WhistlinDiesel has moved on from modding cars to tampering with playground equipment. After strapping a 7000 hp jet engine to his monster truck, Cody Detwiler and his pals tried the same with a playground merry-go-round. It takes a moment to get up to speed, but once it gets going, it’s nearly unstoppable.

Donald Glover directed and stars in this mixed-genre flick that melds action, comedy, and science fiction. It follows the story of a famous musician who finds himself in an abandoned world in the midst of an extinction event. Of course, the soundtrack is by Donald’s alter ego, Childish Gambino, and it drops 7.19.24.

Private space exploration company SpaceX has been launching rockets from Florida’s Cape Canaveral for more than a decade. Hazegrayart put together this captivating digital animation, which shows each launch attempt through the end of 2023, and does a great job demonstrating the increasing frequency of blast-offs. (Thanks, Frenk!)

Keep your toiletries organized in this handsome and pragmatic dopp kit from Tanner Goods. The well-structured waxed canvas bag holds all of your grooming and hygiene essentials and offers two interior pockets. It features a water-repellent finish and a high-quality zipper with a full-grain leather pull. It comes in tan, grey, or black.

(PG-13: Language) Amazon managed to snag Bruce Timm and Batman. Max counters with… Kite Man. He may be a laughingstock in the comics, but his depiction in Max’s Harley Quinn has earned him a following. Kite Man: Hell Yeah! sees the villain and his girlfriend Golden Glider open a bar that becomes a hangout for other rogues. Premieres 7.18.24.

This official LEGO set replicates a classic scene from Steven Spielberg’s breakthrough flick Jaws. Based on a fan submission to LEGO Ideas, the 1497-piece kit includes a detailed model of The Orca, minifigs of Brody, Hooper, and Quint, and a brick-built shark named Bruce, ready to chomp down on everyone. Drops 8.6.24.

Billykirk’s slimline carrying case is perfect for pens, pencils, knives, and other skinny art supplies. It’s made in America from 10 oz. waxed canvas, and comes dyed in various bold colors as well as black, grey, and camouflage. Complete the set with the matching large pouch and cable pouch.

Kalle Hellzén is a painter and digital artist who is red-green colorblind. His paintings reflect both his condition and how he compensates for it: exaggerated reds, yellows, and oranges, pale greens, and strong blues that often fade into black. You can buy prints of his work on his website.

Nanuk’s wheeled hard-sided case is perfect for traveling with cameras and lenses, drones, or other delicate equipment. It’s a TSA-compliant 22″ x 14″ x 9″, and can be kitted out with a cubed foam insert, a zippered lid organizer, a padded divider, or purchased empty. Nanuk makes specialized cases as well.

Despite living in a concrete world, many millennials are unnecessarily aware – or even afraid – of quicksand. Weird History traces the surprisingly ancient lineage of this pop culture trope until its height in the 1980s. Unfortunately, the video weighs us down with the fear again by sharing real life tragedies related to the sticky trap.

This substantial folding pocket knife from GiantMouse features a titanium handle and a chunky M390 steel blade with a satin finish. It has a smooth-opening ball-bearing pivot, a frame lock mechanism, and a sturdy brass backspacer with a lanyard hole. A bent wire clip holds the knife securely in your pocket. It’s also available in an all-black version.

This adjustable wrench is small enough to keep in your pants pocket, but it can turn bolt heads up to 15mm or 9/16″. It’s also got 1/4″ and 1/6″ bit drivers in its side, a ruler, a bottle opener, a window breaker, a ratchet module, and doubles as a phone stand. The wrench is made from lightweight but durable titanium and has slots for three glowing tritium tubes.

Recently launched on Early Access, Fallen Aces is a loving homage to ’90s first-person shooters, noir, and comic books. Its visuals consist of hand-drawn characters and objects set in a spartan 3D world. The game features non-linear levels, stealth options, everyday objects as weapons, and hundreds of authentic American gangster slurs.

We’ve always appreciated the simple, pragmatic design of a good field watch. Bertucci nailed it on the head with its A-11t Americana, which features a solid titanium case, a hardened sapphire crystal, and a period-correct WWII dial with a date window and high-contrast markers. Its hands glow in the dark, and it comes with a heavy-duty military-style strap.

The world and characters of Elden Ring are much more pleasant to look at than to encounter. So let’s take a break from getting our butts kicked and appreciate their beauty from afar with Noggi’s amazingly detailed set featuring characters from the Lands Between as the pieces. If you have access to a 3D printer, you can buy the 3D files of the set.

The Beelink SER8 costs as much as a mid-range GPU but is actually a capable PC in a tiny package. It has the 2023 AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS all-in-one laptop processor along with 32GB of upgradeable DDR5 RAM and a 1TB NVME SSD. Video ports include HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, and Thunderbolt. Check out Gear Seekers’ hands-on review for more.