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Amazon Prime Air Updated

Amazon Prime Air Updated

Jeremy Clarkson helps Amazon show off its new and improved delivery drone, which is much larger than the previously shown prototype but still takes off and lands vertically. This drone has a range of 15 miles, flies at about 60mph and carries up to 5 pound packages.

Boker Kwaiken Flipper Knife

Boker Kwaiken Flipper Knife
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With a satin finished 3.5″ VG-10 steel blade, this folding knife has carbon fiber handle scales, making it not just a practical knife, but a really good looking one. Also in gunmetal / titanium. Though we really want the handmade version by its designer Lucas Burnley.

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Parrot Bottle Opener

Parrot Bottle Opener

We’ve seen a bunch of crazy ways to open a bottle, but this guy might have taken the prize, having trained his Hyacinth Macaw Ringo to crack bottles open with his beak. We could have sworn we saw this on The Flintstones first.

Very Best & Polyphonic Spree in Uganda

Very Best & Polyphonic Spree in Uganda

La Blogotheque accompanied dance group The Very Best and choral rock band The Polyphonic Spree to Uganda for a series of hilariously raw but joyous performances, including collaborations with Ugandan musicians and passersby. Skip to 1:00.

NERF Zeus Mega Balls Mod

NERF Zeus Mega Balls Mod

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.

Kangaroo Mini PC

Kangaroo Mini PC

The pocket-sized Kangaroo comes with Windows 10 64-bit Home and a tiny dock with HDMI, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports. It has a 2.25Ghz Intel Atom CPU, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, a microSD slot, a fingerprint reader, Wi-Fi AC, Bluetooth 4.0 and 4h battery life.

Why The English Alphabet Is Stupid

Why The English Alphabet Is Stupid

(PG-13: Language) “Do we really need the letter ‘K?'” Rank amateur animator GradeAUnderA asks this and other questions about the pronunciation quirks of the English alphabet, in one of his typically hilarious rants.

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Happy Meal

Happy Meal

Far Eastern Safari Park’s Siberian tiger Amur usually eats goats and rabbits twice a week. So caretakers at the Russian zoo were dumbfounded when he ended up being buddies with his latest meal. Perhaps Amur’s heart was emptier than his stomach. So far.

Now I Know 2016 Desk Calendar

Now I Know 2016 Desk Calendar
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What do astronauts do when their noses itch but they have their helmets on? Which country is so clean, it actually imports trash? And where is it legal to sue a bear? Find out the answer to these important questions and more in Dan Lewis’ calendar. Samples here.

How to Make a Thanksgiving Dinner

How to Make a Thanksgiving Dinner

How to Make Everything made a simple Thanksgiving dinner, though not 100% from scratch. Still, the process involved planting herbs and mushrooms, harvesting beets and cranberries and yes, shooting a wild turkey. Watch every step here.

Mac Lethal: Man vs. Popcorn

Mac Lethal: Man vs. Popcorn

(PG-13) “Prolly never gonna make it to the top of the pop charts Cuz I don’t rap about poppin bottles, or poppin Mollies, I’d rather rap about strawberry Pop-Tarts.” Mac Lethal spits his lyrical genius at a breakneck pace, on a quest to finish his song in time for his bag of popcorn.

Marshmallow Farming

Marshmallow Farming

The Heartland Series was a documentary series about Appalachian culture. This is one of their April Fools’ pranks, a report on the plight of North Carolina’s marshmallow farmers. Props to Orange Jacket Dude for staying strong. You made the segment work.

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Hotel 22

Hotel 22

(PG-13: Language) Line 22 is the only 24-hour bus line in California’s pricy Santa Clara Valley. As a result, homeless people take its 1.5 hour route to and fro at night to sleep in relative safety. Elizabeth Lo filmed the night crowd for a week to make her revealing short film.

Budnitz FTB

Budnitz FTB
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Keep cruising come winter with Budnitz’ fat but nimble bike. It has a carbon fiber fork and a titanium frame that weighs just 5lb. It also has a carbon belt drive, 14-speed transmission, hydraulic brakes, 82mm rims and 4.8″ tires.

Why Do We Age?

Why Do We Age?

Veritasium talks about theories as to why and how humans age, and at least a couple of animals that don’t. We age partly because our cells can’t divide infinitely. Scientists think that this isn’t a weakness, but a safety precaution.

Service.

Service.

Hate dealing with customer service? Check out Service., a startup that contacts companies on your behalf to try and resolve your issues. See sample cases here. If this takes off we’re going to start a company for people who have complaints with Service.

Beach Acrobatics

Beach Acrobatics

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?

Australian Aquaman

Australian Aquaman

(PG-13: Language) Redditor Haesiraheal says he recently went fishing with his family and friends off the coast of Phillip Island. They didn’t catch a lot of fish, but they did find themselves in the middle of a marine mammal party.

Superhero Movie Mistakes

Superhero Movie Mistakes

Cracked points out some of the useless quirks of some superhero movies: totally unnecessary revisions, overusing characters and settings, and repeating origin stories. Do the opposite and you might just get a winner.

The Chanukah Song Part 4

The Chanukah Song Part 4

Adam Sandler has updated the roster of The Chanukah Song, adding Drake, Scarlett Johansson and more. He should make a song about how he magically becomes unfunny when it’s time to make a movie.

Life After 44 Years in Prison

Life After 44 Years in Prison

“I seen that everybody… was talking to themselves.” Otis Johnson went to prison in 1970. He was released only in 2014, and he’d lost contact with his family. So when he got out it was like he had traveled to the future, and to a bittersweet beginning.

Huckleberry & Co. Archibald Watch

Huckleberry & Co. Archibald Watch

The Bauhaus inspired Archibald’s 40mm case comes in silver or rose gold. Its Miyota 9132 automatic movement lasts up to 40h and can be recharged by winding the crown. The watch is water resistant up to 5atm.

Grandpa & Me & a Helicopter to Heaven

Grandpa & Me & a Helicopter to Heaven

In his final days, an old man teaches his grandson how to gather and cook a rare mushroom. Åsa Blanck and Johan Palmgren’s simple but powerful documentary reminds us to maintain and strengthen our bonds with the people we love.

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