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Building and Flying the World’s Fastest Drone

Building and Flying the World’s Fastest Drone

Prior to this video, the fastest recorded flight speed for a battery-R/C drone was 224 mph. Luke Bell and his dad, Mike, built a custom drone that set a new Guinness World Record of 298.47 mph and an unofficial top speed of 317 mph. But the feat wasn’t without its challenges, including multiple battery fires. Stick around til the end for some cinematic shots.

Resurfacing a Street without Stopping Traffic

Resurfacing a Street without Stopping Traffic

If you need to re-pave a street, you typically need to reduce lanes and redirect traffic around the construction site. Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) shows us a modern method for resurfacing that directs traffic over the work zone by erecting a temporary bridge. The modular ASTRA flyover bridge can be driven into place to minimize setup time.

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Freitag A010 MPA6 Backpack

Freitag A010 MPA6 Backpack
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Freitag’s versatile everyday backpack is the brand’s first to be made entirely from a single material, from its fabric to its buckles, making it much easier to recycle at the end of its lifespan. The water-repellant bag’s main compartment has roll-top access, and it comes with a pouch that can be attached to the outside of the pack or shoulder straps.

Die Hard Nakatomi Atari Video Game T-Shirt

Die Hard Nakatomi Atari Video Game T-Shirt
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Welcome to the party, pal! This retro T-shirt mashes up two pop culture classics – Die Hard and Atari 2600 games. The Activision-inspired box art imagines an 8-bit video game based on the holiday hostage crisis at Nakatomi Tower. The design features a barefoot John McClane swinging from a fire hose as an exceptional thief blows the roof off the joint.

Keter’s Signature Collection Sheds

Keter’s Signature Collection Sheds
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Class up your yard with a steel-reinforced garden shed from Keter. The durable, lockable double-door units keep gear organized and protected, and come with upper windows and a heavy-duty floor. Weather-resistant DecoCoat finishes look like wood but need no upkeep. Three sizes come in Walnut or Ashwood. Occupant-approved for gnomes only.

Making a 3-Barrel LEGO Air Shotgun

Making a 3-Barrel LEGO Air Shotgun

This wild-looking LEGO Technic weapon uses compressed air to spray up to a dozen projectiles at a time. Jamie’s Brick Jams walks us through the construction of his triple-barreled toy shotgun and how it un-crimps hoses to release pressure in an instant. The blast of air alone is quite powerful.

Genesis X Dog Concept

Genesis X Dog Concept

Luxury automaker Genesis thinks dogs should be just as calm and comfortable as humans while on the road. Their X Dog Concept is an accessory unit that sits in the cargo area of the whisper-quiet GV70 Electrified SUV. It features a heated dog bed, a ramp, ambient lighting, and an electric shower and hairdryer for cleaning up after muddy adventures.

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Sushi Playing Cards

Sushi Playing Cards

These playful playing cards from magician Bao Hoang’s company BAOBAO Restaurant are the perfect deck for sushi lovers. The box art is designed to look like a bento box full of sushi, while each card is decorated with artwork inspired by delicious Japanese meals – and the royal court is chowing down. Choose from salmon or tuna nigiri card backs.

Stanley x Hiroshi Fujiwara Classic Flask

Stanley x Hiroshi Fujiwara Classic Flask
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Stanley partnered with streetwear designer and musician Hiroshi Fujiwara’s FRGMT to create this limited edition of their slim, stainless steel flask. It features a pebbled green finish and a wide mouth for easy filling. Its screw-on cap has a leakproof seal and is attached to a tether, so you can’t lose it. Holds appx. 8 oz. of liquid.

Barebones Pivot Arc Lighter

Barebones Pivot Arc Lighter
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This electric plasma arc lighter stands out from the crowd with a metal case and a fold-out arm to extend its reach. Powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it sparks fires using an arc of electric plasma. Its case is made from die-cast zinc and tumbled brass, and it offers about 280 seconds of arc time per charge.

Zippo Titanium Coated Wave Lighter

Zippo Titanium Coated Wave Lighter
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This beautiful lighter from Zippo’s Japanese product line features a deeply-embossed titanium coating that looks like rippling waves. It comes in a black or blue finish with Zippo’s famously reliable lighter mechanism inside. They also make versions with swirl and abstract geometric patterns.

LEGO Technic NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle

LEGO Technic NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle
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LEGO adds another awesome kit to its NASA collection with this Lunar Rover Vehicle (LRV) model inspired by the one carried by Apollo 17. The 1913-piece Technic set is packed with details, including three mini equipment sets based on experiments the LRV toted on the moon. The finished rover measures 5.5″ H x 15″ L x 10″ W and folds up like the real thing.

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Chica-Chida Peanut Butter Agave Spirit

Chica-Chida Peanut Butter Agave Spirit
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No sensible human has asked for a peanut butter-flavored tequila, but here it is: Chica-Chida, a peanut butter and espadin agave spirit. Co-creator/Barstool Sports personality Caleb Presley calls it “peanut butter, butt better.” Puns aside, it pairs well with PB&J sammies and uses allergen-free peanut butter extract, so no-butty gets hurt.

Edelkrone StandPLUS Camera Stand

Edelkrone StandPLUS Camera Stand
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Edelkrone’s StandPLUS is like a portable monitor arm but for cameras, smartphones, and anything you can mount with a standard tripod mounting screw. It’s easier to adjust than a tripod and makes more angles and positions possible. It also folds flat and has a built-in handle. The standard model holds up to 3 lb., while the Pro holds up to 6 lb.

The Most Powerful Fire Truck Ever Created

The Most Powerful Fire Truck Ever Created

…is not the Big Wind because it isn’t a truck. This big boy is a T-34 tank that had its gun turret replaced with a contraption made of two MiG-21 fighter plane engines and six water nozzles. Its blasts of air and water helped put out the 1991 oil well fires in Kuwait, achieving in seconds what would otherwise take days to achieve. Real Engineering has the story.

FSP CUT593P PC Case

FSP CUT593P PC Case
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FSP’s CUT593P is mostly a standard gaming-oriented mid-tower PC case. But it has one feature that we wish would take off more than RGB on everything. It comes with braided power cables for the motherboard and CPU that are already pre-routed and organized with combs. A simple but much needed convenience for PC building and maintenance.

If All the World’s Lightning Struck One Spot at Once

If All the World’s Lightning Struck One Spot at Once

Imagine, if you will, that Mother Nature focused her energy on a single location and hit it with all of her electrical fury. xkcd’s What If? takes on another hypothetical question, exploring what might happen if every lightning bolt struck a single spot on Earth and whether we could harvest the power from the mega-storm.

MOD Easy SideCar 3 Electric Bicycle

MOD Easy SideCar 3 Electric Bicycle
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While you can get Mod Bikes’ Easy 3 electric cruiser as a standalone bicycle, we think it works and looks best in its sidecar configuration. The Easy SideCar 3 can carry up to 150lb. It has a handbrake, D-rings, and a removable seat and seatbelt. The bike itself has a new smart display, torque sensing assist, and preset ride modes.

The Fifth Element: 1950s AI Edition

The Fifth Element: 1950s AI Edition

Abandoned Films is back with another trippy, AI-generated movie trailer. This time, they took the 1997 sci-fi classic The Fifth Element and applied a 1950’s big-screen aesthetic to Leeloo, Corbin Dallas, Vito Cornelius, Ruby Rhod, Zorg, and their retro-futuristic world. Will our heroes find the stones and save us before the Ultimate Evil swallows the universe?

Fenix E-Spark Slim Flashlight + Power Bank

Fenix E-Spark Slim Flashlight + Power Bank
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This slimline flashlight won’t bulk up your pocket and is small enough to carry on your keychain. It outputs a crisp white 100-lumen beam and also has a red light mode for nighttime reading or navigation. It’s just 8mm thick, and its 800 mAh battery and built-in USB-C connector provide an emergency power source for your phone.

How to Waterproof Fabric

How to Waterproof Fabric

NightHawkInLight made the rare DIY video that’s so straightforward even kids can follow it. Even better, it’s about something that is actually useful in daily life. He figured out that a mixture of paraffin and mineral oil is a great waterproof coating for fabric. The hardest part is ironing the mixture into the fabric, but even that step is practically idiotproof.

MelGeek MojoPad Numpad Mechanical Keyboard

MelGeek MojoPad Numpad Mechanical Keyboard
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This numeric keypad from MelGeek pairs perfectly with their Mojo68 and Mojo84 mechanical keyboards. Its clear plastic body and white, grey, and orange keycaps with crisp graphics look straight out of a Ground Control center. It connects via USB-C or 2.4GHz wireless and comes with Gateron Pro Brown, White, or Kailh Box Plastic switches.

Gordon Dunkey’s Quickest and Easiest Recipe

Gordon Dunkey’s Quickest and Easiest Recipe

(PG-13: Language) “Take a rolling pin. Dice it up. Put it into a bowl.” Videogamedunkey once again proves that humans hallucinate better than AI with this hilarious supercut of Gordon Ramsay rattling off cooking steps. If you miss the days when YouTube was random, and Vine still existed, inject this video into your veins.

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