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## LEGO Ideas Willy Wonka Fans of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory will love this new LEGO set based on the 1971 classic film. The 2025-piece kit recreates the Loompaland chocolate river and waterfall and the Wonkatania. The set includes minifigures of Wonka, Charlie, Grandpa Joe, two Oompa Loompas, and the badly-behaved children with their golden tickets. Drops 9.18.25. Check It Out » ## Braking a Wheel with LEGO With the right motor and gearing setup, it’s possible to spin a LEGO wheel quite fast. Build It with Bricks wanted to see how quickly a spinning LEGO wheel could be stopped by testing a few different braking mechanisms. Which one do you think will be most efficient? For some reason, all we could think […] Check It Out » ## Zippo FireFast Torch Light fires quickly and consistently with Zippo’s compact butane torch. Its ignition starts reliably while a safety locking mechanism keeps kids out. Its variable output can produce soft yellow to blue flames at temperatures up to 2400ºF. Check It Out » ## Riding Down the Gnarliest MTB Line Athlete Brage Vestavik takes us on a wild downhill mountain bike ride that combines narrow wooden ramps, fallen trees, and jagged rocks. The POV footage from his short film TROLLDOM kicks off with a killer spill that shows just how dangerous the custom-built course was. Bike fans, we recommend watching the full film. Check It Out » ## Puzzle Me Twice (Book) Author Alex Bellos’ book Puzzle Me Twice: 70 Simple Puzzles (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong features dozens of challenging puzzles that will mess with your brain. Each of its head-scratching puzzles features a solution that seems so obvious that you’ll almost certainly get it wrong the first time – then delight in figuring out the correct […] Check It Out » ## InvisOutlet Aura RGB Smart Outlet This modern outlet and outlet cover combo adds a splash of color wherever you have power. Intecular’s InvisOutlet Aura is a smart outlet that can be switched on and off from your phone, and packs a bright RGB light that washes your wall with color and can be dimmed at nighttime to help guide the […] Check It Out » ## Not a LEGO Head Brass Lanyard Bead Dress up a pendant, zipper pull, or other gear with this machined brass bead that is definitely not a LEGO brick. And don’t dare attempt to attach it to the body of a Minifigure. This shiny metal head is available from Etsy seller PacificSons, who has a whole bunch of awesome accessories for upgrading your […] Check It Out » ## Black Rabbit (Trailer) (PG-13: Language) Ozark proved without question that Jason Bateman could pull off intense drama. Now the actor is playing another desperate character. In Black Rabbit, a hot NYC restaurateur (Jude Law) finds himself face to face with the city’s underworld when his brother ditches a huge debt owed to loan sharks. The limited series hits […] Check It Out » ## 1980s Robot Orchestra Daft Punk melded disco and rock while wearing robot headgear. In the 1980s, Italy’s Rondo Veneziano chamber orchestra was sowing the seeds of robot rock. Put on your dance shoes and enjoy as the group plays La Serenissima on strings, wind, and Simmons drums while donning shiny chrome-finished robot masks and Victorian-era powdered wigs. Check It Out » ## For You and I the Crazy Baby Bell Tolls Everybody shake your booty now. Embrace the funk with this razor-sharp music mashup from Bill McClintock. Seamlessly blending the groovy sounds of Rick James’ disco hit You and I with Metallica’s For Whom the Bell Tolls and Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Babies, this track will have you dancing at your desk and cheering on the DJ […] Check It Out »
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