Steampunk Insects

I definitely wanted a set of MechaniCoasters to appease my fidgety fingers and steampunk penchant, and my wife's naggy inclinations and aversion to anything ring-shaped and wet touching her tables. But then I saw these...

Does depressing the S-76 Ampratite Plasma Pistol's spring steel trigger really release unstable and highly reactive Zephane gas for co-mingling with exposed Ampratite crystals, the consequences of which generate an intense...

Festo says its BionicOpter was inspired by dragonfly flight, and can perform great feats of flight and function. I'm not going to argue with that, but I would like to point out 2 things: 1) This supposed highly advanced...

Gas-powered mechanical wizard John Paul Rishea of Bionic Concepts follows up his Exo-Gauntlet Exoskeleton with this set of searing blue LED wings waiting to be scooped up by the first fancier of flight with $830. The...

As Brian Fellow would say, this giant stuffed tarantula is "one fuzzy bug. That's crazy!" And though he'd still be wrong about the bug part, Lifelike Spider Art's supersized arachnids are indeed fuzzy. Very, very fuzzy...

I've seen a lot of tensegrity tables popping up - and staying up thanks to the wonders of suspension and tension - in online marketplaces lately. Are these displays of fine design and finer physics taking over for levitating...

Norman Osborn and Beaker from The Muppets are going to have a conniption when they get a load of this Frankencreation of welded steel and glass. The Menagerie of Mechanized Happiness Machine--ahhh, its name alone evokes...

My theory is that this might actually be Optimus Prime and this guy has captured him, found some way of disarming him, and is now trying to sell him. I don't know if I'd be comfortable sleeping with this guy roaming around...

Putsch Racing calls their Steampunk attack bike the Aristo-cad. I think that's a great name. Very cool. Very fitting. And even if I thought otherwise I'd keep my fat mouth shut because this motorcycle also happens to...

This brass & copper lighter will bring some steampunk flair to any smoker's, incense burner's, or candle enthusiast's desktop. And if you're not into steampunk, no problem. The Doktor Bertram Blenkinsopp attributes of...

The myth, the legend, the Firebird. Nixie tube timepieces have carved out their niche amongst steampunk fans, tech geeks, and many a bachelor pad, but Nixie Watch Store's Firebird Nixie Tube Watch could look right at...

Know what a Tarantula Dog Halloween costume means? Not four, not eight, but twelve furry legs scampering across the floor, wreaking havoc, and climbing up (well, humping) your leg this year...