When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Domino Tree

Domino Tree

Expert domino setter-upper FlippyCat created this maze of dominoes which form a tree and its roots. What makes the small display impressive is how he managed to set up all of those overlapping branches without knocking anything over.

MSI AG270 2Q AIO Gaming PC

MSI AG270 2Q AIO Gaming PC

If an all-in-one gaming PC doesn’t sound like an oxymoron to you, check out MSI’s AG270 2QC and 2QE. Both have 27″ 1080p (with optional touch panel) screens, Yamaha audio, 4th gen Core i7 CPUs and NVIDIA’s new GTX 900M GPUs.

Advertisement

Hydrogen Peroxide Helicopter

Hydrogen Peroxide Helicopter

This one-man helicopter is powered by hydrogen peroxide gas rockets attached to the tips of its rotors. While we’re guessing it’s not the safest aircraft ever made, we’re duly impressed that it gets off the ground at all.

Egg Russian Roulette 2

Egg Russian Roulette 2

“The oooodds grow ever slimmer. Which one? Choose.” Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon plays the intense Egg Russian Roulette with guest Bradley Cooper. As the video’s length attests, this is one for the books.

Daniel Lanois: Flesh and Machine

Daniel Lanois: Flesh and Machine

Flesh and Machine is the upcoming ambient album by producer Daniel Lanois, the man behind some of the 80’s best albums, including U2’s The Joshua Tree, Bob Dylan’s Time out of Mind and Peter Gabriel’s So. Stream the album on NPR.

Floating Building

Floating Building

Designed by Alex Chinneck, Take My Lightning But Don’t Steal My Thunder appears to be a stone building with its upper half suspended in mid-air. The polystyrene structure is actually supported by a thin steel frame at its corners.

GotG Awesome Mix Vol. 1 Vinyl

GotG Awesome Mix Vol. 1 Vinyl

You can already get Peter Quill’s Awesome Mix Vol. 1 on vinyl, but Mondo’s variant comes with Tyler Stout’s sweet sleeve art as well as a screen-printed handbill. Still have your Walkman? Wait for the literal mixtape.

Advertisement

Hanksy’s Surplus Candy

Hanksy’s Surplus Candy

(NSFW: Language) Parody street artist Hanksy puts his notoriety and knowledge of street art to good use in The Hundreds‘ documentary series Surplus Candy, where he takes us on a tour of the graffiti scene in various cities.

With a Little Help from My Fwends

With a Little Help from My Fwends

The Flaming Lips (and friends) apply their unique low-fi fuzz sound to this track-for-track remake of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Stream the album at NPR, or buy it and support animal charity The Bella Foundation.

Marshall Acton Speaker

Marshall Acton Speaker
Buy

Joining its excellent Stanmore, Woburn and Hanwell, the Acton is the smallest of Marshall’s amplified speakers. Measuring 10.4″ (W) x 6.3″(H), it’s got a 4″ woofer, two 3/4″ dome tweeters, class-D amps and Bluetooth. Out 11/3/14.

The Mooks

The Mooks

Pittsburgh detective Jack Mook volunteers at a local boxing gym that welcomes and trains poor kids. In 2012, two young brothers suddenly stopped going to the gym. Jack decided to find out what happened to them. Unofficial mirror here.

Hendo Hoverboard

Hendo Hoverboard

A crowdfunded effort to replicate the magic of Back to the Future 2’s hoverboards. Invest $299+ and receive a dev kit to play with the tech, though it’ll cost you $10k if you want one of the first 10 functional hoverboards. More on The Verge.

Advertisement

Ello Explained

Ello Explained

Despite all of the buzz, the social network Ello is actually a pretty useless place. In this video from Buzzfeed, they do a good job explaining what it’s like for any of you who have yet to get an invite. They’ll probably become billionaires anyhow.

Marcel the Shell 3

Marcel the Shell 3

Husband and wife team Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp are back with our favorite existential hero in a conch shell. Watch him talk about a grape and sing a heartbreaking rendition of A Perfect Day. He also has a new book.

Patrón XO Cafe Incendio

Patrón XO Cafe Incendio

Spice up your evening with Patrón’s latest tequila liqueur. XO Cafe Incendio is flavored with chocolate and spicy arbol chile peppers. Makes for the world’s most awesome cup of coffee or hot cocoa, but also tastes great all by itself.

The Simpsons Multiverse

The Simpsons Multiverse

In The Simpsons’ latest Treehouse of Horrors Halloween special, the family was visited by their original incarnation. Lisa wondered what’s stopping “an evil marketing corporation” from making more of them. The answer? Nothing.

Orfos Flares

Orfos Flares

These ultrabright, rechargeable LED bike lights aim to dramatically improve visibility of bike riders at night or in inclimate weather. The waterproof lights provide full 360° illumination, and attach using strong neodymium magnets.

Marching Band Does Classic Rock

Marching Band Does Classic Rock

For a recent halftime show, the OSU Buckeyes marching band performed a medley of rock tunes from Van Halen to The Stones to The Who. The formations are great, though it’s really hard to rock without electric guitars.

Glass Ping Pong Table

Glass Ping Pong Table

TravisMathew’s made-to-order ping pong table has a 300lb. glass top. The top is polished and has its serving lines printed at the bottom side to ensure a level playing surface. We prefer the sound of ping pong balls on wood though.

The Hobbit in 72 Seconds

The Hobbit in 72 Seconds

You could sit through 8+ hours of Peter Jackson Hobbit movies, or you could watch Brotherhood Workshop’s LEGO-fied speedrun, which sums up the entire trilogy in about 1/400th the time.

Pneumatic Tube Journey

Pneumatic Tube Journey

If you’ve ever wondered where those canisters at the bank go when you put them inside the pneumatic tube, you’re about to get a first-person view. Some folks put a GoPro inside a one and recorded its trip through the tube. Skip to 1:00.

Disney’s Feast (Teaser)

Disney’s Feast (Teaser)

An animated short film that will be shown in theaters alongside Big Hero 6. It’s about a dog that has such poor eating habits that he eventually turns into Baymax. Then he goes vegan. At least that’s what we think it’s about.

The Best Candidate, Period.

The Best Candidate, Period.

The College Republican National Committee recently came under fire for creating a series of sexist and totally uninformative campaign ads aimed at women. Ever the GOP’s bro, Stephen Colbert helped the party by pitching his own ad.

ADVERTISEMENT

Home | About | Suggest | Contact | Team | Links | Privacy | Disclosure
Advertise | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Sites We Like

Awesome Stuff: The Awesomer | Cool Cars: 95Octane
Site Design & Content © 2008-2024 Awesomer Media / The Awesomer™