A feat of human invention and ingenuity in the service of laziness, these spectacles function like a periscope to allow you to watch TV (or read) while lying in bed.

Our modern life is saturated with marvelous machines, so how about a distinctly non-marvelous one: the Useless Box, which automatically turns itself off every time you turn it on.

A walking dad joke if there was ever one.

Protein-packed chips that come in several flavors, are extremely tasty, and just happen to be made out of crickets.

Cara Giaimo Staff Writer

Tuck these tiny wind-up butterflies into an old book or a birthday card and watch the recipient's surprise as they suddenly fly away.

Larissa Hayden Deputy Director of Events

A timeless practical joke in the form of a wine glass. Designed by an ancient Greek philosopher, it functions like a normal wine glass but spills everywhere when over-filled by the gluttonous.

Larissa Hayden Deputy Director of Events

Give a classic arcade feel to any rocker-style light switch. No electrical wiring (or quarters) needed.

This magical Southeast Asian flower does some pretty amazing color-changing tricks in cocktails and teas. It turns hot water into shades of blue, or combined with lemon juice, a stunning magenta.

Larissa Hayden Deputy Director of Events

Ulexite remains a surprising visual delight. The mineral is a complex arrangement of sodium, water, and hydroxide, and when an image is placed on one side of the rock, you can watch as the tiny fibers inside “transmit” it to the top.

Dylan Thuras Co-Founder

Make your place smell smarter with a book-scented candle. Options include “Sherlock’s Study” and “Reading at the Cafe.”

Eric Grundhauser Community Editor

At first glance, gallium looks like any old metal, but drop it into your hand and it will melt into liquid from your body heat alone.

Spend a peaceful minute watching ferrous sand, glass, gravity, and magnetism combine to form a spectacle of stalagmites that shifts with each passing second.

Wear your heart on your sleeve or anywhere else you might like with this anatomically-correct iron-on patch.

Unsettlingly realistic and featuring posable feelers, this mask is sure to brighten (or ruin) everyone's day.