Archive for March 2017

You might think crash test dummies were mostly used for testing the safety of cars, airplanes, motorcycles and other vehicles. However, they’re often used in the testing of other consumer products to see what impact they could have if used improperly or in an accident.…

If you’re like me, your garage is filled with all kinds of stuff – tools, boxes, bikes, lawn equipment, and, oh yea, cars. One of the most annoying things about looking for stuff in there is that regular light bulbs don’t do a very good job illuminating the place.…

Do you want people to think you’re some sort of a wizard, capable looking into their world from a great distance and casting spells over them?…

Adam Savage might not be on Mythbusters anymore, but you can still watch him on YouTube on Tested. On the latest episode of the series, Savage goes to practical effects shop Weta Workshop to check out the skeleton suit they made for the new Ghost in the Shell movie.…

You don’t get far in The Legend of Zelda franchise without collecting some rupees to buy things in the game or play mini games. In real life if you want to collect rupees, the closest you will get is these edible rupees.…

Pop-up shops, restaurants, and bars can pop up anywhere, at any time. Hence the name. So you never know when you are going to encounter a bar like this Super Mario pop-up bar.…

Hushme is a mask that looks like the one Bane wore in The Dark Knight Rises. It also looks like something they would slap on a serial killer so he doesn’t bite you.…

Dave’s Geeky Ideas has done it again, and come up with a very cool idea for some Ghostbusters inspired wall hooks. He had been thinking about doing an interior for a Ghostbusters tiny house when he came up with this cool design.…

The only thing I really know about coffee or espresso is that I don’t like the way any of it tastes. My daily caffeine intake is taken entirely in the form of Dr.…

When I was growing up, one of the shows that was on seemingly every day during the summer was Wonder Woman. I watched that show every day because it was cool, and because Wonder Woman was hot.…

Sometimes Amazon’s Alexa gives creepy responses. Just do a Google search. You know how to make it even creepier? By turning Alexa into a talking skull.…

Split Brain Robotics is an interactive art project by San Francisco artist Kal Spelletich, in which a pair of custom-built robots are able to plug into the left and right brain waves of audience participants.…

O Discordia! I am a big fan of The Dark Tower franchise and one of the things that I really liked was how Stephen King wove himself into the story.…

My kids have had a few cats over the years, and that means that I have had to take care of them. As far as I can tell cats are, as a species, assholes.…

Last year, artist and inventor Neil Mendoza turned a hamster running in a wheel into art. How do you follow up such a feat? By creating a rock band of course.…

I like yummy breakfasts as much as the next guy, but Japan takes things to a whole ‘nother level. In Japan they don’t just eat pancakes for breakfast, they bathe in breakfast foods too.…