Chef's Burn Balm

$15.90 Etsy »

Sizzling hot in the kitchen should refer to your steaks and stir-fries, not your skin, Chef. This handmade Chef's Burn Balm from Touch of Herbs is a "masterfully formulated" blend made for chefs who grab a hot handle...

OpenBike Open-Source DIY Plywood Bicycle

Who likes urban cycling? Who likes commuting to work in no traffic on a bicycle rather than in jammed traffic in a car? Who likes building things with their own two hands? Who likes open-source designs? Most of all, Who!...

Gerber Chonk Pry Bar

What the H-E-D-C, Gerber? Don't tell me something's a "chonk" and then show me a picture of a pry bar instead of a big fat fatty cat, or particularly well-fed grizzly bear. I like multi-tools and sweet new pieces of EDC...

Biogents Mosquitaire CO2 Outdoor Mosquito Trap

$299 Amazon »

Suck it, bloodsuckers! The Biogents Mosquitaire CO2 outdoor mosquito trap is a scientifically-researched, German-engineered solution to bug bites, and their ruining of your backyard BBQs and summer evenings on the patio...

Nite Ize Mega Gear Ties

$16.31 - $19.89 Amazon »

Available in 32" and 64" lengths, Nite Ize Mega Gear Ties look like the twist ties I use to keep my bread fresh got pushed through a portal into World 4 of Super Mario Bros. 3*. That is to say, they're huge!...

5-Head Projector Floor Lamp

$179 Etsy »

Normally when you tell me something has 5 heads, I assume it's something I wouldn't be interested in. Like a hydra or a person with a huge forehead. But this 5-head projector floor lamp is awesome! You can use attached...

AirHood Portable Kitchen Range Hood

$89 - $109 AirHood »

The AirHood portable kitchen range hood could have saved my friend Trevor $2,500. When he moved into his house - a flip done by a team of 100% incompetent people with 0% pride in workmanship - his kitchen range did have...

E143: What Is This Thing?

Discontinued

Welcome to Edition 143 of What Is This Thing?, my recurring visual riddle series consisting of one simple photo - see above - and one simple question: what is this thing?...

Proto M Holographic Communication & Media Device

$2k Proto »

Proto's forthcoming M is a tabletop holographic communication / media device and, in my opinion, the newest best way to have dinner with your in-laws. Look at how happy that mom and baby look talking to Hologramma on...

Balance Pipe

$65 Tetra »

We all need a little balance in our lives. Some of us find that balance in the contents of a pipe. And for those dudes and ladies, what better pipe to represent that which you seek but the Balance Pipe from Tetra?...

Mercedes Benz Kids' Luggage

Sold Out Amazon »

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? Or in this case, Oh Mama, Dad, or Santa Claus, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz...suitcase. I don't know if Mercedes Benz Kids' Luggage is a healthy gift for a kid or not, but...

Vyper Shop Chairs

$379.99 - $629.99 Vyper »

Sink your fangs into a Vyper Shop Chair. Made for mechanics, detailers, welders, DIYers, and garage enthusiasts, the chairs prides themselves on being burly, yet comfy, versatile and customizable, and always ready to...

TempTooth Temporary Tooth Replacement Kit

$32.75 Amazon »

Just one question about the TempTooth Temporary Tooth Replacement Kit: does it come in gold?...

Barbie Swimsuit

$14.99 - $19.99 Etsy »

You know what I thought when I saw this Barbie Swimsuit? The same thing you dudes and ladies probably thought: Come on, Barbie, let's go party / Come on, Barbie, let's go party. Followed immediately by a daydream of Margot...

Fruit Fly & Fungus Gnat Trap for Plants

$4.99 - $13.99 Amazon »

Nothing says Happy Mother's Day like a bouquet of sticky flowers caked with dead fruit flies and fungus gnats! ... And I'm only sorta kidding about that, especially if you need a gift for a mom who's also an avid gardener...

Juego de Domino - Concrete Dominoes

Wonder what kind of damage concrete dominoes do when you knock them over. This Juego de Domino set is made by MDC, a concrete design studio based out of Mexico City. And, perhaps for the first time in contemporary history...

Deadpool Toilet Paper Holder

$58.93 - $63.84 Etsy »

The Deadpool Toilet Paper Holder is just one more lure into the bathroom, and reason to spend more time on the porcelain throne when we get there. This minifig-inspired 3D print from Sandoz 3D Prints should team up with...

May the other 4th be with you. You know, the angry, greedy, aggressive, jealous, megalomanic Dark Side kind. OK, maybe not with you as in inside you, all you kooky Boga Siths out there who can just simmer down before the fit hits the galactic shan, but with you as in, like, on your shelves as collector's...

LEGO Star Wars Death Star Trench Run Diorama

$77 Amazon »

Vader's words, "The Force is strong with this one," run along a plaque on the front of the LEGO Star Wars Death Star Trench Run Diorama, completing the 665-brick project, and the sentiment this iconic scene from Star...

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil Stormtroopers

$39.95 Amazon »

My favorite thing about these See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil Stormtrooper figurines - aside from the fact that we're talking about them on Star Wars Day - is the See No Evil Trooper who looks more like he's...

Bricknic BBQ Planet

$190 Bricknic »

Welcome to BBQ Planet. Brought to you by Bricknic, and in a very literal...no, that's the wrong word...a very tangible sense. Bricknic debuted last year with a line of very cool modular campfire and BBQ cooking bricks...

Smeg Retro Electric Kettle

$149.95 Amazon »

You know what an electric kettle is, right? Well this retro electric kettle from Smeg flips the idea of an electric kettle on its head by being an electric kettle designed to look like it's from the 50s, before electric...

Area 51 5-Foot Glow-in-the-Dark Alien Statue

$1,754.50 Amazon »

This Alien Statue from Area 51 is pretty much life-size (I mean, aliens seem pretty short, right) at 5 feet tall, and glows outer-space-radioactive green in the dark, so it's obviously a choice pick for anyone getting...

Wine Enthusiast 6-Bottle Mini Wine Fridge

$129 Amazon »

Chill out. With a wine chiller, and all 6 bottles of wine contained within it, courtesy of this mini wine fridge from Wine Enthusiast. The oeno-fan brand's 6-Bottle Countertop Wine Cooler does exactly what its name say...