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394 Components EDC Pocket Screwdriver

394 Components EDC Pocket Screwdriver
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This compact screwdriver from 394 Components is designed to provide a reasonable amount of torque while still remaining pocket-friendly. Its flat, stainless steel body won’t bulk up pockets or tool pouches and has a hidden compartment that holds its six included Phillips and flat-blade driver bits.

When You Forgot to Bring the Ladder

When You Forgot to Bring the Ladder

Say you find yourself on top of a building without a ladder. How can you get down without jumping to the ground? This industrious worker shows how he descended from a roof with two tall poles and a shovel, creating the world’s cheapest elevator in the process. Definitely file this one under “Don’t try this at home.”

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Madsteel Metal Spider Model

Madsteel Metal Spider Model
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This metal spider looks like some kind of creepy-crawly robo-arachnid. It’s made from dozens of tiny stainless steel parts and can be assembled or disassembled without glue. The finished model measures about 4.92″ x 4.92″ x 1.38″. They also make a more complicated steel scorpion kit.

Simulating Evolution in Video Games

Simulating Evolution in Video Games

Video games have been simulating way that organisms thrive, evolve, and die ever since 1970 with John Conway’s, Game of Life. Over the years, simulations have become far more sophisticated but don’t always produce realistic results. Curious Archive looks at the strange evolution of games that simulate life.

Soundboks Go Bluetooth Speaker

Soundboks Go Bluetooth Speaker
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This beast of a Bluetooth speaker kicks out monster sound via a pair of 72-watt continuous Class-D amplifiers. It can achieve volume levels up to 121 dB and runs for up to 10 hours at max volume and 40 hours at medium volume. Its 10″ woofer produces room-shaking bass in concert with its Bass Enhancer function.

Lithium: Happy Edition

Lithium: Happy Edition

After turning Y.M.C.A. into a sad song, Italy’s Melodicka Bros have done the opposite with another song. Please enjoy as they perform an upbeat ska-punk version of Nirvana’s Lithium, bringing a little bit of levity into this otherwise dark and moody track.

Bright Eyes Helios Bike Headlight

Bright Eyes Helios Bike Headlight
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Never worry about nighttime visibility on your bike again. Bright Eyes‘ headlight cranks out 1600 lumens on its high setting. Thanks to an external battery pack, it can run from 4 to 16 hours depending on brightness level. It fits all bike handlebars, and comes with a diffuser lens and a free LED taillight.

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How Spiders Fly

How Spiders Fly

Despite their lack of wings, spiders can actually take flight. This video from the University of Bristol video explains a process called ballooning, in which spiders take advantage of static electrical charges and wind currents to carry silk – and their bodies – through the air.

Kruve Imagine Milk Glasses

Kruve Imagine Milk Glasses
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Kruve makes premium glassware for serving and sipping coffee. The borosilicate Imagine Milk Glass is ideal for fancy lattes with intricate, barista-created artwork. Its inner bowl is a perfect half-sphere, which floats behind an exterior wall that keeps your hand cool while holding the glass. Available in 5 oz, 6.5 oz, and 8.5 oz sizes.

LEGO Technic Vehicle Off-Road Torture Test

LEGO Technic Vehicle Off-Road Torture Test

What’s the best design for a LEGO vehicle to conquer a difficult off-road obstacle course? LEGO Technic expert Dr. Engine created four very different vehicles and tested them on a tricky course with loose, uneven terrain and a steep slope to see which design was the most capable in challenging conditions.

Motorcycle Drink Decanter

Motorcycle Drink Decanter
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This unique motorcycle-shaped decanter from The Wine Savant is handmade by blowing and bending borosilicate Pyrex glass, using similar techniques to making laboratory glassware. It measures 14.5″ long and holds 750 ml of spirits. It’s a special gift for motorcycle, whiskey, and wine lovers.

Flying an R/C Plane with Offset Wings

Flying an R/C Plane with Offset Wings

We always assumed that an airplane needs its wings to be at the same height on both sides of its fuselage to remain airborne. Model airplane enthusiast Eternal Progression shows us how it’s possible to build a relatively simple R/C plane that flies with cardboard wings that are offset at different levels. He also made a flying R/C boat with fold-out wings.

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Portable Bartender Bag

Portable Bartender Bag
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Next time you offer to make drinks at a friend’s house, bring the bar with you. Jillmo’s bartender bag has padded pockets for carrying liquor bottles, a cocktail shaker, and a full set of bar tools. It’s got a shoulder strap for easy carrying and is made from waterproof materials. Available with or without tools. Booze not included.

Making a Wood Slice + Epoxy Table

Making a Wood Slice + Epoxy Table

Miguel of Marmota Works shows how he took an acacia tree stump and turned it into an eye-catching coffee table. He sawed the stump into slices, then cut them to fit like a jigsaw puzzle. After sealing the pieces with clear epoxy, he bonded them with black epoxy, then sanded and finished the top before attaching metal legs.

Tetris Waffle Iron

Tetris Waffle Iron
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Get your brick on every morning with some delicious Tetrimino-shaped waffles. This official Tetris waffle maker cranks out seven interlocking puzzle pieces, encouraging you to play with your food at the breakfast table. Earn bonus points for adding food coloring to the individual waffles.

How Mayonnaise Is Made

How Mayonnaise Is Made

Mayonnaise is one of those condiments that you either love or hate. This look inside the Duke’s mayonnaise factory from How It’s Made probably won’t convert any mayo haters, but it does offer a fascinating glimpse into the process of making mass quantities of the savory dressing. How about that truck filled with liquid eggs?

Quickdraw Pro Tape Measure

Quickdraw Pro Tape Measure

This smartly designed tape measure has a built-in graphite holder and marking wheel to keep cuts without needing a separate pencil. It also has a sight line, making it easy to place the correct measurement. Each graphite stick lasts approximately. 2000 marks.

Rubber Chicken Immigrant Song

Rubber Chicken Immigrant Song

If there’s any song that needed a rubber chicken remake, we’d say it’s Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song. Fortunately, Chickensan is here to fulfill our wishes, replacing Robert Plant’s iconic wail with the pained squawks of plastic poultry.

Worx MakerX Rotary Tool Kit

Worx MakerX Rotary Tool Kit
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By moving its battery to an outside dock, this portable rotary is slimmer than other units. It offers variable speed control, with a top speed of 35,000 RPM. Plus, its 20-volt Power Share base station can be used to power a variety of other tools, including a woodburner/soldering iron, an airbrush, a heat gun, and an angle grinder.

Toppling 800,000 Dominoes

Toppling 800,000 Dominoes

More than 30 builders from around the world assembled this epic domino display at the World Domino Collective 2023. It took more than two weeks to set it all up and 16 minutes to knock down all 800,000 dominoes – setting an amateur world record in the process. Domino expert Lily Hevesh posted this video of the event, hosted by the Dutch Domino Team.

110 Film Cartridge Coffee Table

110 Film Cartridge Coffee Table

If you were around in the 1970s, you might recall those compact cameras that used 110 film cartridges. Maker Wesley Treat shows us how he made a coffee table based on the popular (but grainy) film format. He built the super-size Kodacolor cartridge from wood using kerf bending techniques to make the curved sides. Also, his wooden Gonk Droid is awesome.

Anka Spaces Folding Table

Anka Spaces Folding Table

This small round table is a great spot for drinks or a lantern while camping or tailgating, and you can use it at home, too. It’s got folding legs and a carrying handle, along with a built-in wireless charging pad, stereo Bluetooth speakers, ambient lighting, and a 20000 mAh battery pack so you can use it without plugging in.

Name That Beatles Tune with Jack White

Name That Beatles Tune with Jack White

Jack White says he can name any Beatles song after listening to it for just one second. In this clip posted to the musician’s YouTube channel, he proves he’s not lying. We got a few of the more recognizable ones right, but Jack knows their entire catalog.

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