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Baconlube

Nope, that's not a typo, nor is it a joke, well it was at one time. But due to thousands of emails it's either naughty but tolerable or straight-up disgusting. I'll leave it up to you to decide.

The Gömböc

This is a self-righting object, which means that no matter which way you put it down, it stands itself back up. It's like a Weeble, except it doesn't cheat by having a weight at the bottom, and it's the only shape that can do this.

Gingerbread AT-AT

Bet this uber-cool gingerbread AT-AT will take Christmas down faster than a shield generator. This totally sweet AT-AT is designed by Rachel Klemek, owner of Blackmarket Bakery in Irvine, CA

The Iguana 29

A speed boat that morphs into a tank-tracked beach lander. It’s a 29-foot speed boat with a 35-knot top speed over water and seating capacity for up to ten. But closer to land it can deploy retractable caterpillar tracks that can carry it across dry ground at up to five miles per hour. That’s not very fast, but that’s not why the Iguana 29 is cool.

Coookies!

Using simple styrofoam or ping pong balls decorated to look like cartoon eyeballs, German artist Timm Schneider anthropomorphizes everyday outdoor items in his street art series, They Live.