We jumped two by two into each puddle. It could have gone on all day, poppin’ and hoppin’ like those small, mechanical bugs we would squish on the walls, just to see them spark and explode. Those bugs. Yes, the same we use to ride in the summers. But the memory of what happened between then and now was a mystery. And all we could link it to was the day we unearthed these links. Alex Andreev – Surreal with a side of sci-fi and two squeezes of creepy. Amazing concepts with many black and white pieces that seem to capture memories. Anxious Anticipation – Aaron Tilley has a knack…

In the vast and wonderful world of guitar pedals, it can be hard to stick out from the crowd, but 21-year veteran guitar pedal builder Zachary Vex just might have developed the strangest and most unique pedal to date: the Z.VEX Candela Vibrophase. Powered entirely by a tea light candle, the vibrato/phaser is a highly-efficient – hand-machined – low-power Stirling engine that just so happens to rock…hard! Although the Stirling engine has fallen into relative obscurity, its simplicity still resonates with fans of 1800s technology. Aiming to bridge the best of both worlds, the Candela Vibrophase can run completely independent from external power sources and batteries. Says Vex on the…

I build a lot of mock-ups and prototypes of various consumer products that I design for my clients. I cast a lot of parts in silicone molds, but I don’t cast a lot of silicone parts, much less gaskets. So, this project will take an existing process and combine it with 3D printing in a new way to make something different.

Comprising of 3,000 wood pieces, 2,000 marbles, and the patience of a 16th Century Zen Master, the Wintergartan Marble Machine by Swedish musician Martin Molin is certainly unlike any other instrument you’ve seen before. Although the machine looks like a highly-complicated loom that could knit you the most satisfying sweater ever, it is instead a calculated marble run that powers enough instruments to create a one-man band: a kick drum, a vibraphone, and a bass guitar. Aside from the skill it takes to build such a machine; the skill it takes to play it is certainly more impressive than your average college hipster’s synthesizer skills: https://youtu.be/IvUU8joBb1Q Molin, who spent over…

Used widely during World War II, the legendary Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a four-engine heavy bomber used for strategic bombing and was beloved for its ability to sustain devastating battle damage and bringing crews back safely. Today, for $9,500, airplane fanatics can own one of three original unused propeller blades from the B-17 that was manufactured in 1945. According to the company, the story behind the artifact is just as stunning as the object itself. From Boeing Store Custom Hangar Product Developer and Buyer Geraro Mores: “The crate was nailed shut and had never been opened before,” he says. “The original shipping documents were on the outside of the…

With so many cool things coming out each week, it can be hard to wade through all the rock-awesomeness. With ‘Cool Tools’, we’ve done the hard work for you. This week we saw an incredible take on the electric car from Morgan, a spiffy sword fighting app for samurai fans, how to make an anvil for knife making, Ken Block tearing up the streets of Dubai, and more… Ready? Let’s go! This week we look at: DESIGN MAGNETIPS “MAGNETIPS are not your average Fineliners. Made in Full-Colour, or Black-Body finish, each one of our Patent-Pending pens contains two powerful magnets, allowing them to stay together, and become the centre-piece of…