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Harold Halibut (Gameplay Trailer)

Harold Halibut (Gameplay Trailer)

This upcoming adventure game from Slow Bros. features artful animations that started as real-world miniatures, transformed into 3D digital models. Players take on the role of Harold Halibut, a resident of a spaceship submerged in an alien ocean on a quest to find a permanent home for his shipmates. Download and play a PC demo of the game on Steam.

Exploding a Minecraft Creeper in Slow-Motion

Exploding a Minecraft Creeper in Slow-Motion

If you’ve played Minecraft, you know to steer clear of Creepers. These bespeckled hostile mobs will blow you to smithereens. The Slow Mo Guys dropped by the Colorado School of Mines with a real-world version of the explosive enemy and detonated it in front of their high-speed camera. After a small test, they got a much bigger boom from a charged Creeper.

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Tacray Titanium Carabiner + Pocket Knife

Tacray Titanium Carabiner + Pocket Knife
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This titanium carabiner from Tacray is great for carrying keys and has a built-in pocket knife on its side. Its stubby little blade is made from AUS-8 steel with a stonewashed surface, and the carabiner’s spring clip is designed for durability. It’s also got a 1/4″ hex bit holder for driving screws in a pinch.

Jump as an Indie Pop Song

Jump as an Indie Pop Song

Musician Alex Melton is known for taking popular songs and changing up their genres. His cover of Van Halen’s Jump is unlike any we’ve heard before. His toned-down indie pop arrangement of the track imagines what the song might have been like if John Mayer or Hozier sang it. Melton’s version could totally be a hit on its own merits.

1800 Cucumber & Jalapeño Tequila

1800 Cucumber & Jalapeño Tequila
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There’s an art to infusing spirits with spices and fresh ingredients. This 1800 Tequila does it the right way, starting with the distiller’s signature double-distilled 1800 Blanco Tequila made from 100% Weber blue agave, then infusing it on site using ripe cucumbers an jalapeños to impart natural flavors without pulp residue.

Forkanife Travel Utensil Set

Forkanife Travel Utensil Set
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Pack your eating utensils in your pocket with this set from Forkanife. The kit includes reusable stainless steel utensils: a stubby fork and a serrated knife. They each fold down and store inside a case about the size of a credit card and just 2.95 mm (0.12″). Great for camping or lunch on office days.

Making Saw Blades by Hand

Making Saw Blades by Hand

Most saw blades are made by machine these days. But the Daedong Saw factory in Korea still makes them by hand. Mega Process takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the facility to see how skilled craftspeople cut, punch, and sharpen every tooth of every blade with care and precision.

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Boy Kills World (Trailer)

Boy Kills World (Trailer)

Bill Skarsgård stars in this bonkers action/dark-comedy about “Boy” – a man who seeks revenge after his family is murdered by an evil empire that publicly executes dissidents as a form of entertainment. H. Jon Benjamin (Bobs Burgers, Archer) plays Boy’s inner voice who drives our anti-hero to brutally dispense of his enemies. In theaters 4.26.24.

Handyman in Your Pocket Reference Book

Handyman in Your Pocket Reference Book
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We love Hacksmith Industries’ YouTube channel. They also have a store that sells gadgets, toys, brand merch, and books. The Handyman Pocket Reference Book belongs in every home, workshop, and work site. It’s packed with facts and figures used in carpentry, construction, and repairs, info about hardware, wiring, building techniques, and more.

SHARGE Disk Pocket SSD Enclosure

SHARGE Disk Pocket SSD Enclosure
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This tiny enclosure puts a high-speed, solid-state drive in the palm of your hand. It’s compatible with an M.2 NVMe 2230 SSD for transfer speeds up to 10 Gbps and has a tiny cooling fan built in. It connects to all kinds of computers, mobile, and gaming devices via a USB-C port. Its wrist lanyard doubles as a cable. Drive not included.

Tactical Geek EDC Gear Pouch

Tactical Geek EDC Gear Pouch
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Keep your small pocket tools and everyday accessories organized in this gear pouch from Tactical Geek. It’s made from 500D CORDURA Nylon and has several pockets and elastic straps inside. Outside, you’ll find MOLLE-compatible webbing and a spot for hook-and-loop patches. Measures 6.7″ H x 4.5″ W x 1.5″ D when closed.

Insanely Good Musical Impressions

Insanely Good Musical Impressions

French vocalist Sarah Schwab is a master of musical impressions. We’re not familiar with all of the singers she mimics, but her imitations of Kate Bush, Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Sia, and others are uncanny. Check out her Instagram channel for more, including her take on Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Cityframes 3D City Maps

Cityframes 3D City Maps
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Cityframes makes incredibly detailed 3-dimensional maps of cities from around the world. They’re available as small collectible blocks they call Cubes or expansive maps called Frames that cover larger areas. Their bundles let you mix and match different sizes to fill an entire wall. Each map is 3D printed from biodegradable plastic set into a wooden frame.

Combining 22 Marvel Characters into One

Combining 22 Marvel Characters into One

Inspired by Deadpool & Wolverine, James Raiz, aka TheBoxOfficeArtist, thought it would be a fun challenge to combine the two anti-heroes. But he didn’t stop there. After he warmed up his creative muscles with PoolVerine, he mixed in the genetics of 20 other Marvel characters to create the ultimate Avenger.

Lava Skull Wrap Bracelet

Lava Skull Wrap Bracelet
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Want to dress up your wrist with something besides your Apple Watch? Jewelry maker Flibustier Paris makes this bad-ass black and silver bracelet from matte-finish onyx and bumpy lava stones interspersed with sterling silver skulls and beads. They also sell a version with mini stones and skulls.

Driving a Tesla Cybertruck with Snow Tracks

Driving a Tesla Cybertruck with Snow Tracks

Diesel Brothers Heavy D and Diesel Dave know a thing or two about modding vehicles. For this build, they outfitted a Tesla Cybertruck with an upgraded suspension and giant snow tracks. This clip teases us with footage of their CyberTrax electric pickup dashing through the snow. They plan on releasing a full-length video on YouTube soon.

USB Night Light Cubes

USB Night Light Cubes
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These tiny devices add a splash of soft light wherever you have a spare USB port. Plug them into outlets with USB ports, USB hubs, battery packs, or wall chargers. The 1.02″ W x 1.02″ H x 1.45″ D cubes are sold in sets of six in cool or warm white.

Longest LEGO Chain-Drive Machine

Longest LEGO Chain-Drive Machine

A while back, we checked out a complicated machine that used LEGO Technic parts to pull a chain around a bunch of gears. That one was built by Brick Technology. The Brick Machines took the idea and expanded on it with a ridiculously complicated machine driven by a continuous chain built from 1,184 LEGO chain links.

Hoffner Folding Snap Knife

Hoffner Folding Snap Knife
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This quick-deploying knife from designer Brian Hoffner strikes a balance between utility and self-defense. Its 440C steel blade has smooth and serrated edges for versatility, while its rippled G10 handles have been engineered to ensure a stable grip. Index Divots on the handle help you transition between point-down and point-forward grip positions.

Unshuffling a Deck of Cards

Unshuffling a Deck of Cards

Magician Nate Jester shows off a neat card trick by Paul Gertner in which he takes a shuffled deck and then progressively unshuffles it into suits and then puts the entire deck back in suit and numerical order. For added flourish, the word “UNSHUFFLED” gradually appears on the edge of the cards. Here’s the same trick performed for a live audience.

nCamp Camping Stove

nCamp Camping Stove
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Weighing in at less than 2 pounds, nCamp’s stainless steel and aluminum stove collapses down to just 1.5″ thick for easy transport, then sets up as a sturdy stove for cooking and warmth in seconds. Its cooking chamber burns either wood/biomass or solid/liquid fuels. They also sell bundles including a cutting board and camp kitchen gear.

Etching a Mario Bros. Wrench

Etching a Mario Bros. Wrench

Wrenches are utilitarian things so they’re not typically very artful. That’s not the case with this unique wrench, embellished by artist Mihail Kupec with an illustration inspired by Super Mario Bros. He started by sketching his ideas onto paper and the wrench, then used engraving tools and an electrochemical etching process to apply the pattern permanently.

Kodiak Kolossus Tactical Flashlight

Kodiak Kolossus Tactical Flashlight
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The Kodiak Kolossus flashlight is built for brightness. Powered by a dual 26550 battery pack, it can blast out a beam as bright as 15,000 lumens with a throw distance of over 700 feet. While it’ll only run for 30 seconds in that turbo mode, it can output 10,000 lumens for two hours, 3000 lumens for five hours, and 300 lumens for 30 hours.

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