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Toy cars are fun to play with, but they’re not very exciting just sitting on a shelf. To add a little life to his Hot Wheels, KhingExp created a tabletop display that makes it look like the car is driving along a road. It combines a tiny treadmill and interchangeable backdrops to add to the
This handy pocket knife from CIVIVI offers a razor-sharp blade honed from German Nitro-V steel. Its 2.83″ long blade is ideal for everyday cutting tasks, and deploys smoothly with an inline flipper and a ceramic ball bearing pivot. It also packs a pair of tweezers and a metal toothpick. Available with textured G10 or guibourtia
Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn has given us some of the most memorable and distinctive sounds from the 1990s through now. Musician and podcaster Asa Park digs into Albarn’s influence on pop, alternative, hip hop, and global music. From dominating Britpop to anti-grunge to Gorillaz’s ever-changing style, Albarn has never painted within the lines.
Go deep with speaker Eric Saperston’s Three Things Q&A game that inspires players to share wisdom gained from personal experience. Built around 52 thought-provoking questions and inspired by the saying, “To know the road ahead, ask those coming back,” this conversation starter delves beyond the superficial to turn strangers into friends, and friends into family.
SOG’s ParaShears are a lightweight stainless steel multi-tool for emergencies. They use the brand’s Compound Leverage system for smoother, easier cutting and feature durable GRN handles in black or red. The tool packs 11 functions, including trauma shears, a line and rope cutter, glass breaker, tweezers, O2 wrench, and multiple drivers and rulers.
Fill your head with all kinds of stuff with this creepy skull-shaped storage box. Perfect for adding a bit of horror to your home for Halloween or any time of year, the skull is cast from heavy-duty polyresin and decorated with dozens of tiny skulls. The top of this guy’s noggin pops off, providing the
Andy Huot Creations shows how he made a clock that uses light-up segments and mirrors to create an infinite reflection effect. He 3D-printed its segments and added strips of RGB LEDs driven by a WLED controller. It has a solid mirror in the back and a one-way acrylic mirror in front to produce the depth
CWLbuilds makes tiny robot sculptures from found objects. Here, he shows how he transformed an empty bottle of face spray into a bot that looks like it would wander the wastelands in Borderlands. Like, it would walk up to you, act friendly, then explode. CWL’s YouTube channel showcases more trashbots and other fun model-making projects.
CountyComm’s limited-run Lumina pocket knife has a couple of tricks up its sleeve. Its 2.9″ drop-point blade is made from D2 tool steel, and its handle sandwiches a bright piece of UGM that glows brightly in the dark. Its blade has a built-in striker notch for use with a ferrocerium rod (sold separately). Comes in
Sharing is caring, especially when your devices run out of juice at the same time as your buddy’s. Now you both can recharge with one portable power bank: Sharepower, the world’s first sharable battery. It splits into two independent chargers. Simply snap off a magnetized module and hand it to a friend without giving up
The tool-making experts from MetMo dusted off a 1912 design for locking tweezers and improved it with modern engineering and manufacturing techniques. Their Precision Grip tweezers use a thumbwheel to lock tightly onto small objects, keeping them in the exact position that you want. Great for model-making, precision repairs, and other DIY tasks.
Robo-Garage’s Murasaki prototype robot is no slouch at storytelling; “she” actually uses an MP3 player. The ‘bot rolls on two wheels and articulates her head and arms with an eight-axis system.