When you buy a safe, padlock, or any kind of security device, you want that device to keep your stuff safe. Sadly, a lot of these devices aren’t up to snuff and do a poor job of keeping your valuables away from prying hands. So how do you tell the good security devices from the bad? Well, let the YouTuber known as the LockPickingLawyer handle it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVZ67dcY9_g&ab_channel=LockPickingLawyer Armed with a vast array of lock picking and power tools, LockPickingLawyer does everything in his power to break into (or break apart) every security device imaginable. If a device doesn’t give, it’s foolproof; but if it does, you might want to consider…

The Star Wars franchise is no stranger to Japanese culture. The Jedi and lightsaber battles were obviously inspired by samurai. Wipe transitions have their roots in old Akira Kurosawa films. Even the symbols representing the Rebels and the Empire were inspired by the emblems used by powerful Japanese families. Japanese culture runs deep in the said space opera saga, so it’s only fitting that one of the franchise’s newest ventures delves into yet another of Japan’s contributions to the world: anime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Gr9gKFxpE&t=2s&ab_channel=StarWars Star Wars: Visions is an upcoming anime anthology that sees seven Japanese animation studios’ unique takes on the franchise, both in terms of storytelling and animation. The animation…

At its core, billiards (or pool – as the cool kids like to call it) is just a game about simple geometry. Once you understand how the balls move and react on a flat rectangular plane, you can pull off some sick moves by bouncing them off of walls and into each other. While the premise is simple, the execution is rather challenging. It takes a lot of practice to master billiards on a standard table. With this, why not put all that hard work into something which flips the odds in your favor? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsvJSRrwpio&ab_channel=TheQ This elliptical table created by The Q doesn’t exactly fit standard pool dimensions, but it…

Making things with LEGO is cool and pretty easy. The same thing goes for creating the bricks themselves. Due to the toy’s simple design and the amount of stuff you can build with it, there’s a lot of unofficial products which try to emulate the Danish company’s iconic bricks. Even though they might have been made by fans for personal use, LEGO doesn’t really like it when others butt in on their brick monopoly. Stian Ervik Wahlvåg is one of these fans. A 3D generalist and multimedia developer, Wahlvåg loves 3D printing toys for both him and others to enjoy. He usually shares his STL files online for free, but…

Metalworks require a lot of time, patience, and hard work. Moreover, the materials for metalworking aren’t cheap or easy to come by, so it’s always nice to see some old chunks of metal get recycled into something new. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-846gmAeNU8&t=648s&ab_channel=BlackBeardProjects Italian metalworker Black Beard Projects thought it would be a good idea to break down a couple of old chainsaw chain links and forge them into a simple cleaver. It was more of an experiment than an actual project, as he wanted to see whether or not the scrap metal could be forged into Damascus steel. Prepping the Chainsaw Chain After cleaning the chains, he cut the metal into smaller links.…

You hate them. We hate them. They’re the bane of every vehicle owner – potholes! These nasty depressions in the roads may seem harmless to pedestrians, but they can cause millions, if not billions, of dollars in vehicular damage if left unchecked. But how do these sneaky buggers even come to be? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRuarpWsKHY&t=478s&ab_channel=PracticalEngineering Civil engineer Grady Hillhouse explains that potholes are inevitable due to the design of roads. Underneath most roads is a subgrade layer of native soil; whereupon a base course of flat rock lies. This base course provides the bedrock for the black asphalt you see every day. This is the design being used by almost every country…