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2021 Everyday Carry Holiday Gift Guide

2021 Everyday Carry Holiday Gift Guide

It’s not too late to put some more gifts for gearheads under the tree. Our pals at Everyday Carry selected 25 of their favorite gift items from tools for outdoor living to lifesaving survival items to gifts for gadget lovers. Among our favorites are the iFixit Moray tool kit and the Manhattan Portage Atlas Sling V2.

Star Wars Eclipse (Cinematic Trailer)

Star Wars Eclipse (Cinematic Trailer)

Set in an uncharted section of the galaxy during the High Republic era, Star Wars Eclipse is a branching action-adventure game from Quantic Dream and Lucasfilm Games. While this cinematic trailer provides few clues to its plot, it’s a visual spectacle that we can only hope is achievable on today’s consoles and PCs.

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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen: Comma Placement Explained

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen: Comma Placement Explained

Here’s a little Christmas song for the grammar and punctuation nerds out there. Enjoy as RamsesThePigeon sings an a cappella version of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, and plays around with the comma placement to explain why it goes where it does.

Short Calf Muscle

Short Calf Muscle

After a comment about “your kind,” a man thinks he’s being called out for being gay. But it turns out that Anders is being picked on for something completely different that he doesn’t even realize. Writer/Director Victoria Warmerdam’s short film offers a biting social commentary about stereotypes and being treated like an outsider.

Whiskey + Water Decanter

Whiskey + Water Decanter

This individual glass decanter set is a great gift for whiskey lovers. Its inner chamber holds a brown spirit of choice, while the outer chamber holds water. Pour the whiskey from one side, then a couple of drops of water from the other to release the full depth of its flavors. Comes with a wood tray and a glass funnel.

How To Build a Robot Suit

How To Build a Robot Suit

What you’re looking at here isn’t a real robot, it’s a really impressive costume, built by artist XiaoQianFeng. She created the wearable mech outfit for her brother using wire mesh, paper mache, cardboard, wood, and if you can believe it, ceramic tile. The finished costume is too heavy to move around in, but it looks amazing.

CRKT Hex Bit Driver Tool Roll

CRKT Hex Bit Driver Tool Roll

This portable tool kit is great for quick assembly and disassembly tasks. It comes with a brass hex bit driver with a knurled grip, a ball-bearing spinner, and a magnetic hex socket. Packed inside its leather tool roll are 13 bits, including Torx, Phillips, and flat blade drivers. The driver is available by itself for about $20.

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If Weezer Was Nirvana

If Weezer Was Nirvana

Musician and impressionist Steve Welsh imagine what it might have sounded like of the Nirvana classic Come as You Are were performed by another band that hit it big in the early 1990s, Weezer. He totally nails the layered pop vocals and garage rock sounds of Rivers Cuomo and gang.

Making Glass Soda Bottles

Making Glass Soda Bottles

We’ve taken you inside of a factory that makes plastic bottles, now see how more environmentally-friendly glass bottles are born. New Age Media posted this video of a high-speed production line that takes molten blobs of glass, blows them into molds, then passes them through a series of conveyors as they cool.

NexTool XPH50.2 Flashlight

NexTool XPH50.2 Flashlight
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NexTool’s perfectly sized, value-priced flashlight kicks out up to 2,000 lumens of brightness, visible from up to 380 meters (~1246 feet) away. It’s got an IPX7 waterproof aluminum body and a 5000mAh rechargeable battery that’s charged via a USB-C port.

Making Spiked Leather Work Boots from Scratch

Making Spiked Leather Work Boots from Scratch

Based in Spokane, Washington, Nick’s Handmade Boots has been crafting custom leather boots since 1964. Watch as their highly-skilled shoemakers create each boot, painstakingly cutting, forming, and stitching leather. These Woodsman boots offer the ultimate in traction thanks to spikes made from tool steel.

Music Solar System Prints

Music Solar System Prints
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Pop art house Dorothy created these prints that celebrate electronic and alternative music. At the center of each solar system is a band that changed everything, encircled by planets and moons representing musicians caught in their gravitational pull. Each print measures 40cm x 50cm. Price show is for the 2-poster bundle.

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Why Don’t Airplanes Fly Over the South Pole?

Why Don’t Airplanes Fly Over the South Pole?

Many intercontinental flights fly over the North Pole to save fuel and decrease flight times. So why is it that airplanes don’t do the same over the South Pole? Half as Interesting explains the challenges that keep flights from routing over Antarctica, and why it really doesn’t have much impact.

LEGO Mashing Machine

LEGO Mashing Machine

While it’s not as powerful as a hydraulic press or an industrial shredder, this LEGO Technic mashing machine from GazR’s Extreme Brick Machines is still fun to watch. It uses a pair of rapidly-moving, angled belts to push objects towards a center bar that smashes things apart.

Mid-Century Air Hockey Table

Mid-Century Air Hockey Table
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Most game room tables look cheap and tacky. But West Elm’s stylish air hockey table looks like a real piece of furniture thanks to its simulated woodgrain finish and mid-century modern design. They also sell a matching foosball table. We wish they were made from hardwood though.

Pesci and Pacino Play Scrabble

Pesci and Pacino Play Scrabble

(PG-13) What would happen if the scene in Goodfellas where Joe Pesci questions being called “funny” took place during a game of Scrabble? DelBay Pictures answers that question with their hilarious deepfake video with Robert DeNiro, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, and a special cameo by Sir Anthony Hopkins.

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