BuckyBalls: Insanely Fun Magnetic Toy

Posted by Alex in Toy & Video Games, Video Clips on August 31, 2009 at 4:42 am


BuckyBalls Magnetic Toy – $29.95 [YouTube Clip]

This is the current rage in the Neatorama Shop: Zoomdoggle’s insanely fun BuckyBalls – a set of 216 balls made from powerful rare earth magnets.

You can shape and mold an unlimited variations of magnetic sculpture (of course, if you get more than 1, you can combine them to create a mega-sculpture!). Tear ‘em apart and snap ‘em back together for hours of fun.

BuckyBalls is this week’s featured product at the Neatorama Shop. For a limited time, you’ll get a free Mystery Gift for the purchase of each BuckyBalls (What will you get? Well, we won’t tell you … it’s a mystery!)

Don’t miss this: Link

 
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"Magnetic Dance" of Paperclips on Trains

Posted by Alex in Car & Vehicle, Video Clips on July 16, 2009 at 1:46 am

The next time you ride a train, spill some paperclips on the floor and see if they do the "magnetic dance". According to Pink Tentacle:

The video — shot on the Rokko Liner in Kobe, Japan — shows how paperclips stand on end when the train accelerates and brakes. The magnetism, which is produced by the electric current that drives the motors located under the floor, apparently poses no harm to the human body, though it could damage credit cards, mobile phones, or other electronic devices if left on the floor.

Link | YouTube Link (from Kobe Shinbun)

 
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Motifo: Magnetic Pixel Turns Your Fridge Into Art

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Gadget, Home & Garden on May 31, 2009 at 7:00 am

Peter Locke created a set of colored magnets called Motifo that act as giant pixels to turn your fridge into a works of art:

Each mosaic design has been specially crafted to use the same combination of pieces, so every mosaic can be made with the 1296 pieces included in each motifo pack. If you want to create a new design, just rearrange the pieces.

If I’m not afraid that they’d swallow the small pieces outright, this would be a blast for my kids! Link – via Funfurde

 
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VideoSift Clips of the Week

Posted by Alex in VideoSift on April 26, 2009 at 2:25 pm

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When Squirrel Attacks
This short video clip confirmed my worst nightmare: that squirrels are highly trained in military maneuvers. Watch as one distracts and another one attacks ...

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Auto-Tune the News
How do you make the news more interesting to the rest of us? Set it to music!

Here's a clip from Sarah Fullen Gregory (excellent singer, actually) and The Gregory Brothers making the nightly news much, much more interesting.

Link | If you like that, here's the second one in the Auto-Tune series | The Gay Marriage Debate, Auto-Tuned | more from YouTube schmoyoho

Smoochie Girl
Y'all know that Paris Hilton has the same facial expression in every photo, but she isn't the only woman in the world that does this.

Behold the smoochie girl - and yes, she made the exact same smoochie face in every photo: Link

The Weirdest Japanese Commercial Ever
I have to say, I agree with the VideoSift title. It is indeed the weirdest Japanese commercial ever.

Not going to describe it: you have to see it for yourself.

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Magnet Falling Down a Copper Tube
All right, let's end this on a scientific note. Here's what happened when you drop a magnet down a copper tube. The video is not slowed down, the movement of the falling magnet creates an eddy current that exerts a damping force on the magnet.

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For more the web's most interesting videos, check out: VideoSift.

 
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Ninja Throwing Star Refrigerator Magnet

Posted by Alex in Gadget, Home & Garden, Pictures on December 12, 2008 at 4:28 am

Whoa! Take a look at these super sweet shuriken (Ninja throwing star) magnets at epaulet. Want! Link – via BB Gadgets

More cool stuff at Core 77’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide (77 items for under $77)

 
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