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15-in-1 Bicycle Repair Tool Kit

15-in-1 Bicycle Repair Tool Kit
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This versatile bike repair tool packs a punch in a small package. Functions include flat and Phillips screwdrivers, socket wrenches, a spoke wrench, nut drivers, and hex keys in various metric sizes. It’s the perfect size to fit in bike seat bags.

Varda Space Capsule Reenters Orbit

Varda Space Capsule Reenters Orbit

Varda Space Industries shared this POV footage of its space capsule returning to Earth at speeds up to Mach 25. At first, we see the blackness of space, then the Earth appears, and the capsule generates sparks as it re-enters the atmosphere. The launch and reentry was a joint effort between Varda, Rocket Lab, SpaceX, the U.S. Air Force, NASA, and the FAA.

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Ball Bearing Factory

Ball Bearing Factory

It’s all ball bearings nowadays. Given the ubiquity of these smooth-spinning widgets, it’s interesting to see how they’re made. Process X takes us inside the JTEKT Corporation, Japan’s highest-volume ball bearing factory. Watching millions of steel spheres rolling their way through the automated production line is reason enough to hit play. Turn captions on.

K20 Stainless Steel Pocket Screwdriver

K20 Stainless Steel Pocket Screwdriver
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This palm-sized screwdriver from K20 Tools is just 3″ long, so it goes anywhere you go. It holds a standard 1/4″ driver bit and has a magnet in its tail. Its stainless steel body has square sides, so it won’t roll off your tabletop. Comes with a pocket clip and a double-headed flat/Phillips bit.

The Infinite Universe Paradox

The Infinite Universe Paradox

Astrophysicists estimate that our universe came into existence roughly 14 billion years ago, and it’s been expanding ever since. Kurzgesagt ponders the question whether the universe is truly infinite if it keeps growing, or if it has an edge somewhere that we just can’t see.

Moon Mystery

Moon Mystery

Moon Mystery is an ambitious FPS that started as a solo effort and has grown to a 15-person project. The game’s creator says they took inspiration from Interstellar, Half-Life 2, and Firewatch to create its diverse environments and sci-fi story about a mysterious black hole. It’s still a work in progress, but you can add it to your Steam wishlist here.

Exploding a Minecraft Creeper in Slow-Motion

Exploding a Minecraft Creeper in Slow-Motion

If you’ve played Minecraft, you know to steer clear of Creepers. These bespeckled hostile mobs will blow you to smithereens. The Slow Mo Guys dropped by the Colorado School of Mines with a real-world version of the explosive enemy and detonated it in front of their high-speed camera. After a small test, they got a much bigger boom from a charged Creeper.

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Driving a Tesla Cybertruck with Snow Tracks

Driving a Tesla Cybertruck with Snow Tracks

Diesel Brothers Heavy D and Diesel Dave know a thing or two about modding vehicles. For this build, they outfitted a Tesla Cybertruck with an upgraded suspension and giant snow tracks. This clip teases us with footage of their CyberTrax electric pickup dashing through the snow. They plan on releasing a full-length video on YouTube soon.

Laser Beam Umbrella

Laser Beam Umbrella

Some people have tried to make unconventional umbrellas, but for the most part, a traditional design is the most efficient way to keep raindrops from falling on your head. In this clip from Randall Munroe and Henry Reich’s What If? series, they explore a hypothetical and impractical invention – a powerful laser that vaporizes raindrops out of the sky as they fall.

NECA RoboCop ED-209 Talking Action Figure

NECA RoboCop ED-209 Talking Action Figure
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NECA’s 10″ tall version of OmniCorp’s ED-209 crimefighting robot perfectly matches the one on-screen. It’s fully poseable with a moving head, legs, arm wing panels, and cannon arms. It’s the perfect match for NECA’s 7″ RoboCop figures, and it makes mechanical sounds and speaks, “Warning: throw down your weapon. You have 15 seconds to comply.”

The Hrdwood Headphone Stands

The Hrdwood Headphone Stands
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Etsy seller The Hrdwood makes these elegant wooden headphone stands that put your over-the-ear cans in a place of honor instead of lying on a tabletop or stuffed into a drawer. They come in two versions – a smooth arch or a stair-stepped tunnel design. Each stand is handmade from your choice of walnut or light ash wood.

Patterns in Heated Fluids

Patterns in Heated Fluids

When you heat fluids, they typically produce patterns. Science expert Steve Mould built a special rig that lets us see how these turbulent patterns emerge when applying heat. He tested with a few different liquids and particles to visualize these fascinating flows. Things get really interesting when mixing oil with mica.

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Zippo Bit Safe Lighter Insert

Zippo Bit Safe Lighter Insert
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This handy gadget converts a spare Zippo lighter case into a pocket screwdriver. It fits all Classic Zippo cases and provides a magnetic bit driver where the flame usually would be, along with storage for three bits on its underside. The set includes four bits: #1 Phillips, #2 Phillips, #2 Flat, and T20 Torx.

The Crustacean Tier List

The Crustacean Tier List

Thanks to their sturdy exoskeletons, claws, and ability to regenerate limbs, crustaceans are some of the most interesting animals on Earth. TierZoo takes an in-depth look at these hard-shelled arthropods and stacks up the offenses, defenses, and other abilities of these crusty creatures, from the lowly barnacle to the mighty mantis shrimp.

Bicycle to Unicycle and Back

Bicycle to Unicycle and Back

Iñigo Arroyo is a master of BMX flatland freestyle and a professional circus performer. In this short clip, he shows off a neat stunt where he removes the front wheel of his bicycle while riding, continues to balance on it as a unicycle, and then reattaches the wheel. Watch this longer video for more of Iñigo’s balancing badassery.

PRY-HEX Pocket Multitool

PRY-HEX Pocket Multitool
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This handy pocket tool from Trixie & Milo combines 18 functions in one piece of stainless steel. In addition to 10 hex wrenches, it has a pry bar, flat head and Phillips screwdrivers, a cutting tool, a nail puller, a short ruler, and the must-have of every multitool – a bottle opener. It also looks like it could be good for self-defense.

Packing a Suitcase with a Hydraulic Press

Packing a Suitcase with a Hydraulic Press

You could use those vacuum space bags to fit extra clothes into your suitcase, or you could go for the overkill method. Lauri and Hanna from the Hydraulic Press Channel used their 150-ton industrial press to squeeze clothes into compact pucks to maximize packing efficiency. It went smoothly, but it’s the unpacking part that might be more challenging.

Pair-a-Dice Ultem D6 Dice

Pair-a-Dice Ultem D6 Dice
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These limited-run D6 dice from CountyComm are precision-machined from Ultem. This heat-resistant, translucent amber polymer is quickly becoming one of our favorite materials. It’s typically used to make products like circuit boards, aircraft parts, and eyeglass frames, but recently, it’s been turning up in EDC items like pens and compasses. Sold in pairs.

Victorinox Pioneer x Alox 2024 Edition Pocket Knife

Victorinox Pioneer x Alox 2024 Edition Pocket Knife
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This limited edition 9-function pocket knife features textured aluminum scales in a natural Terra Brown color. Its tools include a reamer/punch, scissors, a can opener, 3 mm and 7 mm flat-blade screwdrivers, a wire stripper, a bottle opener, a knife, and a key ring. The front side has the iconic Victorinox Swiss seal, while the back is printed with 2024.

Infinity Tool 2.0 Gear Straps

Infinity Tool 2.0 Gear Straps
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MODL’s stretchy straps can be used to bind objects together. They come in 8″ and 16″ lengths and connect with a special metal link. The shorter version can be worn as a bracelet, and you can link multiple straps together using studs. Most colors can hold up to 70 pounds, while the glow-in-the-dark ones hold 40 pounds. Sold in packs of 2, 4, 8, or 16 straps.

High-Speed Bottle Blowing Machine

High-Speed Bottle Blowing Machine

This machine is moving so quickly that it’s hard to believe how much it is doing. The high-speed blow molding system can crank out and quality test roughly 45,000 bottles per hour – that’s 750 bottles per minute. We need The Slow Mo Guys to stop by this factory with their high-speed camera.

CJRB Breeze Pocket Tool

CJRB Breeze Pocket Tool

This compact pocket tool is, first and foremost, a utility knife/box cutter. It has a retractable and replaceable blade with an easy-to-deploy thumb slider and a couple of other useful tools. Specifically, you’ll find a bottle opener, a 1/4″ hex driver, and a straight edge with measurement markers. It’s available in steel, titanium, and titanium+aluminum models.

Fenix CL20R Mini Lantern

Fenix CL20R Mini Lantern
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The compact Fenix CL20R camping lantern is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand or hang from a belt loop. It produces a smooth white light with a 300-lumen maximum output and offers four brightness settings plus red and red flashing modes. A built-in hook and magnetic base provide mounting versatility and are also splash-proof and dust-proof.
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