Not only is LEGO an awesome toy (for kids and adults alike), but it seems it has another use we’ve all been overlooking: it’s a brilliant educational toy to explain mathematical concepts like fractions and squares. LEGOs mathematical might is used by 3rd-grade…
If you’re sick and tired of holding your own head up at work or can’t find a comfortable way to nap “al desko,” your struggles are over thanks to this hand-shaped, cushioned head holder. From Japanese designers Thanko comes this nifty…
For those of us city-dwellers who could be accused of losing touch with the natural world, help is at hand. Because green-fingered designers have found a way to welcome nature back into our concrete homes. Introducing low-maintenance, high-impact, moss walls: They’ve been described…
From the fine minds at J&D’s Food Inc. who brought us baconnaise and bacon-flavored lip balm comes their latest porky product — bacon-scented underwear. Seattle-based J&D guarantee the wearer “the ultimate in comfort and cured meat”. Apparently, the bacon scent should…
#1. For the happy camper: BioLite CampStove. The BioLite Camp Stove uses the heat from your campfire to generate electricity, which means you can charge your gadgets in the great outdoors. How else can you live tweet your hunter-gatherer experience?…
If you consider yourself a foodie, here are 20 great films to fuel your fire. #1. Chef. By the end, this movie will give you high hopes of starting your own food truck. #2. Hundred Foot Journey. Guys, it’s Helen Mirren…
If you’re still baking regular round cookies, you need to up your game: Etsy store Copypastry is 3D-printing cookie cutters allowing bakers to eat their own faces (finally!). Budding bakers can simply upload a photo of choice and enjoy custom cookie…
No, this isn’t a turkey. It’s a turkey CAKE, and if you read on, you’ll learn how to make it — just in time for Thanksgiving. The very realistic-looking roast turkey cake is the work of Yolanda Gampp, who you may…
It’s dark, cold, and miserable: winter is definitely coming. But on the plus side, that means it’s also time to hunker down in cosy knitted jumpers. But, this year, chunky knits aren’t just for jumpers and scarves — people are wearing them…
Millenials = also called the OMG Pizza generation or the Cat Videos generation. Aside from sharing a birth decade, you find you have very little in common with the latte-toting bunch. You don’t dislike them, per se — it’s just that…
Part longboard and part stroller, this nifty invention lets moms and dads travel faster than they normally would on foot with an ordinary stroller. Quinny, a European stroller designer, has been developing its design for two years, and now it’s finally available. Because…
#1. No, it’s not “the end of the world”. No matter how big or small the problem, the best way out is always through. #2. Appreciate your parents. Parenting is an extremely difficult job, and if they did things wrong,…
There’s only one breakfast that’s worthy of your inner Sith Lord, and it’s this: “Star Wars” Death Star Waffles. Imperial engineers at Think Geek have released an official “Star Wars” Death Star Waffle Maker that produces 7″ (18.8cm) diameter baked treats — all for…
It’s always said that there are two kinds of people in this world. And to put it into perspective, talented illustrator and art director Joao Rocha of Lisbon, Portugal, created 2 Kinds of People Tumblr, which we wrote about before. Now he’s back…
Ahh, the friend zone. You’ve probably heard this term being tossed around one too many times. The thing is, it’s complete sexist bull. And here are 7 reasons why this term should be permanently deleted from your vocabulary. #1. Because it’s sexist…
Matt Dixon is a freelance illustrator from the UK who works in the games industry. When he’s not painting angry goblins or weird alien slugs, he likes to unwind by retreating to his world of robots. These peaceful and solitary metal figures are…