These are four characters from the Dungeons & Diversity line of tabletop gaming figurines created by Strata Miniatures that feature heroes in wheelchairs. Specifically, a human druid, elf rogue, teifling cleric, and dwarf barbarian. You can get a resin or metal figurine starting at £15 (~$20), or the 3D printing file to create them yourself for £5 (~$6.50), with 25% of all sales going to a charity that supports the physically challenged. What a beautiful idea, making inclusive character models that players can relate to. You know it’s kinda funny, I never imagined in my life that I’d be getting teary-eyed over some tabletop gaming miniatures on an idle Wednesday afternoon in August, and yet here we are.

Keep going for shots of the rest of the party.

This is a video of engineer Allen Pan building a face mask launcher that operates similar to a net gun to apply a face mask to a human face using a C02 propellant and weighted straps to wrap around the back of the head (similar to a bolas weapon). Is it safe? No. Is it practical? No. Could you apply the same concept to put a condom on? Well, at least in our case– “Not unless that launcher was tank cannon sized.” Haha — high-five! But seriously a little bigger than that for me.

Keep going for a short video demo, then a much longer video with the most watchable part being between 4:00 and 5:30.

America has a pandemic problem so I solved it by making a gun: pic.twitter.com/WRaiuVU90K

— Allen Pan (@AnyTechnology) August 15, 2020

This is a video of mammalogist Erin at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California challenging three of the aquarium’s resident sea lions to see which can bark the loudest out of Cain, Parker, and Harpo. And while Parker may have only scored a 7/10, he definitely wins the award for looking most likely to pop a blood vessel while yelling, a prize I pride myself in taking home before the turkey is even carved every Thanksgiving.

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These are the Pizza Bandages manufactured by GAMAGO and available on Amazon ($8). Each slice measures 1.8-inch x 1.8-inch square triangle and unfortunately are not scratch-and-sniff. Which is probably for the best anyways because who doesn’t already have a hard enough time not picking and eating their scabs? “You’re sick.” Human pepperoni I call it.

UPDATE: Thanks to reader Allyson S for pointing out this other brand of pizza bandage (with two different designs) that is also available. We’ve got pizza band-aid choices now!

Keep going for a shot of the other brand available.

This is a video of Jill Bearup discussing and demonstrating how to carry a sword in the back of your dress in the event you may need to slice and dice your way through a formal gathering. According to Jill, the ideal dress for concealed sword carrying has a relatively low back and some sort of poofiness in the back of the skirt. Personally, I would even go a step further and cover the exposed hilt with my hair, that way– “You can get your hand tangled in your hair reaching for your sword.” My lady! *bowing* I regreteth even making the suggestion. Honestly, I’ve never even handled a sword without requiring immediate emergency medical attention.

Presumably to promote the upcoming September 1st release of Bill & Ted Face The Music,
this is an almost eight minute video of Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in their 1986 audition for the roles of Ted Theodore Logan and Bill S. Preston Esq. in the original Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Man, that was 34 years ago. THIRTY FOUR YEARS. Butterflies can’t even fathom that amount of time. That is basically infinity to them. To me? That’s like the blink of an eye. “Dammit, not with the undead warlock shit again.” Those cave paintings in France were my high school yearbook!