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VW Microbus Pen Caddy

VW Microbus Pen Caddy
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The classic Volkswagen Type 2, aka Microbus, offered a cheerful way to carry passengers and their gear. Now this iconic van can hold your pens and pencils too. This 3D-printed desk accessory from SculpNude has dozens of hex-shaped holes in its roof and interior, making it perfect for organizing a set of colored pencils.

Sandstorm, Only It’s Much Harder

Sandstorm, Only It’s Much Harder

Despite its intense pace, the track Sandstorm really isn’t that difficult to play. Always up for a challenge, musician Charles Berthoud took Darude’s hit to a whole different level, using his bass guitar to add a bunch of complexity, nuance, and flourish to the 1999 trance track.

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Basketball-Playing Machine

Basketball-Playing Machine

JBV Creative has engineered all kinds of neat mechanical devices, including an overcomplicated candy dispenser and a robot that types. This time, he built a pair of machines that endlessly toss tiny basketballs into each other’s hoops. You can purchase a 3D printable model of the Roboballer on JBV’s website.

Making Iron Man’s Laser Gauntlet in Real Life

Making Iron Man’s Laser Gauntlet in Real Life

In the Avengers movies, Iron Man’s armor packs laser gauntlets powerful enough to cut through steel. Hacksmith Industries wanted to know if they could make a real-life version that works just as well. The heart of the build is a 1500-watt fiber laser from a laser welder. They also used lasers to do all the fabrication.

Masteek Light-Up Chess Set

Masteek Light-Up Chess Set

This unique chess set has LED lighting inside each of its pieces. Its acrylic board uses induction to send electricity wirelessly to the pieces so they glow only when placed on the board. The board has a built-in storage drawer for pieces, and there’s an optional acrylic cover that doubles as a stand.

Building Vertical High Jump Shoes

Building Vertical High Jump Shoes

The world record for highest vertical jump by a human is 47.1″. JLaservideo wanted to see if it was possible to break that record with the help of engineering. After playing with off-the-shelf spring shoes and some terrifying explosive prototypes, he ended up building a pair that uses compressed air to provide lift.

Cruise Ship Building Time-Lapse

Cruise Ship Building Time-Lapse

MK Timelapse GmbH recorded the entire construction process of the AIDAnova, an 1105-foot-long cruise ship that carries 6600 passengers. The footage from Germany’s Meyer Neptun and Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyards starts out with massive engines being built and takes us through the fascinating modular assembly process.

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Testing a Bulletproof Pipe Vest

Testing a Bulletproof Pipe Vest

Wearing a Kevlar bulletproof vest is a good idea if you’re in a place where bullets might be flying. But Ryan Kung wanted to see if you could provide a similar level of protection by curving bullets around a body with a vest made out of bent pipes. It holds up reasonably well to handgun fire, but bigger ammo is a bit more of a problem.

Star Wars Spaceship Speed Comparison

Star Wars Spaceship Speed Comparison

The physics of Star Wars aren’t the same as our reality, so you have to take this video from RED SIDE with a grain of salt. But they did their best to convert science fiction to reality and calculate the relative speeds of various vehicles and spacecraft. Place your bets now on the fastest way to travel in a galaxy far, far away.

Master of Puppets on Accordion

Master of Puppets on Accordion

Viljami and Herman Morander are two of the most talented accordion players we’ve ever heard. After their explosive performance of Through the Fire and Flames, they’re back with an impressive accordion arrangement of Metallica’s Master of Puppets with a few other Metallica references woven in for fun.

Snail Eats a Strawberry

Snail Eats a Strawberry

Photographer Jens Heidler of Another Perspective points his macro lens at the business end of a snail to see how it eats. For today’s lunch, the little dude is downing a tart and tangy bit of strawberry. We love the little nibbling sounds.

V8 Engine Business Card + Pen Holder

V8 Engine Business Card + Pen Holder
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This miniature V8 engine is the perfect desk accessory for any gearhead. GT Scientific uses a 5-axis CNC mill to machine the mini engine from aluminum. The center of the LS3-inspired block holds business cards, while the cylinders each hold a pen or pencil. They also make a smaller version for your keychain.

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Wolf Fang Mini Tool

Wolf Fang Mini Tool

This teensy multitool can easily hang from a pendant, zipper, or keychain while packing several useful features. Its spike tip can open packages, remove staples, and open can lids, while its reverse end is an inkless, everlasting pen. As is the case with every multitool, it’s also a bottle opener. Made from grade 5 titanium.

How Flatware Is Made

How Flatware Is Made

The Science Channel’s How It’s Made takes us inside a factory that makes stainless steel forks, knives, and spoons. There’s much more to it than pouring molten metal into molds, which is what we had always assumed. We’re guessing the hollow handles cut down on raw materials cost.

Edelkrone PhoneCLIP

Edelkrone PhoneCLIP
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This pocket-size rigging tool is a must-have for smartphone photography. Edelkrone developed the PhoneCLIP to mount a phone to a standard tripod screwthread. It’s made from CNC-machined aluminum and clips around the edge of your phone with padded grippers. It works with any phone in any case up to 13mm thick.

Safecracking with a 2-Ton Axe

Safecracking with a 2-Ton Axe

The whole point of a safe is to secure its contents from being accessed without a key or combination. But How Ridiculous reminds us that brute force is an effective safecracking method. You just need a 2-ton axe you can drop on your target. Is there any safe that can stand up to the Aussies’ mighty axe?

Bardcore Rickrolled

Bardcore Rickrolled

Can you truly be Rickrolled if you know it’s coming? Well, either way, we enjoyed listening to Algal the Bard’s arrangement of Rick Astley’s classic Never Gonna Give You Up, performed on traditional instruments straight out of medieval times. We also recommend his bardcore take on Fear of the Dark.

BTTF IV: A Fan Trailer

BTTF IV: A Fan Trailer

It’s doubtful we’ll ever get another sequel to the Back to the Future films. But this fan-made trailer for BTTF Part IV makes us want one. Smasher put together this imaginative teaser trailer using footage of Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox as Doc and Marty zoom even further into the future on a grand new adventure.

Will Aliens Visit Earth Soon?

Will Aliens Visit Earth Soon?

Given the vastness of the universe, it’s almost impossible to fathom that there aren’t other life forms out there. In this video from Kurzgesagt, they explore the hypothetical idea that aliens are just a few steps behind us, and will soon catch up with technology that allows them to explore space and visit other planets.

Learn EDM Music Production

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Are you the next Diplo or Deadmau5? Learn to make electronic music and perform digital DJ sets with this expansive library of online training. Courses include electronic music theory, music production, and live performance. Another great deal from The Awesomer Shop.

How Roller Brushes Are Made

How Roller Brushes Are Made

Process X reveals the processes behind making objects we rarely think about. Case in point: the spinning brushes found in carwashes and on street sweepers. The Kyoshin Giken Co. makes these brushes by chopping up plastic bristles, setting them into a metal channel, then bending it into a spiral. Then it’s time for a haircut.

Solving Mazes with Water

Solving Mazes with Water

After seeing a digital simulation of water being poured into a vertical maze and finding its way to the exit, science educator Steve Mould wanted to see if he could replicate the experiment in the real world. It’s interesting to see how maze complexity affects the way the water flows.

ROKR Wooden Pinball Machine

ROKR Wooden Pinball Machine

Robotime’s wood kit gives you everything you need to build your own working mini-pinball machine. Its 482 pieces come together to form a circus-themed machine with a plunger, bumpers, and flippers. The playfield and backbox have built-in lighting, and it also plays sounds. Save $40 for a limited time with code PINBALL40.

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