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YouTube is filled with videos of people doing dumb things. Today’s selection comes to us courtesy of Airborne Entertainment, who took four junkyard Hyundai Elantras, cut off their rear ends, and welded them together. After an initial attempt to drive them like a Hyundai centipede, they reconfigured them so each car pulls in a different
The 2009 BMW M3 sedan gets minor face buttlift with updated taillights. Both coupe and sedan also get Le Mans Blue (sweet!), rotary AC controls and an optional, larger 8.8″ navi.
EA’s third-person space zombie shooter is getting a gory animated movie prequel. Titled Dead Space: Downfall, it’s slated for a DVD/Blu-ray release alongside the game in October ’08.
Beloved by artists, Blackwing makes pencils through a process spanning more than 5000 miles. The company takes us inside its facilities in Japan and California to show how its 602 pencils are made, including graphite mixing, extrusion, and baking, followed by cutting, gluing, and painting cedar shells, then imprinting and ferrule assembly here in the
Hard Graft’s aesthetic jives with ours: simple and efficient. Their felt and leather pouches and wallets are geared towards specific gadgets like the iPhone, Kindle and Macbooks.
This unique desktop fan from Kokogol looks like a searchlight out of a retro-futuristic video game. It has an adjustable stand that can tilt up or down and rotate 90º, offers five fan speeds, and has a light-up face that can change colors. Its built-in 5000 mAh battery lasts for up to 20 hours per
James from ProjectAir created this huge R/C airplane with ring-shaped wings to see if it could fly. Inspired by a paper airplane design, he built his circular wings with a balsa wood frame covered in heat-shrink film and a hollow balsa fuselage. He started by making a miniature, then ramped up to a full-size version.
All we can say is, you only live once. Admiral Ackbar and Mon Mothma were recently wed. Guests were later treated to a lightsaber duel, Jawa jousting and Ewok improv at the reception.
After creating a 3D-printed pinball machine, Steven from the 3D Printer Academy came up with an improved version that can be expanded and reconfigured using interlocking square modules. The design uses a gridded play area with threaded connectors for placing ramps, flippers, and obstacles. STL files for printing your own are coming to Kickstarter soon.
Carry your tools, camping gear, or fishing supplies inside this steel jerry can from Rampage Products. It looks just like a fuel can, but it has two pull-out drawers, a lift-out tray, and slots for screwdrivers on the back of its door. It fits standard 5-gallon metal can mounts so that you can carry it
Obama and McCain may claim to be tough on terrorism, but neither of them have a Clone Army. Choose from your favorite Jedi or Sith Lord this November. Just let the Wookie win, okay?
Middle West Spirits debuts something old, something new with Old Elk Distillery’s trio of 10-year-old whiskies: a Straight Bourbon, Straight Wheat Whiskey, and Wheated Bourbon. All three enjoy Old Elk’s slow-cut proofing process, which captures delicate flavors by adding small amounts of water over weeks instead of high-heat boiling for just one day.
