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The Promise of Happiness Watch

The Promise of Happiness Watch

Mr. Jones Watches‘ wonderful analog timepiece features an fanciful image of a happy tiger, based on a handpainted design by artist Fanny Shorter. The hours are displayed in the moon floating overhead, while the minutes are camouflaged in the tiger’s stripes.

I Believe I Can Fly: Metal Edition

I Believe I Can Fly: Metal Edition

Leo Moracchioli continues to rock it out of the park with his heavy metal covers – this time taking on R. Kelly’s 1996 hit ballad, turning it into a legitimate alt-rock track which could stand entirely on its own. Show your support for Leo by buying his tracks here.

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1000 Firework Bicycle

1000 Firework Bicycle

Because owning a rocket-powered bicycle wasn’t enough, Colin Furze decided to build a bike that launches rockets instead. He built, and then pedaled this insane ride to celebrate reaching 5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. Build video here.

The Wildling and the Hound

The Wildling and the Hound

Back when they were filming this season of Game of Thrones, actors Rory McCann and Kristofer Hivju took a moment away from their gruff but lovable characters Sandor “The Hound” Clegane and Tormund Giantsbane to serenade us with a little Yellow Bird.

KFC: The Hard Way

KFC: The Hard Way

KFC has a long history of creating strange and unusual commercials, but this mock virtual reality employee training game takes the prize. It’s as if BioShock and Job Simulator had a virtual baby. Seriously, the new Colonel just keeps getting creepier.

Nikon D850 Camera

Nikon D850 Camera

The D850 rocks a full-frame 45.7mp, backside-illuminated sensor designed to capture incredible dynamic range and detail. It also shoots 8K and 4K time-lapse movies, as well as 4K UHD at 30fps and 1080p video at 120fps. Shoots stills at up to 7fps at full resolution.

Black Holes Could Delete the Universe

Black Holes Could Delete the Universe

Kurzgesagt simplifies two thought experiments stemming from black holes. The universe being a “hologram” is too literal though. Saying that you can describe a cube by drawing a cube is not the same as saying that a cube is indistinguishable from a drawing of a cube.

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Jurassic Park Female T-Rex Statue

Jurassic Park Female T-Rex Statue

“Don’t you see the danger, John, inherent in what you’re doing here?” Chronicle Collectibles‘ officially-licensed statue is a 1:5 scale model of Rexy, the female T-Rex from Jurassic Park. It measures 8′ x 4′ x 4′ and weighs 150lb. Instead of meat, it eats money. $4500 to be exact.

Pronto Power Bank & LED Light

Pronto Power Bank & LED Light
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The makers of the Luminoodle made a doubly useful USB power bank. The Pronto has 13 dimmable LEDs wrapped around its edges, so you can use it as a lantern in a pinch. It has a 10,000mAh battery and two 2.4A USB charging ports.

Kendrick Lamar DAMN. Red 2XLP

Kendrick Lamar DAMN. Red 2XLP
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(PG-13: Language) If you gotta spin DAMN. you should make it look sexy. Previously an Interscope Records exclusive, HHV got their hands on 2,000 copies of Kendrick Lamar’s instant classic album pressed on a pair of translucent red vinyl records.

Nike x Virgil Abloh: The Ten

Nike x Virgil Abloh: The Ten

Off-White founder Virgil Abloh put his designer’s designer touch on 10 of Nike’s best silhouettes including the Air Jordan 1, the Air Presto and the new Air VaporMax. The shoes bear a designer’s intent to make the whole more than the sum of its parts. Drops 11/2017.

Adventure Mate 5-in-1 Camping Tool

Adventure Mate 5-in-1 Camping Tool

Designed with the Australian outback in mind, the Adventure Mate is a multi-tool that uses interchangeable heads. The hatchet head also has a hammer and a hook; flip it and you get a fine-toothed saw. It also comes with a shovel head.

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How to Make a Print of Mars with Rust

How to Make a Print of Mars with Rust

Redditor barryabrams figured out a way to accurately replicate Mars’ rusted red color: with actual rust. He sprayed sheet metal with hydrogen peroxide to instantly induce oxidation. Then he screen printed Mars’ topography in black over the rust.

LockRack Watercraft Roof Rack

LockRack Watercraft Roof Rack

LockRack is a strapless roof rack for surfboards, paddle boards, kayaks and canoes. It has an anodized aluminum base, nylon rail protectors and non-slip rubber arms. The arms are secured by locking pins and can be folded flat or removed when not in use.

Public Goods Household Products

Public Goods Household Products

Formerly known as Morgans, Public Goods is an upcoming monthly subscription service for toiletries and other essential household products. By shipping directly to subscribers, they can offer items for up to over 75% lower than retail prices. Launching 9/2017 for $12/mo.

Dragon Egg and Direwolf

Dragon Egg and Direwolf

Given where the Starks and Targaryens are headed on Game of Thrones, we thought it would be appropriate to share this duo of “making of” videos from Rextorn Metalwork, as they show how they handcrafted one of Dany’s dragon eggs, and the Stark’s direwolf sigil.

Little Evil (Trailer)

Little Evil (Trailer)

Adam Scott and Evangeline Lilly star in this horror/comedy about a couple and their especially hard to handle child. But why is junior such a dick? Well it turns out the kid’s real dad might just be the Antichrist. Hits Netflix 9/1/17.

Malvaux Number 1 Pocket Knife

Malvaux Number 1 Pocket Knife
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Handmade in Switzerland, Malvaux’s Number 1 is a simple but brilliant take on the pocket knife. Its handle is bent at just the right angle to make it easier to both unfold and use the knife. It’s released only periodically in batches of 150 units at a time, so act fast if you want one.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Both the Galaxy Note 8 and its stylus are water-resistant, and the latter now has text translation and editable off-screen memos. The phone has two 12MP rear cameras that can shoot at the same time for adjustable background blur. Then there’s that immersive 6.3″ AMOLED display.

Cinemood Storyteller Portable Projector

Cinemood Storyteller Portable Projector
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The Cinemood Storyteller is a portable projector that is pre-loaded with over 100 hours of kid-friendly media, including videos, games and books. It can also stream from YouTube and play videos from a USB source. It also has a blue light filter to reduce eye strain.

5’Nizza: Samoliot

5’Nizza: Samoliot

Since we don’t speak Russian, we can’t vouch for the lyrics of 5’Nizza’s track, but we can stand up and applaud the frozen-in-time visual effects in this incredible music video from director Max Ksjonda. We’re dying to see a behind the scenes of how they shot this.

Bōsōzoku Bike Rev Battle

Bōsōzoku Bike Rev Battle

A group of Japanese Bōsōzoku riders participate in one of the more entertaining competitions of their motorcycle subculture – in which they must see who can crank out the most awesome rev sounds from their bike. This can’t possible be good for fuel economy. (Thanks Craig!)

Chum the Dissected Shark

Chum the Dissected Shark
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Made by Mighty Jaxx, Chum the Dissected Shark is here to teach you about the great white shark’s anatomy. Not only is half of this 13″ long plastic toy transparent, it has 20 detachable organs and cartilage bits, as well as its gnarly inner teeth.

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