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Spider-Man T-Rex Gets An Action Figure

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Pulled from the pages of the Edge of Spider-Verse #1 comic, Spider-Rex (aka Pter Ptarker) is a Spider-Man/t-rex hybrid learning about his powers. And now, the character has been immortalized as a 16-inch action figure released by Marvel and Hasbro and available at Entertainment Earth. Move over, grandma’s ashes; there’s about to be a new star on the fireplace mantle!

Web-Chompin’ Spider-Rex features poseable limbs and a classic blue and red Spidey motif. He also has ten sound effects activated by a push of a button on his back and can launch a ‘dino blast’ projectile from his mouth via a push of the button at the base of his tail. Will ashes accidentally be scattered all over the living room carpet as a result of an unfortunate dino blast? I’d like to think not, but the possibility is real and high.

I’ve got my fingers crossed for even more dinosaur superhero hybrids because this is a trend I could really get behind. Probably me and every other six-year-old! Still, Spider-Rex should be thankful he can shoot webs because those little Spidey arms would be useless otherwise.

Mattel’s Jurassic Park T-Rex Eating Lawyer in Outhouse Playset

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Unveiled at Comic-Con 2022, Mattel has created an official Jurassic Park toy of the t-rex eating lawyer Donald Gennaro as he attempts to hide inside an outhouse. A classic cinema moment for sure. The $80 playset includes a 3.75″ Gennaro action figure, a significantly larger t-rex, along with destructible outhouse with lighting and sound effects, sure to provide hours of lawyer-eating fun.

Between Gennaro getting eaten on the can and Dennis Nedry getting spat on by the dilophosaurus, it was nice seeing those jerks get their just desserts. Sure, you could argue that nobody deserves to be eaten by dinosaurs, but you would be wrong. Those guys did. Plus several other people I know.

Unfortunately for those seriously interested, the playset appears to have already sold out, so expect to pay a pretty penny for one in the resale market. Or just cross your fingers and hope to pick one up at a garage sale in ten years. That’s what I’m doing. Either way, I’ll be saving myself a small fortune.

[via Gizmodo]

A Cat Collar with an Integrated Laser Pointer: Hours of Feline Fun

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Because there are few things in life a cat loves more than chasing lasers, the KiTiDOT Collar (affiliate link) is a cat collar with an integrated laser pointer that points down at the floor in front of your cat so they can chase that little red dot to their heart’s content. Or, if they’re my cats, just close their eyes and fall asleep. They aren’t into playing childish games.

The USB-rechargeable collar features an adjustable-angle laser so you can determine just how far in front of your cat it points and three different lighting modes (low, high, and flickering). Hopefully, none of which will blind another cat who comes to inspect the collar. It also automatically turns off after a half hour of use, so your cat doesn’t pass out from exhaustion.

Cats: for whatever reason, they go nuts for laser pointers. I wonder what they think the red dot is – a firefly? Is it even red to them? I don’t know how cat eyes work. I mean, except well enough to see my leg dangling over the side of the bed in pitch black and claw at it.

[via DudeIWantThat]

LEGO Builds a 14-Foot, 663,900 Piece 1:1 Scale Bowser for Comic-Con

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To promote the upcoming release of its Mighty Bowser build set, LEGO went and constructed a massive 14-foot animatronic 1:1 scale replica of the reptilian villain, made up of over 663,900 pieces. Wow, now that’s a lot of pieces! They should make this a buyable set.

While 663,900 LEGO bricks are certainly nothing to shake a stick at, that’s still probably only half the number strewn across my living room floor that I have to tip-toe through in the middle of the night like a minefield on my way to the fridge for a midnight snack. Or, if I’m being completely honest, a midnight meal.

The King Bowser statue will be on display all this week at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, which I’ve unfortunately been unable to attend ever since my 2016 ban. You’d think I’d just be able to go in costume, and they wouldn’t be the wiser, but they must have microchipped me or something because security always manages to meet me at the door.

[via TechEBlog]

LEGO Releasing 2,807-Piece Mighty Bowser Build Set

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Because LEGO and Nintendo are a match made in heaven, LEGO will release a 2,807-piece Mighty Bowser build set this October for $270. It’s not the cheapest LEGO set, but it is probably the most likely to steal the princess and constantly move her to another castle.

LEGO Bowser stands approximately 12.5″ tall, and his head and neck can be moved via a button underneath his shell, which can also be pressed to launch a fireball from his mouth. His arms, fingers, legs, and tail are all poseable, and if I don’t get one for Christmas this year, I’m ostracizing my entire family.

In the video, they talk about how fun a build it is, which I believe. Especially with the internal mechanisms to move Bowser’s head and shoot the fireball. Will I be able to build it successfully? Absolutely not. Not that I’m going to open it on Christmas anyways… so-called family that loves me!

[via Polygon]

Giant Inflatable Cheeseburger Sprinkler: Waterburger

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Summer is upon us, and you know what that means: making your kids play outside so they stop wrecking the house and driving you crazy. And to aid you on your mission of prolonged sanity comes this giant cheeseburger water sprinkler. Available on Amazon (affiliate link), the inflatable burger will provide hours of backyard fun while you get a little peace and quiet indoors, presumably with the patio door locked.

The burger includes stakes to keep it in place and the sprinkler on top spins around as it sprays, so there’s no escaping its watery wrath. And why would I want to? It’s hot out and my air conditioning broke last summer.

You know, I have fond memories of running through the sprinkler as a child. I also have fond memories of running through the sprinkler as an adult, as recently as last weekend. You’re never too old for some sprinkler and slip ‘n slide action – that’s my motto. It’s important to stay young at heart because God knows the rest of my body is already giving out on me.

[via DudeIWantThat]

NERF Releasing Real Gjallarhorn Rocket Launcher from Destiny 2

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Directly modeled after the infamous rocket launcher from the Destiny video game franchise, NERF is releasing a full-scale replica of the Gjallarhorn. Pre-orders for the limited-edition weapon begin July 7th for people who unlocked the weapon in Destiny 2. If there are any left after July 21st, the rest of us mortals can order one too. The massive weapon measures 40″ long and comes with an equally impressive price tag: $185. Ouch! Looks like my friends and I will have to continue throwing rocks at each other in the woods instead.

The rocket launcher is reloaded just like it is in the game, with the top of the weapon sliding forward to allow its operator to insert three NERF MEGA darts. The Gjallarhorn fires all three darts at once too, in order “to give that visual sense of the Wolfpack Rounds swirling and flying through the air towards your target.” Yeah, well for $185 it better.

Fingers crossed I find one for sale at a yard sale in twenty years for just a couple of bucks because I do not have $185 to spend on a NERF gun right now. And, knowing me, I probably won’t have a couple of bucks to spend on one in twenty years either. I’m bad with money.

[via TechEBlog]

Motorized T-Rex Pool Float: Jurassic Pool

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Summer is officially here, and you know what that means – hoping somebody invites me to a pool party. And to spice things up in the pool this summer is this motorized t-rex pool float (affiliate link) from PoolCandy. The inflatable dinosaur features a 3-blade propeller powered by a 66-watt motor and six D batteries that allow you to cruise in any direction you want to. I don’t know about you, but I’ll be steering towards the swim-up bar!

As far as capturing the likeness of a t-rex goes, they didn’t do a fantastic job. It’s still terrifying, though, just not in the way I’d expect a t-rex to be. It’s more of a ‘Good lord, what happened to you?!’ kind of way.

Don’t have the money to spend on a fancy motorized t-rex pool float? No worries, that’s what pool noodles were made for. They’re not that fun, but they are cost-effective. That’s what my parents got me when I was a kid, and we didn’t even have a pool, just a bathtub.

[via DudeIWantThat]

Need to Adjust Something? Put a Knob on It!

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Does your office mate talk too loud on the phone? Is your dog barking too much when the doorbell rings? Or do you have a kid that just won’t stop whining about some toy they want you to buy them? Wouldn’t it be great if you could just slap a knob on all of them to turn down the volume?

These fun capsule toys from Japan let you slap a knob wherever you need one, giving you smooth analog control over the intensity of anything. They’re designed to look like the heat control knobs on a stove, but the only limit to what they can control is your imagination. Use them to adjust the height of the flame on candles, turn down the foul perfume odor in the elevator, or stick one in your car and use it instead of an accelerator pedal. These dials are way better than a universal remote control!

Seriously, though, these dials don’t actually do anything, but they do make a fun fidget toy, and are also great for pranking people by adding a random dial to things that don’t normally have one.

[via Toy People]

Modder Packs Tiny OLED Display Into LEGO Computer Brick

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LEGO builders: their level of ingenuity never ceases to amaze me. Case in point, this mod created by programmer (not singer) James Brown, who managed to pack a tiny OLED display into a translucent brick to mimic a LEGO computer terminal. How about that! Eight-year-old me is going crazy over this, and current me is going even crazier!

The 3D printed brick has a tiny 0.5″ OLED display inside, controlled by an ARM-based microcontroller James made especially for the build. You just plug the brick into a LEGO baseplate powered by a 9V battery, and voila, the computer comes to life with lines of make-believe code that mimic the original screen. Amazing!

Seeing as how I have zero skills or knowledge related to mods of this nature, James, please tell me you plan on opening an online store and selling these. I would buy a bunch! Well, maybe not buy, but how many will you trade me for a wedding band?

[via TechEBlog]