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How to Make Charcoal with a Paint Can

There’s no reason I need to make charcoal—I don’t normally use it for anything, and if I did, bags of it are so easy to buy. But I find the whole process of exhausting wood sticks into little brittle black pieces so much fun that I’m going to start inventing reasons to use charcoal in…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 2

This machine that crushes soda cans is so hypnotic

I’m totally getting hypnotized watching this machine spin around and around as it crushes aluminum can after aluminum can. The colors of the soda, the constant spin of the wheel, the methodical movement of the arm, it all makes for such a satisfying video to watch. I think people would absolutely recycle more if they…

Sploid Casey Chan Nov 30

Does Canned Food Ever Really Go Bad?

Why, hello! We’re so glad to see you made it past the velociraptornadoes, sinkhole maze, and fire ants made of literal fire to join us here in our Survival Week bunker. Please help yourself to a single (one, please!) rationed water bottle as we discuss our now increasingly urgent question: Does tinned food go bad?…

io9 Ria Misra Sep 16

A Tactical Can Koozie Keeps You Prepared For Grilling Emergencies

When you get a late-night craving for BBQ, the last thing you want to do is ignore it. So when you find yourself standing next to the grill long after the sun has set with a drink in hand, you’ll be glad this tactical koozie with a built-in flashlight is at your side. Powered by…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 7

I Put the Ultimate Beer Koozie to the Test and It Did Not Let Me Down

Koozies. They keep your hand from getting cold and your beer from getting warm—what could be better? One that keeps your beer cold for much, much longer, that’s what. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through the long week, and it’s time for Happy Hour, Gizmodo’s weekly booze, etc column. A cocktail shaker full of…

Tech News Brent Rose Feb 13

Video: Turning soda cans into liquid metal looks so fun

I’m not going to give my aluminum cans to recycling centers anymore. Instead, I’m going to melt them down to liquid metal and create awesome metal objects with them. All I need is a hair dryer and some charcoal to create this awesome mini metal foundry. It turns about 40 cans into a pound of…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 31

3 Ways to Chill Your Canned Beverages Before Kickoff

This is a Public Service Announcement: If you have warm beer (or may be receiving warm beer during the game today), you should read this post we originally ran two years ago. Method number one is simple and it’s the absolute best practical solution. Method number two works pretty well, too, but not as well.…

Tech News Brent Rose Feb 2

Apparently People Will Buy Cans of French Air for $7.50

Money doesn’t grow on trees. You can’t get something for nothing. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Except all of these cliches are apparently false, because Antoine Deblay, a student who lives in southwest France is actually making money selling cans of air from his town. For €5.50, or about $7.50, Deblay is…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Dec 8

A Tiny Stamp Brands Your Can To Make Sure No One Steals Your Drink

Is there anything worse than being at a party and having someone steal your drink? Sure! Taking a long swigg on a can only to realize it isn’t yours. But now you can avoid both situations with this keychain-sized stamp that lets you brand an aluminum can with a permanent message, leaving no debate as…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 2

How to open a can without a can opener

Here’s a tip you should file away in your folder for zombie apocalypse preparation and in your brain for future conversations for whoa, I didn’t know it was that easy: opening a can without a can opener. All it takes is some abrasive concrete rubbing of the can’s top and a firm squeeze of the…

Sploid Casey Chan Nov 18

Sennheiser’s Colorful Cans Value Style as Much as Sound

Sennheiser is usually known for high-end audio quality and rather clunky design. That changed, a little, with its Momentum headphones—but now the act is smartened up even further with these colorful cans. These over-the-ear headphones are smaller, neater version of the first Momentums—in fact, they pack the same audio innards. But just of much as…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jul 9

How the Design of Soda Cans Have Changed Over Time

Things change over time. Famous logos morph from black and white text into ornately embossed colorful graphics. Home screens go from a few icons to pages and pages. Phones go from bricks with numbers to slates with touchscreens. It’s just what happens. Little tweaks become overhauls. Just look at how your favorite soda cans have…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 21

Denon’s Newest Headphones: More Bass For Your Buck

Denon is avoiding all the CES madness by revealing a whole bevy of new headphones today for two of its most popular lines. And they’re all significantly cheaper than the models announced last year by at least $100. First up is Urban Raver, which is supposed to be Denon’s bass-friendly brand. So if you’re into…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 2

Giant Foam Fist KOOZIE-LIKE HOLDER Strikes Fear Into Luke-Warm Beverages

You might think the KOOZIE-LIKE HOLDER you’ve got wrapped around your can is doing a great job at keeping your drink cold. But a quarter inch of neoprene can’t compare to how well this gigantic novelty foam fist would insulate your cold beer. It suspiciously looks like some company bought up all those giant foam…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 7

Miller Lite’s Punch Top Can Is a Shotgunner’s Delight

Do you adore Miller Lite? Do you find yourself wishing there were somehow a way to get that golden yellow liquid down your throat faster and with fewer suds? Then rejoice! The new ML Punch Top can will allow you to shotgun your brew, the civilized way. The Punch Top works like any other canned…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Apr 27

Headphones: You’re Doing It Wrong

Headphones are wonderful devices meant to enhance your aural experience while also shielding your terrible taste in music from others. Why is this so hard to understand? Looking at you, in particular, open-ear cans. Looking at you very grumpily. [The Doghouse Diaries]

Tech News Brian Barrett Nov 9

The Secret Recipe of Tech’s Favorite Metal

There’s a reason why Jony Ive has forged so much of Apple’s success from aluminum for the last decade or so. Basically: You tell this metal what you need, and it’ll work it out. You want a perfectly cooked Thanksgiving bird? A beer that doesn’t taste like shit? A lighter automobile? Better all around electrical…

Tech News Rachel Swaby Sep 22

These Retro Headphones Are Perfect for Any Era

IDEA International, the design shop, teamed up with one of Japan’s oldest audio companies, Ashidavox, to create a pair of cans that look like they’re from the 1970’s. Or 60’s. Or 50’s. Whatever! They look as timeless as ever. These IDEA x Ashidavox Dyanmic Headphones are obviously inspired (if not, directly related to) by the…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 14

Klipsch’s Headphones Keep On Noise-Cancelling For 45 Long Hours

That’s “hella-long,” our editor Joe has assured me, and just in case you’re willing to test that one out yourself, they can be used as normal stereo headphones should the battery run out of juice. Coated in leather and with a 40mm woofer and 15mm tweeters inside, Klipsch’s Mode cans haven’t been priced yet but…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 12

From a Bucket of Suds to Surfing On Sea Foam In 72 Cans Flat

San Diego-based artist Rich Morrison has taken the old adage “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” and applied it to this recycled beer can surfboard. The Beer Can Surfboard is completely functional thanks to its epoxy resin body and 72-can core, which is comprised of Budweiser, Modelo, PBR (duh) and Rolling Rock cans. There’s…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 19

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How to Make Charcoal with a Paint Can

This machine that crushes soda cans is so hypnotic

Does Canned Food Ever Really Go Bad?

A Tactical Can Koozie Keeps You Prepared For Grilling Emergencies

I Put the Ultimate Beer Koozie to the Test and It Did Not Let Me Down

Video: Turning soda cans into liquid metal looks so fun

3 Ways to Chill Your Canned Beverages Before Kickoff

Apparently People Will Buy Cans of French Air for $7.50

A Tiny Stamp Brands Your Can To Make Sure No One Steals Your Drink

How to open a can without a can opener

Sennheiser’s Colorful Cans Value Style as Much as Sound

How the Design of Soda Cans Have Changed Over Time

Denon’s Newest Headphones: More Bass For Your Buck

Giant Foam Fist KOOZIE-LIKE HOLDER Strikes Fear Into Luke-Warm Beverages

Miller Lite’s Punch Top Can Is a Shotgunner’s Delight

Headphones: You’re Doing It Wrong

The Secret Recipe of Tech’s Favorite Metal

These Retro Headphones Are Perfect for Any Era

Klipsch’s Headphones Keep On Noise-Cancelling For 45 Long Hours

From a Bucket of Suds to Surfing On Sea Foam In 72 Cans Flat

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