A reader writes, "Joshua Pennings from The Netherlands makes amazing animal sculptures from metal and old tools. He is blacksmithing and welding them with great detail. Some are fantasy pieces and others are really life-like."
Rusty animal sculptures
If you need to make a liter of coffee, here's a French press for you
I've owned quite a few Bodum French Presses in my day. I would have been happy with just one, but I have a habit of dropping and breaking them. I've never owned the 8-cup version, though, and I'm tempted to get it, mainly because I like red colored plastic and it's on sale at Amazon… READ THE REST
Beer-bottle thrower splashed with jet skier's giant waves
A group of noisy merry-makers on two large boats was approached by two men on jet skis. The men asked the partiers to turn down the music. The partiers jeered at the jet skiers and one of the partiers began hurling beer bottles at them. The men in the jet skis retaliated by splashing the… READ THE REST
Watch an amazing 90-year-old weight trainer as she works out
Mika Takishima, aka Takimika, didn't start her career as a weight trainer until she was 87. Now at age 90, she lifts a 22 kg (around 44 lb) barbell and is Japan's oldest fitness instructor (not hard to believe). In fact, according to Asahi.com, she didn't start working out until she joined a gym at… READ THE REST
The FlashBooth 2.0 is a portable studio for shooting beautiful product images in seconds
It seems like the easiest project you could conceive. Just take a picture of a watch, or a baseball card, or a hamburger so you can put it up on your website and try to sell it. Now … ask any small business owner, eBay seller, or any of the thousands of online retailers about… READ THE REST
This shimmering LED floor lamp can bathe your room in 16 million different colors
Did you use to have one of those torchiere floor lamps in your college dorm room? Or is there one standing vigilantly next to you now as you read this? Those straight, upright lamps found their way into every home, almost like they were part of some Invasion of the Body Snatchers-style alien takeover scenario.… READ THE REST
The TREBLAB HD-Max is a booming Bluetooth speaker with powerful, satisfying volume
The biggest frustration most Bluetooth speaker owners face is when they realize their speaker is completely inadequate for serious booming. They may be perfectly fine for casual, indoor listening, but if you're taking the speaker outside or trying to boost your tunes over the dull roar of a party, you'll need extra horsepower on the… READ THE REST