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Jelle’s Marble Runs is back with another marble machine. The primary goal of “Cacophony” is to make noise. Loaded up with 2000 individual marbles, its mix of rotating drums, ramps, nails, pipes, bells, and springs helps it produce a variety of satisfying sounds. For a fun challenge, see if you can spot the elusive blue,
The Vertu Ascent Ferrari 1947 is crafted from high-grade aluminum and wrapped in red and black leather on the sides. It includes bluetooth and GSM, and costs and arm and a leg.
This modern LED desk lamp provides ambient light on a set of three nested rings. Each ring has an array of RGB lights that can change color, but what makes it really interesting is Lepro’s mobile app and LightGPM tech, which uses AI to design color schemes and effects based on voice prompts. Unbox Therapy
Jazza teamed up with Lumin’s Workshop with the goal of setting a record for the largest rollable die on the planet. They made the giant D20’s frame using metal tubes and 3D-printed connectors, then wrapped its exterior with lightweight foam sheets and hand-painted details. Want your own giant D20? Lumin’s sells kits, though they’re not
Alchemy Goods’ Haversack is made from recycled materials such as inner tubes and seatbelts; the finished product looks pretty awesome. Bigger: AG Urban Messenger Bag.
This compact tool bag holds more than it looks like it can. It’s made from 1000D Cordura fabric with a black camouflage pattern and has ten pockets. A 45º angled zipper opens to reveal a large center compartment with a 10.5″ wide opening. Its front zipper pouch is great for hardware and small parts, and
Set your time machine back to 2000, then rewind another 1000 years for this medieval take on the cheeky Wheatus track, “Teenage Dirtbag.” Friar Funk and Hildegard von Blingin’ changed up the lyrics to better suit the times, but cleverly managed to keep the Iron Maiden reference. Along the way, you’ll learn words like wagtail,
It’s hammer time! This guy has a truly unique skill. After placing nails a fraction of an inch apart, he’s able to target just the individual nail that he wants and drive it in with a single blow. It looks like his hammer has a special groove in it that might help, but his precision
If a camera and an iPod Touch got together, you’d get Nikon’s Coolpix S60. The 10 megapixel camera only has one physical button for the shutter; the entire back is a 3.5″ touchscreen.
Field Notes delivers a cool Summer treat: limited-run journals inspired by the Mexican frozen dessert known as paletas. Decorated with imagery of the popsicles, they come in 3-flavor packs: Queso Crema, Sandia and Chicle; Jamaica, Piña, and Fresa con Crema; and Coco, Limón, and Mango con Chamoy. A backing card features a logo by artist
As is frequently the case with the extreme hypothetical questions answered by xkcd’s What If?, everything and everyone on Earth would perish if all the water disappeared. But what’s most fascinating about this video is what would happen to all the ships at sea and marine life the moment the water vanished.
Writer-director Jonathan Munoz’s short Void is a dark science fiction film about a future society where human brains live in synthetic bodies to protect them from disease and imperfections. They’re also programmed to suppress their suffering. But when a son starts to experience symptoms of the illness that took his mother, he starts to question
