Awesome Leisure

The NERF Rival Zeus’ magazine normally holds 12 balls, but YouTuber Out of Darts made it so his Zeus could hold up to 108 balls. He made a custom magazine that has a blower to push the balls. He’s also working on a backpack loader that can hold thousands of the ammo.

The acrobats of Project JUMPoff head to the sandy dunes and oceanfront to show off their amazing gymnastic skills. And when they’re not wowing us with their flips and spins, they breathe fire, because why not?

Killspencer and Snarkitecture made an all-white version of the former’s mini indoor basketball kit. It has a melamine backboard, a glossy breakaway rim, a leather net and a gray mini rubber basketball. The ball is also available separately for $25.

On Christmas Day, The Hateful Eight will be presented as a roadshow at select theaters in the U.S. to showcase its 70mm widescreen format. The film was shot on 65mm film using half-century old Ultra Panavision 70 lenses.

Loud Bicycle’s latest horn is just as loud as the original Loud Horn at 125dB and also sounds like a normal car horn. But the Loud Mini is much smaller and lighter than its predecessor. It lasts up to four months per charge.

The latest TV spot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens focuses in on bad guy Kylo Ren and The Dark Side of the Force, as he mounts a huge army of stormtroopers – some with flamethrowers – and takes on our new heroes in both epic and mano-a-mano battles.

Rather than simply turn Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s childhood classic into a CGI remake, this retelling is wrapped in a sort of Princess Bride / LEGO Movie meta story, providing a context in which to preserve the wonderful style of the original.

Wish your local basketball court had nets? Keep an eye out for Blacknet, a temporary basketball net you can bring with you. Shoot it in with the ball to install, and knock it off from under the rim to remove. It fits on most US rims (18″ diameter). Available soon.

The world’s governments want superheroes to be accountable for their actions, with Cap and Iron Man taking opposing stances. The film adaptation of Marvel’s hit comic book crossover appears to be much smaller in scale, but we’ll take what we can get.

We got our grubby little mitts on one of the awesome Parrot MiniDrones. We had a tough time choosing between the flying, seafaring or roller drones, but we went with Jett. This fast-moving two-wheeler can spin like crazy and jump in the air, all while recording POV video.

T-Pain performed once again at NPR Music, a year after his mind-blowing revelation that Auto-Tune was actually holding him back. This song is from his upcoming album Stoicville: The Phoenix. Might as well call him Faheem Legend.

Coffee Pot Terrarium is half turn-based tactical strategy and half-puzzle game. Instead of attacking enemies, you get rid of them by removing the tiles they’re standing on. Coming to PC first, then to mobile devices and consoles.

This pocket sized golf gadget is packed with data from over 30,000 courses, and uses GPS to provide measurements to the front, center and back of the green, hazard/layup distances, and shot distance measurement. Lasts for an up to three rounds between charges.

A wonderfully flavorful and smooth premium white rum with oak, pear and honeysuckle notes, created through a special double-aging process in white oak barrels. Try with lemon, sugar and soda for a fantastic Maestro Collins.

From the creator of Braid comes a first-person open world puzzle game inspired by Myst. The Witness is set on a strange island with varying terrain and weather. The game will have about 650 puzzles, many of which are optional. Drops 1/26/16 for PS4, Windows and iOS.

A father does everything to protect his son, who possesses an incredible ability that made him a target for religious zealots and the US government. Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst and Adam Driver star in this sci-fi drama by Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter).

One lucky Awesomer reader will win a Steam key with access to every VALVE game ever. Get every Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, Counterstrike, Left 4 Dead game and more, thanks to Alienware and their new Steam Machine living room game PC. (Ends 11/23/15)

Perhaps the coolest looking dice ever made, these aluminum cubes have built in LED lighting behind the pips. A motion sensor activates the lights only when you pick them up to roll. Their maker can’t guarantee perfect balance, but they’re still awesome. (Thanks Joseph!)

A point-and-click mystery game and digital choose-your-own adventure book in one. Play as both author Arthur Finklestein and his character, the young detective Jenny LeClue, to determine the outcome of her story. Coming to PC, mobile and PS4. Demo here.

If you ask us, ’80’s language is, like, totally coming back. Immerse yourself in this charming era with this tubular poster (shipped in a tube!) from rad designers Tim and Aurélia Sanders. It even shows you how to use these words so you don’t look like a major dweeb. Made in Seattle.

(PG-13) The music video for Passion, the eponymous single from Xan Young’s two-song EP. It sounds like an Autre Ne Veut track, but check out the other song in his EP and you’ll see Xan’s no copycat, just an artist sorting out his sound.

(PG-13: Language) Michelle Darnell was one of America’s most successful businessmen, but she got caught swindling and was sent to prison. Now she’s out to reclaim her throne. Melissa McCarthy stars in this thinly veiled parody of Martha Stewart.

Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk pulled off a crazy trick that seemed to defy gravity – as he zipped through a custom built obstacle that formed a horizontal loop. Of course, the attempt was not without a few painful failures.