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Lexus LIT IS

Lexus LIT IS

Lexus and Vevo collaborated to build this awesome version of its IS sports sedan, wrapped in 41,999 colorful LEDs. It can display images and animations, and can respond to gestures or music. It appears in the music video for Be the One from UK musician Dua Lipa.

Line-X: Indestructible Coating

Line-X: Indestructible Coating

You might have seen How Ridiculous’ videos where they tortured a watermelon, an egg, and more that have been coated with Line-X. Veritasium met with the company behind the protective coating to find out how it works.

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Jet Engine Ceiling Fans

Jet Engine Ceiling Fans
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Phighter Images makes all kinds of awesome home decor for aircraft buffs, but we’re particularly excited about their ceiling fans, constructed to look like the fans from famous jet engines. They may look the part, but they’re definitely quieter than the real thing.

Chris Pratt: Burn ‘Em

Chris Pratt: Burn ‘Em

(PG-13: Language) “It works 50% of the time.” On The Graham Norton Show with Will.i.am, Jennifer Lawrence and Jamie Oliver, Chris Pratt tries a card trick with lots of disclaimers beforehand. Honestly, we’re more amazed that Will.i.am doesn’t know what an Ace is.

LEGO Ideas: Iron Giant

LEGO Ideas: Iron Giant

One of the coolest concepts we’ve seen on the LEGO Ideas‘ website, Brett Cuviello’s Iron Giant build is simply spectacular, and does a great job replicating the giant robot from Brad Bird’s 1999 animated classic. The 2,000 piece set would have to be pricy, but we desperately want one.

All the Small Kalimbas

All the Small Kalimbas

Made from a bunch of bent metal rods and a wooden soundbox, the kalimba is one of the more rudimentary musical instruments. But Acoustic Trench shows how it can still make some sweet sounds, with a soothing cover of the 1999 Blink-182 hit on the little music box.

Moving Pictures 2016

Moving Pictures 2016

Filmmaker Clark Zhu presents a year-end compilation which features scenes from 262 motion pictures released in 2016. While not every movie lived up to its trailer, it’s still a fantastic recap of the year in film. Full list of movies here.

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English for Beginners

English for Beginners

(PG-13: Language) A funny and sweet holiday commercial from Polish online retailer Allegro about a man on a mission to learn a second language, so he can be prepared for a very important trip to England.

Foldscope

Foldscope

The Foldscope is an incredibly affordable flat-pack microscope that’s mostly made of paper. It comes with a lens that provides 140x magnification – on par with four-figure microscopes. The $20 kit comes with prepared and blank slides, an LED lamp and more.

Death Stranding (Teaser)

Death Stranding (Teaser)

Hideo Kojima’s first game with his independent studio is an open-world action PS4 exclusive that stars perfect avatars of actors Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen, along with director Guillermo del Toro. Aaaand that’s all we know. But in Kojima we trust.

Carlin & Pryor: 1981

Carlin & Pryor: 1981

Back in 1981, two of comedy’s greats appeared on the same night on an episode of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Carlin worked the audience with a solid standup routine, then Pryor spoke about his troubled personal life, while still maintaining his sense of humor.

Columbia Star Wars Rogue One Jackets

Columbia Star Wars Rogue One Jackets
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These officially-licensed jackets are based Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor and the Death Troopers from the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Jyn’s jacket comes with a vest, Cassian’s jacket is for extreme cold and the trooper jacket is waterproof. Drops 12/9/16.

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SNL: Wells for Boys

SNL: Wells for Boys

“So what is he puttin’ in there?” “A secret.” Saturday Night Live satirizes the dichotomy of children’s toys with a skit about a toy well for introverted boys. 2017, please let this SNL comeback continue. Oh and make the well come true too.

Amazon Go

Amazon Go

Amazon is piloting a new grocery store in Seattle with no checkouts. Items are monitored with RFID and computer vision, and added or removed from your cart when you pick them up or put them back. When you’re done, just leave the store and you’ll be charged.

Literal Bohemian Rhapsody

Literal Bohemian Rhapsody

“I see a little silhouetto of a man. Scaramouche. Scaramouche.” We never really knew what the lyrics to Queen’s rock opera classic really meant, but the guys at Corridor decided to interpret them as the narration and dialogue for a dark crime drama.

Record Player Drawing Machine

Record Player Drawing Machine

Using a pair of record players, a stick of wood, a binder clip, a fine point pen, and some tape, you can make a machine that traces the movements of one turntable’s arm, to make abstract art on the other’s platter. You can make something even cooler with a little extra effort.

SNL: The Christmas Candle

SNL: The Christmas Candle

“She doesn’t know what Jen likes, and she doesn’t super care. So she goes inside the closet just to see what crap’s in there.” Saturday Night Live‘s ladies and guest host Emma Stone sing about the gift that keeps on you keep on giving away.

The Mummy (Trailer)

The Mummy (Trailer)

Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe star in this popcorn flick about a pissed off undead Egpytian princess. Tom does things from great heights, gets hurt, runs, is low key good at comedy, stares intensely, starts with a whisper, ends with a scream, saves the day, smiles.

Liftware Steady & Level

Liftware Steady & Level

People with cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s or other disabilities can have issues with stability or the angle of their hands, making it difficult to eat. The Liftware Steady can overcome tremors, while the Liftware Level keeps utensils flat regardless of the user’s hand position.

Nixon Unit SS Gold

Nixon Unit SS Gold
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The goldtone colorway of Nixon’s chunky digital timepiece is our favorite yet. It’s got a red-tinted, backlit LCD screen, and includes time, date, timer, alarm and temperature functions. As a bonus, it’s nearly $100 less than when it first came out.

Feel Good Inc.: Korean Style

Feel Good Inc.: Korean Style

We’ve featured several videos of musician Luna Lee playing modern tracks on her gayageum, but this cover of Gorillaz’ Feel Good Inc. might be the most natural fit yet, thanks to the abstract and complex rhythms of Damon Albarn’s original track.

Project X

Project X

Using secret NSA documents as their script, Laura Poitras and Henrik Moltke present a chilling story about the windowless AT&T telcom building at 33 Thomas Street in NYC. The narration by Mr. Robot’s Rami Malek and actress Michelle Williams is perfect. More here.

Octopus Lantern

Octopus Lantern
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This bronze-finished iron and aluminum centerpiece has our favorite cephalopod keeping the place lit up with a set of three lanterns dangling from his tentacles. Just put a 3 pc. suit on him and nobody will suspect a thing. Measures 18″L x 13-1/2″W x 14-3/4″H.

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