Awesome Tools

Bottle openers shaped like common tools, made of cast iron and hand-forged in Japan. Not usable as tools. Except for the hammer. Actually you could probably use any of them as hammers.

Knog’s handy bike tools pack 7, 12 or 20 different tools, including screwdrivers, hex keys, hex wrenches, spoke wrenches, and more into a 2-inch square chrome vanadium and aluminum case.

Designed to facilitate escape from a vehicle, such as when it’s submerged, caught fire or rolled over. It has a powerful plunger that breaks most car windows and a blade that slashes seat belts.

Have your tools and other metal objects organized and easily accessible with Tool Dots. Each 0.5″ magnet has a strong adhesive backing and can hold up to 0.5lbs. Available in three colors.

The original Light Mine gets a major upgrade, shining bright white light wherever you need it with 11 neodymium magnets, 8 white LEDs on front, and 4 under the red lens on back.

Made from waxed canvas and leather trim, E.H. Works‘ handsome carrying case keeps all of your bike tools nice and neat in the event you need to fix a flat or unbend a spoke the next time you ride.

He may drink too much of his own urine, but Bear Grylls’ experience in the British SAS makes him more likely to survive outdoors than you or I. Get a little leg up with this kit from Gerber.

You may not have a Swiss army knife, multi-tool or a keychain. But chances are, you need at least one key. Get one of these blanks from Makr to ensure you’re always ready to pop them bottles.

UK online food delivery group Just Eat has designed the Eatensil, a Swiss army knife of cutlery of sorts; it has a pizza cutter, chip fork, chopsticks, bottle opener and fork, knife and spoon.

Invented by Jakob Schenk, the Tick Clip is an ingenious add-on that turns any piece of material between 0.60 to 1.2 inches think into a table, seat or bed. Will soon be available for about $88.

(Video has NSFW Language) The Annihilator is the carpenter’s swiss knife. It’s a hammer, nail puller, board straightener, axe, wrench and a bottle opener in one. Comes in 14″ and 18″ versions.

The Oona is a cheap, simple but versatile smartphone stand. Stick it on a glass surface, on white boards, or even on your desk, with a variety of positions and angles for your needs.

If the Kraken has been released and you need to TCB, try the WASP Injector weapon; it injects a freezing cold ball of compressed gas into prey at 800psi nearly instantly. Video here. (Thanks Eric!)

Behold this demo of the 40mm Machine Gun by FPSRussia, the most powerful machine gun a civilian can own: it can fire a 4 pound projectile (or a giant bullet) at 2800 feet/second. (Thanks Ben!)

Dry-All claims that their “kits” – actually bags filled with moisture-absorbing beads – can completely dry and save phones, tablets, Ebook readers and other similar electronics. Demo video here.

A bottle cap opener that collects caps in its body. It can store up to 30 caps at a time, and it has a removable base for easy disposal of caps. Less time for cleaning means more time for drinking.

Michael Kritzer is the talent behind the Buell Cratetable, perfect for tinkerers; the bike crate that the motorcycle arrives in is pre-cut to be repurposed into a useable workbench.

Its tapered pointed blade and sharpened sides can break through the hardest – okay let’s be honest. You don’t need a $120 shovel. Just admire the fine craftmanship and giggle at its name.

Turn your old credit cards into guitar picks with this easy to use punch. Your picks may not be as glamorous as ones made from ivory or wood, but “recycling” is music to Mother Nature’s ears.

Thanks to its stainless steel blades, the Corn Kerneler lets you pluck all the kernels from a cob in one swift motion. Simply fit it over the narrow end of a cob and then slide it down.

Why carry when you can roll? Treasure Wheels are a pair of attachable braces with wheels. They’re marketed towards urban scavengers, but we all need to move heavy stuff every now and then.

Jonas Damon has created a cool collection of wood-framed modern gadgets offered through Areaware. We especially like his latest, an old cathode-ray tube TV set that he built for the iPad.

The Crovel (shovel and crowbar) eliminates the need for a plethora of tools in order to survive – it has 13 different tools for a multitude of tasks combined into one tidy package. (Thanks, Anton!)