No dessert encourages you to play with your food more than Jell-O. But where did this colorful and jiggly treat come from? Weird History Food offers the story of gelatin-based desserts and their occasional forays into strange savory dishes. Thanks to its soft consistency, it’s one of the few foods that follows us from the […]

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Casio celebrates 50 years of watchmaking with a special G-SHOCK chronograph. The black ion-plated and gold-accented watch has a stainless steel case and band with a single gold link engraved with “50th Anniversary.” The solar-powered watch offers timer, stopwatch, world time, calendar, and alarm functions, with bright white LED illumination.

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This tiny keychain knife measures just 1.73″ long when closed. Its body is made from durable, lightweight titanium, while its blade is made from 7Cr17MoV high-carbon steel for strength. Use it to open packages, whittle wood, slice paper, or cut fruit. KeyUnity will offer the knife in four finishes: raw titanium, black, a crackle design, […]

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Justin the Light Guy likes to put on over-the-top Christmas light shows for his neighborhood. Now, he’s taking his light show on the road. He’s outfitted his Dodge Challenger Scat Pack with an LED grid up front and created animations to make it appear as if the car is singing. Want in on the action? […]

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This toy combines a fidget spinner with a light show. The RingSlingr FX wraps securely around your index finger and produces lighting effects with its eight color-changing LEDs. It takes advantage of a persistence of vision illusion to display animated patterns as it gets up to speed. It comes in three versions with different patterns […]

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The earliest predecessors of roller coasters were basically sleds with wheels, eventually giving way to wooden coasters, and increasingly thrilling steel coasters. Animator and educator Jared Owen provides an in-depth explanation of how these thrill rides evolved, how they work, and how innovations have improved coaster safety over the years.

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