Metal Earth® Kits are not for cowards or the clumsy. Clip the shiny steel parts from their matrix and assemble them with a tweezers. No glue or anything else is necessary, but a steady hand is required. Finished pieces will be approx 3-1/2” tall. For ages 14+. You pick the Japanese Toyotomi Armor, Chinese Ming Armor or the European Knights' Armor.

Heat-sensitive duct tape changes color and gets lighter the more heat is applied, as from sunlight or your paws. Why, you ask? Billy, our social media guru, says if you ask why, you don't deserve it. Just accept that it's cooler than all of the other duct tape, especially if you make a prom dress or tux out of it. And yes, if you had a broken chameleon you could try fixing it with this, but don't tell anyone we said so. The orange-to-yellow tape is 1-7/8" wide and 30 feet long.

Stuff your duds in these giant bags, roll 'em up to expel the air, then slide the sturdy zip-seal zipper to vacuum seal your clothes for storage or travel. No pump required—you be the pump. You pick: the Lg/Med collection with its (10) bags, (5) large at 28” x 20” and (5) medium at 24” x 16”; or the Lg/Med/Sm collection with its (10) bags, (4) large at 28” x 20”, (4) medium at 24” X 16”, and (2) small at 20” x 14”.

This is your classic box cutter, folks—the little tool no warehouse employee should ever be without. Great for the home workshop, too, and the hobby room, garage, junk drawer and camper since it measures only 4” x 1” and pound-for-pound might be the most useful tool we sell. Takes a standard size razor blade (included), and all you have to do is push the blade out using the slide grip on the other end. Pull it back in when you’re done. Safe, reliable, sharp, handy. We could go on. You’ll get a pack of (12), and you’ll be glad you have so many.

Plastic insects, lizards and arachnids might not scare you, but they have the potential to scare the bejeebers out of your mother if you put a couple in the sugar jar. You pick: the Creepy Crawleys Collection with (15) 1-1/2” long creepies, including a centipede, scorpion, beetles, roach, ant, grasshopper caterpillar and giant fly, along with tiny palm trees we don't understand; the Insect Collection with a dozen 1” to 2” critters including a dragonfly, grasshopper, fly, beetles, mantis, scorpion, ant, cockroach and a lizard, which isn't an insect but go tell it to the manufacturer; or the Spider Collection with a dozen very colorful arachnids, any of which will stand out nicely in a sugar canister.

It’s like an electronic version of the red safety triangles you see on horse-drawn carriages, but this one is for auto emergencies. The Versa Beam© Emergency Floodlight measures 8” x 7” with (3) bright-white light settings for (5) hours at 300 lumens and up to a max 700 lumens for (3) hours. Has (36) flashing (extremely) red LEDs, a kickstand and a non-slip, padded rubber body. Weatherproof, because it would be dumb not to be.

This never-used 100% cotton French CCE F1 Field Camo hat is perfect for a small head, size 57. Marked “Tissage Mouline Thillot 1995” inside, which makes it new old stock, in great condition. Soft, crushable and lined, with a nice short bill. Sort of reminds us of those little hats cyclists wear, like in the Tour de France.

The Cybertrek watch, in appropriately heavy metal, has no numbers on its diamond-patterned face, but uses a series of blue and red lights to tell time. From Gadgets and Gizmos, who do this sort of thing. Uses (2) CR2016 batteries that may or may not need replacing (inter-dimensional travel is tough on batteries). We look at this watch and wonder if Neo himself delivered it. Time will tell. Integrated chain-link wristband band is 8” long. Replacement batteries available here. CR2016

Our new single-groove drive pulley measures 5-1/2” OD. Has a 1-1/8” bore with a 1/4” keyway not drilled for a set screw. Made for belt type A (1/2”). The length through the bore is 1-7/8” and the hub is offset 1/2”. Shipping weight is 2 lbs. Now all you need is something to drive.

…is a very, very, very fine house. But it’s also complicated. Best get MyHome, a Snap Circuits® educational kit from Elenco®. Construct a house or tower with working 3D circuits to demonstrate how electricity travels and powers your home. Includes (7) colored base grids. Also features circuits, security systems, dimmer switches, automatic lights, alarms, motion sensors, fan speeds, appliance motors, generators and more. Includes an illustrated color manual with more than (30) projects and (60) parts. Ages 8 up to whatever.

If so, for that and many other adventures, you'll need this handheld monocular from Humvee® Adventure Gear. Measures 6" x 3" with 8X magnification, a 5.5-degree angle of view, 4.5mm exit pupil, 14.5mm eye relief, and a 3-meter near focus. Rubber-coated because adventures can get rough, and some adventurers are clumsy. From It's also a hiker-friendly ¾ pound.

Our each is (3) sets of gaming dice, (7) campaign dice per set, with black pouches for carrying them. Made for role-playing and board games, you'll get (1) set each of blue with a black swirl, shimmering purple, and shimmering emerald—all with gold inlaid numbers and 6/9 indicators. Each set has (1) d4, d6, d8, d12, d20, and (2) d10 percentile dice, (1) with 10S and the other with single digits. Use to slay dragons and journey through the deepest dungeons, or just to upgrade your Monopoly nights. Officially judged “nice dice, dudes” by the office gaming geeks. Ages 8+.

These professional executive portfolio covers for presentations will hold up to (50) sheets each. In black vinyl with a silver-gray binding, they have (2) interior pockets plus a transparent business-card slot. No amateur executives need apply.

Our used, green aluminum Czech military canteen includes a leather strap “bra” and a cloth holder/sheeth to keep it cool. Measures 9” x 5” x 2-1/2” and will probably have a plastic screw-on cap but might have a cork stopper instead. Like war, it’s unpredictable, and like your fourth-grade teacher used to say, you get what you get without throwing a fit. Now, go outside and play army.

Made to work with any wireless charging-enabled device, this inductive charging pad measures 7-1/2" x 4” in flexible non-slip silicone for gripping any surface, including dashboards. Designed with a tray-like depression, so phones won’t take a hike, it’s also a phone stand so you can see the directions on the GPS maps. Though wireless, it also includes a USB charging cable, which we think is a nice touch.

And his trained artisans are carving their fingers to nubbins keeping us supplied with clever wooden boxes with hidden compartments. They’re made with no dyes, paints or stains and only from hardwoods—primarily ebony, rosewood, birch, beech, and boxwood—and using only hand tools. Pull the secret pin and find the velveteen cranny for your secret stuff. You pick: the Flowered oval, 6-1/2” x 4” x 2”; the Rooster box, 6” x 4”; the Surfer dude box, 6-1/2” x 3-1/2”; the Tooth Fairy box, 4” x 3”; or the Christian Coffin box, 6-1/2” x 3-1/2”.

This little white plastic vial is the toughest we've ever seen. A sample held up to a stomping by our marketing director, and he’s got some big feet. Has a flip-top attached cap that makes a very satisfyinjg POP when you flip it open. Measures 2-3/4" tall x 1-3/16" dia with 1/8” thick walls that even TSA won't be able to break, and they’ve also got some big feet. Holds a tad more than an ounce.

This one does. Nap away the flight, car ride or afternoon with this U-shaped memory-foam neck pillow cosseting your head. The soft white knit cover has a skinny zipper so you can remove and launder it. Cover is 85% polyester and 15% rayon, made from bamboo and no, we don't know how either. We do know that bamboo is the new soybeans, though. Inside is gooshy foam that remembers. Go take a nap.

Much more fashion-forward than those helmets, these NASA caps are the ones astronauts wear for the annual softball game against the cosmonauts, or to walk their dogs on the space station. In black, it's made of 100% brushed cotton twill, low-profile and adjustable. The front panel is reinforced with buckram to give it structure. The familiar NASA “worm” logo is stitched in white on the front. Classic.

This Snap Circuits® Discover Coding educational kit from Elenco® teaches the basics to the next generation. Download the Snap Circuits® app and learn to control projects with a smart phone or tablet. Control lights, sounds and motors. Includes three ways to control devices: real-time, graphical and Blockly. The (30) parts include a new Bluetooth controller and (5) control outputs equaling up to (5) circuit paths running together or independently. Includes an illustrated color manual. For ages 8 up to whatever because we’re pretty sure software is the future. Science is our middle name, after all.

Just like the big red plastic party cups but in a 2-oz size, for when you graduate from beer to cocktails, perhaps, but they also make great condiment holders, paint pots, bead buckets for craft classes and hats for lab rats. Also useful for the really, really expert version of beer pong. In packages of (20).

Looks like a missing part from the Starship Enterprisingly, but it’s really just a dandy little 12VDC piston-action water pump. Originally used for medical purposes. Draws 600mA, has a rate and lift on the low side but should be fine for continuous use for you fountain fans. Measures an L-shaped 5-3/8" x 4-5/8" x 3-1/2", with barbed 1/4” output and 5/32” input diameters.

Or just stop worrying about the line breaking. Battlecord is skinny but megatough stuff. And this one is a 50-foot length of black cord rated for 2,650 lb test. Measures 1/4” dia with a 7-strand core and is rot, mildew and UV resistant. Made in the USA for Atwood Rope.

Gloria Gaynor has survived without this tactical survival knife for decades, but you might need it to save your life someday. Has a built-in carabiner for hanging on whatever you want to hang it on, plus a clip to clip it to whatever. Measures 8-3/8" open, with a 3-1/2" black, anodized blade made of high-strength stainless steel. From Frysco. Think camping, hunting, climbing, fishing, and general surviving. Hey, hey!

OK, ok--we don’t mean it. Some of our best friends have little heads. These are mini-pillows for naps at your desk, or on airplanes, or wherever. They’re very soft and gooshy, with plush covers and zippers so you can remove the polyester bag of bead stuffing and wash the outside if you drool on it. (Don’t wash the stuffing or the gooshiness will be gone.) Measure just 9" long x 4" dia and we’ll pick a pair from our selection of pink, purple, baby blue or lime green.

From Helix®, this 18" long aluminum U.S. Standard triangular architects' ruler/scale has color-coded facings and is divided into 3. 1-1/2, 1, 3/4, 3/8, 3/16, 3/32, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 inch per foot. Yes, you can use it even if you're not an architect.

Can't beat a classic. These uncoated ceramic donut magnets have a 1-lb pull, which makes them dandy for classroom or refrigerator use. They measure 1-1/4" dia x 3/8" ID x 3/16" thick and are polarized on the faces. You get a wrapped roll of 29 donuts.

Safety Glasses-R-Us. Behold our cornucopia of safety glasses, all in variations on the classic aviator style with added side shields. Measure approx 5-1/4” to 5-3/4” across with polycarbonate lenses. You pick the black metal frames with dark lenses and shields meeting ANSI Z87.1 standards or the brown plastic frames with dark lenses and shields.

Save yourself from sliding on the ice or slick terrain. Use our easiest-to-carry, simplest-to-attach black rubber treads with metal spikes whenever you hike, regardless of conditions. Just 4" wide x 2" with (5) steel rivets on the bottom, they have stretchable toe loops on the front and a hook-and-loop strap to secure them over the top of your shoes. Store flat in a pocket, bag or glove compartment in less room than you’d need for a decent-sized chocolate-chip cookie.

The little tyke appeared in 1952, a worried two-year-old looking for a little comfort in a cold world. With Lucy as a big sister, it's hard to blame him. The math never lies--Linus turned 70 this year, and he had to trade in his blue security blanket for a blue and white Social Security Card Blanket. Looks just like the card in your wallet (which you shouldn't carry in your wallet), and measures 68" x 34" in soft, comforting poly fleece. Even has your name on it: John Q. Public. All you add is a thumb.

Nope--we thought it was a theodolite-- a surveying instrument for measuring angles in horizontal and vertical planes, but it seems we missed the mark. With the help of a knowledgeable Surpie, we’re reasonably sure this olive drab apparatus is an artillery sight for a Chinese howitzer. (See, even we don’t know everything.) Measures approx 7-1/2" x 5" x 4" with a plethora of moving parts: optical head that pivots up and down; focal knob calibrated from 0 to -90 and +10 to + 80; horizontal and vertical adjustments with a locking lever; and a 1-5/8" dia ball with a 1/2" hole in the bottom for a mount. Weighs in at over 5 lbs. The paint is chipping, but you would too at this age.

Small enough to fit into the belt-mounted black canvas carrying case (4-3/8" x 3" x 1" thick), but they open up to be plenty big for most binocular needs. These 10X25 binocs have glare-reducing coated lenses, a thin neck-strap, adjustable focus, water-resistant and easy-to-hold rubber skin, rubber eyecups and fine-tuning for the right eye.

We thought power corrupts, but it turns out otherwise. Power locks. You could put these in a car door, or think up something really kinetically clever. These brand new 12VDC door lock actuator assemblies draw 2.6A pushing or pulling with a 5/8" throw. Measures 6-3/8" overall, 3-3/4" from the tip to the right-angle gear motor, which extends 1-5/16" out from the 1-3/16" thick body. Top has a removable plastic ring, the shaft is covered by a rubber boot and the bottom has 7-1/2" leads with bullet connectors. Comes with an eight-hole 8-7/8" x 9/16" steel mounting bracket, a 8-3/4" rod and assorted screws and mounting hardware.

We suggest you take this one. Made as a promotional device, it never got its promo logo and the light only shines for about 30 seconds, we think to highlight the absent logo. But it kept its ability to make your tablet stand up and be seen. The stand measures approx 5" long, and the light measures about 1.5" x 1". Comes with a 3.5" stylus nestled inside to give your finger a break, and a gray velvet pouch to store it in. Runs on (3) AG-13 button cell batteries, included, and you're welcome.

The boys in the back room called this IZoom Pro™ flashlight ludicrously bright, and they’re usually right. Rated at 300, 1200, and 2500 lumens with a strobe setting, light is through a reticular COB LED element with an adjustable focus lens. Takes (6) “AA” batteries, and they’re included. Measures 7” long x 1-1/2” dia in black aluminum alloy body. Has up to a 4-hour life, depending on the beam strength you use.

Your kids will have the whole world in their hands with these Blokko kits that they can turn into a (145)-piece Sphinx, which will measure approx 5" x 2-1/2" x 2-3/4" when assembled; a (116)-piece Tower of Pisa at approx 4-5/8" tall on a 2-1/2" square base; a (136)-piece Burj Khalifa from Dubai at approx 7-3/4" tall on a 3-1/8" square base; or an approx 2-7/8" tall Lincoln Memorial on a 4-3/8" x 3-1/8" base. We’ll send you (2) different kits--each a lesson in geography, history, engineering and architecture. Your kids won’t even have to go to school the day they build these! Ages 6+

Signet rings? Class rings? What are you, applying for a job? Going to visit your grandmother? Time to release your inner public nuisance and wear something that will get you a seat on the bus. You pick: the Dinosaur collection, featuring snarling examples of a dozen different extinct but scary beasts; or the Dragon group, also snarling and most with horns of some kind. All are finely detailed, measure roughly 1-1/2” long, and stand approx 1” above your finger. Either way, nobody will mistake you for a member of the Elks Club. You'll get (3) different.

You’re a rocker and you’ve always been one. That’s why this white SPST rocker switch from RLEIL® is for you. Rated for 10A at 125VAC, it comes prewired with 3" leads. Mounted on a 1-1/4" x 1-1/8" x 3/4" steel bracket with 1/2" mounting wings. UL.

This small stainless steel fine-mesh filter is 2” dia x 1-1/2” tall. It has fine mesh sides, a solid plastic bottom and slight lip around the top. Nice for small filtering jobs, but would also make a passable basket for a gerbil hoops game.

Were you the one who needed an industrial relay? Oh, great, because here’s one from Midtex, and it’s rated for 30A and 1HP at 120VAC; 30A and 1.5HP at 240VAC; and 15A at 600VAC. Has SPST normally-closed load contacts, and coil will draw 25mA at 12VDC. Measures 2" x 1-3/4" x 2-3/8", including a plastic bracket on the face. Has 1/4" quick-disconnect terminals on the bottom.