We couldn’t think of any clean jokes for this part, so just add your own. Meanwhile, this little, 1/4” dia, bright white COB LED is mounted on a 3/8” square PC board. Requires 70mA at 9VDC. Our in-house Fire Prevention & Ophthalmology Team suggests a heat sink as well as indirect viewing.

Perfect for collectors who are sick of kittens and puppies, or for the lunchroom at the shop, this pair of salt and pepper shakers includes a nice fat bolt (pepper) and a stack of (3) big nuts (salt). In silver-coated ceramic with rubber stoppers. Both are approx 1-7/8” tall.

Our VP for Sensing Fluid Pressure called this sensor from Kavlico “sweet.” Needs a 5VDC 20mW power source, and will likely put out 0-4VDC, contingent on pressure, from 0-5"/H2O max, we’d say. Measures 1-5/16" x 17/32" on a pair of 7/8" long 5/32" slotted mounting wings. The upper 3/16" OD barb is the low side, and the lower is (ironically) high. Has a 3-pin connector with legend on the back for power and output. Call for a data sheet.

The FolkArt® company calls these Dye Brushes for, yes, applying dye or creating blended or ombre effects (think shading). Feel free to use them for whatever, because it’s a free country. One is 8” long with 7/8” wide bristles and the other is 7-1/2” long with approx 1-1/4” wide bristles--both nylon. Includes a pair a thin plastic gloves, so you don’t dye your fingers.

Good clean fun for trips to the beach or pool. This 4-3/4” rubber shark has a small human foot sticking out of its maw. Give him a good squeeze and the leg pops out up to the shin. Quickly repeated squeezes make it look like the shark is having lunch.

From our selection of things you didn’t know you needed until you saw them, these 32-sheet notebooks have lightly ruled pages that are 8-1/4” x 5-3/4”. Open them up and place the center crease on your nose, however, and they turn into a mask. You pick the Gas Mask notebook, with eye holes; the Zombie mask, ditto; or the pink Pig mask, that you just look over the top of. Perfect for adding a little something to Monday morning meetings.

Like the Scotch, or the cookies, but this is foam. Our each is (20) 9” x 12” sheets of 1/16” thick closed-cell foam, (10) each in black and white. Get crafty.

Blaise Pascal would have given his arithmetic triangle to have owned one of these scientific calculators. Has (67) functions, a 2-1/4" 10-digit LCD screen, a 41-page instruction booklet and a flip-over lid. Includes a Constant Table in the lid, and is powered by a small solar cell or the included battery. Measures 6” x 3-1/8” x 1/2” in a hardshell case.

Nothing really stops extraterrestrials, of course, but you can use this one to keep your leftover wine sealed, especially if you’re drinking in Area 51. Stick the green head in the neck of the wine bottle, push back on his little alien forehead and the bottom expands to keep it tight in the bottleneck.

For you reverse engineers, this 48 LED x 12 LED matrix board from Saco® has TLC5941 LED driver ICs, VHCT541 line drivers, and a PTH05060 power regulator. Has (2) 8-pin connectors for power marked with “ground” or (+). This is a sweet LED board. Some experience required. Supply voltage should be 3VDC. We think the LEDs are RGB, but there endeth our insights. Measures 17-1/2" x 4-3/8" with easily accessible data connectors.

It’s almost Father’s Day. There’s gonna be some grillin’. This year, make sure pops doesn’t have to man the grate with the usual, flimsy, short-handled tiny bladed flipper. Give him this extra-wide, extra-sturdy stainless steel spatula that can flip entire chickens without even breaking a sweat. It's giant 9-1/2" x 13” blade is great for pizzas! (4) burgers at a time, no problem! Has a rubberized handle and folds for easy storage. This indispensable tool might make Dad want to grill out every night. Grill, apron and cold beverage not included.

This 12VDC air pump from Parker draws approx 70-110mA and can push 25psi or suck 20”/Hg via its 3/16” barbs. Has 5” leads (red and black for power, others for controls), and measures 4” x 2” x 1-1/4”.

This light fixture takeout has (8) 1/16” dia surface-mounted COB LEDs on a 1-7/8” dia circuit board/heat sink. Nominally rated for 1A at 32VDC via a 4mm ID 2-pin Molex connector. Most will have a 3/8” square clear lens over the elements. The lumens are a mystery, but it’s brighter than an MIT physics major. Color temp is warm white.

A semi-classic toy soldier, Christopher (his name’s on the box) dresses like a cross between a drum major and the student prince, but a tad smaller at 9-3/4" tall. Wind him up and he does the electric slide and jazz hands. Certain to bring a little whimsy (and who doesn’t like a little whimsy) to otherwise boring meetings.

Before there was Google there were googly eyes, and nobody has ever gotten tired of them. (Stick a pair on a stapler and transform your desk; stick them on your forehead and confuse your dog.) You pick from our eyeball collection: our 1/2” dia eyes at (8) to a package; or the big eyes,1-1/16” dia, at (2) to a package.

Pete Seeger song. Also the way you cut tubing. As you do with this cast aluminum tubing cutter. Has a 5/8” dia carbide cutting wheel, dual 7/16” dia x 1/2” roller bearings and a folding deburring blade. For tubing between 1/8” and 1-1/8” dia.

These digital camo-frame goggles from Voodoo Tactical® measure just over 6” across with 3/8” thick foam to protect your face and keep the sand and dirt out. The shatter-proof and scratch-resistant UV400 polycarbonate lenses are held on your noggin with an adjustable 1-1/2” wide OD elastic strap. We’re pretty sure Rommel would have ordered these if we’d shipped to North Africa.

Yes, same old joke: gloves from Best® Glove Co. These Best® gloves are nitrile-coated cotton with blue elastic wrist bands. Extra-grippy and size medium. Handy in the garden or garage, a big thumbs up. Our each is a pair. Made in USA.