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Tom Scott Takes a Break

Tom Scott Takes a Break

For a decade, Vlogger Tom Scott has entertained and educated us with his science and travel videos. 10 years to the day since his first YouTube clip, he’s decided to take a well-deserved hiatus. His final weekly video – at least for now – is a humble explanation of his reasons for slowing down and a celebration of the incredible experiences he’s shared with us.

One Hacker Band: Video Killed the Radio Star

One Hacker Band: Video Killed the Radio Star

For those unfamiliar with the One Hacker Band, it’s a roomful of electromechanical musical instruments created and programmed by Aaron Todd. For this performance, he programmed his robotic band to play Video Killed the Radio Star, the 1979 Buggles song that launched MTV and kicked off the music video era.

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Making a 3D-Printed Toilet

Making a 3D-Printed Toilet

Emily the Engineer, proves yet again that just because something CAN be done doesn’t mean it SHOULD be. She recently got a bee in her bonnet about 3D printing a toilet. Before printing the full-size version in pieces, she made a working scale model. After she got the real deal working, she started adding a bunch of unnecessary features.

Snow Peak Anodized Titanium Camping Mugs

Snow Peak Anodized Titanium Camping Mugs
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We love Snow Peak’s titanium mugs, but most of them come in a drab grey. If you’re looking for something with a little more color, check out their anodized mugs. These single-wall cups come in matte purple, green, or blue finishes and hold up to 15.2 oz. of hot or cold liquid. Folding handles help save space in your pack. They sell a double-wall insulated version too.

PDW SPD X Ares Diver-1 Mission Timer Watch

PDW SPD X Ares Diver-1 Mission Timer Watch
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Prometheus Design Werx teamed up with Ares to create this badass 1000-meter diver’s watch. It packs a self-winding Swiss movement, a matte-finish stainless steel case, Super-Luminova markings, and front/back sapphire crystals. The kit includes an orange rubber strap, a PDW NATO strap, a compass kit, and other goodies packed in a Pelican hard case.

Banjo Impossible

Banjo Impossible

Composer Lalo Schifrin’s theme from Mission Impossible is one of the most recognizeable TV and movie theme songs of all time. But we bet you’ve never heard it like this. Musician Jamie Dupuis found a way to preserve the urgency of the original while adding a dash of bluegrass on the 5-string banjo.

Scrimshaw Pocket Knife Kit

Scrimshaw Pocket Knife Kit
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Scrimshaw art dates back to the late 18th century as a product of the whaling industry. But you won’t have to catch Moby Dick to make your first piece of scrimshaw. This kit from Mollyjogger includes a bone-handled pocket knife, a steel scribe, India ink, a tracing tool, and a variety of designs so you can customize your knife. Choose from a Trapper or Lock-back style knife.

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Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut

Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut
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Ring in the New Year with Freixenet’s most popular cava, Cordon Negro Brut. Affectionately known as “Black Bottle Bubbly,” this inexpensive sparkler from Catalunya, Spain, is the world’s #1 imported sparkling wine. Crisp and creamy Cordon Negro Brut’s delicate bubbles are best served as the heart of mixed cocktails like Mimosas, Spritzes, and Bellinis.

Wooden Zoetrope Bowl

Wooden Zoetrope Bowl

Greg Blanpied makes CNC-machined and laser-cut functional art fabricated using parametric math and geometry. Among his amazing pieces is this elegant bowl, which acts as a zoetrope when filmed or spun beneath a strobe light. He’s also created a zoetrope vase.

Time-Slice Animations

Time-Slice Animations

Visual artist and musician Ellard Devane creates mindblowing animations out of clay. But these are no California raisins, nope. Ellard makes his works by arranging polymer clay into surreal faces and scenes that reveal themselves as he slices away at them, layer by layer, frame by frame. This video compiles highlights from the past couple of years.

AroundFire Portable Grill Table

AroundFire Portable Grill Table

The AroundFire table lets you and your friends gather around the grill instead of leaving your grillmaster off in a corner somewhere. The table folds up small, and its hanging fire mesh basket works with charcoal, wood, or pellets. Its adjustable legs extend from 15″ to 22″, and it doubles as a fire pit. Available in 4-to-6 and 8-to-10-person sizes.

Tentacle Kinetic Sculpture

Tentacle Kinetic Sculpture

Berlin-based artist Florian Goerlitz makes incredible mechanical artworks that have appeared in large installations and at festivals. This smaller piece is notable because it creates so much movement using just a single motor. Made almost entirely from wooden gears, it has three arms that move around its center, undulating like tentacles on an octopus.

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Retro Analog Gauge Clock

Retro Analog Gauge Clock
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This unique tabletop clock from Iain Gellatly’s Retro Gear Laboratories displays the time on a pair of backlit analog gauges, accented with a bright Nixie tube pilot light. The Industrial version has a wood case and a steel front panel, while the Steampunk version has a vintage wine case with a brass face. It even automatically sets its time with a Wi-Fi connection.

Gou Miyagi: Timescan 2

Gou Miyagi: Timescan 2

Skateboarding sensei Gou Miyagi is a master of the grind. Thrasher Magazine takes us to Miyagi-Do for a lesson in balance, precision, and style with an entertaining demo reel from the unconventional freestyle. If you never saw it, check out Gou’s classic video from Heroin Skateboards.

Telescoping Ratcheting Screwdriver Kit

Telescoping Ratcheting Screwdriver Kit
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This palm-size screwdriver has a stubby handle, but its adjustable-length bits can be extended to provide reach into tight spaces. Its ratcheting mechanism helps turn screws faster, and its ergonomic handle provides excellent grip. The kit includes six double-ended magnetic bits for turning a variety of screw types.

Cars Making Funny Noises (Part 2)

Cars Making Funny Noises (Part 2)

Auto mechanics hear all kinds of weird stories about cars and the problems they’re having. Just Rolled In offers up another amusing video of strange sounds that cars are making, then follows them up with the description provided by each customer. Our favorite is the defective blend door actuator, which sounds exactly like the intro to Hot for Teacher.

IcyForge Round Ice Maker

IcyForge Round Ice Maker

Want that special round ice you find at fancy cocktail bars? The IcyForge is a tabletop ice maker that cranks out perfect, crystal-clear spheres of ice for your drinks. It makes two bubble-free 5.5cm (~2.2″) ice balls every hour and has a capacity of a dozen in its bin. It also has built-in UV sterilization, and is compatible with home water purifiers.

Heated Steering Wheel Thermal Scan

Heated Steering Wheel Thermal Scan

If you live somewhere cold and your car doesn’t have heated seats and a heated steering wheel, you need to upgrade next time. It’s worth it. In this video from MrFastFox666, he used a thermal camera to show what’s going on inside his Cadillac ELR’s heated steering wheel. We assumed the heating element wire would be straight but it has a zig-zag pattern.

KeyUnity KA07 Titanium Swivel Connector

KeyUnity KA07 Titanium Swivel Connector
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This small but useful EDC accessory keeps keychains, carabiner clips, and other hanging items from tangling. It’s made from durable Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy with a smooth-spinning 360º swivel joint. Sold in a 2-pack in a natural or black finish. It also works for hanging planters, wind chimes, or other small home decor items.

ESC.

ESC.

This animated short film follows an overworked woman who’s falling apart at the seams under the stress of everyday life. Can she escape the chaos? Writer/Director Sam Southward and a talented team of artists and animators bring the story to life with brilliant character design and a clever use of space and motion.

Ramen Noodle Factory

Ramen Noodle Factory

While a handful of restaurants make their own ramen noodles, many turn to companies like Sun Noodle to make high-quality noodles to serve their guests. Eater takes us inside family-owned business that produces more than 300,000 portions of the chewy Japanese noodles each day, delivering them to dining establishments around the nation.

Obituary Card Game

Obituary Card Game
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This grim but funny card game challenges players to act out unusual ways of dying. One team chooses who died and how they died, and the other team must draw or act out their demise for their teammates to guess. For example: Who: Air Tube Dancing Man; How: Lawnmower Accident. It’s basically Charades or Pictionary but in a cemetery. For 4 to 6 players.

If the Moon Hit the Earth

If the Moon Hit the Earth

MetaBallStudios is usually comparing the sizes of things, but in this wild video, they created a CG simulation of what might happen if the moon took aim at Earth, affected its gravity, and eventually collided with it. The destruction isn’t based on scientifically-accurate calculations, but it sure looks terrifying.

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