Let me explain what I mean by 10 "I dare you" gifts. These are items either inherently weird / funny / gross, or that I've come up with something weird / funny / gross to do with so that you can present a gift to your recipient with a challenge. I dare you to eat this. I dare you to wear this. I...
Glass Symphony Hand-Blown Glass Spiders
My Spidey Sense tells me Glass Symphony's hand-blown glass spiders are even more of a sight - or a fright - to behold in person than they are in these photos. And the photos alone are doing a pretty good job of simultaneously...
Omnom Icelandic Chocolates
Omnom Chocolates hail from Reykjavik, where they're proud to be Iceland's first and only bean-to-bar chocolate, as well as a sweets peddler that uses 100% geothermal energy to produce its chocolatey offerings. To welcome...
It's been not even 2 years since I first wrote about the best gifts I've ever given my wife. So in one way, it seems crazy that I would have compiled a whole, 11-strong list of the best gifts I've ever given my wife, part 2 in such a short time. But in another way, I think it just goes to show what...
Bike Frame Sweat Net for Indoor Cycling
The Bicycle Trainer Sweat Net from RockBros looks kind of like a diaper for your Peloton, bike trainer, or other stationary exercise bike. Except rather than keeping the bike's unsavory fluids in, the Sweat Net is designed...
Moss Carpet - Living Bath Mat
Ahhh, the Moss Carpet reminds me of waking at dawn in a cloud forest, creeping across the rich and vibrant green vegetation of its cushioned floor, the beating heart of nature tickling my feet. Yeah. Either that, or being...
SIND Studio Funny Face Mugs
SIND Studio has a mug - the drinking kind and the face kind - for every expression you wear and emotion you feel before and after you've had your coffee. There's a groggy Yawning Mug (before coffee). A jubilant Laughing...
Rechargeable Emergency Light Bulbs
Power off, light on. It really is as simple as that with these rechargeable emergency light bulbs from JackonLux. I have them installed in 3 lamps in my house, plus the ceiling light above the toilet in the bathroom...
Rid-a-Rat Under-Hood Rodent Deterrent Device
The only thing worse than a human packrat living in your house is a packrat packrat living under the hood of your car. Nesting up in the engine compartment. Chewing through random wires you sort of needed to, like, drive...
Victorian Corset Tank Top
Wearing a corset is the easy kind of cinch without the suck-it-in kind of cinch if you're wearing a Victorian Corset Tank Top from Fox Savant. The tank has a hand-drawn depiction of the sexy shaper on both the front and...
Toadfish Anchor Non-Tipping Universal Cup Holder
Sip with no tip on your ship. Or, if you prefer, sippy with no tippy on your shippy. The Toadfish Anchor is a non-tipping universal cup holder whose most obvious use is to hold your cans, bottles, tumblers, and glassware...
Boska Pizza Party Hot Stone
The Boska Pizza Party Hot Stone pairs a pizza stone for cooking your pizza (in the oven or on the grill) with a tealight-packed stand for keeping its crust crisp and toppings hot and gooey for hours while you eat it...
E88: What Is This Thing?
Welcome to Edition 88 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?...
Wire Mustang
You've heard the term "wire money," but Conty Fonane's 1967 Ford Mustang GT500 here is some real Wire. Money. Unlike anything I've ever seen or heard of before. The Lesotho-born, South Africa-based artist bends and winds...
Tangle NightBall Glow in the Dark LED Football
The Tangle NightBall glow in the dark LED football reminds me of the fireflies I used to catch as a kid. Except, unlike the fireflies, the NightBall wants to be caught. In fact, if it's flying at my face and I don't catch...
Canoo EV Pickup Truck
I wouldn't mind some Canoo-dling in - or, to be honest, even with - the Canoo EV Pickup Truck. This newest addition to Canoo's line of "purpose-built electric vehicles," is set to launch in 2023, with pre-orders beginning...
Dragon Scale Gauntlets
Who on earth needs a pair of Dragon Scale Gauntlets? No wait, let me rephrase that: who on earth doesn't need a pair of Dragon Scale Gauntlets? Especially a pair of Dragon Scale Gauntlets so striking. So detailed, and...3D...
Sunne Solar Light
The Sunne Solar Light promises to bring the sun indoors - after it's retired for the night. The oblong panel hangs in a window of your home, harvesting energy from the sun, and storing it in its integrated battery during...
Tokyo Sky Table
I feel like, if nothing else, the Tokyo Sky Table definitely has a lock on the size of apartments in Tokyo. But I also feel like, there's a lot else with this new furniture design from Mousarris. A collaboration with...
Insta360 GO 2 Thumb-Sized Action Camera
The Insta360 GO 2 action camera will gladly live under your thumb. Or on your forehead. Magnetically clipped to your shirt. Atop the back of your tabby cat or Shiba Inu. Self-described as "the world's smallest action...
Bunny Ears Seagrass & Rattan Storage Basket
Somebunny had their clever hat ears on when coming up with this Bunny Ears Seagrass & Rattan Storage Basket. Seagrass and rattan are very popular trends in the world of home decor right now. And bunny ears, well. From...
LUMI Keys Light-Up Portable Keyboard & Piano Teacher
Chopsticks meets Chopin meets chomp, chomping up alien music notes in a LUMI Keys arcade-style piano tutorial. LUMI Keys is a portable keyboard and piano teacher. It accomplishes the former with a 2-octave digital piano...
SandShark Super Sport Anchor for Beach & Shallow Water
The SandShark Super Sport Anchor does not believe in the pull-out method. Made specifically for beach and shallow water anchoring, the SandShark has a patent-pending design featuring collapsible handles that drill the...
What Should I Watch? Streaming Service Decider Dice
At the top of the list of first world problems: stress and anxiety over what, out of thousands and thousands of options across Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, HBO, Apple TV*, Disney+, and dozens and dozens of other streaming...