Category : Industrial Design

Check Out This Wood-turned Eyeball, Complete With Matching Eye Socket Holder

Woodturning can be used to make tons of useful things but sometimes, you just want to make something that looks extremely cool but serves zero purposes. Andy Phillip, woodturner and resin aficionado, loves using different combinations of wood and res...

The King Of Random Finds Out If Candy Rope Can Hold Your Weight

Candy may not have a lot of useful benefits (it causes diabetes, toothache, and high blood pressure just to name a few), but many people still love it. It’s sweet, it makes for a great Valentine’s Day gift, and (shockingly) you can string a bun...

180 Flashcards to Pass CSWP with 100%

& The best way to learn something is by a technique called spaced repetition, flashcards. I’ve made 180 flashcards so that you can pass the Solidworks CSWP with a 100% score like I did. I utilized the following resources to compose the f...

A DIY Enthusiast Shows An Easy Way To Completely Hide Wooden Screws

For some reason, no one ever thought of making surface-colored screws. Think about it: if you could produce screws that would blend well with the color and texture of the surface they would be put in, you would make millions of projects and builds lo...

Watching A Stainless Steel And Brass 8 Ball Get Made Is Quite Relaxing

And now for your daily dose of ASMR: Metalworker and restorer my mechanics is best known for bringing rusty old machinery back to life. His YouTube channel is chock-full of restoration projects, but once in a blue moon, he decides to make something d...

The Metalist Creates A Literal Hand Axe

Quite possibly the oldest tool in known history that has taken on many forms is the hand axe. You’ve got your various one-sided axes and your double-sided axes (used in Medieval ages and cosplays), but rarely you have seen a hand axe live up to its n...

Make A Miniature Japanese Tanto Using A File

Weapons are cool but do you know what’s even cooler? Making your own weapons! The YouTube channel known only as Koss is dedicated to making all types of handmade weaponry which includes swords, hammers, hatchets, and knives (which are basically small...

Leah Bolden Shows The Beauty of The Carpenter Pencil’s Design

Have you ever wondered why carpenter pencils are shaped the way they are? It wasn’t a design error or some environment-conscious carpenter trying to reuse rejected pencils from the production line. There really are a number of things a good, old cons...

Here’s What Happens When You Pit 10 Gun Safes Against A World War II Tank

Safes are some of the most secure places in the world to store your belongings. I mean, it’s why they’re called “safes” in the first place. A lot of them are meant to withstand the harshest of situations, so you won’t be surprised to find firep...

Mark Rober Fills A Pool Full of Actual Gelatin

For some weird, unspoken reason, it bet you have dreamt of swimming in a pool of Jell-O before. Perhaps, triggered by subliminal product placement? Or maybe it’s just because swimming in a sea of sweetened gelatin is just something every child (and c...

What Happens When You Cast A McDonald’s Cheeseburger and Fries in Resin?

Whenever you hear the word “resin casting,” your mind usually gravitates to objects you would normally dunk in a vat of resin. Things like wood, metal, or even mosquitoes cased in amber like in Jurassic Park. Rarely, if ever, you think of food. YouTu...

Engrave Everything With The Extremely Portable LaserPecker 2

When I was younger, I always wanted to label everything. My younger brother and I would constantly fight over things, and the only way I could stake my claim on something could only be possible if I put my name on it. Doing this was easy enough on bo...

The Slow Mo Guys Take A Closer Look At What Happens When You Shoot A Tranquilizer Dart

Thanks to movies like The Matrix, a good portion of the general populace knows how a lot of things can look way cooler in slow motion. Shooting a gun? Cooler in slow-mo. Riding a bike? Cooler in slow-mo. Pouring yourself a glass of water? Yup! Even c...

What I Learned From Interviewing 50 Senior Engineers

It can be inspiring to listen to smart people talk about what motivates them and learn what habits have enabled their success. I co-host “Being an Engineer,” a podcast centered around engineers and what makes them tick. As my co-host Aaron Moncur an...

Watch Two Guys Make An Underground Hideout And Swimming Pool With Nothing But Their Own Two Hands

Building an underground hideout and pool with nothing but bare hands. Well, that’s not entirely true – they actually employ the use of some handy machete-like tools, as well. Nevertheless, these three men from the YouTube channel The Survival get the...