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Kit Car Drift Master
Paul Blair is an expert at precision driving. In this video from a few years back, he showed off his skills behind the wheel of a 1600cc Vauxhall-powered MK Striker kit car. This particular event is known as “Autotest,” which combines elements of autocross and gymkhana, along with drifting around obstacles in reverse.
Xiem Artist’s Tool Bag
Keep all of your art supplies organized and ready to use in Xiem’s versatile tool bag. It features a metal frame wrapped in durable canvas and a wooden handle. Inside, you’ll find two large compartments, 16 holsters, and 17 pockets in a variety of sizes. It’s ideal for carrying ceramic tools, paintbrushes, pens/pencils, and more.
Unslicing Tomatoes
Need to unwind your mind? The Wryfield Lab YouTube channel is filled with soothing visuals and soundscapes. Among their collection is this reverse video of tomatoes being sliced, resulting in the illusion that they’re being reassembled. They also unsliced some kiwi and paprika, as well as unpeeled a grapefruit.
Little Science
Machine learning tech has enabled some truly imaginative imagery. Artist Vadim Epstein helped create a set of ML text-to-video tools that generated this landscape of pseudo-realistic organic forms incorporating veins, bones, and plants. Best enjoyed in full screen with headphones on. Soundtrack by Dvar.
Arcade National Parks Collection Belts
Love Yellowstone, Zion, and the Great Smoky Mountains? Wear your heart on your pants with Arcade’s National Parks belts saluting six iconic parks with patches shaped like Ranger badges. They have a comfy stretch band and a TSA-friendly metal-free buckle to keep your pants from falling down at the airport.
Attack of the Giant Bubbles
Filmmaker Fabrice Mathieu imagines that the Chinese spy balloon actually came from outer space, and it’s not the only one. In fact, an immense inflatable invasion is headed our way. Fabrice used footage from various movies (and music by Danny Elfman) to give his short film a great 1950s sci-fi vibe.
The Mighty Bar Keychain Pry Tool
This minimalist stainless steel tool from Gear Spool has a tapered end that’s great for prying things apart as well as removing labels, turning flat blade screws, opening cans, and cutting through packing tape. It can even be used to split logs when hit with a hammer. Measuring just about 3″ long, it’s a great addition to any keychain.
Hidari: A Stop-Motion Samurai Short Film
This animated short film follows a legendary craftsman who lost his arm and uses who uses a prosthetic arm to take down his enemies. The fight choreography is amazing, and we love the use of sawdust in place of blood. Go behind-the-scenes here, then support their Kickstarter for a feature-length film. (Thanks, Rob!)
Monduo 16 Pro Duo Triple Laptop Display
If you work on multiple windows at the same time, you can never get enough screen real estate. And when you’re on a laptop, that’s tricky to do. Monduo’s clever 16 Pro Duo setup works perfectly with the MacBook Pro 16″ and other similarly-sized laptops, adding fold-out 2K/144hz screens to the left and right of your computer.
Making a Robot Centipede
Engineer James Bruton loves to build robots with unusual drivetrains. For his latest creation, he designed and fabricated a remote-controlled robot that ambles along on 20 legs, like a giant mechanical centipede. Despite its complexity, it’s quite nimble. Now can we get a version with 100 legs, James?
Cocktail Lip Balms
The Little Flower Soap Co. makes this fun trio of lip balms inspired by yummy adult beverages. The set includes Moscow Mule, Bourbon, and Margarita flavors, set into a soothing base of vitamin E, cocoa butter, shea butter, aloe butter, hemp oil, beeswax, and zinc oxide.
Playing a Self Portrait
GLASYS has perfected the art of performing music which also is a drawing. This time, he used his own likeness as the subject for a musical portrait. The tune sounds like the soundtrack from an underground level of an 8-bit platform game. His composition Spectro Dragon is also quite special.
80 of the Best Piano Intros
Pianos have been an important part of the musical landscape for hundreds of years. To celebrate this popular instrument, musician David Bennett put together this excellent 17-minute chronological medley of some of the most melodic piano intros ever. See how many you can name with your eyes closed. No peeking.
Keychron Q11 QMK Split 75% Keyboard
We swear by our Keychron mechanical keyboard’s build quality and clicky Gateron G Pro switches. The Q11 QMK offers an adjustable split keyboard design with hot-swappable keys, a hefty machined aluminum body, and a rotary encoder knob. There’s support for MacOS and Windows, and QMK/VIA programmability.
Honest Trailers: The 2023 Oscar Nominees
The 95th Academy Award winners will be announced on Sunday, March 12, 2023. To celebrate the awards, Screen Junkies looks back at the movies nominated for Best Picture and offers their snarky take on some great films like the wildly inventive Everything Everywhere All at Once and the enigmatic Banshees of Inisherin.
Waterfield Essential Crossbody Tall Bag
The latest version of Waterfield Design’s Essential Crossbody bag can hold a 14″ MacBook Pro, 13″ MacBook Air, or a 12.9″ iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard. The bag is lightly padded and has two interior pockets and an exterior zipper pocket. It’s made from 1680 denier ballistic nylon with a colorful accent stripe and YKK zippers.
What Happened to Physics Girl?
We’ve enjoyed many videos from Dianna Cowern aka Physics Girl. She recently stopped posting and we wondered why. It turns out she is battling complications from long COVID. After facing her own health struggles, her friend Simone Giertz posted this update. You can help support Dianna’s recovery by joining her Patreon.
Fix It Sticks Mountain Bike Tool Kit
Keep your mountain bike in tip-top shape with this compact tool kit. Its pair of Fix It Sticks combine to form a T-handle driver and include 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, and 6mm hex, T-25, and P2 bits. The steel alloy handles also attach to the included tire levers and chain breaker tool. The set includes a lightweight carrying case.
Barry: Season 4 (Trailer)
We’re sad that Barry is coming to an end, but the mad genius of Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s dark comedy has been too intense to last forever. As Barry finds himself behind bars, the consequences of his awful actions finally come home to roost. The final season kicks off on HBO on 4.16.23.
Pendulum Painted Ping Pong Table
An ordinary ping pong table has a simple green or black finish. After getting his hands on a beat up old ping pong table, builder John Malecki and his co-workers reinforced and refinished it, then gave it a sweet surface design – bright geometric patterns created by swinging paint cans from a paracord rope.
Great Nichia 519A Flashlights
Japan’s Nichia Corporation makes some of the best LED for flashlights. Their 519A module is designed to produce a high-CRI light that’s easy on the eyes and can push out impressive brightness with less amperage than its predecessor. Everyday Carry picked five flashlights that pack the 519A, ranging from 500 to 3800 lumens.
Deckers X Lab Ko-Z Chukka SDE 2
Socks are optional in Deckers X Lab’s Ko-Z Chukka SDE 2, a softly-cushioned desert boot-sneaker hybrid. The comfy, water-repellant suede mid-rise is padded at the heel and midsole, and the perforated leather lining lets your tootsies breathe. Removable insoles provide extra ahh, while the rocker sole boosts every step.