How do you get citizens to watch city council meetings? A local cable channel in the Canadian city of Whitehorse may have the answer: a badass commercial. Now we want to see the ad for Yukon Wildfire Fighters.

Household Essentials’ wash bag is lets you clean your shoes and other items without damaging your washing machine or dryer and your other clothes. It can be strapped to the lid of front-loading machines. Other wash bags here.

97-year old Hal Lasko makes very detailed digital paintings using Microsoft Paint, which was introduced to him in the late 90s. Despite being partially blind and deaf, Hal still paints up to 10 hours a day. Buy his prints here.

He moves for no man (or magnet). He is the legendary, the one and only, the divisible Black Knight! Place him on your fridge and watch as he tries to stop people from stealing your food. He will fail, but oh how he will try.

(NSFW: Language) For the past 8 years, Ted Slowsby Mosby has been telling his kids all sorts of stories, except for the one he promised to tell them. They finally had enough. They should have called the show The Neverending Story II.

A non-toxic stick-on patch that stops mosquitoes from detecting you for up to 48 hours. When you pledge to get a pack of patches, you also donate a pack to people in Uganda, where malaria is the leading cause of death.

If you think your city’s trains are crowded, take a look at this video taken on Beijing’s Subway Line 13 at rush hour. The sheer number of people make getting out of the train a real challenge. They should get the TARDIS train.

If an asteroid was on its way to Earth, what can we do to stop it? Bill Nye The Science Guy dropped by ASAP Science to talk about possible solutions. None of them involve oil drillers. Because this is serious business.

The Chromecast is an HDMI dongle that lets you send online content from your mobile device or computer to your HDTV or monitor. It works with Netflix, YouTube, Google Play and the Chrome browser, with more compatible apps on the way.

Awesomer sponsor Bespoke Post is giving away three totally amazing Baume et Mercier timepieces worth up to $5000 (USD). Best part is, Awesomer readers get one bonus entry in the contest by clicking here.

This clip from Alfonso Cuarón’s upcoming movie Gravity shows rookie astronaut Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) get separated from astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) as their space shuttle is destroyed by debris.

Did you know that for the last 60 years we’ve been eating banana clones? And that these clones are perennially in danger of being wiped out? Go bananas with banana trivia in this episode of the Sci Show.

One lucky bidder will become instantly badass by winning the 1946 Indian Chief formerly owned by “the King of Cool” Steve McQueen at auction. The event will be covered live by NBC sports the first weekend of August.

We wish we had the tenacity of this mailman, who probably has the most difficult route ever, which includes the likes of Indiana Jones, Freddy Krueger and Iron Man. Then again, we do enjoy laying on the couch watching cartoons.

AskReddit asked the question: “What is the scariest/creepiest thing you have seen/heard?“ blue_tidal responded with this freaky tale, and Michael Evans turned the story into a short film. You’re gonna have nightmares tonight.

While you’d think having superpowers would be great, it turns out they can kind of get in the way should you have to live an alter-ego as a regular human being. The VFX are a little silly, but we still enjoyed this short clip from AndrewMFilms.

Just because you have a toddler doesn’t mean you need to stop having fun. Take, for example, this combination baby stroller/longboard, which lets you zip down sidewalks while giving your tot the ride of their lives.

(NSFW: Language) True fans of Minecraft will appreciate this clip by CFXSquad which envisions what life would be like if we lived in the game’s voxelized world. Doesn’t seem like a very peaceful place to us – though we dig the outfits.

FullBleed’s latest series of shirts is as artful and creative as ever, featuring abstract graphic illustrations which each immediately conjure up a thoughtful interpretation. The Google Maps inspired Pinned and Supervision are our faves.

The Nocqua 2000 is a lighting system for kayaks, canoes and paddleboards. It uses two strips of LEDs that have a total output of 2,000 lumens. Its battery powers the LEDs for up to 2 hours per charge.

New Balance collaborated with Herschel Supply Co. to release a special edition of the H710 off road sneaker. Available in gray, burgundy and olive green, the sneakers have ripstop nylon and suede uppers and paisley inner lining.

You won’t just be able to summon DC characters in Scribblenauts Unmasked. You’ll also be able to mash them up to create your own hero. Let DC Comics head honchos Geoff Johns and Jim Lee show you how.

Quattria’s Anita is a customizable shelf made of thermoformed acrylic. You can choose which letters to have, whether they’ll be in white, blue or red and whether your shelf will be wall-mounted or just placed on the floor.