This toy blaster makes and launches softball-sized snowballs up to 50′, allowing rapid, long-range assaults during neighborhood snowball confrontations. Simply place snow in the forming chamber and close the lid; it packs three perfectly spherical snowballs. To blast your mark, place one snowball in the muzzle, aim the launcher, and pull back the slingshot mechanism. Because the blaster is powered by elastomers instead of batteries, it provides uninterrupted, fast-action play.
Fifty-eight per cent of Americans reported waiting for a home delivery or service call in the past year, with an average wait of more than four hours. That wasted time translated into a yearly loss of $250 per person, or a nationwide impact of $37.7 billion.
The third annual Cost of Waiting Survey, by polling firm Zogby International, canvassed Americans, Britons, Brazilians and Germans about the infuriating delays they faced. The economic impact was measured using the value respondents placed on an hour of their time (Americans valued it more highly than others).
Respondents said they waited far longer than expected — an extra two and a half hours, in the case of Americans — for someone to show up. Many reported lost wages, or said they used sick days and vacation time to accommodate service calls.
The cost to companies that left customers fuming was dramatic, too. American companies sacrificed $330 a year for every customer lost because of a frustratingly long wait.
This is a year-long time-lapse study of the sky. A camera installed on the roof of the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco captured an image of the sky every 10 seconds. From these images, I created a mosaic of time-lapse movies, each showing a single day. The days are arranged in chronological order. My intent was to reveal the patterns of light and weather over the course of a year.
This video is designed to be viewed in a large format, so it’s best viewed in full-screen mode at 1080p.
This is the molded grip track that provides the extra traction needed to extricate a car mired in slippery conditions. Unlike common plastic models, this stainless steel-reinforced mat has meaty independent treads made of 100% all-butyl rubber for grabbing the most traction on tires spinning in snow, sand or mud. Simply slip the track under any powered tire, and the superior rubberized treads will provide enough bite to get a car rolling again. Afterward, the track rolls into into its storage bag and takes up less than half a cubic foot of trunk space.
This is the watch with 72 LEDs that display the time in a grid of arcane lights. Inspired by the puzzle-like, light-display clocks that debuted decades ago, this watch uses six columns of 12 bright blue LEDs arrayed on a 15/16″ x 1 1/2″ display to convey the time through a mesmerizing grid system. The left column is numbered from 1 to 12 for the hour, while the rows to the right fill up according to the number of minutes.
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