bullwhipper whipping the paper cups three ceramic mugs are resting on out from under them so the mugs land on the table below. And from a respectable distance too! Impressive. Or at least I thought it was. But when he was reached for comment

Because physics are fun, this is a video of science experimenter NightHawkInLight creating a glow-in-the-dark pendulum swing using metal nuts (like Optimus Prime’s) covered in fluorescent paint and hanging from different lengths of wire under a blacklight. The results are hypnotizing, and I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if

Because deception is everywhere, this is a video of professional magician Daniel Roy demonstrating ten different levels of sleight of hand card dealing tricks. They begin unbelievable, and end ultra-unbelievable, with Daniel able to deal any specific hand he wants to all players. Now that is some seriously smooth talent.

This is a video of very talented musician Charles Berthoud performing Earl Scruggs’ bluegrass standard ‘Foggy Mountain Breakdown’ but on a bass guitar, making it sound as much like a banjo as he can while doing so. According to the Youtube comments, his technique is most impressive. Me? I don’t

This is a video from Youtuber Backyard Racer featuring a Wheels track built over the course of a month that starts off in a treetop (which the car accesses via motorized gondola), and proceeds through numerous jumps, loops, and speed boosters, and even features a water feature. How about that!

This is a VICE video highlighting the work of Wales-based paper sculptor Polly Verity, who creases and folds paper with the very best of them. Per Polly: “The actual act of putting a crease into a piece of paper, committing to that crease, and just running along that line —

In death by chocolate news, this is a video of pastry chef and chocolatier Amaury Guichon crafting a very impressive futuristic gun entirely out of solid chocolate. And edible paint. Um, but isn’t all paint edible? Food for thought. “Your mouth is blue.” Oh God it isn’t coming off! 

This is a video of violinist Ray Chen snapping the E-string on his instrument during a Tchaikovsky solo and smoothly trading his violin for another musician’s, who in turn trades his instrument with another, until I assume the lowly sixth chair violinist is left with no violin at all and