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Pinch: A Tiny Multitool

Pinch: A Tiny Multitool

MetalDreamer’s multitool measures just 1.5″ x 0.5″ but packs a mini pry bar, bottle opener, 6mm hex wrench, wire stripper, nail puller, keychain, mini ruler, mini scraper, hex bit holder, and two flathead screwdrivers. In stainless or titanium.

The Floor Is on Fire

The Floor Is on Fire

A chemistry teacher demonstrates a really cool property of liquid methane by pouring the rapidly-extinguishing substance onto the floor while afire. We’re not sure how safe this is, but it sure looks cool. Original video here.

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The Reinvention of Normal

The Reinvention of Normal

Liam Saint-Pierre’s short film about artist / inventor / designer Dominic Wilcox, and his unconventional and whimsical way at looking at the world. A reminder that “weird” can be a much more rewarding way to live than the status quo.

Match Stick Rockets Slow Mo

Match Stick Rockets Slow Mo

The Slow Mo Guys made match rockets and filmed them blasting off at 2,500fps. They should’ve made dozens and launched them all at once. You know whom they should get to drop by their show? The Fastest Man Alive.

Brick Lamp

Brick Lamp

A minimalistic LED lamp. It lights up when you turn it face up or to any of its sides and will turn off when placed face down. It has a built-in battery that lasts up to five hours per charge. Available in concrete, wood or metal.

Wingsuit Battering Ram

Wingsuit Battering Ram

Wingsuit flyer Sebastian Alvarez just gets more and more daring. His latest stunt had him smashing head first into what appears to be a small styrofoam board, which was held aloft by two of his bravest buddies on top of a mountain.

McLaren P1 vs. Porsche 918 Spyder

McLaren P1 vs. Porsche 918 Spyder

Two of the world’s best hybrid supercars go for the fastest lap at Laguna Seca raceway, with GT champion Randy Pobst at the helm of both cars. The Porsche’s lap starts at 8:35 while the McLaren’s is at 16:40. Come on Ferrari! Forza!

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What if Quicksilver Ran Past You?

What if Quicksilver Ran Past You?

Jake from Vsauce3 got together with the Muppets to investigate the physics of X-Men’s Quicksilver, and what would happen if the Mach 10 superhero existed. Basically, you couldn’t see him – and if brushed by you, you’d explode.

Honest Game Trailer: BioShock

Honest Game Trailer: BioShock

Smosh Games pokes fun at Irrational’s dystopian undersea game, which if you really do think about it, does involve beating homeless people so you can take their money to feed your drug addiction. And that plumbing minigame was the worst.

The Matrix: Up Close

The Matrix: Up Close

Cinematic montage artist Roman Holiday compiled this brief sequence using only closeups from the only Matrix movie that really counts – the 1999 original. Set to the original soundtrack’s epic Hotel Ambush music by Don Davis.

Mike Love: Permanent Holiday

Mike Love: Permanent Holiday

Nope, not the guy from Beach Boys, but this Hawaiian reggae artist is an equally talented musician. This live performance of his song Permanent Holiday may not seem much at first, until you realize what he’s doing. Skip to 4:22.

Finess Krolitay Ceramic Noives

Finess Krolitay Ceramic Noives

We know it’s not nice to make fun of people’s accents, but the guy doing the English voiceover for this Chinese knife manufacturer is just too awesome not to showcase. Besides, we bet we’d sound as ridiculous speaking in Chinese.

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Handwriting Necklace

Handwriting Necklace
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Made by Daisy can turn your signature or any other handwritten text up to 30 characters into a sterling silver necklace pendant. It comes with a 16″ or 18″ chain. It can also be made into a bracelet.

Transplanting Robot

Transplanting Robot

This strange and hypnotic contraption is another single-purpose robot, designed to delicately pluck young plants from a cramped pallette and replant them into larger packages for sale. Watch as it transplants countless flowers without a hitch.

Flamethrower Jet Bomber

Flamethrower Jet Bomber

(PG-13: Language) YouTuber Robbaz indulges the mad engineer in him by building airplanes propelled by flamethrowers in the hilarious building game Besiege. Watch him cackle and improvise when his medieval jet engines fail.

Giveaway: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

Giveaway: 2015 Chromebook Pixel

We’re giving away an awesome Chromebook Pixel laptop over at the Technabob Shop. Sporting a 12.85″ 2560×1700 touchscreen, a 2.2GHz Core i5 CPU, and amazing battery life. Simply register for your chance to win. (Ends 5/6/15)

Thorin Trollin’

Thorin Trollin’

Bard the Bowman risks his life to try and talk some sense into Thorin Oakenshield, but the Mountain King won’t let him get a word in edgewise. M Venturelli turns a dramatic scene from The Hobbit: BoFA into a slapstick skit.

Cinder Block Building Blocks

Cinder Block Building Blocks
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We’ve got some tiny cinder block fridge magnets in The Awesomer Shop, but you can build structures with these 1/12th scale blocks made from actual cement. Sold in sets of 10, 24 or 50 bricks – or cracked for dilapidated scenes.

Chemical Party

Chemical Party

This hilarious old promotional video from the European Commission demonstrates some basic chemical attractions and reactions using guests at a party as human analogs for the elements. The track is Fledermaus Can’t Get It by Von Südenfed.

Sundays

Sundays

Set in a futuristic and dystopic Mexico, this proof-of-concept short is about a man who figures out that the world is not what it seems. We’re not convinced that it’s as profound as it seems, but its mix of District 9 and The Matrix is intriguing.

The Man-powered Playground

The Man-powered Playground

YouTuber Tom Scott visited Ai Pioppi, a restaurant in Treviso, Italy with a unique playground. Built by the restaurant owner, many of the playground’s rides are man-powered, such as this pedal-powered 360º swing. More here.

Postmodern Jukebox: Creep

Postmodern Jukebox: Creep

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox presents a truly haunting interpretation of Radiohead’s 1993 classic Creep, made perfect with the sultry and soul stirring jazz vocals of Haley Reinhart. PMJ’s tour kicks off 4/30 in Boston.

Time Lapse (Trailer)

Time Lapse (Trailer)

Three roommates stumble upon a strange machine that prints pictures showing what their living room will look like 24 hours in advance. They abuse the machine’s powers, clearly ignoring Spider-Man’s rule.

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