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JetLev Flyer

JetLev Flyer

The JetLev Flyer is a water-based jetpack with a top speed of 22 mph and can take its rider up to a height of 33 ft. It will go on sale starting March 2011. Screw sports cars, we want this one.

Why Knot?

Why Knot?

This kinetic sculpture was made by Seth Goldstein. The complicated device continually ties and unties a necktie. Not a bad way to symbolize the monotony of a working man’s life.

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Road House (Blu-ray)

Road House (Blu-ray)

It could be the best worst movie ever made – loaded with epic bar brawls, cheesy dialog and all the Swayze you can handle. We can’t decide if the Double Deuce would look better on VHS, though.

Bottlehood Glassware

Bottlehood Glassware
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Etsy seller Bottlehood upcycles used bottles from various drinks – softdrinks, wine, beer, vodka – cutting off their necks and smoothing the rims to create these neat tumblers.

The Witty Bouncer

The Witty Bouncer

(NSFW: Language) This guy is pissed off because he can’t enter a nightclub. He’s confronted by the bouncer, who happens to be a kickboxing champ. You’ll be surprised at how the situation is resolved.

Day at the Beach

Day at the Beach

It’s a sunny day, and Frenchy – think Mr. Bean, only more sophisticated – had a simple plan. Just him, a bottle of wine and a block of Brie at the beach. The day was more eventful than planned.

Power Bomb Shot Cups

Power Bomb Shot Cups
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This clever receptacle from KegWorks is a combination of a 1 oz. inner cup and a larger 4 oz. cup. Despite their unusual shape, the cups are still stackable. Less waste, more drinking.

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A Real Life Sorting Hat

A Real Life Sorting Hat

Collegehumor imagines what the Muggle version of the Hogwarts sorting hat would say about students. It’s surprisingly practical, and the experience is just as exciting and horrifying as the one in the book.

Epic Showdown of Awesome

Epic Showdown of Awesome

The EpicMealTime dudes have a run-in with fellow YouTube phenoms The Key of Awesome, and make them down their their bacon-wrapped, deep-fried Superbowl sandwich – and new friends are made.

24: The Fragrance

24: The Fragrance
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Still miss Jack Bauer’s capers on 24? Channel his boldness with 24: The Fragrance, a cologne with spicy oriental undertones (probably from being tortured on that Chinese barge in season 6).

Pixelated Ping Pong Pad

Pixelated Ping Pong Pad

A teeny 90 sf private hideaway for a partner in the Snarkitecture firm, Box/Box was completed in 2 months at a cost of less than $100/sf and features 25,000 ping pong balls as wallpaper. (Thanks Jon!)

PDP Afterglow Controllers

PDP Afterglow Controllers
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Give your video game controller a bold new look with these clear-shelled controllers, backlit with bright LEDs. PDP offers Xbox 360, PS3, and Nintendo Wii versions. No Kinect models, though.

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Year of the Rabbit

Year of the Rabbit

Your astrological sign may have changed, but if you were born in 1975, 1987 or 1999 this is your year, Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac). 39 Degrees North explains why you are superior here. (Thanks Rob!)

’56 Cadillac Brougham Prototype

’56 Cadillac Brougham Prototype
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The 1956 Eldorado Brougham Town Car Prototype had quite an elitist design. While the rear half had gold-trimmed leather seats and amenities, the chauffeur half of the car didn’t even have a roof.

Squeeze Me (Music Video)

Squeeze Me (Music Video)

WEARWILL’s video for Dutch artists Kraak & Smaak (which means “Crunch and Taste”) overlays the background with a simple, but clever gimmick – a flipbook for animating the foreground elements.

The Daily Commute

The Daily Commute

Over 2-months, this bike rider decided to capture video of all of the idiots who cut him off on his ride to work in Dublin, Ireland. We can’t decide which is better, the video or the Jimmy Buffett song.

Cable Car Speed Ride

Cable Car Speed Ride

Antoine Montant, the world’s leading speed flyer (a mix of skiing, paragliding and sky diving), pulls off the first-ever speed ride, gliding some floaty cool moves along the old cable car line in Chamonix.

ASUS Add-on Blu-ray Drive

ASUS Add-on Blu-ray Drive
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Want to add a Blu-ray drive to your PC or Mac? ASUS external drive has good looks, copies Blu-ray discs to your hard drive and burns DVD+R discs. Movie playback software not included though.

And The Nominees Are…

And The Nominees Are…

Alex Eylar – a movie buff who has seen a total of 1,600 movies since 2001 – reconstructed scenes from this year’s Oscar nominees for Best Picture. Can you identify which movies each scene is from?

Scomber Mix Table

Scomber Mix Table
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The sleek Hoerboard Scomber Mix Table has a CNC-designed MDF top deck that’s customizable and is fixed to a lasercut powder-coated steel base; all power cables are invisibly integrated too.

Sony NGP: Uncharted (PSP2)

Sony NGP: Uncharted (PSP2)

Sony repeatedly claimed that the Next Generation Portable was as powerful as the PS3. Judging from this footage of an Uncharted game for the NGP, we’re inclined to believe them.

Grandpa Hits Venice Beach

Grandpa Hits Venice Beach

Rusty Slusser, who makes those unbelievably realistic face masks takes to Venice Beach to see if he can fool the unsuspecting public into thinking he’s a fleet-footed, skateboarding grand-dad.

Axe Cop: The Movie (Part 1)

Axe Cop: The Movie (Part 1)

Peter Muehlenberg makes the Axe Cop come alive in this live action version of the titular character’s origin story, based on the first episode of the campy and random webcomic. More please!

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