This is a video of designer Ari Serrano demonstrating a pair of pants he made that have an integrated pet carrier in the butt. I’m pretty sure it’s more of a conceptual piece than a practical one, because you can’t sit while carrying your pet. Well you could, but then

Designed for small two-story lofts, this tall chest of drawers transforms into a spiral staircase with the push of a button. Created by Italian design firm B PIÙ s.r.l., the Eclecctica staircase performs double duty as both storage space and stairs. Pretty neat, but I’m cool just climbing the open

This is a short video from a man renovating a cabin when he demolishes a wall and a squirrel’s acorn stash comes pouring out. *putting on cool guy shades* That’s totally nuts. Still, you better put those back outside where the squirrel can find them, otherwise it might go hungry.

This is a visualization created by MetaBallStudios (previously) of various computer storage sizes (eg megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte, and upward) if a single byte occupies a volume of one cubic millimeter (1mm3). Some more info while I try to estimate the total volume of my roommate’s horrible digital music collection if

Oh, Japan. This is the ~$36 octopus ‘body warmer’ sold by Japanese novelty retailer Village Vanguard that can be worn around the neck and has snaps along its tentacles so you can secure objects in them for easy access. As you can see in the product photo above, this man

Because there can only be one Bob Vila, this is a short video of an alleged newly built bookcase rapidly disassembling itself into a perfect pile of particle boards. I assume the video was set up but the way it crumbles is perfect and the guy who’s filming it has

Because nothing quite captures the essence of a Christmas holiday like drunk family members fighting with one another over politics/long-standing family feuds/who farted, this is a wine bottle Christmas tree. The tree holds 60 bottles of argument fuel and costs $300 on Amazon. Although I’m pretty sure it’s actually intended

This is the Inflatable Coffin Beverage Cooler available on Amazon for around $19. The 4’6″ x 22″ inflatable looks like a pool float but it’s not — it’s a beverage cooler and can hold approximately sixty 12-ounce cold ones and a bunch of ice. Alternatively, fill it up with red-dyed