Despite the fact there’s no space for a driver and it can’t even go a single mph, there’s no denying the fact the Mars Rover is one of the coolest vehicles ever built. The fine…
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How to Easily Make the Best Ice Cream at Home
One day it occurred to us that ice cream makers exist, yet we keep spending tons of money on ever shrinking cartons at the grocery store. Frankly, that’s some absurd behavior. We decided to end…
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The Complete Guide to Making Your Own Cold Brew
Cold brew coffee is the newest coffee craze sweeping the nation, and quite frankly, we’re glad. It’s about damn time. Cold brew is smoother and naturally sweeter on the palate than regular coffee, which makes…
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12 Life Lessons from ‘Seinfeld’
For a show that was mostly about stifling character growth and empathy, Seinfeld sure taught us a lot about being a better person. Almost every episode has some kind of lesson on how to improve…
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This Packing Tape Is Covered With Useful References
Packing tape is great for, well, packing things, but what if it could do more? Designer Oscar Lhermitte (the same man responsible for the topographically accurate MOON Lunar Globe) reimagined traditional packing tape and made…
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Made to Last: A Compendium of Artisans, Trades & Projects
We’ve long prized gear built by hand. Our shop is full of products created the old-fashioned way, with a helping of sweat. That’s why we’re big fans of the new release from Hardie Grant and…
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How to Infuse Your Own Alcohol
The word “infusion” is appropriate. Rather than having a juice, extract, or sugar syrup that gets mixed into the spirit or cocktail, this processes fuses the flavors of whatever you’ve chosen with the deeper foundations…
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Retro Technology LEGO Kits
The great thing about LEGO is you can build anything you want. What they don’t tell you about that, however, is most of the things you want to build don’t come with guide books. But…
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Creator of the World’s Largest NERF Gun Moves on to Super Soakers
Last summer, YouTuber (and former NASA engineer) Mark Rober built the world’s largest NERF gun and terrorized his kids with it. This summer, Rober is getting into water sports, putting his specific brand of engineering to…
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Learn to Be a Rubber Band Engineer
We’ve all seen videos of office workers who built medieval weaponry only out of stuff they found at their desks and we’ve all been jealous of them. It always looks simple, but when we actually…
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You Can Now Build Your Own Motorcycle in a Weekend
Fictiv, a distributed manufacturing company with a network of vendors, teamed up with Amazon and their innovative new IoT platform to create this, the Fictiv Open Source Motorcycle (FOSMC). The concept bike is built with…
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The Dartboard that Makes Everyone a Champion
When we’re at a bar with a dartboard, it’s only a matter of time before we start pestering the bartender for ammunition. But, level of intoxication aside, we only ever approach an intermediate skill level.…
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MOC Nation Is Making Custom LEGO Sets
If you’re an adult fan of LEGO (that’s AFOL), you’ve probably experimented making creations of your own with varying levels of success. Now, thanks to the guys at MOC Nation, you’ll be able to craft…
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12 Things To Do With An Empty Beer Bottle
If you’re like us, you’ve gone through your share of beer in your life. Each of those empty bottles probably ended up in a recycling bin somewhere. Instead of disposing of your next empty case,…
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UX4 DIY Furniture Kit
SWENYO, a new home goods company, has partnered with DIY expert Ben Uyeda (the guy behind the Concrete + Iron Pipe Bar Table and the Pipe Bench that we told you about before) to create…