SawStop protects fingers and weiners from saw blades

SawStop is a revolutionary new table saw that immediately stops when it hits skin — using “an elaborate system that detects the inherent electrical charge in the human body and stops the blade within 1/200th of a second by jamming a block of aluminum into it.”

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Ultraviolet bread box preserves bread, freaks out friends

Contrary to appearances, this is not a device for creating giant mutant bread, it’s actually a bread box designed to prevent mold from growing on your run of the mill unmodified loaf of carbs. Based on the same groovy kind of UV light used in food and medical sanitization, the breadbox should be relatively easy to build for anyone with minimal DIY skills — and even if it didn’t work exactly as intended, would be a stylish addition to any mad scientist’s (or fantasy lad’s) kitchen.

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Designer USB Flash Drives

Announcing limited edition Star Wars mimobots!! From the makers of the one and only Art Toy USB Flash Drives comes Star Wars mimobot Series 1 – four new mimobots straight from the Star Wars universe. Arriving in January, and now available for preorder this new series includes Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Stormtrooper and R2-D2!

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Cordless 1930s Retro Style Phone

I love old phones, they were big, hefty, sounded clear and made a statement when you could slam down the receiver to hang up during a fight. Phones nowadays are all bells and whistles and do everything but make a call. Well if you’re like me and long for the good old days, you need to check out the Cordless 1930’s Retro Style Phone.

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