Awesome Leisure

For their wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. SmarterEveryDay went to Iceland and tried drysuit diving at Silfra, Iceland. It’s the only place in the world where you can dive between two continental plates, and has incredibly clear and clean water.

The guys at The Viral Factory made skiing even more exciting by enlisting animator Nick DenBoer to fill the course with all manner of deadly obstacles, from dinosaurs, to giant sawblades, to falling meteors. Just one question: when can we play this video game?

Wilson’s high tech football has a tiny built-in sensor which works with a mobile app via Bluetooth to track throw distance, velocity, spiral efficiency, spin rate, catches and drops. A variety of games and challenges help improve your skills on field.

Former rally racer Nabil “Billy” Karam is once again the Guinness World Record holder for the largest collection of model cars with 37,777 items, 10,000 more than the record he set in 2011. He also holds the record for largest collection of dioramas with 577.

Nintendo’s deceptively deep torture test chamber is coming to its handheld. Super Mario Maker for 3DS comes with 100 new courses, over 60 course elements and course sharing and collaborative building with other players.

Reach Robotics’ MekaMon is a modular spider-like robot that you control via a mobile app. The robot is agile and has an animated and endearing way of moving and acting. You can play solo in augmented reality mode or fight another MekaMon player.

Designer Kevin Finn’s equine playing cards feature abstract line-art images of horses, with jockeys as the jokers. The images shown here are just design prototypes. The finished cards will be printed by the United States Playing Card Company, with gold metallic details.

Be ready for a pickup game wherever you go with this portable beer pong set. It has a built in stand for shot-sized cups, two launchers, and its balls are attached by tethers so you don’t have to go hunting for them under the table. Comes with 50 dishwasher safe cups.

Slay Umbrella and the undead in your dreams with Capcom’s soft and cuddly version of the bazooka from the Resident Evil/Biohazard series. The cushion is 24″ long and has four removable missiles.

Bas John has been posting some nifty video loops of cardistry experts on his Instagram channel. He recently gathered them up into a single clip, packing a bunch of mesmerizing card manipulations into a 45-second video. The track is The Anthem by Onra.

“Don’t regret the things you do. Just things you don’t.” A young man blames his mom’s hospitalization on his stepdad. He meets a thug that makes his revenge fantasy come true. Or did it? This neo-noir thriller shows two paths that its main character could take.

This one’s going to hurt. Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things‘ Mike Wheeler) plays a struggling musician who befriends an old stray dog in the music video for Sleep in the Heat, a single from the latest album of Canadian punk rock band Pup.

Fans of Rick and Morty know that the show is packed with subtle and not-so-subtle nods to sci-fi, horror, and pop culture. Wisecrack takes a look at some of the many references the cartoon made in its first two seasons, and how it cleverly integrated them into storylines.

La Blogothèque generously shares Alicia Keys’ intimate set in Le Comptoir Général. She sang She Don’t Really Care, Hallelujah, In Common and The Gospel, all from her new album Here, as well as You Don’t Know My Name.

“Kong’s a pretty good king. Keeps to himself mostly.” Our latest look at Kong: Skull Island is a stark contrast from the first trailer. Apparently, it’s more lighthearted than you’d think. Also the titular island doesn’t have one, not two, but a metric crapton of giant creatures.

Turn your desktop into a complete drum kit with this roll-up electronic drum pad. The system includes 7 drum pads and two foot pedals, and you can listen via headphones, built-in speakers, or use it as a USB Midi controller. Save 37% in The Awesomer Shop. Demo here.

Clarkson, Hammond and May are back. The first episode of The Grand Tour is now up for Amazon Prime members ($79/yr.) in US, UK, Japan and Germany, with new episodes available every Friday. The show will come to over 200 countries by 12/2016.

The Foo Fighters can already rock pretty damned hard, so we were kind of surprised to see Leo Moracchioli turn in a metal version of one of their tracks. Regardless, Leo knocked it out of the park with his latest cover.

Sideshow Collectible’s kickass 24″ statue depicts Deadpool mid-battle, with frozen explosions and gunfire (note the bullet in mid-air). It also comes with an alternate head with a duck face expression and an alternate arm that’s holding a selfie stick.

The trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s dark kid’s book series introduces us to the Baudelaire orphans as they have their first encounter with their loathsome new guardian Count Olaf. We’re getting an Addams Family movie vibe, and that’s a good thing.

A hilariously accurate 12″ action figure of Saitama, the hero of One Punch Man. It comes with two heads, three pairs of hands, a grocery bag, a pack of crab claws and a leek. The exclusive version also comes with Saitama’s casual outfit, including his OPPAI hoodie.

Andrew Rea’s web cooking show Binging with Babish sees him recreating dishes from movies and TV shows. It’s lighthearted but educational, and he has the YouTuber’s secret sauce: a great voice. Here he makes the Moistmaker sandwich from Friends.

Please don’t make any sudden moves. Instead, sit back and enjoy this literally grand piano version of Twenty One Pilots’ big hit as arranged and performed by Costantino Carrara. Sheet music available for purchase here.