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Bomb Ceiling Light

Bomb Ceiling Light
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This unique ceiling light from ManCave Art Store is designed to look like an old WWII era bomb. It’s decorated in an army green powder coat, with “ACME” lettering on its side, and has four 3-watt LED downlights installed on its belly. Perfect for hanging over a bar, pool table, or card table. Measures 40″ long x 8″ diameter.

Magnetic Kinetic Sculptures

Magnetic Kinetic Sculptures

Magnet Tricks created a few cool kinetic sculptures using small neodymium magnet spheres and rods. They start spinning using air blown through a straw, and some of the designs incorporate colorful rods to create a rainbow effect as they get up to speed. They look easy enough to replicate using Neobuildr parts.

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Armitron Griffy Blue LED Watch

Armitron Griffy Blue LED Watch
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Watchmaker Armitron continues to build out its Retro Collection with a blue version of their Griffy LED watch, which was previously only available with a red display. Ther 1970s-inspired watch has stainless steel case and link band, and its screen remains black until you push a button on its side.

Ceramic Skull Lamp

Ceramic Skull Lamp
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Alas, poor Yorick! We knew him, Horatio. Now recreate that famous scene from Hamlet every time you pick up this skull lamp from Suck UK. The life-size human skull is handmade from ceramic, while a USB-powered LED inside produces a warm, yet slightly eerie glow. Lighten the mood and use it to hold a ball cap.

Milwaukee Tools M12 Rover Work Light

Milwaukee Tools M12 Rover Work Light
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Milwaukee’s compact and portable work light produces a smooth, wide-angle beam of neutral white light at up to 1000 lumens. It runs on an M12 REDLITHIUM battery pack and has multiple mounting options, including hanging, clamping, and powerful magnets. It’s also impact-, water-, and dust-resistant.

Miniature Photography Ideas

Miniature Photography Ideas

The guys over at COOPH are always sharing interesting photography tips and tricks. This time, they’ve posted a series of playful ideas you can replicate using just your smartphone, miniature figures, and everyday objects to create tiny worlds of whimsy that play with our expectations of scale.

Mission Workshop Drift Tote

Mission Workshop Drift Tote
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This beefy tote bag is ready to take on whatever the world dishes out. It has a 28L internal capacity, a padded pocket for a 16″ laptop, a zippered organizer pocket for pens and accessories, and spaces for a tablet, documents, and a smartphone. It’s available in a variety of colors, including the Black Camo shown here.

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Sweet Bluegrass Child O’ Mine

Sweet Bluegrass Child O’ Mine

Vocalists Robyn Adele Anderson and Anthony Vincent of Ten Second Songs fame teamed up to perform this twangy bluegrass cover of the Guns N’ Roses track Sweet Child O’ Mine. Get out your dew rags and your best square dancin’ outfit for a good old time.

Machined Metal Disco Ball

Machined Metal Disco Ball

An ordinary disco ball is made from hollow cardboard or plastic covered with a bunch of tiny mirrored tiles. But this unique disco ball from the Titans of CNC Machining is made entirely from a single block of aluminum. After milling the sphere, they used a unique burnishing tool to create its shiny facets.

The Home Depot Music Mashup

The Home Depot Music Mashup

Remix artist William Maranci created this musical mashup which uses the catchy music from The Home Depot commercials as its hook. The track incorporates diverse sound bites like Funky Cold Medina, You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet, Work Bitch, and Here in My Garage. From William’s new album The Flamingo Café.

The Shrimp Mini Gaming Keyboard

The Shrimp Mini Gaming Keyboard

The Shrimp is a minimal gaming keyboard from Nordic Game Supply. It includes only the 25 keys most used in FPS gaming, using Gateron G Pro mechanical switches. It has assignable multimedia dials at the top, RGB backlighting, and a detachable magnetic wrist rest.

Concrete Bicycle

Concrete Bicycle

When it comes to pedal-powered vehicles, weight is your enemy. But that didn’t stop Play to DIY from making this fully functional bicycle (and matching helmet) by casting concrete. The slow-moving bike weighs in at a whopping 134.5 kg – or about 296 lb. We’re surprised that it moves and balances as well as it does.

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Makita Job Site Fan

Makita Job Site Fan
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Keep your cool while you get projects done with Makita’s cordless job site fan. It runs on standard Makita 18V lithium-ion power packs, offering up to 5.5 hours of runtime on a 5.0Ah LXT battery (sold seperately). The fan offers two speed settings, an automatic timer, a large carrying handle, and a 45º adjustable angle stand.

Long Exposure + Light Painting Photo Tips

Long Exposure + Light Painting Photo Tips

You can create some amazing visuals by shooting long exposures. COOPH teamed up with Brazilian artist and photographer Vitor Schietti for a brief series of eight ideas to help up your night time photo and light painting game. We like how he goes beyond through-the-lens techniques and delves into his creative process.

Bexar X-1 Wallet

Bexar X-1 Wallet
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We love the supremely minimal look of this handmade leather wallet from Bexar Goods Co. It’s constructed from a single piece of folded leather, held together with a single, strong stitch. Its compartment isn’t huge, but it can hold 3 to 6 credit cards or a small stack of business cards. Available in brown or olive.

Making a Tornado Omelet

Making a Tornado Omelet

We have a hard enough time making omelets that don’t break apart on us when folding them over, but this Korean chef makes it look easy to create one with a swirled design that looks like a tornado. The best part – it gets stacked atop a dome of fried rice and surrounded with a moat of tomato sauce. Get in our bellies!

Making a Mini Kwik-E-Mart

Making a Mini Kwik-E-Mart

One of the most iconic locations on The Simpsons is the Kwik-E-Mart. The talented builders of Ouroboros ARQ and made a detailed miniature of Springfield’s convenience store from masonite and spray foam. Though after rebranding, this location sells something other than Squishees and stale hot dogs.

Revolution: The History of Turntable Design

Revolution: The History of Turntable Design
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Author and audiophile Gideon Schwartz follows up the excellent Hi-Fi with a visual history of turntables and vinyl recordings. The 264-page hardcover includes hundreds of images of turntables, their stories, and the rise, fall, and rebirth of the medium.

A Fever of Devil Rays

A Fever of Devil Rays

While diving in the Gulf of California, nature photographer, Sea Legacy co-founder and NatGeo contributor Paul Nicklen captured this awe-inspiring footage of a massive school of mobula rays – aka “devil rays.” It’s an amazing sight that reminds us how important it is to protect our oceans and the species that live beneath its surface.

UCO Camp Mess Kit

UCO Camp Mess Kit
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UCO’s mess kit is lightweight, food-safe, and easy to clean. It comes with a lidded bowl with a silicone gasket, along with a 3-in-1 utensil that combines a fork, spoon, and knife. The included tether holds the spork in place when not in use. There’s also a 6-piece version with a camp cup.

Soda Can Tim Burton’s Batmobile

Soda Can Tim Burton’s Batmobile

Minimaus Crafts is an expert at making sculptures from soda cans. Watch as he takes 15 cans, some popsicle sticks, straws, and a few other household items to make a miniature replica of the Batmobile from Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman. His soda can Back to the Future DeLorean is pretty impressive too.

Objects + Duct Tape vs. Hydraulic Press

Objects + Duct Tape vs. Hydraulic Press

Duct tape is an incredibly strong and versatile mending tool. But can it help objects stand up to the force of the mighty 150-ton hydraulic press? HPC wrapped some everyday items in thick layers of the sticky silver stuff to see if it improves its ability to survive the press?

First Car Wash in 15 Years: 1991 Volvo 240 Wagon

First Car Wash in 15 Years: 1991 Volvo 240 Wagon

The guys from car care company AMMO NYC heard about a 1991 Volvo 240 wagon that’s been sitting in the woods since 2007. Its exterior was covered in a thick coating of lichen and mud, and its interior was a smelly, rodent-infested disaster. With the help of Rebuild Rescue, can they bring the car back to its former glory?

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