Costing just [amazon_link asins='B01G3LOLD6' template='PriceLink' store='boingboing' marketplace='US' link_id='5ca7a31c-a8ab-4aa2-8f87-171019b6834d'] on Amazon, this small sewing kit contains everything you need to make minor repairs to clothing. The only other thing you'll need is access to YouTube, so you can learn how to sew on a button, mend a tear, or repair a small hole.
An inexpensive home sewing kit for repairing clothes
Bubblegrams: lasers that engrave below an object's surface
Vitrography is the formal name for laser engraving a figure below the surface of a piece of glass or plastic. But most people call them bubblegrams. The laser pulses as programmed, kind of like a gamma knife that can do tissue ablation within the brain or other organ. The end result is quite nice! Image:… READ THE REST
Arcade introduces hands-free pinball as COVID precaution
At Seattle's Add-a-Ball Amusements arcade bar, an ingenious employee named Sleepy outfitted a pinball machine with pedals for a touchless gaming experience. Now that's thinking on your feet! (rimshot) (King5) READ THE REST
A gallery of candy chutes for Covid-o-ween
Core77 presents a photo gallery of social-distancing-friendly candy-delivery tubes to ensure that children get enough sugar this Halloween. READ THE REST
These noise-cancelling wireless headphones have a world of extra features — and they're over 25% off
Headphone quality often comes down to that old axiom of consumerism — you get what you pay for. When you try to cheap out and get a $20 pair of over-ear headphones while premium brands sell for $150 to $200…well, there's a better than decent chance that your cut-rate tech won't have great sound, won't… READ THE REST
From the backyard to your desk, this infectious hook and ring game will keep you entertained
From Europe to the islands of the Caribbean, it's gone by many names over the years. Some say when English Crusaders brought it back to their home country from Jerusalem in the 12th century, it was called Ring the Bull. When the game was introduced to Jamaica, possibly by author Ernest Hemingway in the 1940's,… READ THE REST
This portable cooler + beer tap turns cans of your favorite brew into frothy, freshly-poured bliss
Finding the perfect balance is essential in practically everything. For beer connoisseurs, that pursuit is no less critical. For true fans, one beer is almost certainly not enough. A full keg is almost definitely overkill. Thankfully, the existential question about the pinpoint perfect middle ground in that age-old debate has now been answered. The Tapology… READ THE REST
