Swans on Tea

Ice Invaders
Ah, sweet nostalgia. Space Invaders, Missile Command and especially Asteroids were the favorites we played at the Ground Round.

Instructables: Water Bottle Bazooka
This Instructable takes the basic “water bottle rocket” science lesson and expands on it, combining the ability to aim with a convenient trigger mechanism. It can be built in a few hours using parts from a hardware store.

Playmobil Security Check Point
As with the BIC ballpoint pen, the true gold is in the reviews.
I will never need to buy toothpaste again thanks to Playmobil. Not realizing this was a toy I purchased it to prepare for my interview as a TSA agent. Needless to say I aced it and have been happily viewing [...]

But I am so tempted to acquire …
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In order to accomplish this feat, the guys from Manapotions increased the voltage to the firing motor using 2 x 9.6v battery packs. More juice equals a faster spinning motor. A faster spinning motor means that toy [...]

R2D2 Chorus Line (Chorus Grid?)
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I don’t have one of these. Someone down the hall does, and it jams because the marshmallows are dried out. (Mmmmm. Marshmallows and jam.)
Not to worry, though. I am heavily armed.

In your LEGO® safe?
You would think that breaking into a Lego safe would just mean taking a few bricks off but this one is quite a bit more complex. The safe weighs 14 pounds for starters. It has a motion detecting alarm so it can’t be moved without alerting people in earshot. The lock require [...]

Your Bacon Gift Guide
I wonder what percentage the Quantum Pontiff gets…
See also: Turbaconducken (Turducken Wrapped in Bacon)

There were a number of records set at Domino Day 2008.
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I thought the scene of the last 45 seconds or so, showing a field of dominos falling in parallel, was particularly interesting. The curve that defined the leading edge of [...]

Star Trek light-switch, slider and power-outlet escutcheon plates at that Nerdonium money-sink, Think Geek
[F]or just a few strips of latinum, you can decorate your own 21st century domicile with lighting and power wall-plates, complete with LCARS interface designs! Of course, the panels are non-working – probably because our primitive electrical power-systems are incompatible with 24th [...]

Micro RC Jousting
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Seems like the winner depends more on luck rather than skill

Hover-Q mini IR Hovercraft.
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OMGICGMWOFE
(Omigod, I can’t get my wallet out fast enough)