Football: Wisconsin Style
With bowl season in full swing and the NFL regular season coming to an end, our friends from Rides & Drives take us on the ultimate football weekend. Join them as they show us how to tailgate Wisconsin-style.
With bowl season in full swing and the NFL regular season coming to an end, our friends from Rides & Drives take us on the ultimate football weekend. Join them as they show us how to tailgate Wisconsin-style.
Artist Mike Doyle creates amazing and unique LEGO models, including these awesomely spooky abandoned homes, made even more creepy through the use of a monochrome black, white, and grey pallette. Be sure to check out his incredible 200,000 piece City of Odan too.
Until now, if you wanted motion control and room-scale tracking for virtual reality, you needed a powerful PC, multiple sensors, and lots of wires. NOLO aims to change this with a reasonably priced system that pairs with smartphones and inexpensive VR headsets.
You’ll want to put your headphones on and go full-screen to get the most out of Stereokroma’s hypnotic video, featuring super crisp macro photography of frozen fruits and veggies being thawed, accompanied by appropriate, if not exactly realistic ASMR sound effects.
SmarterEveryDay looks at the behavior of the unusually strong Prince Rupert’s drop when subjected to the firepower of a bullet. The 150,000 fps slow-mo footage reveals some truly fascinating properties as shockwaves travel through these tadpole-shaped glass droplets.
A lightweight LED lantern which charges up in the sun, and is completely submersible, floatable, and drop-proof thanks to its inflatable, see-through body. Folds flat for easy packing, and runs for up to 12h on a 7h charge. Also available in a color-changing variant.
No Surprises is one of the most oft-covered Radiohead tracks of all time, but we’re rather taken with Postmodern Jukebox’s ’30s-style jazz arrangement, with Chloe Feoranzo’s warm and smooth vocals standing in for Thom Yorke’s.
Jake Roper from Vsauce3 talks about some of the different kinds of time travel paradigms in science fiction and pop culture, and along the way finds himself stuck in an endless (or at least a 10-hour long) causal loop.
A striking and sleek monochrome timepiece with design elements inspired by engineering’s strongest shape – the triangle. Its 42mm stainless steel case carries PVD black coating on every surface, and is set onto a matching black Italian leather strap.
Nathan Barnatt directed and stars in this music video which features not only one of our favorite cars ever, but turned us on to The Midnight, a fantastic LA band that blends ’80s synthwave with modern alt-pop sensibilities. See how Nathan shot the video here.
A larger and tougher version of DMOS’ Stealth Shovel. It has an aluminum alloy blade that can handle anything from leaves to ice. Its versatile blade also has serrated teeth, strap slots for portability and replaceable gliders to protect floors. It also has a retractable handle.
While the holidays usually conjure images of Santa and reindeer, makeup artist Mykie aka Glam & Gore has her sights set on something a little more disturbing. In this tutorial, she show us how to turn yourself into a demonic snow creature way creepier than any old Wampa.
Engineers Jose Julio and Juan Pedro Calderon Negueroles show off their open source robot kit and companion Android app which uses the phone’s camera to detect the trajectory of the puck and move the robot’s arm quick enough to give most human players a run for their money.
Combining the safety and utility of a headlight with the enjoyment of a Bluetooth speaker, Photive’s 2-in-1 gadget is the perfect add-on for any bike. It’s weather-resistant, and detaches from its mount so you can take it with you, and for easy recharging.
Forget simulators. Located in Pottsboro, TX and Hastings, MN, Extreme Sandbox will teach you how to operate heavy equipment – a bulldozer, a wheel loader, an excavator, or a fire truck – and have fun with them through various challenges.
Man at Arms: Reforged went through a ton of grinding, sanding and polishing to make a real life version of Altäir’s sword from the Assassin’s Creed series. The eagle-themed weapon was a pain to create, but it turned out great in the end.
A versatile writing instrument that not only offers awesome styling and ergonomics, but packs a bright LED flashlight and a removable tip that functions as a glass breaker and self-defense tool. Made from black coated aviation-grade aluminum.
So you just watched Rogue One and feel the need to rewatch Episode IV right after? Well, if you don’t have 2 hours to spare, Lord Aussem condensed the film down to just 73 seconds by speeding things up just a little bit each time a laser is fired.
2016 wasn’t exactly a stellar year for GoPro. But the company still makes damn good cameras, and their brand is still synonymous with the action camera market. Here’s a sampling of the shots made possible by GoPro from this year alone.
A previously unreleased and very early story about Homestar and the gang. It’s about a sports event between Homestar’s and Strong Bad’s teams. Along the way we meet a new (old) character and learn of Strong Glad’s origin.
A beautiful handcrafted Japanese cutting tool from blacksmith Yoshihiko Akitomo. It comes wrapped in paracord which does double duty as a grip and survival equipment. Created from Shirogami 2 Gou (White Steel No. 2), with a 4.72″ blade and 10.03″ overall length.
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