I’ve always marveled at how other physically fit people could skip rope hundreds of times without missing a beat. One such jump rope aficionado is Alex Apollonov of the I Did A Thing YouTube channel, who may or may not have exaggerated his love for the sport in a recent video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ZnTCgOrA4&t=991s&ab_channel=Ididathing While Alex can skip a mean jump rope, he always wondered if he could skip fast enough so that he could stop rain from falling on him. After doing some simple maths, he found out that you would have to make 800 full rope rotations a second to stop every drop of rain from entering your jump rope’s…

I’ve seen many strange things with app support from Apple’s AirTags to smart robot vacuums.  But never have I encountered an app for a blanket before. Well, it’s going to change with the introduction of Warmee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8LTa2hLkDg&ab_channel=householdproducts Warmee is exactly that – a set of app-enabled bed companions which can be heated with just a few taps of your smartphone or tablet. I already mentioned the blanket but there’s also a smart heated throw pillow and a mattress pad, just in case you need that extra warmth in the coming cold months. All three of these products use the company’s Ultra-Thin Invisiwire technology, which incorporates super-thin stainless steel wires to…

Next to epilepsy-inducing RGB lights, the biggest fad in PC building nowadays is tempered glass panels. These see-through sides (while probably not providing the best airflow to your computer) make it easy for you to have a clear view inside your rig. But even though it’s cool to look through, this is glass we’re talking about. And glass breaks. So how much damage can one tempered glass panel take before it shatters into a million pieces? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_uKfOJSgA&t=616s&ab_channel=JayzTwoCents For the good of all PC owners out there, Jay and the crew from JayzTwoCents took a bunch of old tempered glass panels and “scientifically” dropped them in different ways from different heights.…

Playgrounds haven’t changed much since they were invented in the 1800s. You’ve got your swings, slide, and maybe a jungle gym if your local government feels generous. It’s not much but whatever was good for our great, great grandparents must be enough for 21st-century kids… right? Spimbey doesn’t add a new attraction to your local playground, nor does it reinvent how kids view playtime. What it does is make playground assembly easier and more modular, giving grown-ups more time to relax on weekends instead of becoming the de facto family carpenters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jglyh-WYfm0&ab_channel=Spimbey Depending on your kids’ needs and the amount of play space you have available, you can order the…

After years of parading the existence of electric and hybrid motors, we’re finally getting some progress in the field. Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany, has begun implementing eHighway test projects to make electric and hybrid heavy-transport vehicles more viable. You would think that the government is putting up dozens of charging stations for drivers of these vehicles to use, but no; the answer is much more… suspended. Tom Scott recently took a trip to the northern city of Lübeck and saw just how their highways have changed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3P_S7pL7Yg&ab_channel=TomScott Along either side of a 5-kilometer section of the A1 motorway stands a lane of overhead lines held up by masts.…

You know, when you’re strutting down the street, shooting that end-of-summer vibe into the eyes of the passersby, 99.2 percent of that make-tastic mojo is emanating from the 3D-printed adornment around your neck. Hot Pop Factory makes it, and given that you need a ring and some other 3D printed jewelry to complete the look, you’ll appreciate what they have to say about creating these fabulous pieces and how 3D printing is shaking the foundation of design.