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Giveaway: Xbox One S

Giveaway: Xbox One S

Get your hands on the latest and greatest version of Microsoft’s Xbox One game console. It’s way slimmer and sleeker than the original, supports 4K Blu-ray and HDR video, and has no power brick. Enter now at The Awesomer Shop. (Contest ends 10/16/16)

X Products Can Cannon

X Products Can Cannon

The Can Cannon is an attachment for AR-15 and M16 rifles. Use it with mil spec blank bullets to propel unopened soda cans, tennis balls and other items up to 105 yards. X Products is also making other projectiles, such as a grappling hook, a net and more.

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No Asians Thank You

No Asians Thank You

“They’re just a mob of crooks that’s all they are.” In this old clip from an Australian show, a TV reporter confronts a man who put up a seemingly racist advertisement on the local paper. Don’t worry, it gets much better.

Gear Aid LED Lanterns

Gear Aid LED Lanterns
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Gear Aid’s new LED lanterns are rechargeable via USB and have a diffuser bag, a hanging hook, a kickstand and a threaded mount so you can aim it in a variety of ways. The larger models also serve as external battery packs.

Building Train Cars

Building Train Cars

Time-lapse footage from the Bombardier Carriage Works in Derby, England, where workers have built train cars since 1839. It’s amazing to see these machines birthed out of what seems like thin air. These modern cars are for the UK’s Elizabeth line.

Rig Wrench Multitool

Rig Wrench Multitool
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The ultimate pocket multitool for Jeep fanatics. tacktikOwl’s stainless steel EDC offers Torx, hex, flathead, and philips drivers designed for taking off the Wrangler’s doors and roof, but versatile enough for other jobs.

Why It Sucked to Be a Pirate

Why It Sucked to Be a Pirate

(PG-13: Language) Movies have glorified the swashbuckling pirate lifestyle, but the reality is that they had it pretty bad, especially when it came to food, diseases, and overcrowded ships. Sam O’Nella explains why you should stop singing “Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me.”

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Great Character Introductions

Great Character Introductions

CineFix enumerates some of the ways movies introduce their characters along with shining examples of each method. There’s Indiana Jones’ slow approach, James Bond’s slick intros, Darth Vader’s badass entrance and more.

Grand Zero

Grand Zero

(PG-13: Language) Anyone who’s ever had any exposure to multi-level marketing, pyramid schemes, or other sketchy businesses will get a kick out of Kevin Oeser’s dark comedy about a man who discovers he’s the only one in his hometown who hasn’t joined the corporate cult.

Where Cards Fall (Teaser)

Where Cards Fall (Teaser)

We know virtually nothing about this upcoming title from The Game Band and Snowman, but the gorgeous environments in a surreal world where giant playing cards fall from the sky has certainly got our curiosity piqued.

Adam Ruins Weddings

Adam Ruins Weddings

After ruining engagement rings, Adam Conover continues railing against the romance industry. American weddings used to be a simple home affair, but now they’re displays of wealth perpetuated by intense and manufactured social pressure.

Sophnet Camo Coach Jackets

Sophnet Camo Coach Jackets
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Japanese brand Sophnet gives us a preppier way to rock camouflaged patterns by applying them on a coach jacket. Available in woodland or desert camo, the jacket has front pockets, a drawstring hem, elastic cuffs and an applique Sophnet logo on the back.

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Bob in the Rain and The Lizard of Hope

Bob in the Rain and The Lizard of Hope

Singer/songwriter Tom Rosenthal’s track tells the story of a very sad man named Bob, and a lizard who ultimately saves his life. The tale of hope is perfectly complemented by a Wizard of Oz-esque transition from black and white to colorful worlds by animator Dave Anderson.

Alien: H.R. Giger’s Beautiful Monster

Alien: H.R. Giger’s Beautiful Monster

(Gore) YouTuber kaptainkristian summarizes the contribution of painter H.R. Giger to sci-fi and filmmaking. His sexual biomechanical design for the xenomorph is at once terrifying and beautiful, unique yet timeless in its appeal.

Wazer Desktop Waterjet Cutter

Wazer Desktop Waterjet Cutter

Until now, waterjet cutting has been reserved for large industrial shops, but the Wazer aims to bring the tech to every workshop. It uses a high pressure stream of water and abrasive particles to slice cleanly through even the hardest materials, with precision and smoothness.

The Sad Year

The Sad Year

(PG-13: Language) Videogamedunkey is disappointed at 2016’s gaming releases. But he’s hopeful for indies like Owlboy and Mekazoo. Besides, 2016 also brought us Overwatch, Uncharted 4, Deus Ex: MK, Bravely Second, RimWorld and more.

What Auctioneers Are Saying

What Auctioneers Are Saying

If you’ve ever watched an auction here in America, you know that the auctioneers speak a mile a minute, and what they’re saying seems almost like gibberish. In this video, auctioneer Barry Baker explains what they’re really saying in their so-called “chant.”

Knight Rider USB Charger

Knight Rider USB Charger

Convert any car into KITT from Knight Rider with this officially-licensed gadget from ThinkGeek. It not only lights up and plays sounds and phrases from the classic ’80s show, but doubles as a dual-port USB charger, with one 2.1A and one 1.0A port.

Drifting with The Stig

Drifting with The Stig

(PG-13: Language) We’ve been dying to get behind the wheel of the new Ford Focus RS, what with its 350 hp, AWD, torque vectoring, and other rally-style bells and whistles. But Ford did us one better, and put us in one with Ben Collins (aka “The Stig”) at the controls.

KarlBox Drawing Set

KarlBox Drawing Set
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What happens when fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld teams up with writing instrument company Faber-Castell? Fancy, shmancy stuff, like this extravagant, limited-edition trunk, filled with 350 premium graphite pencils, pastels, and markers. Sadly, most artists can’t afford it.

Feeding Bald Eagles

Feeding Bald Eagles

Bald eagles are incredibly beautiful and majestic, but we’d still be afraid they’d peck our eyeballs out (or worse) if we got too close. Not so for Alaskan fisherman Jessie Peck, as he tosses out some scraps of fish to a flock of the big birds.

Dronesurfing

Dronesurfing

To demonstrate the lifting power of its Alta 8 aerial photography drone, Freefly Systems used the 8-blade flying machine to tow a surfboarder through the water. He needed a running start, but we’re still impressed.

Johanna Under The Ice

Johanna Under The Ice

NOWNESS and photographer Ian Derry visited freediver Johanna Nordblad, the woman who holds a world record for diving under ice. Her fascination with the frigid, yet peaceful conditions came after she was subjected to ice water treatments for a serious leg fracture.

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