Texas Toothpick is a euphemism for this 2-pronged S-curve's true nature and intent. I almost selected it as the next edition of What Is This Thing? but decided its application isn't discrete or practical enough to make...

They call the VSSL First Aid Flashlight "the ultimate 'vessel'." Probably because in addition to using the carefully curated medical kit inside the VSSL to treat your own injuries, you can also use the virtually indestructible...

The Acumobility Ultimate Back Roller is a somewhat intimidating bumpy wheel designed to release tension in the back, and reverse the unhealthy flexed, restricted state the spine tends to fall into from poor posture and...

The Levit8 is a portable standing desk that carries flat like folder, and then goes all geometric screensaver dance to twist out into an elevated work surface when you want to stand on two feet rather than sit on 2 cheeks...

The cultures! They're alive! And they're, they're...about to dive right down my eager gullet. I didn't love kombucha the first time I tried it, at least not according to my gag reflex, but like anchovies and waxing, the...

Hey, have you seen this Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Head Keychain? Yes? Well then, once the smelling salts have kicked in, and you've gotten on a clean pair of pants, my next question is: still need a mean and dirty...

It's 10 inches long and strong. Oh, and by complete happenstance, this Concrete Desk Organizer is too. The hefty holder has a mostly stark, industrial aesthetic, with a softening sine wave flourish on its business (card)...

Welcome to Edition 18 of What Is This Thing?, a photographic feature of a product whose purpose isn't obvious at first glance. This week, as with Edition 12, I'm shakin' things up like Santa's jelly belly...

Darts, a great game of skill that, like all great games of skill, is only made better by the addition of a barrel of wine. You can choose whether you want your barrel full and ready for the wine thief in the bunghole*...

Bring the rocky beach and mountain hikes to your desktop with Tumi Ishi Wood Rock Balancing Blocks. "Tumi ishi" is Japanese for piled stones, and refers to the precarious art of stone balancing in nature. These handsome...

There are pros and cons to 2-bite brownies, which is what this Kingrol Brownie Pan with built-in slicker and rack allows you to bake in ooey, gooey 2"-square perfection. Con: 2-bite brownies are only 2 bites, which in...

Get into the Octagon without getting bludgeoned and bruised up, or being stuck for the rest of your life with UFC ears. The Gingko Octagon One is a modern LED desk lamp whose swanky geometric shape is further enhanced...

I've seen "adult gummies" meant to get you F'd up, but Toast! Before You Drink Gummies are adult gummies that claim to prevent it. Or at least the hangover that follows. The headache. The ass-breath cotton mouth belching...

The Micro TagBand skin tag remover is a tiny, low-tech tool for popping off bulbous mounds of excess flesh by way of slow strangulation...

Squishy Human Body? Squishy Human Body?! Cut me a break, 3D anatomy puzzle. It's the holidays, someone brings sweet treats to the office every single damn day, and both my wife and my mama are excellent cooks!...

Hey everyone, still in search of the perfect party game for the holidays? Right Or Racist has multi-generational Christmas dinner, multi-cultural families meeting for the first time, and especially office holiday parties...

It's a truck bed for your truck bed. OK, Guide Gear's Full-size Truck Tent is more like a covered shelter for your truck bed, but the other way has a better ring. Plus, if you tell your mama, "All I want for Christmas...

Netgear's EX3700 home WiFi range extender isn't the sexiest gift you could wrap up and put under the tree this year. But if your intended recipient has crappy, stunted WiFi, and up to 1,000 square feet of space in need...

Two notes about this Dirty Talking Gingerbread Man Christmas tree ornament stand out to me: 1) "NOT FOR KIDS"; and 2) "Simply squeeze the body of the Naughty Gingerbread Man ornament to hear him say outrageous things!...