This is a video of builder John Malecki upcycling an old ping pong table with a custom swinging pendulum paint job, which he then tops with a coat of clear epoxy. The finished product is stunning, and I would happily backspin some balls across that thing. Or play beer pong.

This is a video of married dancing duo Cost N’ Mayor (aka Austin and Marideth Telenko) performing short dance interpretations of over 40 different iPhone text message notifications. Now when I first heard the title I did not expect much (FULL DISCLOSURE: I never expect much because I’m a jaded

This is a video of Watford Football Club’s Ismaïla Sarr gaining control of the ball during a match and, spotting the goalie way out of the box, sailing a glorious shot in from midfield. That’s nice. For reference, when I played soccer as a kid I’d be busy kicking the

This is a video from a recent Cincinnati Reds game of a fan catching a foul ball that bounces in the stands while bottle-feeding an infant in his lap. Pretty impressive. Of course I could have caught that ball while bottle-feeding a baby, feeding myself a hot dog, drinking a

This is a video of Tom Hanks throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the 2022 Cleveland Guardians home opener and bringing his pal Wilson along (presumably after the ball won a game of rock-paper-scissors against a box of chocolates and a giant piano you play with your feet). I

In feel-good news, this is a video of a Spanish-speaking customer at a Taco Bell in Kenosha, Wisconsin putting on an employee’s headset and helping translate a drive-thru order. That is beautiful. Per the translator’s wife: “My husband and our family went to Taco Bell for dinner. The workers were

This is a video of Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Ajdin Hrustic taking a shot on goal and getting tripped in the process, the ball returning to him while he’s on the ground, where he manages to chip it over the goaltender’s head without getting up. Talk about athleticism! For reference, I

Dream it, and you can achieve it. Case in point, Chinese street performer Lan Guangping, who in this video jumps on four raw eggs without them breaking. Well, he breaks one the first time he tries, but the second time he succeeds, although he breaks an egg on the dismount.