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I’m On A Boat Classroom Cover

I’m On A Boat Classroom Cover

The Lonely Island join The Tonight Show‘s Jimmy Fallon and The Roots to play a radio-friendly version of their hit single I’m On A Boat using classroom instruments. Although apparently Black Thought didn’t get the memo.

Homer Live

Homer Live

At the end of the latest episode of The Simpsons, Dan Castellaneta took live calls from viewers while MoCap synched the animation. The result was pretty impressive, though the questions were just as vacuous as Homer’s answers. West coast feed here. Int’l feed here.

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Playing Card Notebook

Playing Card Notebook
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This nifty notebook from Suck UK doubles as a custom deck of playing cards. Each edge-bound sheet is made from real playing card stock, and offers a blank writing surface on front for your doodles or your own bespoke deck design.

Margot Robbie’s Morning Routine

Margot Robbie’s Morning Routine

“I like to meditate while I work on my core… even though I was born with a six-pack.” Margot Robbie and Vogue made a steamy parody of Christian Bale’s creepy morning routine from American Psycho.

LEGO Halo SPNKR

LEGO Halo SPNKR

LEGO enthusiast Nick Brick made an incredible life-size version of the M41 SPNKR, the classic rocket launcher from the Halo series. It’s 50.5″ long, weighs 24lb and is made of about 6,000 LEGO pieces. Its double barrel unit is detachable, just like in the games.

Gothenburg Shuffle

Gothenburg Shuffle

Cardistry master Noel Larsen-Heath shows off some of his impressive card handling skills, from spinning cards on his fingertips to floating them in mid-air. The last time we saw someone bend playing cards like he does, the guy next to us at the blackjack table got shown the door.

Jaws Bruce the Shark Mask

Jaws Bruce the Shark Mask
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Start Halloween early with the first officially licensed Jaws mask featuring the movie’s antagonist. Made by Trick or Treat Studios and sculptor Mikey Rotella, it has Quint’s hand and the diving tank that did it in in it’s mouth.

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Sand Castle Holds up a Car

Sand Castle Holds up a Car

Practical Engineering shows off a construction technique called Mechanically Stabilized Earth to strengthen material that would normally crumble under even the slightest of weight. The trick is adding thin, stiff layers like screen to confine the loose grains of sand.

Making a Wooden Chain

Making a Wooden Chain

Carpenter Matthias Wandel demonstrates the complicated process of creating links in a wooden chain from a single block of maple hardwood without using any glue. To add to the challenge, he did it almost entirely with power tools rather than hand carving.

Nemo Gould: Megalodon

Nemo Gould: Megalodon

Artist Nemo Gould loves to make kinetic sculptures using found objects and handmade components. One of his latest works is Megalodon, a 192″-long robotic shark submarine that he made from an F-94 bomber’s fuel tank, nixie tubes, motors, and other bits.

The Emperor of Time

The Emperor of Time

Eadweard Muybridge was a 19th century photographer who inadvertently pioneered motion pictures and projectors. But he also murdered his wife’s lover and abandoned his son. Drew Christie explores the chasm between creators and their creations in this short film.

ORCA Cooler MOLLE Wraps

ORCA Cooler MOLLE Wraps

ORCA makes tack-on MOLLE wraps for its 26qt, 40qt and 58qt coolers, as well as compatible accessories such as pouches, a first aid kit, and external chargers. Available in green and CRP camo. Skip to 2:29.

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The BFG (Trailer 2)

The BFG (Trailer 2)

The latest trailer for Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book gives us a better look at the BFG and his even B’er but not so F neighbors such as Fleshlumpeater and Bloodbottler. Who names their kid Fleshlumpeater? Dude got off to a bad start.

Bear Loves Sprinkler

Bear Loves Sprinkler

Triple D Game Farm is a ranch in Kalispell, MT that raises animal models for photography, cinematography and educational purposes. Here’s one of their models, a grizzly bear, goofing off with a sprinkler.

StarBreak

StarBreak

A sidescrolling shooter from one of the creators of Realm of the Mad God. StarBreak is a lot like Contra, except with dozens of other players and procedurally-generated dungeons. If you die, you have to start from scratch, but you keep any cash and loot that you stashed.

SNL: Russian Woman Talks Trump

SNL: Russian Woman Talks Trump

“Yes, yes, every 10 year, he comes to my village in the middle of the night to take a new wife.” For their latest Weekend Update, Saturday Night Live‘s MVP Kate McKinnon put on her poor Russian villager character to talk about Donald Trump. Skip to 2:33.

Snow Peak Insect Shield Parka

Snow Peak Insect Shield Parka
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Snow Peak’s new parka is made of polyester that’s been treated by Insect Shield with permethrin, an insecticide that’s non-toxic for humans. Its mesh construction provides ventilation and lets you protect even your face with the help of the zippered hood.

The Unbeatable Dr. NIM

The Unbeatable Dr. NIM

YouTuber Standupmaths shows us an old game from the 1960s called The Amazing Dr. NIM. This apparently simple game that combines moving plastic bits and marbles is basically impossible to beat if you follow the rules, thanks to a little mathematical trickery.

Watch Ya Mouth

Watch Ya Mouth

YouTuber Joe Santagato and his siblings pair off and try to guess what their teammate is saying while the latter is wearing a dental cheek retractor. So that’s what the Predator was wearing.

EDC of the Week

EDC of the Week

Our friends at Everyday Carry share with us the latest drops, showing off the coolest gear they have to offer. Here’s this week’s awesome load out, courtesy of EDC reader Josh, showing off his daily carry, ready to take on anything the world throws at him.

Amoretti Artisan Dessert Flavors

Amoretti Artisan Dessert Flavors
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Frost advisories in mid-May, so we’re making the kitchen into a gourmet creamery with these oh-so-tasty flavors from Amoretti. Blending a bit into a smoothie or a bowl of ice cream gives us the feels (and is good dessert eating practice if the ice cream truck ever comes back out).

Punful Reign

Punful Reign

Shiwar Awaz Berai Boo Ray. YouTuber Jim Jarmo put together another one of his pun-filled music videos, this time paying tribute to the late, great artist Prince, and as usual, using nothing more than actual social media profile names to provide the lyrical subtitles.

Coldplay: Up&Up

Coldplay: Up&Up

Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia’s video for Coldplay’s single combines visuals of real world settings filmed at dramatically different distances. The result is a surreal world in which soccer is played on a sponge, volcanoes spew popcorn, and babies fly on airplane wings.

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