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LEGO Soda Machine

LEGO Soda Machine

We’ve seen lots of LEGO vending machines, but never one that can dispense liquids. ElectryDragonite used a pair of Mindstorms NXT servo motors to create a hydraulic pump that to send soda through the machine and into a glass once the customer pays up.

F-4 Exhaust Cone Table

F-4 Exhaust Cone Table
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The Boeing Store’s Custom Hangar features custom furniture and accessories made from components of the company’s retired aircraft. One of our faves? This anodized aluminum table with the engine exhaust cone off an F-4 Phantom II fighter jet as its centerpiece.

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Making the World’s Smallest Car

Making the World’s Smallest Car

How It’s Made walks us through the making of the modern day Peel 50, a tiny fiberglass-bodied car with a 1-cyl engine that doesn’t seem like something you should be driving on public roads. The original version dates back to the early 1960s and is worth up to $200k.

Building an Optical Illusion

Building an Optical Illusion

Carpenter Shop built came across an image of what appears to be an impossible object, and decided to see if he could reproduce it in his workshop. The finished build really will mess with your brain if you stare at it for too long, but it’s actually quite a simple visual trick.

Mildly High Club Hat

Mildly High Club Hat
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Burton’s sense of style and humor is perfectly melded in this durable flat bill lid with snap back. Cover your dome while wordlessly sparking conversation and eliciting smiles whether you’re halfway up the mountain or chilling in town.

Stranger Things Live Cover

Stranger Things Live Cover

Given all of the intricacies of S U R V I V E’s original version of the Stranger Things theme song, we think that musician Wandertalk did a great job replicating the sound on his collection of retro and analog synthesizers.

2016 Vans MTE Shoes

2016 Vans MTE Shoes

Vans’ weather-resistant shoes are available in more colorways and styles. Their uppers are treated with Scotchgard so they’re water- and stain-resistant, they have thickly padded collars to keep your feet warm, and their reverse waffle sole provides extra grip.

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The Cost of Living on the Moon

The Cost of Living on the Moon

If you’ve ever wondered why we never built a lunar colony, not just because of the technical challenge, but because of the ridiculous amounts of money it would take to achieve. Wendover Productions estimated the cost of putting 4 astronauts on the moon for a year.

Pixelord: Human.exe

Pixelord: Human.exe

Director Dima Terem’s psychoactive music video for Pixelord’s post-modern chiptune features a robotic protagonist covered in dozens of white LED panels which light up to the beat of the music. We haven’t wanted a light-up outfit this much since Daft Punk did it.

Honda Civic Type-R Prototype

Honda Civic Type-R Prototype

The badass big brother to Honda’s hot new hatch looks incredible, with beefy aero bits, a brushed aluminum wrap, carbon fiber skirts, 20″ piano black rims, and a 2.0-liter turbo-4 rumored to push out around 340 horses. The best part? This Type-R is coming to America.

Storytelling Through Hip-Hop

Storytelling Through Hip-Hop

Kaptain Kristian’s latest video essay looks at Donald Glover (aka “Childish Gambino”), a man who seamlessly blurs the lines between his diverse talents and interests. His approach is a true reflection of today’s society, in which fewer and fewer of us will accept being pigeonholed.

Origami Robot

Origami Robot

Researchers from MIT developed a tiny flat robot which folds itself into a different shape when heated, scampers about, then dissolves itself. They’ve also created a variant which could be swallowed in a capsule and used to perform surgery or deliver medications inside your body.

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GeeFi Wi-Fi Hotspot

GeeFi Wi-Fi Hotspot

GeeFi is a wireless hotspot that should save you from data plans and roaming fees. It supposedly works with cellular networks in over 100 countries, with more on the way. A $10 pass gets you 24 hours of unlimited data (video streaming might be throttled in the future).

Jack Daniel’s: Our Town

Jack Daniel’s: Our Town

Since the 1880’s, Jack Daniel’s world famous whiskey has been produced in the small city of Lynchburg, Tennessee. The company’s newest ad campaign introduces some of the city’s residents, including those who make their “postcard”, the Old No. 7.

SlimJimmy Wallet

SlimJimmy Wallet

A super slim handstitched leather wallet that uses elastic to carry fat stacks of cash when you have them, and slims down when you don’t. The RFID-safe side pocket holds 6 cards or 15 bills, while the front pocket snugly holds up to 6 more cards. In US or international bill sizes.

Massachusetts in Japan

Massachusetts in Japan

A hilarious video from a Japanese game show in comedian Jimmy Ōnishi tries pronounce “Massachusetts.” We bust a gut laughing, then realized how stupid we must sound trying to pronounce “Atatakakunakatta.”

Singin’ In The Rainy Movies

Singin’ In The Rainy Movies

In the latest movie mashup from Antonio Maria Da Silva (Hell’s Club), characters from a variety of action and adventure flicks come together to perform Gene Kelly’s classic Singin’ in the Rain. There’s no scenes from A Clockwork Orange, but there’s plenty of good old ultraviolence.

The Vegetable Orchestra

The Vegetable Orchestra

Great Big Story takes a look an unusual group of musicians based in Vienna, Austria who play just like any other orchestra, except their instruments are perishable, and must be freshly harvested before each performance. Watch a complete concert here.

LEGO RC Tatra Dakar 4×4 Truck

LEGO RC Tatra Dakar 4×4 Truck

LEGO enthusiast Sariel’s latest remote-controlled creation is based on the Dakar rally configuration of the Tatra T815 truck. The 12″ toy has a double wishbone suspension in front, a live axle at the rear and has a top speed of 7mph.

Federale: All the Colours of the Dark

Federale: All the Colours of the Dark

Folk band Federale is heavily inspired by the soundtracks of ’60s and ’70s European films, primarily spaghetti westerns and thrillers. Their latest album All the Colours of the Dark will be out on vinyl with a free digital download code included. Check out a sample of the album here.

Porsche 964: The Evolution of a Driver

Porsche 964: The Evolution of a Driver

Petrolicious introduces us to lifelong gearhead Hans-Michael Gerischer. He started with VW Beetles, then moved on to a Porsche 964 to try track racing. As he got better at driving, he would tweak his car to suit his needs. Now he restores 911s as a side gig.

Feeling the Forces of a Fighter Jet

Feeling the Forces of a Fighter Jet

The 560th Flying Training Squadron invited SmarterEveryDay for a test flight in the trusty Northrop T-38 Talon, a supersonic trainer jet used by the US Air Force and NASA. It gives us a thrilling glimpse of just how hard it is to handle such powerful birds.

Batman vs. Batman

Batman vs. Batman

In recent years, we’ve seen Batman take a serious beating from Bane and Superman, and it wasn’t pretty. Now, Screen Rant imagines what would happen if Batman were like Rick and Morty, and he had to face off with multiple copies of himself.

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