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Working Wooden Rollercoaster Model

Working Wooden Rollercoaster Model

Model maker Adam Throgmorton shows off an incredible build – an intricate HO-scale replica of an old-school wooden rollercoaster that not only looks awesome, but is fully functional. Though the speed it zooms around at seems implausibly fast if it were to be scaled up.

MicroBot Push 2

MicroBot Push 2

The MicroBot Push 2 lets you wirelessly control and automate almost anything that has a button or a switch. It works with IFTTT, Amazon Alexa, WeMo and more. The Push 2 has quieter gears than the original, as well as a timer feature and touchscreen compatibility.

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UNIQLO x Nintendo 2017

UNIQLO x Nintendo 2017

UNIQLO’s upcoming collection of Nintendo t-shirts are based on 25 fan-submitted designs, chosen from over 16,000 submissions with the help of none other than Mario and Zelda co-creator Shigeru Miyamoto. The tees go on sale on 5/18/17.

The Astro-Skeleton Clock

The Astro-Skeleton Clock

This could be the most complicated clock ever built. We cannot imagine the engineering involved in getting all of its gears, pulleys, and pendulums to work together to tell time. Mark Frank and Buchanan’s masterpiece has been under construction for over a decade.

Some Kind of Connection

Some Kind of Connection

“Time is the story and we are the characters.” The Royal Ocean Film of Society looks back at Michael Apted’s Up Series. Arguably the best reality show ever, its 48-year (and counting) span, grounded perspective and willing cast make for a fragmented mirror of our lives.

Mechanical Keys Fidget Toys

Mechanical Keys Fidget Toys
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Etsy shop Sly Flower 3D Prints makes fidget toys out of mechanical keyboard switches for that satisfying – and noisy! – click. Each toy comes with a random assortment of keycaps and switches. Available with 1, 3, 6 or 12 keys.

John Frusciante: I Feel Love

John Frusciante: I Feel Love

We’re not sure if we’re more impressed by Flea’s ability to nail Giorgio Moroder’s synth bassline, or former RHCP guitarist John Frusciante’s falsetto in this 2006 cover of Donna Summer’s disco classic. Anthony Kiedis’ dance moves, on the other hand…

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The Fireside Grown-up Guides

The Fireside Grown-up Guides
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Authors Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris present a series of hilarious “educational” manuals which poke fun at kitschy 1960s Easy Reader books. The audiobook version is narrated by none other than Andy Richter.

Making a Tiny Katana

Making a Tiny Katana

Wielded by samurai (and The Walking Dead’s Michonne), the katana is one of the ultimate bladed weapons. Now learn to make your own mini razor-sharp katana thanks to BrainfooTV, who show us how to craft one with household tools. Take that, strawberry!

PHV: Walpurgisnacht

PHV: Walpurgisnacht
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Horror synthwave artist Pentagram Home Video ups the macabre for their latest EP. Named after the German term for April 30, Walpurgisnacht (“witches’ night”) will have you looking over your shoulder for tendrils of steam. Or chokeslams.

Insect Shield Easy Packs

Insect Shield Easy Packs

Insect Shield offers apparel that have been treated with permethrin, a safe, odorless and long-lasting insect repellant. Now you can send in your own clothes for treatment. Insect Shield will send you a prepaid shipping packet that holds up to 10 articles of clothing.

One Man’s Trash

One Man’s Trash

Construction worker Alcindo Soares lives in Cape Verde, Africa, and has always dreamed of becoming a pro athlete. He has no access to an indoor gym, so he decided to build one on the beach that everyone can use, using junk he’s found washing up on shore.

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The Giant Mousetrap

The Giant Mousetrap

The Backyard Scientist has outdone himself with his latest experiment. He built himself a gigantic replica of a mousetrap. The spring-loaded mechanism can demolish stuff at speeds up to 42 mph. We’d just hate to see the mouse this thing was designed for.

LE Camping Lantern

LE Camping Lantern
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This versatile portable light works as both a flashlight and a collapsible lantern, and packs a 3200 mAh rechargeable battery for juicing up gadgets. It has two brightness modes, and a strobe mode, and has magnets and hooks on its lid for hanging.

Marvel’s The Defenders (Trailer)

Marvel’s The Defenders (Trailer)

After each facing their own demons and taking on evildoers, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist must now prove the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and work together save New York City as a team. Coming to Netflix 8/18/17.

The Dark Tower (Trailer)

The Dark Tower (Trailer)

Who knows if it’ll translate to the big screen, but we’re excited to see Idris Elba as The Last Gunslinger, and Matthew McConaughey as the Man in Black in this adaptation of Stephen King’s classic series of science fiction novels. Oh please, oh please let this be good.

Preschool Toys for Grown-ups

Preschool Toys for Grown-ups

Steve Casino is best known for his awesome sculptures of pop culture figures made from peanuts. But he also has created a series of awesome pull toys. While we might let kids play with Jimi Hendrix, the bloody Evil Dead one is definitely for big kids only. (Thanks Ed!)

LEGO Guggenheim Museum

LEGO Guggenheim Museum
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A wonderful addition to the LEGO Architecture series, this 744-piece kit replicates the cylindrical structures of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, a true icon of New York modernist architecture. The finished model measures 7″(w) x 5″(d) x 4″(h).

Removable Digits

Removable Digits

Thumbs up for magician Vincent Kuo as he amps up the classic magic finger trick you learned as a kid. He works such trickery with his digits we’d be worried he might steal some of ours if we got anywhere near him.

Millington: Being

Millington: Being

(Gross) It’s an age old story of a girl falling in love with her one true soulmate – except in this case, her significant other just happens to be creepy alien creature. Oh Yeah Wow’s video for Millington’s jangly love song starts out silly, and ends like a horror film.

OttoLock

OttoLock

The surprisingly robust OttoLock is mainly designed for cyclists, but it’s so light and easy to use you’ll be locking down other items with it as well. It weighs just 4oz (115g) but is harder to cut than cable locks, thanks to the layers of metal and Kevlar inside its plastic sleeve.

Afternoon Class

Afternoon Class

A kid struggles to keep awake in class, and every time he nods off, something strange happens to him. Seoro Oh’s short film about the thoughts that run through a young person’s mind is wonderfully weird, totally relatable, and beautifully animated.

Shinola Canfield Bolt

Shinola Canfield Bolt
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With five cases and over 50 straps to choose from, Shinola’s new minimalist watch is a brand unto itself. The Canfield Bolt comes in a silver, gold, blue, green or black 43mm stainless steel case and leather, steel, rubber or nylon strap.

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