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This Walking, Driving, Transforming RC Car Can’t Get Here Fast Enough
Here’s another look at Kenji Ishida’s absolutely phenomenal self-transforming RC car, this time being tested outdoors to make sure it’s as awesome as it can be. And it looks like it checks out.
World’s Smallest RC Helicopter Can Be Destroyed By A Fly Swatter
It was impressive enough when toymakers found a way to make remote control helicopters small and safe enough to fly around indoors. But their miniaturisation efforts continue on as toymaker Silverlit introduces the Nano-Falcon, an RC chopper so tiny that Guinness has officially granted it the world record for smallest IR-controlled helicopter.
How To Make Your Own Etch A Sketch
It’s human nature to immediately pick up and play with an Etch A Sketch whenever you see one. It’s in the Hall of Fame of toys (does that exist?), and almost everyone has struggled making anything more than squiggly lines with its knobs. But did you know that you can actually make an Etch A Sketch toy at home? Yeah.
Explore The Dark Side Of Your Desk With This Wooden Curiosity Model
If you want a Curiosity rover of your own but don’t quite have NASA’s budget, you can save yourself $US2,499,999,850 by going with designer Arnold Patrick Martin’s beautiful wooden model. It doesn’t move, the cameras don’t work, and it probably won’t survive a trip to Mars, but it’s also only $US150.
The Most Impressive Lego Terminator Arm You’ve Ever Seen
Skynet comes across as a resourceful artificial intelligence. After all, if it’s clever enough to send someone back in time to wipe out an enemy before they’re born, it’s not hard to believe it could see the potential in Lego Technic when it comes to building an army.
The World’s Longest Lego Railway Includes Almost 4 Kilometres Of Track
It’s not quite as exciting as free-falling from the edge of space, but a group of 80 Lego enthusiasts in Denmark, led by Henrik Ludvigsen, now hold the Guinness Record for the world’s longest plastic toy train track — an honour that will certainly look fantastic on a resume.
You Don’t Need A Wookiee To Build This Laser-Cut Falcon Puzzle
There are endless situations where a Wookiee co-pilot can come in handy, from repairing intergalactic spacecraft, to tearing people’s arms off. But when it comes to assembling this miniature laser-cut Millennium Falcon puzzle, you won’t need a big walking carpet, just a pair of scissors, pliers, and plenty of patience.
Solar-Powered Cat Toy Taunts Your Feline Forever
If you’d rather your cats weren’t shredding the furniture to pieces while you’re away at work all day, you need a steady source of distraction to keep them occupied. And as long as you’ve got at least one window in your home, this solar-powered cat toy will keep them entertained and out of trouble. Mostly.
Believe It Or Not, This Concrete RC Plane Actually Flies
Had the Wright Brothers foolishly chosen to build their original flyer from concrete, their names probably wouldn’t have gone down in the history books. But South Dakota School of Mines & Technology students David Haberman and Tyler Pojanowski did, and they were the first to fly and safely land an 8kg remote-controlled concrete aircraft.
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