Posts Written by Lambert Varias

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.

…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’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.

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.

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.

(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.

Inspired by the car launching mechanism on Hot Wheels tracks, Stuff Made Here made a precision-guided disc launcher. He thought it would be a simple matter of making more and bigger launchers, but fate and physics had other plans. Watch him suffer but soldier on in one of the most entertaining DIY videos we’ve ever watched.

Kill time, literally and figuratively, in Hades II. A direct sequel to one of the best games ever made, Hades II sees you playing as Melinoë, the Princess of the Underworld and Zagreus’ sister, as she enlists the help of Olympus against the Titan of Time. The Early Access version is meant to give PC players a peek at the new story, gods, weapons, spells, and more.

“In a nutshell, every single one of your organs is highly stressed and suffers some kind of permanent damage.” Kurzgesagt lays out the good, the bad, and the ugly about smoking. Watch the educational channel’s usual adorable creatures turn into all sorts of monsters and die horrible deaths, all thanks to one of the most dangerous legal substances.

“You will no longer be beloved celebrities. You will be wrathful gods.” Homelander grows even more powerful within Vought and decides that he and The Seven are done playing nice. Meanwhile, Butcher thinks he’s found a hell of a weapon. But if you watched Gen V, you’ll probably be as conflicted as The Boys are about it. Season 4 premieres 6.13.24 on Prime Video.

Michigan-based Mitten State Woodworks makes slim console tables that are meant to sit between a wall and a couch or sofa. Pick from a variety of depths and even more length and height options. You can choose a solid surface or ones that come with one or two power outlets. It’s sealed with a polyurethane coat and stained in your choice of color.

Previously a limited offer, tool maker Woodpeckers’ MT Center Gauge is now permanently in stock. This centering and doweling jig makes it easy to find and mark the center of wood boards by using stainless steel marking bars instead of dowels. There are variants that have marking bars with imperial or metric measurements and a deluxe set with all bars included.

I hope you’ve saved up enough runes, Tarnished. Pure Arts has unveiled its life-size replica of Malenia’s prosthetic arm from the legendary action-adventure RPG Elden Ring. This highly detailed collectible is made of polyresin. It measures about 37″ long and has an articulating wrist. It comes with a metal base and a pair of metal wall mounts.

The Vividstorm S is a projector screen that rolls out of its short and thin freestanding base. The screen itself is made of rows of prisms that block out 97% of ambient light for a shockingly vivid and bright display. The S Pro is for short-throw projectors, while the S ALR is for standard projectors. It comes in 75″ to 120″ sizes. Projector not included.

(PG-13: Language) Mysterious creator and probable spacetime traveler Obscurest Vinyl exploded onto the scene by unearthing this song. It’s precisely about what it says in the title. We don’t know what’s more hilarious – the song itself, the fact that the image is a mishmash of trends across decades, or that its lyrics have annotations on Genius.

The tale that exploded with “the tape heard around the world.” Based on the 30 for 30 podcast The Sterling Affairs, Clipped is a six-episode mini-series centered on the 2014 racism scandal of former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Starring Laurence Fishburne as coach Doc Rivers and Ed O’Neill as Donald Sterling. Premieres 6.4.24 on Hulu.

Workspace Hero’s DeskRail is a 3D-printed modular desk organizer system. The base rail comes with a strip of 3M adhesive. With the rail installed, you can now mount its various attachments, such as a phone holder and a cable holder, and slide them along the length of the rail. You can also purchase just the 3D files for the rail and its attachments.

Robosen stunned Transformers fans with the self-transforming Optimus Prime. Now, they’ve given the leader of the Decepticons the same treatment. The Flagship Megatron independently converts from robot to tank form and back, along with many other actions. As if that wasn’t awesome enough, it’s voiced by the original voice actor Frank Welker.

Swagkeys reminds us just how far custom keyboards – and their prices – have come. The company’s upcoming Transition Lite TKL will take you back to the ’90s with its transparent polycarbonate case. It’s a kit, so you’ll have to get stabilizers, switches, and keycaps separately and then put it all together yourself. But for only $50, this is an awesome deal.

Usually, you’d have to go to Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge for the privilege to drink Blue Milk. But with Star Wars Day coming up, TruMoo is unleashing the force of bantha lactose to the public, albeit for a limited time. The beverage itself is vanilla flavored with 1% low-fat milk with 8g of protein per – yeah, no one cares about that. It’s Star Wars milk!

Ever wonder why statues and other geeky collectibles cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars? Watch artist Chie Izuma in action, and you’ll understand. Watch her meticulously paint the $700 Sideshow Collectibles Batgirl statue, eyeballing it all the way. Remember, she does this for each statue, and this is just one step in the whole process.

Elementseden’s latest repurposed flight attendant carts are modular and multipurpose. The Universal Cart Atlas comes in 28″ and 41″ tall variants and with either steel or transparent acrylic doors. If you want to save on shipping, you might as well deck out your order with the matching drawers and felt pad covers.

Ridge’s trademark thin wallets now have a MagSafe-compatible edition. It has built-in magnets that align perfectly with MagSafe-equipped iPhones and cases. Rocking an Android phone? Don’t worry. The wallet has a steel tray that lets you securely attach the wallet to any phone or case. It comes in carbon fiber, olive, navy, or gunmetal.