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The Gadget: The Indiana Jones FX Whip is a soft toy whip made by Hasbro that has button-activated sound effects whicha re related to the Indy franchise. It’s also handy for keeping new interns in order (see video).

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Price: $20
Verdict: I’ve had this thing in my possession for a few weeks now, and I have yet to get bored with it. Sure, I may have a slight case of Peter Pan syndrome, but if you can’t find ways to enjoy this thing, I feel for you. Have a friend with a nagging girlfriend? Pull out the whip. Underlings out of control? Pull out the whip. BDSM freak? Well…pull out the whip.
The whip is made of a foam covered plastic base with an on off switch, belt strap, and button for initiating sound effects. The whip itself is a soft-stuffed tube about three feet long (let’s refrain from […]

Original post by Adrian Covert

Remember how the Navy fired a missile at that spy satellite a few months ago and made it go boom in one shot? Not surprisingly, they were quite proud of their accomplishment—which is why they have compiled footage of their exploits in a series of tense behind-the-scenes moments. The video after the break even shows the missile leaving the ship on its way to a victorious rendezvous with the pesky satellite. It is a definite must-see for any fan of explosions and the work that goes into making those explosions happen.

[Wired]

Original post by Sean Fallon

How will we play tennis in 2083? From the looks of things, Lacoste believes we will be in a virtual room with collapsible rackets and cool looking robotic suits. Although, I have to admit that the video after the break portrays it as more like a futuristic version of racquetball to me—but either way, it is a sport I could definitely get into.

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[Lacoste via Techpin via Gearfuse]

Original post by Sean Fallon

You find yourself held under “house arrest” in a remote jungle region of Indonesia, sometime in the late 1950s. You may have your suit, fedora and at least one halfway decent tie, but the chances of getting back to the US of A seem slim. The CIA thinks you’re not so dispensable, so spytechs—with the help of the always patriotic Goodyear Company—build an inflatable airplane that they can drop into a jungle clearing. Here’s what it looks like when fully inflated and ready for takeoff:

One version was apparently inflated by adding water to special pellets which produced gas. Another version says the engine itself, sans prop, pumped the plane up. Either way, it quickly became airworthy and, as a raft as well, could use a body of water as a takeoff strip.
One of the agents involved told the Spycraft authors that it was a viable invention: “We tested it and […]

Original post by Wilson Rothman

I don’t know what you thought “the great swallow project” was (actually I do), but I can tell you what it’s not. It is definitely not the act of a sane, rational person. For some reason or another, artist Benjamin Verdonck built a nest hanging high on the Rotterdam Weena Tower in the Netherlands. Apparently he has been sitting in the nest for a few days now, acting like a bird and gazing longingly at pedestrians and the giant egg he placed in the street. If you can’t actually make it to see this installation in person, you can still get a feel for the weirdness in the video after the break.

[Nest Rotterdam via rebel:art via Neatorama]

Original post by Sean Fallon