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Olight OPen Pro

Olight OPen Pro
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Olight’s bolt-action pen has a couple of tricks up its sleeve. In addition to its writing abilities, it has a green laser pointer and a tiny 120-lumen LED light in the top part of its barrel. It comes in black and limited edition purple and orange variants, and is also available in a bundle with the compact i3T flashlight.

Roxanne But It’s Just Rocks

Roxanne But It’s Just Rocks

Percussionist Sethdrums likes to add his own rhythmic flair to humorous edits of songs. Here, he takes on The Police’s track Roxanne, but all of the vocals have been deleted except when Sting sings “Rox.” Of course that begged the question, “Where’s Anne?”

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5.11 Wingman Patrol Bag

5.11 Wingman Patrol Bag

While 5.11’s tactical bag is designed to ride in the passenger seat of police cars, there’s no reason you can’t use it too. It holds up to 39 liters of gear, and has got tons of useful organization compartments and straps for tools and other accessories, and it can attach securely to your seat, or be carried like a messenger bag.

Playing God on Guzheng

Playing God on Guzheng

Prog rock band Polyphia is known in large part for Tim Henson and Scott LePage’s virtuosic guitar work. Musician Moyun shows us how their track Playing God can take on a whole new texture when performed with precision on the ancient string instrument known as the guzheng.

Cardboard Animation Machine

Cardboard Animation Machine

In this video from The Q, he shows us how he made a hand-cranked machine for displaying animations using cardboard, rubber bands, and a few pieces of hardware. The zoetrope-like device has a series of 25 animation frames on each of its tiers, creating the illusion of movement when it spins.

Unbreakable Whiskey Travel Set

Unbreakable Whiskey Travel Set
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Sip your favorite bourbon anywhere with this whiskey travel set from Home Wet Bar. The 9-piece set includes four Glencairn whiskey glasses, three taster bottles, and a bourbon-tasting wheel, all packed in a nearly indestructible case with custom cutouts to protect its contents. Both the glasses and case can be personalized.

Making a Sawzall Locomotive

Making a Sawzall Locomotive

Maker and tinkerer Peter Sripol noticed a similarity between the reciprocating motion of a Sawzall and the drivetrain of a steam-powered locomotive. Perhaps jealous of William Osman’s power tool races, he got to work rigging up a reciprocating saw to drive a G Scale locomotive. It works surprisingly well.

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Fun Uses for an Industrial Cleaning Laser

Fun Uses for an Industrial Cleaning Laser

The Backyard Scientist continues his trend of playing with stupidly dangerous things. After getting his hands on a 2000-watt industrial laser, he put it through its paces to set things on fire, weld metal, clean rusty surfaces, and cut down a tree like a laser chainsaw. At least he had the good sense to wear eye protection.

NEBO 5-piece Emergency Kit

NEBO 5-piece Emergency Kit
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This 5-piece kit provides multiple light sources to help guide the way in an emergency. It includes a 10,000 mAh power bank, as well as a 2,000-lumen TORCHY 2K flashlight, collapsible 1,000-lumen GALILEO AIR 1000 lantern, and the 400-lumen MYCRO headlamp/cap light, all packed in a custom-fitted carrying case.

DONKS: An Animated Short Film

DONKS: An Animated Short Film

Felix Colgrave is known for his weirdly imaginative animations. His latest short film features a collage of silly creatures made of objects at the bottom of the sea. “Donks” comes from his 2-year-old’s pronunciation of “gonks,” the artist’s term for “things that are not categorically blocks or figurines or anything describable.”

Nissan Max-Out Concept Car

Nissan Max-Out Concept Car

Providing a glimpse at Nissan’s future, the Japanese automaker revealed a striking concept for a zero-emissions convertible. The electric two-seater is designed for dynamic and spirited driving and features a minimal cockpit with an ultrawide digital display. The video shows a rendering, but Nissan built a real-world model too.

Poker Face: Western Swing Edition

Poker Face: Western Swing Edition

There I Ruined It is back to demolish another popular song – this time taking on Lady Gaga’s hit song Poker Face, and transforming it into something straight out of Texas in the 1940s. If you’re into steel guitar, fiddle, and jangly old pianos, this one is for you.

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Nothing, Forever

Nothing, Forever

If you’ve watched all 180 episodes of Seinfeld and are looking for more, then tune in now. Nothing, Forever is an AI-generated Twitch stream about nothing that runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, churning out stand-up bits from AI Jerry and uncomfortably weird storylines with AI Elaine, AI George, and AI Kramer.

3D Drawing a Dragon Skeleton

3D Drawing a Dragon Skeleton

Bobby Duke has lots of different art skills. After finding a plastic dragon skeleton at a thrift store, he disassembled, traced, and replicated its parts using a 3D drawing pen. But he didn’t just stick with the original design – Bobby made his dragon much more badass. He used a wood-burning pen to smooth out the edges.

Mini-Bolt Pen

Mini-Bolt Pen
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Vital Carry is back with another neat pen design. The Mini-Bolt pen has a machined metal case with a grooved non-slip surface and a bolt-action mechanism which can be ordered left- or right-handed. The 3″ long pen accepts a Schmidt D1 ink refill and comes in bright aluminum, titanium, bronze, brass, or copper.

Square Off Pro Rollable e-Chessboard

This roll-up electronic chess board connects with a mobile app so you can play with people around the globe and track their moves. It also helps you build your chess skills against the app’s AI. It has embedded LEDs with magnetic sensors to detect the positions of pieces and comes with 34 weighted chess pieces.

Ice Climber Rates Movie + TV Scenes

Ice Climber Rates Movie + TV Scenes

One of the most memorable moments in Game of Thrones was when Tormund, Jon Snow, and the wildlings scaled the ice-covered Wall with their climbing hooks. Insider interviewed professional ice climber Will Gadd to evaluate the realism of this scene and eight other movies and TV scenes which depicted ice climbing.

Too Many Ollies

Too Many Ollies

Douwe Macare knows a thing or two about skateboarding. In this clip, he performs ollie after ollie while climbing a staircase, much like we’ve been known to do when we can’t string together any big tricks in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Now check out his insanely-long kickflip nose manual.

Marshall Middleton Bluetooth Speaker

Marshall Middleton Bluetooth Speaker

Marshall’s latest speaker cranks out big, 360º sound in a compact form-factor. It has two 3″ woofers, two tweeters, two passive radiators, and four class-D amps for clean, distortion-free sound. It runs for up to 20 hours on a charge and is IP67 dust- and waterproof. Connect multiple Middletons in Stack mode for added impact.

True Facts About Slime Mold

True Facts About Slime Mold

The words “slime” and “mold” conjure up some pretty gross visions. Combined, they’re even worse. But that doesn’t stop these bizarre living things from being incredibly fascinating. ZeFrank takes an up-close look at these nasty-looking organisms, which are surprisingly smart despite their lack of brains.

Origin Japanese Kiridashi Knife

Origin Japanese Kiridashi Knife
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Stonewall, Canada’s Origin handcrafts each of these beautiful fixed-blade knives from recycled file steel. The minimal utility knife is great for carving, cutting cords, and opening packages and features a 2″ cutting edge. It comes with a leather carrying case in brown or black.

2024 Range Rover Velar

2024 Range Rover Velar

Land Rover has updated its sleek Velar SUV for 2024 with an elegant new grille and jewel-like headlights. The smooth ride’s whisper-quiet cabin has an even more minimal look with an 11.4″ curved glass touchscreen running the latest Pivi Pro system for easy access to climate, seating, audio, and vehicle settings.

Making a Swivel-Jaw Alligator Wrench

Making a Swivel-Jaw Alligator Wrench

Hand Tool Rescue loves to take old patent drawings of unusual tools and recreate them in his workshop. This time, he made a wrench unlike any we’d seen before. It features a rotating jaw with grooves to help grip and turn tapered, smooth, and standard fasteners. The Canadian snow quench was a nice touch.

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