This is a mushroom cloud treehouse designed and built by sculptor Dietrich Wegner. It looks pretty awesome , but would look even awesomer with a ‘NO GURLZ ALOUD’ sign hanging outside. *throwing dirtballs* READ THE SIGN, SUZY! The structure is about twenty feet tall, and the artist intended for it to show “two conflicting ideas,” which one can only assume is “play” and “doom,” though it’s supposedly representative of the contradiction between what our eyes enjoy and what our mind knows… Seriously bro? Why does every single thing somebody makes have to have some sort of pretentious message? Why can’t it just be a sweet treehouse to hang out with your friends and plan the toilet-papering of a neighbor’s house? I swear. I made an egg for breakfast but you don’t see me writing about how it’s the symbolic representation of my own rebirth that I know can never never happen because I was never properly fertilized or nurtured in the first place, do you? “You just did. What does bacon mean?” F*** this, I’m going for a walk. Hit the jump for three more designs of the same theme.

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Apocaplyptic Playhouse: Mushroom Cloud Fort

This is the remote-controlled Digger D-3 “flail tank “. It’s the latest and greatest (read: explosive-proof) of Digger mine-detonators, which have been around since WWII. Basically, it’s steered around on the battlefield like a giant R/C car tank while it wails on the ground with a rotating drum of 10-pound hammers on chains, setting off anything explosive it comes in contact with. God what I’d give to drive that thing around town. The ten pound hammers spin wildly on the bar, digging up to 8 inches into the dirt as they strike. Heavy armor protects the tank if a mine explodes, and any damage to the hammers or chains is easily repaired in the field. I love it. Granted I’m sure we could invent some sort of robotic mine detector or an orbiting satellite that could locate and detonate land mines from space with a powerful laser beam, but I miss the the good old days when the answer to everything was “just beat the shit out of it.” *eying mangled printer* Haha, you know what I’m talkin’ about! Hit the jump for a video of the D-3’s predecessor (cleverly named the D- 2 ), in action.

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The Latest And Greatest Landmine Detonator

The Nuke Lamp from Veneridesign looks like an atomic mushroom cloud . But fear not, Vault Boy (I’m playing New Vegas right now), it’s not. It’s just a piece of molded plastic . One that costs $1,500. “WHAT THE SHIT?!” Don’t ask me bro, I didn’t design it — I’m just a guy on the phone with China seeing who’ll manufacture them for me for less than $2. The plastic body of the foot-tall lamp is ridged enough for the lamp to stand upright and the light assembly inside is a separate piece. If anything ever begged for an orange light bulb inside, this is it. Admittedly, an orange lightbulb would look pretty sweet in there, but you know what would look even sweeter? An orange creamsicle A green glowstick . That way, if by some act of God you actually do manage to bring a girl back to your bedroom you can be all, “OMG — shit’s gone nuclear! Quick, I’ll shield you from the radiation with my wiener!” or whatever. Trust me, it’s the best shot you’ve got. “But I was just gonna impress her with my–” Stop right there. If you say anything followed by “collection” I’m gonna have to punch you. One more shot (or should I say drop ) after the jump.

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Looks Explosive: The Mushroom Cloud Lamp

Because this is what happens . Plus you ruin a perfectly good backup condom . Or, in your case, balloon animal . “Whatever bro, I used to date a chick and one time we were getting so hot and heavy at Makeout Point we ended up using a Doritos bag. ” That…is not something I’d brag about. “What if I said it was a Pringles can?” Okay now you have my attention. Hit the jump for the ‘facial hair is overrated’ in action.

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Learning Valuable Lessons: Why You Don’t Ignite A Balloon Filled With Flammable Gas

Please tell me you engaged the emergency brake this time. Libyan rebels, best known for having their plutonium stolen from them by Doc Brown to power the time machine (jk, those were terrorists, not rebels), are back at it, this time welding a tank turret to a pickup truck and firing it. Not gonna lie, I wouldn’t want to be the one standing behind that thing when it goes off. Or beside it. Ooooooooor in front of it. Basically what I’m saying is nowhere is safe when you’re dealing with a homemade tank. Hit the jump for the ‘admittedly, I would still drive that’ in action.

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Safety Second: Tank Turret Welded To Truck

For those counting and not just staring at the clock waiting for the weekend to arrive, this is the eighth (8th) installment in the autotuned Symphony of Science series. It deals with the beginnings of the universe , which, from the information I’ve gathered from that picture, possibly involved a man in a motorized wheelchair. It deals with the origins of our universe, covering the Big Bang theory, expansion and cooling of the universe, formation of galaxies, the interplay between matter and anti-matter, and cosmic radiation. The music video features Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins, Carl Sagan, Tara Shears, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. This one isn’t really as musical as some of the others, but there is some learning to be had if you can get past all the wah-wahs. Unfortunately, I could not, which is why I’m still convinced we’re all just figments of Stephen Hawking’s imagination. “But then how was Stephen made?” GAAAAAAAHH — I’M GONNA HAVE TO GET HIGH AND THINK ABOUT IT. Hit the jump for the big bangs.

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‘The Big Beginning’: Latest Symphony Of Science Discusses Origin Of The Universe

WARNING: Picture after the jump is graphic on account of one of the bloodiest ears I’ve ever seen. “Eh, I’ve seen bloodier.” Good for you . A Texas man was unseriously injured after his Motorola Droid exploded in his ear after ending a call. TOLD YA’LL YOU CAN’T TRUST THOSE THINGS. Aron Embry was at Ray Elementary in Cedar Hill at the time of the incident. The man said he had just finished a call when he said he heard a loud “pop.” He then felt something trickling down his face; it was blood. His ear then began to bleed profusely, and he was immediately taken to the emergency room at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. He received four stitches, but said there was no hearing loss. The glass on the face of the Motorola Droid smartphone apparently shattered. He said he had just purchased it just two days ago. The phone still appears to be functioning, and its battery was intact. Droids, yo, they want you dead. And you know what other kind of cell phone does too you? All of them. Ear cancer — you just wait. Hit the jump for a picture of what Edward Cullen dreams about at night, as well as a local news report about the incident.

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This Is NOT The DROID You Were Calling For: Phone Explodes In Use, Head-Trauma Ensues

I bought a MacBook Air right when they came out but ended up breaking it over my knee after getting sick and tired of its weightlessness. My laptop needs some heft , dammit, I need to feel like I’m hauling some serious shit around (and not just 500GB of pr0n ). The solution? A laptop bag half-filled with cinderblocks. My God do I feel like a man now. Plus — PLUS — the computer itself is still light enough to perch on my knees when I’m on the john (like I am now). Anyway, *flushing* this is a video of some guy exploding a *spraying air-freshener* MacBook Air with M-1000’s. At first I thought the explosion * sniffing, spraying more air-freshener* would be disappointing, but it actually does a pretty good job. Since the release of the new second generation MacBook Air, there really is no use for the old one. So we put two M-1000 dynamite sticks we got from Chinatown inside of our newly obsolete Apple product. The results are quite explosive. Haha, I thought those were Chinatown M-1000’s! I could tell because legal ones can’t even blow the legs off insects. And not mutant ones either, I’m talking about regular-ass crickets. Also, I was lying about the whole owning a MacBook Air thing. I just said it to sound cool but having reread it I realize I sounded like a fart echoing off a hard plastic chair. Forgive me? Hit the jump for the explosive action.

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Blowing Up A MacBook Air With Fireworks

F*** I’m getting good at titles. Wanna blow some shit up ? You should seek therapy. I jest, pyrotechnics are a natural part of man’s being. Like electronics and trying to put your wiener in everything that isn’t nailed down. And some that are. I’m looking at you, birdhouse! Gardening’s gone guerilla - You’ve seen them, you may have looked away, but you’ve seen them. Those forgotten areas of the estate, left to fall apart and fall into disrepair. The municipal scrubland where nothing can grow… Or can it? Turn the concrete jungle into a wilderness with our compacted wild flower seed grenades. $15 nets you one grenade and less than a second of enjoyment. Unless you really love looking at wildflowers in which case TAKE A TIME MACHINE BACK TO THE 60′S YOU DIRTY HIPPIE. Product Site via Grenades with seeds: by far the coolest way to plant flowers [dvice]

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Make Love Me A Sandwich, Not War: Flower Grenades Explode With Booms Blooms

I don’t know about you, but I shoot to kill. Especially when it comes to protecting my castle (rent-controlled apartment). So I’m gonna have to pass on the Koosh bullets . AND seconds. Really, I’m stuffed. Lightfield has been selling these projectiles to law enforcement agencies and wildlife officials for years. Each round is filled with a soft projectile that resembles a koosh ball. They look like toys, because they’re made by a Chinese toy factory. The best thing about them is that they aren’t likely to kill someone even if they are fired at point blank range. They’re so soft that they’re almost incapable of penetrating the body. Eh. I’m a little hesitant to shoot toys at an intruder only to have them return fire with adult bullets. No, I think I’ll be sticking to my laser blaster, thank you very much. And I’m not just saying that because I accidentally glued it to my arm training for the robot wars, but that’s exactly what happened. A closeup of the projectiles after the jump.

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Home Protection: Kooshball Shotgun Shells