Tired of leaving the house in the morning only to find himself stuck in traffic (PROTIP: never leave), Youtuber Michael Rectin built himself a coffee table with a live traffic map of Cincinnati inside, so he can see the mess of traffic he has no choice but to drive into

Because what else is there to do on the farm after all the cows and chickens are fed, Youtuber Paton Machines went and built himself a penny farthing style bicycle, but a motorcycle and with a giant tractor wheel and engine. That’s…something. Something I wish I’d had to drive to

This is a video demonstration of a Tamagotchi inspired virtual pet “torture chamber” created by Cornell University design students Rhea Goswami, Caroline Hohner, and Amanda Huang. It’s like a regular Tamagotchi but with physics added, so tilting the case causes your blob pet to move around and smush into the

Because some people never give up on their childhood dreams (mine are so far gone I can’t even remember what they were), this is a video of engineer James Bruton (previously) building a rideable Transformer. In drivable car form, it’s about the size of a Power Wheels for tweens, and

Because the biggest downfall of 3D printers is not being able to print a ladder long enough to reach the moon and finally escape earth, this is a video of Youtuber Ivan Miranda modding a treadmill into a 3D printer that allows for infinitely long prints. After running into and

This is a video of the LEGO waffle factory built by Youtuber Brick Machines that can make waffles from start to finish, including mixing the batter, adding batter to a waffle iron, and plating the cooked waffles afterwards. That’s convenient, especially for someone like myself who loves everything about waffles

Because who wouldn’t want to eat a squat Italian plumber, chocolatier and pastry chef Amaury Guichon (previously) constructed Mario entirely out of chocolate, complete with a warp pipe, piranha plant, and question block. I loved watching the process. There’s just something about watching someone who knows what they’re doing while

These are several videos of the work of João Paulo Gonçalves, who uses carefully placed wooden blocks illuminated by a mirrored bulb in the center to produce precisely shaped shadows. How about that! Me and my shadow? We’re not talking. We got into a huge fight after he said he’s